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𝐆𝐂𝐏𝐒 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
Garrett County Public Schools expresses sincere condolences to all students, staff, and family members affected by the recent shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. As more details about the incident emerge, GCPS continues to review its daily practices and past security measures in place.
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𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 & 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬
The GCPS Food & Nutrition Services department has provided an update regarding student meals. Breakfast will be available to all students free of charge, and lunch prices will remain the same. ALL families are encouraged to fill out a meal application.
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𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
The Garrett County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. The Board will meet initially in Executive Session at Perkins Restaurant from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. to discuss the Superintendent Evaluation and the Superintendent Goals for 2024-25.
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Bus Update: Southern Area Bus #43
Bus #43, serving the southern area of the county, is running approximately 20 minutes late for stops this morning, September 3, 2024.
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𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬’ 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲
Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) will begin classes on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, for the 2024-25 school year. There will be a three-hour (3-hour) early dismissal for students on this day. All GCPS schools and locations will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2024, in honor of Labor Day.
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𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒-𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫
The Garrett County Public Schools Transportation Department has updated bus information for the coming year. Parents/Guardians are encouraged to take note of these important updates.
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𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬
Cell phones, smartwatches, and earbuds are to be turned off and put in a backpack or student locker during the school day at both high schools. At lunch, students will be able to use their devices.
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𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
The Garrett County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. The Board will meet in the Dennett Road Educational Complex Community Room at 2:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed for public review.
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𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
The Garrett County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. The Board will meet in the Dennett Road Educational Complex Community Room at 2:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed for public review.
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𝐆𝐂𝐁𝐎𝐄 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐝
The Garrett County Board of Education Executive Session, initially planned for July 30, 2024, has been canceled. The previously planned agenda item will be added to a later meeting.
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𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐝
GCPS conducted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Southern High Fieldhouse. Many individuals who were instrumental in making this project a reality, along with local dignitaries and the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce, were on site for the ceremony.
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𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
The Garrett County Board of Education will meet in Executive Session on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, for the sole purpose of discussing the Superintendent’s evaluation. The Executive Session will be held at 1209 Youghiogheny Drive in Mt Lake Park, MD at 11:00 a.m. and is closed to the public.
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𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐃 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲
GCPS is developing a three-year strategic plan to guide the implementation of the Maryland Blueprint. We are looking for community members to help inform this work by engaging in focus group discussions.
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𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
The Garrett County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. The Board will meet at Northern Middle School in the cafeteria. The meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed for public review.
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𝐆𝐚𝐂𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦’𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
Garrett County Public High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 1629, GaCo, wishes to express its appreciation and thanks to Don and Elizabeth Morin for the largest single donation the team has received in its twenty-year history.
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𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
The Garrett County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. The Board will meet at Northern Middle School in the cafeteria. The meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed for public review.
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𝐇𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝
Hickory Environmental Education Center recently offered a 2-day/1-night residential camp for current Garrett County fifth-grade students transitioning to 6th grade next school year. This allowed students to meet future classmates and increase their skills and self-confidence in a natural setting.
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𝐆𝐂𝐏𝐒 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞
The Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) Food & Nutrition Services Dept. will not distribute meals on July 4th due to the holiday. Instead, Thursday meal distribution will occur a day earlier, on Wednesday, July 3rd, at the same times and locations.
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𝐆𝐂𝐏𝐒 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
A public auction of Southern Middle School fixtures, furniture, and equipment will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2024, starting at 9:00 a.m., at 605 Harvey Winters Dr. Oakland, MD. The auction is hosted by Garrett County Public Schools and will be conducted by Custer’s Auction Service.
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𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠
GCPS has officially announced the closure of the Southern Middle School building. The school will undergo extensive renovations to become the new Broad Ford Elementary. For further student-related inquiries, please contact Southern High School at 301-334-9447.
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𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲
Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) is seeking qualified individuals to join our team at Broad Ford Elementary in Special Education. We are pleased to announce three open positions.
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𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭
Notice is hereby given that the Garrett County Board of Education will receive Requests for Proposal (RFP) from experienced vendors with the necessary tools, equipment, labor, and materials to provide Building Automation Control service, troubleshooting, maintenance, repairs, and remote monitoring. The deadline for receipt is Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. EDT.
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𝐆𝐂𝐏𝐒 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝
Two sets of proposed curricula were adopted during the June Board Meeting. World History Grade 7 will be the new social studies instructional materials. HealthSmart K-5 Skills-Based Education will be the latest instructional materials for elementary health classes.
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𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
The Garrett County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. The Board will meet at Southern Middle School in the Cafeteria. The meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed for public review.
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𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐌𝐂𝐄𝐄 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭
Sawyer Ashby, a fifth-grade student at Crellin Elementary School, has emerged as one of the 20 state winners in the prestigious Maryland Council on Economic Education (MCEE) “A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words” contest.
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