A free developmental screening clinic will be held Friday, August 18 for children ages 3 to 5 who are residents of Garden City. The screening will take approximately an hour and a half. Trained professionals will check each child's hearing, vision, large and small muscle development, communication, and thinking skills. Appointments may be made by calling the Garfield Early Childhood Center at 620-805-7500.
The first day of the 23-24 school year is Tuesday, August 15. All elementary (Kindergarten-5th), 7th, 9th, and 10th grade students, as well as any student new to the district will begin with a half day orientation on August 15. Sixth graders at Abe Hubert, Jennie Barker, and Plymell are also encouraged to attend school that day, but won't be counted absent if they don't attend.
⏰ GCHS, HGMS, KHMS will dismiss at 11:10 a.m.
⏰ GC Achieve will dismiss at 11:40 a.m.
⏰ BSIC, CSIC, and all elementary schools will dismiss at 11:50 a.m.
The first full day of school for all students will be Wednesday, August 16. Garfield Early Childhood Center starts school on Monday, August 21. Go to www.gckschools.com for more information, including this year's start/end times and school supply lists.
All staff members will be in our Back to School Inservice on Friday, August 11. Schools and district offices will be closed from 8:00-10:30 a.m. and will reopen shortly after the inservice ends.
Garden City Public Schools District Administration has many familiar faces, as well as some changes for the 23-24 school year. Find more info about the new district administrators here: https://www.gckschools.com/article/1182009
Our new teachers are going through orientation and inservices to get ready for the start of the new school year.
The first day of the 2023-24 school year is Tuesday, August 15. All elementary (Kindergarten-5th), 7th, 9th, and 10th grade students, as well as any student new to the district will begin with a half day on August 15. Sixth graders at Abe Hubert, Jennie Barker, and Plymell are also encouraged to attend school that day, but won't be counted absent if they don't attend.
The first full day of school for all K-12 students will be Wednesday, August 16. Garfield Early Childhood Center starts school on Monday, August 21.
Check out the new start and end times for the school year at www.gckschools.com/article/1184038.
The Kansas Highway Patrol performed their annual school bus inspection this morning. Every school bus must pass inspection before the district can use the vehicles to transport students. For the third year in a row, Garden City Public Schools received a 100% inspection score. Great job to all the Transportation staff who made this happen!
Each of our schools is hosting an Open House for parents to become familiar with their child's schools, teachers, and classrooms.
Go to https://www.gckschools.com/article/1192091 for more details.
GCHS 10th-12th grade students: iPad checkout and ID photos start today.
Please note that technology fees must be paid in order to be issued an iPad - 9th grade and all new students will receive iPads when school starts.
Substitute teachers participated in various trainings this week to prepare for the upcoming school year.
Starting kindergarten this year? As a parent, you probably have a lot on your mind - one thing you can do to ease the transition is help your child stay healthy (and miss fewer days) by making sure they’re up-to-date on the recommended immunizations before they head to school. #FirstDayVax
City crews are painting the crosswalks around the community to get ready for the start of the school year.
The first day of the 2023-24 school year is Tuesday, August 15. All elementary (Kindergarten-5th), 7th, 9th, and 10th grade students, as well as any student new to the district will begin with a half day on August 15. Sixth graders at Abe Hubert, Jennie Barker, and Plymell are also encouraged to attend school that day, but won't be counted absent if they don't attend.
The first full day of school for all K-12 students will be Wednesday, August 16. Garfield Early Childhood Center starts school on Monday, August 21.
Check out the new start and end times for the school year at www.gckschools.com/article/1184038.
Grab-and-go meals will be available at the Finney County Health Department Monday-Friday this week.
Here's where you can find our Grab-and-Go meals today. This is the last week of our summer programs. Grab-and-Go lunches will continue to be served at the Finney County Health Department until August 11.
Here's where you can find our Grab-and-Go meals and BOB today. This is the last week of our summer programs. Grab-and-Go lunches will continue to be served at the Finney County Health Department until August 11.
If you missed this week's Board of Education meeting, here are the highlights.
Minutes from the meeting will be available after they've been approved at the next meeting.
You can watch the recorded meeting on our YouTube channel.
Start and end times at all schools have been updated for the 2023-24 school year. Per the negotiated agreement between the district and the Garden City Education Association, daily student contact time decreased 20 minutes.
The first day of the 2023-24 school year is Tuesday, August 15. All elementary (Kindergarten-5th), 7th, 9th, and 10th grade students, as well as any student new to the district will begin with a half day on August 15. Sixth graders at Abe Hubert, Jennie Barker, and Plymell are also encouraged to attend school that day, but won't be counted absent if they don't attend.
The first full day of school for all K-12 students will be Wednesday, August 16. Garfield Early Childhood Center starts school on Monday, August 21.
You can find more details, as well as this year's school calendar at www.gckschools.com.
Here's where you can find our Grab-and-Go meals and BOB today. This is the last week of our summer programs. Grab-and-Go lunches will continue to be served at the Finney County Health Department until August 11.
Parents, the first day of school is right around the corner! If you still need to enroll your child, you can do so at their school or online. We encourage you to call your child's school prior to arriving as some offices are unavailable due to facilities projects.
Students new to the district need to enroll at the Educational Support Center, 1205 Fleming. For more information about enrollment, go to https://www.gckschools.com/o/gcps/page/enrollment.
The Garden City Public Schools Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Thursday, July 27 at 7:30am. Meetings and agenda information can be found at www.gckschools.com/o/gcps/page/agenda-minutes-23-24.
