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Testing season is quickly approaching, and we would like to share the dates and times our students will be testing. It is important students are present on testing days, and that they bring student-issued chromebooks fully charged!
Garrard County Schools will meet over the next several weeks to develop the District Facility Plan. The meetings will be conducted at the Garrard County Education Center in the Board of Education meeting room. A public forum will be planned for 6:00PM before each meeting, while the Local Planning Committee will begin at 6:15PM. The dates of the meetings are as listed: May 1st, May 8th, and May 15th, 2023.
Happy Administrative Professionals' Day! We are very thankful and appreciative of the Administrative Professionals in our district! #gcsproud
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 May 5th, 2023 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/1t88j
The 3rd Grade students at Paint Lick Elementary and Lancaster Elementary have pen pals at Garrard County High School through the JAG classes, and received their second letter this week!✍️✉️
Every other week, the students exchange letters with their pen pals. The high school students created videos to pair with their letters to the 3rd graders! The PLE and LES students have been so excited this week to read their letters, watch their personalized video and respond to the high school students! #gchsproud #pleproud #lesproud
Congratulations to Holden Sandlin for being recognized as the Garrard County Schools Student of the Month for Paint Lick Elementary sponsored by Farmers National Bank & Bradford BBQ! #pleproud #gcsproud
Congratulations to Cara Meade for being recognized as the Garrard County Schools Student of the Month for Garrard Middle School sponsored by Farmers National Bank & Bradford BBQ! #gmsproud #gcsproud
Congratulations to Sebastian Pennel recognized as the Garrard County Schools Student of the Month for Lancaster Elementary School sponsored by Farmers National Bank & Bradford BBQ! #lesproud #gcsproud
Congratulations to Sophia Purcell for being recognized as the Garrard County Schools Student of the Month for Camp Dick Robinson sponsored by Farmers National Bank & Bradford BBQ! #cdrproud #gcsproud
Congratulations to Mrs. Emily Arnold for being recognized as the Garrard County Schools Teacher of the Month sponsored by Whitaker Bank! #gchsproud #gcsproud
Congratulations to GCS Assistant Cafeteria Managers, Shana Stacey, (Camp Dick Robinson Elementary), Lindsay King (Paint Lick Elementary) Danada Berry (Lancaster Elementary), Debbie Coffey (Garrard Middle School), and Beth Gettler (Garrard County High School) for being recognized as the Garrard County Schools Support Staff Members of the Month sponsored by Danville Office Equipment! #gcsproud
Another Thursday, another staff throwback! Can anyone guess who? (HINT: This staff member goes to all of our schools, and knows lots of students!) Drop your guesses in the comments below!⬇️ #throwbackthursday
🔉MANDATORY FOR ALL GARRARD STUDENTS🔉
Online Registration is now open for all Garrard County students. Parents and families must complete the annual update by May 3rd, 2023 through Infinite Campus-Parent Portal. Please see attached image for step by step instructions.
Mrs. Hoskins' AP Language and Composition class recently had a guest speaker visit and present on the Kentucky Innocence Project. Erin McQuerry (GCHS class of 2016), a law student at UK, spoke to the students about wrongful conviction and the work of the KIP to exonerate innocent individuals who have been wrongfully convicted. The students in AP Lang are currently reading the text Just Mercy and completing a nine-week research project related to the text. It is always great seeing alumni returning to GCHS to impact student learning! #gchsproud
Another Wednesday, another Wellness Wednesday post! Mrs. Owens' GCHS Fitness classes always start with at least a half mile walk- when the weather is nice, they enjoy those walks outside! Have you got your steps in today?🏃🏃♀️ #gchsproud #wellnesswednesday
Today, Garrard County Schools welcomed their first ever district Special Olympics event! Students competed in numerous events, including cornhole, egg races, soccer, baseball, bocce ball, etc. We want to say thank you to our GCS Special Olympics Peer Ambassadors who are our leaders with and without intellectual disabilities who strive for inclusion for all, who have been advocates and have dedicated their time to training and playing together-creating friendship and understanding!
Enjoy a quick snapshot of our day- more photos to come! #gcsproud #specialolympics
Tech Center Tuesday is here! Today we are featuring a few of our students who recently passed their Phlebotomy certification exam! Nine students in this class are now certified Phlebotomy Technicians! Congratulations! #techcentertuesday #atcproud #gcsproud
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. "
We love when our GCS students and staff collaborate with our community partners! Check out this amazing project completed by our Garrard Middle School exceptional students, Mrs. Niki Montgomery and Mrs. Carrie Elleman! Mrs. Montgomery provided communication boards to Lancaster Police Department, Garrard County Sheriff's office, the local Fire Departments, etc. to assist in communicating with friends they may encounter in an emergency situation. Our GMS exceptional students also colored pictures for our local officers and firefighters!
Sheriff Willie Skeens, Interim Fire Chief Daniel Napier, CSEPP Director Jaydan Norris, and EM Director Wanda Shelton, visited GMS to speak with Mrs. Montgomery and Mrs. Elleman on how to appropriately utilize the boards.
Mrs. Montgomery says, "I am so excited about how positive the response has been and that we have been able to help spread awareness about how to assist neurodiverse students/adults, ELL learners, and anyone who may just have language difficulties."
People live, when people give. On Friday, some of our GCHS students and staff participated in a Blood Drive sponsored by the Garrard County High School FCCLA club. Thank you to all of those who donated! #motivationmonday #gchsproud
It is that time of year! Garrard County School District is looking for related service provider contractors (e.g., OT, PT, VI, HI, School Psychologist, and O&M) to provide services to our exceptional students for the 2022/2023 school year. Please send proposals by May 15, 2023 to Wendy Congleton, Director of Special Education, at wendy.congleton@garrard.kyschools.us.
