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In this issue of Parent Connect : No School – September 20th Southern IN & Metro Louisville Jobs & Career Fair Jeffersonville H.S. AF-JROTC Color Guard Jonathan Jennings Elementary Amazing Shake

In this issue of Parent Connect : No School – September 20th Southern IN & Metro Louisville Jobs & Career Fair Bridgepoint Elementary Spreads Kindness New Washington Radio/TV Program Hurricane Relief GCCS in the News

In this issue of Parent Connect : Labor Day Reminder Facilities Tactic Team Update New Washington Receives Readers’ Choice Awards River Valley M.S. Selected for ICE Pilot Program  

Greater Clark County Schools is pleased to report the initial Facilities Tactic Team meeting held on Tuesday, August 29th was a great success. The Facilities Tactic Team has been charged with making a recommendation to the Board of School Trustees for a site of a new downtown Jeffersonville elementary school. A diverse group of community members, property and business owners, …

Greater Clark County Schools will be closed on Monday, September 4th in observance of Labor Day.

In partnership with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD), the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) announced that River Valley Middle School will be one of sixteen middle schools participating  in the Indiana Career Explorer (ICE) Pilot Program. The ICE Pilot Program will evaluate and enhance critical college and career readiness through in-classroom instruction in the eighth grade to help …

BREAKFAST Northaven, Parkwood, Pleasant Ridge, Spring Hill, Thomas Jefferson, and Wilson Bridgepoint, Maple, Utica, New Washington Elementary, Jonathan Jennings, Riverside Middle School High School LUNCH Elementary Middle School Charlestown High School Jeffersonville High School New Washington Middle/High School Clark County M/H School/Corden Porter School

In this issue of Parent Connect : WPMQ Highlights the Great American Solar Eclipse Spring Hill Students Build Satellites City of Jeffersonville’s Steamboat Nights PowerSchool Mobile App for Parents GCCS Educational Foundation Golf Scramble

Here Comes the Bus allows you to view the real-time location of your child’s general education school bus on your smartphone, tablet or computer. With it, you will have the information you need to send your children to the bus stop at just the right time, helping to protect them from inclement weather and other roadside dangers. What’s more, you’ll …

Greater Clark County Schools was extremely excited about the educational opportunity for our students to view the solar eclipse on Monday, August 21st. The district purchased solar eclipse glasses for students and staff and was led to believe they had the appropriate ISO certification. However, this afternoon we uncovered a discrepancy in the company’s certification document and, after extensive efforts …

In this issue of Parent Connect : PowerSchool Mobile App for Parents GCCS Educational Foundation Golf Scramble Downtown Jeffersonville School Feasibility Study Jeffersonville High School Annual Cheerleading Clinic GCCS in the News School Messenger Text Alerts

In response to the GCCS Board of School Trustee’s recent decision to try to build a new elementary school in downtown Jeffersonville, the GCCS Administration recommended contracting with TEG (The Estopinal Group) Architects to help determine the most appropriate site and cost-effective building to accommodate current Maple Elementary and Spring Hill Elementary students and staff. The Board of School Trustees approved the …

The district’s transportation app, Here Comes the Bus, will be temporarily turned off while Synovia, the host company, fixes some software issues. We will inform parents and staff when the app is turned back on. Thank you for your patience.

The district is aware that there have been a few issues accessing bus route information in the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Please check your student’s bus route information to confirm it has not changed. Access the parent portal, then click on Forms for your child’s bus number, stop location and time. If you’re having issues accessing the information while using Internet …

PowerSchool, Greater Clark County Schools’ student management system, is a web-based software application that allows teachers, parent and school administrators to track and share information about students. Create your parent account today to track your child’s grades, assignments and more. PowerSchool Parent Portal Create PowerSchool Parent Portal Account Instructions Create PowerSchool Learning Account Instructions How to Use PowerSchool Learning for …

Bus route information for the 2017-2018 school year is available in the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Please check your student’s bus route information to confirm it has not changed. Access the parent portal, then click on Forms for your child’s bus number, stop location and time. If your child’s bus information is not in PowerSchool or does not seem correct, please …

It’s proven that a positive home-school connection contributes to a child’s school success. Greater Clark County Schools believes in building and maintaining a great parent-school relationship and invites you to attend our “Back to School Night” events next week. We encourage you to attend with your child and take advantage of the opportunity to see the world your child inhabits every …

BREAKFAST Northaven, Parkwood, Pleasant Ridge, Spring Hill, Thomas Jefferson, and Wilson Bridgepoint, Maple, Utica, New Washington Elementary, Jonathan Jennings, Riverside Middle School High School LUNCH Elementary Middle School Charlestown High School Jeffersonville High School New Washington Middle/High School

In Greater Clark, we care a great deal about relationships and will start the school year by making home visits to our incoming kindergarten (registered prior to July 1st), 6th grade, and 9th grade families since they are entering new schools this year.  Staff members from our district will be making quick visits to our students’ homes on Saturday, July …

The Greater Clark County Schools’ Administration Building will be closed on Monday, July 3rd and Tuesday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. Normal hours will resume on Wednesday, July 5th. If you would like to speak at the July 5th Board of School Trustees meeting, please call (812) 288-4802 ext. 50100 and leave a message with the Superintendent’s Executive …

Greater Clark County Schools is incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to work collaboratively with Mayor Mike Moore and the City of Jeffersonville. Our goal is to always effectively serve our three distinct communities within the district’s boundaries. School closure is a difficult decision that is sometimes needed to provide positive educational and financial change. Schools are intended to reflect and …

GCCS Parents/Guardians, Spring 2017 ISTEP+ results are now available by accessing the ISTEP+ Parent Portal (click here). The parent portal claim code, which was provided by your child’s school, will be needed to access scores. Parents may request a rescore on written responses to Part 1 questions. Rescore requests will be accepted from Monday, June 19 through Friday, July 7. …

School Supply List ***Middle School and High School students should contact their school for a specific supply list based on their class schedule.

As part of funding through a state School Improvement Grant for Bridgepoint Elementary, the district will operate the Read and Feed Bus again this summer. Three days a week, the Read and Feed bus will travel through neighborhoods within a 2-mile radius of Bridgepoint Elementary to provide children 18 years old and younger with a free healthy meal and a book …

The GCCS Summer Feeding Program will be available from Monday, June 5, 2017 until Friday, July 14, 2017 (locations closed on Monday, July 3 and Tuesday, July 4). Breakfast will be served from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and lunch 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The program is free to all children under the age of 18. Feeding locations include: …