📅 Calendar Reminder: Tuesday, May 21st, 2024 will be a Staff Day. Students will not report. See you on Wednesday!
Join us for a showcase of GCS students' artistic talents! Explore the creative art display and meet the creators behind each piece, starting at 6:30PM🎨.🎼
Stay for the performances by our Garrard Middle School and Garrard County High School Bands, beginning at 7PM. Mark your calendars for a great Evening with the Arts on May 16th and May 20th at Garrard Middle School.
Looking for an opportunity to join Garrard County Schools? GCS is now hiring a School Psychologist! Click the link below to view job description and requirements. ⬇️
https://garrard.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=2421
Calendar Reminder: Tomorrow, May 14th, 2024, was originally marked as a No-School day on the calendar for students, but that was a mistake and has been corrected on the approved calendar. Tomorrow will be a regular instructional day. Also- next Tuesday, May 21st, 2024, will be a Staff Day, students will not report.
What better way to kick off Teacher Appreciation Week than to celebrate our five Teacher of the Year recipients! Congratulations to these teachers, and thank you for your dedication and love for the students of Garrard County!
🔵Camp Dick Robinson - Mrs. Katherine McMullen
🟢Lancaster Elementary School- Ms. Kelsey Bricking
🟠Paint Lick Elementary School- Mrs. Jennifer Thompson
🟡Garrard Middle School- Ms. Jennifer Carmicle
🔴Garrard County High School- Mrs. Emily Arnold
Happy School Lunch Hero Day to the amazing lunch heroes of Garrard County Schools! Thank you for your dedication and hard work in providing nutritious meals to our students every day- you are appreciated!👏
Families, please complete the online registration update for your current/incoming students! Our goal is to reach 100% completion by the end of May, and we're currently at 30% as a district. Help us get there! Online registration is easy and fast-simply log into the parent portal, click 'More' on the left-hand tab, and then select 'Online Registration.' Need help setting up or resetting your parent portal accounts? No problem! Just give the front office a call. Click the link below to view specific registration instructions: https://5il.co/2i81d
📢Attention students and families! Testing season is just a week away! Be sure to review your school's graphic for the testing schedule. It is important students are present on testing days, and that they bring student-issued chromebooks fully charged!
Our GCS Preschool Screenings kicked off with a fantastic first day! If you have a preschool-aged student, there's still time to sign up for a screening on May 20th, 2024! Don't miss out - reserve your screening spot now by clicking the link and completing the form! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNvcyUFsQ5aHWWhuhm-EeQED2ZyxlvV0dWPUtrUWaHtPWwjQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Parents, don't forget to complete your Online Registration Annual Update of information. Existing students' parents can log in to their Parent Portal accounts to complete registration, including adding new students like incoming kindergartners. Click this link to follow step by step instructions: https://5il.co/2i81d
For new students to Garrard County joining us for the 2024-25 school year, please contact your school office for registration steps. Let's aim for 100% completion of OLR before the school year ends!
📢 Don't forget, Kindergarten registration is open! Thank you to those who have already completed this step for their incoming Kindergartener.
If you will have a Kindergarten age student for the 2024-25 school year and have not registered already, click the link below to access the registration form. Complete the form and follow the next steps to enroll your kindergarten student for the upcoming school year. Any questions, please contact school administration! First step of registration, complete this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP1OQ7nZSx851CfmBtZgCscflvZvMFB8wdZYvYV8RWRZYXQw/viewform?usp=sf_link
A sincere thank you to our GCS supporters!
To the Garrard County Board of Education: Thank you for approving a 4% pay raise for all staff, allocating additional staff to each school, and funding at $140 per student!
To the Kentucky General Assembly: Your additional funding for transportation, SROs, full-day kindergarten, and SEEK increases is deeply appreciated!
A special thank you to Speaker Pro Tem and Garrard County State Representative David Meade for securing $3.5 million in additional funding for facility updates and gap funding for potential completion of the GCHS project providing additional academic facilities and a performance gymnasium!
We are truly grateful for your support and commitment to our schools and community.
Congratulations to Kingston Gooch for being recognized as the Garrard County Schools Student of the Month for Lancaster Elementary School sponsored by Farmers National Bank!👏
Congratulations to Laurel Jasper for being recognized as the Garrard County Schools Student of the Month for Garrard County High School sponsored by Farmers National Bank!👏
Congratulations to Aubree “AJ” Evans for being recognized as the Garrard County Schools Student of the Month for Garrard Middle School sponsored by Farmers National Bank!👏
Congratulations to Morgan Noe for being recognized as the Garrard County Schools Student of the Month for Paint Lick Elementary sponsored by Farmers National Bank!👏
Congratulations to Ryder Ortiz for being recognized as the Garrard County Schools Student of the Month for Camp Dick Robinson sponsored by Farmers National Bank!👏
Congratulations to Mr. Jacob “Zach” Simpson for being recognized as the Garrard County Schools Teacher of the Month, sponsored by Whitaker Bank!👏
Congratulations to GCS Staff Member, Mrs. Shana Smith, for being recognized as the Garrard County Schools Support Staff Member of the Month sponsored by Danville Office Equipment!👏
The Garrard County School District is requesting proposals from mental health agencies to provide school based mental health services within the district. Applicants must be able to provide services for all schools and students PK-12 in the Garrard County School District.
Applications are due April 26th, by 4:00PM.
Providers submitting an RFP must be in “Good Standing” with Kentucky Department of Social Services (DSS) or be a Federally Qualified Health Provider if coming from a different jurisdiction than the State of Kentucky.
Click the link below to access the application.
https://5il.co/2ieo5
