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GCSS announces tentative Return to School Plan for Fall 2020
We are pleased to share with you our proposed Return to School Plan for this fall, which combines face-to-face instruction and distance learning with preventative health and safety measures in our schools to ensure an effective, safe, and consistent learning environment for everyone. This plan will be presented to the Board of Education in more detail at the Board’s regular meeting on Monday, July 13th, at which time the Board will accept public comment on the plan.
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An Update from Superintendent Dr. Chris Houston on Greene County's return to school in Fall 2020
Our Return to School Task Force continues to work daily on developing a plan for reopening school that is designed to maximize precautions to protect the health and safety of our students and staff while maintaining the highest standards of teaching and learning.
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BOE approves revised 2020-2021 academic calendar
The Greene County Board of Education has approved a revised academic calendar for the 2020-2021 school year that includes a later start date for students on August 17th.
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GCHS athletes may begin summer conditioning on June 8 under new health and safety guidelines
Greene County High School will allow its athletes to begin participating in voluntary summer conditioning workouts on June 8 but will take careful precautions to protect the health and safety of its athletes and athletic staff.
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A Letter from Superintendent Dr. Chris Houston on Greene County's return to school in Fall 2020
August will be here before we know it, and our top priority as we prepare for Greene County’s return to school is our students' and staff's health and safety.
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Greene County High School announces Class of 2020 graduation ceremony plans
GCHS Principal James Peek announced May 18th that official plans for a rescheduled graduation ceremony have been finalized. The members of the Class of 2020 will indeed be able to gather and celebrate the completion of their high school careers!
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Let's finish strong, Tigers! Here's why the last few weeks matter.
Parents, please take a moment to read this important follow-up message to the End-of-Year-Grading Quick Guide we posted last week. Thank you for your continued support!
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District releases adjusted end-of-year grading guide for 2020
GCSS leadership has carefully considered implications for this year’s end-of-year grading as we prepare to head into the last month of the school year. We want to ensure that our policy decisions are in the best interest of children, not penalizing them for circumstances beyond their control. Therefore, we have developed a new grading guide for this year, adjusted to account for the impact of the distance/digital learning days we have implemented due to physical school closures as a result of COVID-19.
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GCHS Principal James Peek releases a statement regarding Class of 2020 graduation
If the Greene County School System is able to return to school on April 27th as planned, GCHS hopes to hold its graduation ceremony as planned and on schedule, if health officials deem it safe to do so.
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Greene County Schools partners with Purposity to meet student needs
The Greene County School System recently announced a partnership with Purposity, an app connecting users with one-to-one needs in their community.
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Greene County School System buildings closed + COVID-19 News and Resources
Click here to find the latest news and updates regarding the Greene County School System's closure due to COVID-19 (the coronavirus).
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Early enrollment for the 2020-21 school year opens at CBJ Pre-K
Children four years of age before September 1, 2020 who are Georgia residents are eligible to attend CBJ Pre-K program next school year. Space is limited, so families are encouraged to enroll students early.
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BOE approves 2020-2021 academic calendar
The GCSS 2020-2021 academic calendar is now available.
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GCHS DECA students bring home medals from regional competition
Six Greene County High School DECA students won medals at regional competition in early December. They will all advance to compete in Atlanta at Georgia DECA’s State Career Development Conference on January 30th-February 1st.
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Action plans spur improvement in GCSS 2019 CCRPI scores
Greene County schools showed significant gains in 10 out of the 12 subject areas for which they implemented action plans last year, according to the recently released 2019 College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI) results.
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Former NBA Player Micheal Curry Visits Career Academy
Some of our students got meet with former NBA player/coach Michael Edward Curry as part of our Career Coaching program today. Their career coach Tad Benedict set up the meeting and the students got to ask Mr. Curry questions about what it takes to get to the NBA and the importance of academics and having a plan for when basketball is over. The three aspiring student athletes were Jaden Kilpatrick, Evan Andrews, and Kelvin Callaway. It is these unique opportunities that makes the career coaches such as valuable resource to the Greene College & Career Academy. Every day the career coaches are exposing our students to valuable experiences they may not have had otherwise.
Below are a couple links with info on Mr. Curry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Curry_(basketball)
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/currymi01.html
