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October 23, 2025

• How We Fund Our Schools
• Teacher of the Year semifinalists
• Georgia School Counselor of the Year
• 2026 GASSP MS Principal of the Year
• Grow at GIVE Garden Club
• Digital Learning Day on Tuesday, November 4
• Family Literacy Classes

Election Day is Tuesday, November 4. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Find your polling location: www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/. All registered voters in Gwinnett County can participate. November 4, 2025 is a Digital Learning Day for students in GCPS.

E-SPLOST has funded school improvements for nearly 30 years. This vote will decide whether that support continues for another five years. Make an informed decision, read these 10 things to Know About E-SPLOST.

You can find more information about the plan and what’s included on our website to understand how E-SPLOST funds our Capital Plan.

Crews Middle School Lead Counselor Shayla Thompson has been named the Georgia School Counselor of the Year by the Georgia School Counselor Association (GSCA)! The Georgia School Counselor of the Year award recognizes school counselors who strive to be model citizens of their community, the school counseling community, and their broader professional community. They maintain high moral standards in their personal and professional conduct, and implement comprehensive, data-driven school counseling programs that support students’ career, social/emotional, and academic development.

• Five GCPS Schools recognized as 2025 Title I Distinguished and Reward Schools

• GCPS Graduation rate reaches highest point in decade

• SAT Results: Thousands of students taking the next step
• GCPS ACT scores beat state and national averages

• Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated across GCPS

• October Board Appointments

Be on the lookout for the Fall 2025 issue of Essentials! You'll find information about school safety, dyslexia awareness, voting opportunities, and an insert with details about the GCPS Capital Plan.

Four schools secure top spots at FIRST Robotics State Competition

Two GCPS students selected for the GaDOE's Student Advisory Council

Five students named Junior Achievement's 19 Under 19

Winn Holt Elementary student wins statewide creative competition

Meadowcreek and Norcross Cluster students honored in Jimmy Carter Art and Essay contest

Former Discovery High School student named U.S. Presidential Scholar

Former Paul Duke STEM High School students wins national competition

The GCPS Book Mobile 5K is set for Saturday, October 25. Please register and bring the whole family to support the GCPS Book Mobiles and Van!

November 4 is a Digital Learning Day (DLD) for all students. On scheduled DLDs, students access lessons in Google Classroom through their Learning Space but do not have virtual class time with their teachers.

To ensure that students have a nutritious meal to fuel their learning, our bus drivers will be on the road and at every bus stop to deliver meals prepared by the School Nutrition Program staff.

Families should expect buses to run their routes from approximately 10:45 a.m. to noon, beginning at the first stops on the route. These delivered meals are provided at no cost to families and are provided to anyone 18 years old and under.

Our November Family Advisory Council meeting will take place on Thursday, November 6, from

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the New Mercies Church located at 4000 Five Forks Trickum Rd SW, Lilburn, GA, 30047.

As we work to make Family Advisory Council meetings easier for everyone to attend, we’ll be rotating locations so families from all parts of Gwinnett have a chance to join close to home. We will continue to update our website as locations are confirmed. We’re excited to bring these conversations into more neighborhoods and hope this change helps even more families share their ideas and feedback to strengthen our schools and community.

Please register if you plan to join us at New Mercies Church for our November 6 meeting and continue our shared conversations about how we can best support our students and schools.

Stronger family bonds, navigation of daily life, reduced stress, and community integration are just some of the outcomes for school communities when they facilitate Family Literacy classes.

Sessions start with a welcoming environment where families feel comfortable while building a positive class culture and sense of community. Lessons also include practical daily conversations for families to use in everyday life. As participants gain language skills, families feel more comfortable sharing their ideas during school planning activities and engaging in meaningful communication with staff.

You can email your School Board members, individually or as a group; or contact the Coordinator of Board Services at 678-301-6040 or by email at MySchoolBoard@gcpsk12.org.

The next regular Board meeting is November 20. (Online, find links to sign up for the public comment sections of the meeting.)

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