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.
It was a great first day at Garden City Public Schools! Staff at Edith Scheuerman Elementary School are excited about the new school year. What are you excited for in 2023-24?
It was a great first day at Garden City Public Schools! Staff at Alta Brown Elementary School are excited about the new school year. What are you excited for in 2023-24?
Check out what’s on the menu this week!
*Menu subject to change. To view the full menu visit:
www.gckschools.com/o/gcps/page/school-menu
The Garden City Public Schools Board of Education will meet Monday, August 14 at 6:00pm in the ESC Board Room. Agenda information can be found at www.gckschools.com/o/gcps/page/agenda-minutes-23-24. The complete board meeting materials can be found on our website under the BOE menu.
The first day of school for many of our students is tomorrow! We're excited to see you!
For more information about the first day of school, including updated start/end times, go to www.gckschools.com.
All USD 457 staff came together this morning to kick off the 23-24 school year! Thank you to Jim Wichman for speaking to staff and encouraging each of us to "shake the world as you go by".
Minute with Mike #62: youtu.be/lt2gogU3WoM
The first day of school for Garfield Early Childhood Center is Monday, August 21. The morning session will start at 8:30 a.m. and end at 11:35 a.m. The afternoon session will start at 12:15 p.m. and end at 3:20 p.m.
There will be an open house on Thursday, August 17 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. The open house provides parents the opportunity to become familiar with their child's school, teacher, and classroom.
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.
