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GPS Family

Dear GPS Family,

This school year is off to a great start! Thank you for everything you are doing to connect with your student’s individual learning journey. I invite you to keep up to date with activities at your child’s school(s) and to get involved in any way you can. We greatly appreciate the support of our parents, families, and the wider community, and we couldn’t do this without you!

This month, VNET (Volunteer Network) hosted their annual training event for all GPS volunteers. Our VNET leaders did an incredible job providing important training and support for over 300 volunteers in attendance. If you are a GPS volunteer, thank you! Thank you for all the hours you put in, but most importantly for the care and thought you bring to everything you do for our students and staff.

Last week, we hosted our first School Connect Community CAFE event. This was a great opportunity for five of our schools to engage in meaningful productive conversations with leaders in our community. Thank you to everyone who showed up to begin new and develop existing partnerships. The work we started at this event will make a significant impact in the lives of our students and families district-wide!

Please read on for more information about the CAFE event and also celebrations, important updates, and more. Thank you, as always, for being a member of our GPS family. We appreciate you!

Sincerely,

Dr. Shane McCord's Signature

Shane McCord, Ed. D.
Superintendent

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District Spelling Bee students on stage
District Oratory Contest student dressed as Abraham Lincoln performing a speech
Canyon Rim girl student in the library with a book
South Valley Junior High basketball students
Campo Verde High School Graduates in their cap and gowns female student waving to the camera
Finley Farms students reading outdoors while eating a snack
Burk Elementary student and staff at a lunch table
Settler's point Student on the monkey bars and teacher watching
Harris Elementary students and teacher looking at a project on a desk
Mesquite Elementary Students coloring at a desk

Announcements

Budget Override Continuation
Budget Override Continuation

Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board approved that in November 2024, voters living within Gilbert Public School boundaries will decide on a proposed 15% budget override continuation. This would be a continuation of the existing budget override approved by voters in November 2019 and in place since the 2020/21 school year.