Gloucester County Public Schools

📚🐾 Back-to-School Night at Botetourt Elementary 🐾📚 A heartfelt thank you to all the incredible teachers, students, families, counselors, specialists, administrators, and Community Engagement Coordinator, Ashley Walker, for making the Botetourt Bulldogs' Back-to-School Night a tremendous success! Your contributions and commitment to our Bulldog community make all the difference. Here’s to a fantastic school year ahead! 🎉💙 #BotetourtBulldogs #BackToSchool #CommunityStrong #ThankYou

🌟 What a fantastic evening! The Abingdon Panthers’ Back-to-School Night and Bethel Bears’ 3rd Grade Night were a huge success! 🎉 A heartfelt thank you to our incredible teachers, staff, administrators, and community engagement coordinators as well as community partners for creating such amazing opportunities for our families. Together, we are a strong community for our students! 💙📚 #AbingdonPanthers #BethelBears #CommunityStrong #BackToSchoolNight

📅 Join Us for a Virtual Workshop on October 7th! Are you helping a student prepare for life after school? 🧑‍🏫 This workshop will guide you in developing a meaningful and effective transition plan, a critical part of the IEP for Virginia students aged 14 and older. You'll learn: ✅ What needs to be included in the transition plan ✅ Key insights about transition services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Don't miss this chance to gain valuable knowledge and actively participate in shaping a strong plan for your student's future! 📅 Date: October 7th ⏰ Time: 6:00 PM 💻 Location: Virtual (Please pre-register) Register now and take an important step toward preparing students for life beyond school!

The GCPS elementary instructional team would like to thank the members of several local Gloucester historical organizations and the Gloucester Museum of History for coming together to help develop educational opportunities for our GCPS students. We can't wait for all that our students will be able to experience as a result of our time together! Thank you for your partnership and support of GCPS! #bringinglearningtolife #handsonlearning #localhistoryadventures

📅 September at a Glance 🌟 Check out this month’s highlights! From important dates to exciting events, stay organized and in the know. Don’t miss out on what’s happening in September! #September2024 #StayOrganized #MonthlyOverview #MarkYourCalendars

Due to the heat advisory, GCPS will take appropriate precautions for all outdoor activities on Thursday, August 29, 2024. Precautions may include cancellation, moving activities inside, providing frequent breaks, and opportunities for hydration.

Gloucester County Government is excited to partner with Gloucester County Public Schools Virginia, Rappahannock Community College, and the Hampton Roads Workforce Council to provide enhanced workforce opportunities for Gloucester High School students! Such opportunities will include training/certifications in the areas of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Electrical/HVAC, Maritime Electrical, and much more! We want to provide the opportunities necessary to keep our students in the local workforce! Shown, meeting at GHS this morning, are, from left, Joshua Sheffield, HR Workforce Council; Dr. Eric Barna, RCC; Dr. Stefan Mygas, GHS Principal; Dr. Amanda Lloyd, RCC; Dr. Tony Vladu, GCPS Superintendent; Dr. Diron Ford, Director of Secondary Instruction for GCPS; Steve Wright, Gloucester Deputy County Administrator, and Eugene Schoeck, work-based learning coordinator at GHS.

Free breakfast and lunch are available for all enrolled GCPS students! Check the graphic for details!

2024-2025 GCPS Open House events welcomed so many of our amazing students and families! Thank you to each of our schools for preparing for such a welcoming and informative experience and thank you to all of our families for partnering with us in your child's education. First day of a school here we come! We can't wait to see our students and staff on Monday, August 26th!

Access to healthy food is essential for everyone. SNAP benefits provide crucial support to millions, helping families put nutritious meals on the table. Let's ensure no one goes hungry. Apply for SNAP benefits at www.commonhelp.virginia.gov

What an amazing day with the most dedicated and passionate educators! Our incredible teachers, specialists, and administrators took a deep dive into new standards, curriculum, resources and effective teaching strategies together today. It was such a great day of collaborating and learning in order to create the best learning experiences for our students! #teachercollaboration #teachersleading #professionallearning #studentsuccess"#teachersunite #bettertogether"

📢 Informational Listening Sessions Join us for our upcoming Informational Listening Sessions! These sessions are an excellent opportunity for open conversation and an overview of our strategic plan for the new school year. We invite all community members to attend and share their insights.

Summer School-A-Palooza is a wrap! ☀️ Huge thanks to our amazing teachers, staff, and students for making this summer unforgettable! Take a look at the incredible work our students produced this summer! We're inspired by their passion and creativity. A big shoutout to our dedicated teachers for creating such engaging learning experiences! We want to thank our teachers, staff, students, families, transportation department, and food services department for making this summer experience possible for our students. A big thank you goes out to Petsworth Elementary , Achilles Elementary , and Page Middle Schools' front office staff, administrators, nurse, counselor, food service staff, and custodians for hosting summer school. Thank you for our summer school coordinators, Ms. Radden (Achilles), Mr. Hendrickson (Petsworth), and Ms. Quigley (Page) for being the administrators for our programs. Thank you to our division math and reading specialists for helping to organize this year's summer school program offerings. Bravo to all on such a wonderful time of learning. We are so proud of our students and staff! #Grateful #SummerSchoolAPalooza #Innovation

Welcome to August! As we gear up for an exciting new school year, here are the key dates and events to keep in mind. For the most up-to-date and detailed information, be sure to check your school’s website. Let's make this a fantastic month! #BackToSchool #AugustEvents

Summer School-A-Palooza Math Bowl 2024! Our elementary summer school students from the north end of the county who attended Petsworth and those who attended the south end of the county location, Achilles competed today as a culminating event for all of their hard work in Summer School-A-Palooza! We are so proud of our students for preparing to compete in a logics and engineering competition. We had teams earn gold, silver and bronze medals as well as pins for the top logics team and top engineering team. Also, one of our students earned a medal for the highest number of math facts solved in a timed competition. A BIG thank you to our teachers for making summer learning fun and to our division K-5 math specialist, Mrs. Jenkins, for providing this amazing opportunity for our students to showcase their work. We also thank all of our staff volunteers and our administrators for supporting this fun event! #gcpssummerschoolapalooza #makinglearningfun #innovationandengagement

GLOUCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPPORT STAFF HIRING EVENT Recruiting for food service, custodial, transportation, and school nursing positions Date: Saturday, July 27, 2024 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Location: T.C. Walker Education Center 6099 T.C. Walker Road Gloucester, VA 23061 Questions? Please contact the Office of Human Resources at hr@gc.k12.va.us or (804) 693-5300.

Here's our July Calendar at a Glance. Stay connected by visiting our division and school websites throughout the summer. Enjoy your break!

🌞🍎 Calling GHS Student Volunteers! 🍎🌞 We are seeking enthusiastic high school student volunteers to help pack our summer meal bags! This is a fantastic opportunity for those needing community service hours for clubs or organizations. 📍 Locations: Achilles, Petsworth, and Page 🗓️ Various days and hours available! Join us in making a difference this summer. Your time and effort will help ensure our community has access to nutritious meals. 🌟 Interested? Please contact Raven Carlton at Central Food Service for more details and to sign up! #CommunityService #VolunteerOpportunity #SummerMeals #StudentVolunteers #GoDukes

GCPS will be closed on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. We will resume our regular summer schedule on Thursday, June 20, 2024.

Please note that schools will operate on an early dismissal schedule for the last day of school.