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December 2019, Vol. 18, No. 5
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GCPS Scenes from...
Principal for a Day
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Greg Cantrell of
Living Stone Properties, left, served as
Principal for a Day at
Central Gwinnett High School and joined
Principal Shane Orr to celebrate their Black Knight legacy.
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"I can think of no greater place to be in the business of teaching and learning than here in Gwinnett County. On behalf of Gwinnett County Public Schools and your Board of Education, I wish you all the best for the holidays."
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CEO/Superintendent
J. Alvin Wilbanks
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GCPS congratulates Rebecca Carlisle, 2020 Gwinnett County Teacher of the Year!
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Laura Ross of Five Forks Middle School
named National Counselor of the Year
Laura Ross of
Five Forks Middle School has been named the
2020 School Counselor of the Year by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA). The School Counselor of the Year award honors professionals who devote their careers to advocating for the nation's students and addressing their academic and social/emotional development and college and career readiness needs.
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Board approves Legislative Priorities
On
Dec. 5, the Gwinnett County Board of Education and district leaders met with the Gwinnett legislative delegation to
share key issues and concerns that affect our schools and programs, students and staff, and finance and governance. Following are highlights in four key categories:
- Funding
- Fiscal and School Improvement Initiatives
- Governance/Local Control
- Continuing Positions held by the Gwinnett County School Board
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2019 Principals for a Day celebrate American Education Week
In recognition of American Education Week (
Nov. 18-22), GCPS hosted
140 members of Gwinnett's business community at local schools to serve as "Principal for a Day" and, in one case, "Superintendent for a Day." Thank you to these community leaders for their interest in and support of our schools!
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Bilingual and biliterate teachers can learn more about DLI program
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Do you hold early childhood education certification? Are you bilingual and biliterate in French, Korean, or Spanish and interested in teaching Gwinnett's AKS curriculum in your native language?
Dual Language Immersion (DLI) programs currently are available in nine elementary schools in GCPS.
Annistown, Baldwin, Bethesda, Camp Creek, Ivy Creek, Level Creek, and
Meadowcreek elementary schools offer a Spanish program. French is offered at
Trip Elementary, and
Parsons Elementary hosts the district's Korean DLI program. If you're interested in learning more about what it's like to teach DLI in GCPS, you are invited to an informational session:
- Tues., Jan. 21, from 4 to 5 p.m. at the J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Support Center (ISC) in the Cafeteria Meeting Room #2.021 (Building 200)
- Mon., Jan. 27, from 4 to 5 p.m. at the ISC in the Cafeteria Meeting Room #2.021 (Building 200)
Please RSVP to
Dr. Virin Vedder if you'd like to attend. If you're not yet certified but are interested in pursuing certification for DLI, you are welcome to attend this meeting or contact Dr. Vedder with questions about what steps to take toward DLI certification.
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Save the date: GCPS Special Education Teacher Job Fair on Jan. 25
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Be aware of inclement weather procedures
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It's flu season... Be informed about health and wellness
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See how you can support the 2020 Science Fair!
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Envisioning the Future... That's the theme of the upcoming
2020 Gwinnett Science, Engineering + Innovation Fair, encouraging students, judges, and partners of the event to look forward to creative and innovative STEM application in our world. And you can be a part of it! District leaders are looking for
sponsors and
judges for the
Feb. 21
event, which also will include breakout sessions and highlight career opportunities in STEM. Need more information?
Contact the event's planning team online.
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Give the gift of literacy... support the GCPS Book Mobiles!
If you want to give a holiday gift with some real mileage, consider a donation to GCPS' "fleet" of well-stocked
Book Mobiles
! During the school year, the specially renovated buses visit Gwinnett schools for literacy events, school parades, and other school-sponsored events. Learn more about how you can support the
GCPS Book Mobiles
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Registration begins for GCPS charter school and programs
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Consider GCPS Foundation in end-of-year giving
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As the end of 2019 approaches, please consider a
donation to
Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation Fund, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to providing financial resources to enrich and enhance education in Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS). Whatever you give and however you designate your gift, know that your donation to the GCPS Foundation is appreciated and will make a difference for Gwinnett County schoolchildren and staff members! Questions about Fund contributions or estate giving? Call 678-301-6335 or email
Daniele Aurandt.
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Stay Connected to GCPS with social media
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Follow @GwinnettSchools on
Facebook,
Twitter, and new this year,
Instagram, and the
Teaching Gwinnett
podcast, and coming soon, Pinterest! With Instagram, we'll go behind-the-scenes with photos, videos, and stories about our schools, students, and staff. And, coming later this fall, we'll be "pinning" information and resources on Pinterest boards you'll want to follow. For now, we'll put a "pin" in that announcement, but we'll let you know when GCPS' Pinterest account is live!
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©2019 Gwinnett County Public Schools. All rights reserved. 12/2019
GCPS:
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2019 Gwinnett County Board of Education
2019 Board Chair Dr. Mary Kay Murphy (District III);
2019 Vice Chair Louise Radloff (District V);
Steven B. Knudsen (District II); Everton Blair, Jr. (District IV),
and Carole C. Boyce (District I).
CEO/Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks
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