School will be in session during the morning of Wednesday, August 12th, for Garden City Public Schools. This is the first day of school for the 2026-27 school year for students in kindergarten through fifth grade, seventh grade, ninth and tenth grades, and all students new to the district. No breakfast or lunch will be served on this day at the schools.
Abe Hubert Elementary School, Jennie Barker Elementary School, and Plymell Elementary School are encouraging sixth graders to attend school on August 12th. This will help the students at those schools get prepared for the start of the school year.
There will be no school in the afternoon on August 12th for a scheduled workday for teachers in the district. The district offices and facilities will be open with regular business hours on Wednesday.
The schools will release after the morning session on Wednesday. Horace Good Middle School and Kenneth Henderson Middle School at 10:50 a.m., Garden City High School at 11:00 a.m., Garden City Achieve at 11:20 a.m., Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center and Charles Stones Intermediate Center at 11:30 a.m., and the elementary schools at 11:50 a.m.
The first full day of school for Garden City Public Schools will be Thursday, August 13, 2026. All classes will be in session for the start of the 2026-2027 school year with normal starting and ending times.
Garfield Early Childhood Center will start school on Monday, August 17, 2026. The school will be holding screenings on Thursday, August 13th, and Friday, August 14, 2026. This is helping get the students ready for the start of school.
The district is asking parents to update their contact information with the schools. The district needs this contact information so buildings can contact families on any updates as we progress through the school year.
School supply lists for the 2026-2027 school year can be found here.
The calendar for the 2026-2027 school year can be found here.
The 2026-27 Important Dates for parents can be found here.