1/8/2026

Over the past few months we have worked with our public relations firm to create a campaign to honor who we are as a community. We surveyed upper elementary and secondary students asking them " In one word, what does Georgetown means to you?". Their responses were consolidated into our logo shown above. Below is the narrative of who we are and where we are gong. Over the next few weeks we will launch a new page on our website with a focus on our future.

The Royal Way is a demonstration of the commitment of Georgetown Public Schools to create a learning environment in which each student can thrive academically and socially.

Being a small town, Georgetown offers students the chance to have an individualized exploration of academic pathways that lead to college and career opportunities while engaging in a curriculum that equips students with academic and leadership skills.

Through internships, college course offerings, unique programs and extracurricular activities, students engage in anytime, anywhere learning, allowing them to grow into their passions beyond the school walls.

Every day, our students and staff exemplify the Royal Way through innovation, excellence, and community.

One of my favorite things about this time of year is the natural tradition of the new year bringing a fresh start. It is a time for me to reflect on the good, the challenging, and to give myself grace for the things that didn't go as planned in the past year. It is all too easy to be on a proverbial "treadmill" and not take the time to ponder where I have been and what is next. I want to share my thoughts in my role as the Georgetown Superintendent.

So many things have gone well in 2025. Here are a few that come to mind. I genuinely appreciate the teaching staff's eagerness to embrace new curriculum and trust in the process of implementing it with integrity and curiosity. I am in awe of the community support shown to our new Athletic Director/Trainer, Jessica Whitehead. Everything that is good about Georgetown has shown through with how she was embraced, supported and encouraged as she learned her new role. The community engagement around the Future of GHS is also a sense of pride. Even with our GPS families being divided over the right next step, the conversations were always respectful and focused on problem solving. I grew and stretched myself as a result of the Community Conversations. I remember one session where a parent spoke about the lack of information she receives from the school department. I quickly realized that it doesn't matter how often I send out a blog, or administrators send out newsletters, we continued to miss our audience. I asked her how she receives her information and she quickly responded "on Facebook". Although social media is very much outside my comfort zone, I embraced it. Now GPS has social media champions in the likes of Mike Anderson. I can't help myself when it comes to sharing data so here is a bit of our Facebook analytics!

Over the last 90 days our Facebook page has received over 568,288 views! This is phenomenal. Communication through the Superintendent's Blog has great data as well. Since I changed the format using the Smore platform, the average viewing number is 1777 per blog post. And the last success I want to acknowledge is the positive impact the new GMHS Attendance Procedure is having on our students. We have seen a significant increase in students attending school and a drastic decrease in tardies (1,267 less tardies today compared to the same date last year) Much of these successes will continue to grow and strengthen our community in 2026.