CONGRATULATIONS to our 2024 District Teacher of the Year - Kristin Mier, GMS & our District Support Staff of the Year - Katie Clevenger, Baldwin Heights!
Set your alarms...the 2024-25 school year starts tomorrow (Monday, August 19)! GO JACKETS! 💜💛
Be sure to wave & cheer for all of the GPS staff & students participating in the 60th annual Danish Festival Parade tomorrow (August 17, 2024)!
🇩🇰 Happy Danish Festival! 🇩🇰
Join our team!
Don't forget...there is a District-Wide Medication Drop-Off today (Thursday, August 15) at the Greenville High School Lobby (111 N. Hillcrest St) from 12:30 to 6:00pm. This is an additional opportunity; parents may also drop off student medications at their student's school open house/orientation. All medications (prescribed or as-needed) must include a Permission & Request for Administration of Medication form, SIGNED by the parent and physician, for the medication to be administered to the student during school hours. Additional information (including the form) is available at https://www.gpsjackets.org/page/school-nurse-services
Remember, several Open Houses/Orientations will be held today (8/14) and tomorrow (8/15). There are a few changes to the information on the image below, which was on the back page of the GPS Schoolhouse News. We apologize for any confusion.
Baldwin Heights will still meet on 8/15, but your student's last name determines the timeframe: Last Names A-K = 5:30-6:15pm / Last Names L-Z = 6:15-7:00pm.
GMS 7th-8th Grade Open House on 8/15 will be held from 4:00-5:30pm.
School Begins on Monday, August 19!
Several new GPS professional staff members were able to receive a quick tour of our amazing district today (August 13).
Greenville Public Schools would like to wish our new and returning staff members a very successful 2024-25 school year!
GO JACKETS! 💜💛🎉
There will be a regular Board of Education Meeting on Monday, August 12, 2024, at 7:00pm at the Central Services Facility (1414 Chase Street, Greenville). For more information, please visit https://www.gpsjackets.org/page/board-of-education
Greenville Public Schools will host a District-Wide Medication Drop-Off Day on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at the Greenville High School Lobby (111 N. Hillcrest St) from 12:30 to 6:00pm. This is an additional opportunity; parents may also drop off student medications at their student's school open house/orientation. All medications (prescribed or as-needed) must include a Permission & Request for Administration of Medication form, SIGNED by the parent and physician, for the medication to be administered to the student during school hours. Additional information (including the form) is available at https://www.gpsjackets.org/page/school-nurse-services
Don't forget to VOTE today (Tuesday, August 6, 2024); polls are open from 7:00am until 8:00pm.
Remember to vote tomorrow; polls are open from 7:00am until 8:00pm.
Greenville Public Schools is asking voters to consider a 10-year, 1.5-mill sinking fund millage proposal. This proposal will NOT increase your millage rate but rather hold it steady at 4.7 mills. For more information, please visit https://www.gpsjackets.org/page/sinking-fund-august-2024
There will be a Special Board Meeting on Monday, August 5, 2024, from 4:00-8:00pm at the Central Services Facility (1414 Chase Street, Greenville) for the purpose of a Board/Administration Workshop. For more information, please visit https://www.gpsjackets.org/page/board-of-education
2024-25 Transportation Notification: If your student utilized busing services during the 2023-24 school year and you do not need any changes, your student remains registered (no further action is needed). If you need any changes to your services (i.e: family moved), please complete the GPS Transportation Form.
Parents of first-time riders or those who need changes MUST register using the link below by Friday, August 2, so their student can receive busing services on the FIRST DAY of school (8/19). Please contact the GPS Transportation Department at 616.754.3850 if you have any questions.
Click on the link for the GPS Transportation Registration Form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1Ok6bqtOly7zo2VPLpHyCoG_OVYBPIbnBI9MY1uJiPz74Eg/viewform
Greenville Public Schools is asking voters to consider a 10-year, 1.5-mill sinking fund millage proposal on the August 6 election ballot. This proposal will NOT increase your millage rate but rather hold it steady at 4.7 mills. Visit our website at https://www.gpsjackets.org/page/sinking-fund-august-2024 to learn more about the proposal.
Remember to VOTE! Early voting is now available and polls will be open on Tuesday, August 6, from 7:00am to 8:00pm.
2024/2025 TRANSPORTATION NOTIFICATION: If your student utilized busing services during the 2023-24 school year and you do not need any changes, your student remains registered (no further action is needed). Parents of first-time riders MUST register by Friday, August 2, so their student can receive busing services on the first day of school (8/19). Click on the link for the Transporation Registration Form! Please contact the GPS Transportation Department at 616.754.3850 if you have any questions. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1Ok6bqtOly7zo2VPLpHyCoG_OVYBPIbnBI9MY1uJiPz74Eg/viewform
Greenville Public Schools is asking voters to consider a 10-year, 1.5-mill sinking fund millage proposal on Tuesday, August 6, 2024.
WHAT IS A SINKING FUND? A sinking fund is a voter-approved local millage that deposits revenue into a special account to fund projects or major repairs on a "pay as you go" basis rather than borrowing through short-term notes or long-term bonds.
If approved by voters, this proposal would enhance our schools' safety, comfort, and functionality for the benefit of the thousands of students, staff, and community members who use them daily by allowing GPS to address school security improvements, infrastructure replacement & updates, and technology & transportation replacements. For more proposal information, please visit https://www.gpsjackets.org/page/sinking-fund-august-2024
Introducing our 2024 Baldwin Heights Elementary Support Staff of the Year, Katie Clevenger!
Katie is the administrative assistant at Baldwin Heights. She has been married to her husband Steve for 19 years and has been blessed with two children, Christian (22) and Sophie (14). She has worked at GPS for 8 years and started at Baldwin Heights as a paraprofessional. She has a passion for connecting with students and making them feel like they are important, unique, and heard. In her spare time she loves watching sports, riding bikes, camping, playing pickleball, and hanging out with her friends and family.
The highlight of her time working with GPS is winning this award! Although it is an honor, the relationships she has made with coworkers and students is really the true blessing. Some of her favorite people work for PGS and that says a lot about our amazing school!
We asked Katie how long she would survive in a zombie apocalypse. She said: "I am not sure I would survive a zombie apocalypse. I think they would eat my brains first! Mainly because they would get a good laugh at what is in there. The zombies would be so confused. Everyone else may survive because of it. See, just taking one for the team!"
Greenville Public Schools is asking voters to consider a 10-year, 1.5-mill sinking fund millage proposal on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. If approved by voters, this proposal would enhance our schools' safety, comfort, and functionality for the benefit of the thousands of students, staff, and community members who use them daily by allowing GPS to address school security improvements, infrastructure replacement & updates, and technology & transportation replacements. This proposal will NOT increase your millage rate but rather hold it steady at 4.7 mills. For more information, please visit https://www.gpsjackets.org/page/sinking-fund-august-2024
Introducing our 2024 Baldwin Heights Elementary Teacher of the Year, Kelsey DeDonado!
Kelsey has been teaching at Baldwin Heights for 12 years in kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade! She and her husband Andy have two children that also attend Baldwin Heights: Harper is in 4th grade and Henry who will be in kindergarten. As a family, they love to camp and spend their summers at the lake. She also loves to play pickleball!
The highlight of her career so far has been the relationships she has made at GPS. The staff has become like family, and having her own children also be a part of the school could not be any better!
We asked Kelsey five drinks she would choose if her fingers were a drinking fountain. She chose: "iced coffee, Coke, Dr. Pepper, lemonade, and anything with caffeine!"
Greenville Public Schools has the following vacancies for the School Board Elections on the November 5, 2024 ballot: two (2) 6-year terms and two (2) partial 2-year terms. The filing deadline is Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 4:00pm with the Montcalm County Clerk (639 N. State Street, Stanton). For more information, visit https://www.gpsjackets.org/page/election-information
