Work will start soon on bond-funded projects around the district. Come to a community meeting in May to learn about the plans.
May 2: West Albany High School
May 23: South Albany High School
Both meetings will start at 7 p.m.
Attention parents of incoming kindergartners: Orientation and enrollment for the 2018-19 school year is scheduled for May 1 at all elementary schools.
Students will attend the school in their attendance boundary area. See the attendance boundary maps and school finder tool for more information.
For information about eligibility and enrollment requirements, see the Kindergarten Information page.
Registration times are different for each elementary school.
See this link for more information on Kindergarten orientation and enrollment.
Sunrise fifth-grade students got the chance to learn new technology skills that combined design, new software skills and 3D printing.
The lesson was a collaboration between Sunrise fifth-grade teacher Jessica Boland and West Albany High School teacher Matt Boase, who is working on his administrative license.
Boase brought a 3D printer from WAHS, found an online contest that presented a design challenge for ocean cleanup, and helped guide the students through the process from research to design to printing.
Last month, the district’s new Anti-Bullying Task Force presented recommendations to the School Board.
The task force, which is comprised of GAPS staff, parents, and community partners, has had two community forums. At the first forum, a definition of bullying was presented, along with various statistics and facts related to bullying and its effects on students. The group also began to look at the scope of bullying in our community, both at the school level and in the community at large.
At the second forum, the Task Force formulated concrete suggestions for the school Board to consider to address the problem.
The forums yielded recommendations for improvements to school climate that included curriculum and behavioral supports to improve school climate; new rules and policies to prevent bullying and education about policies and consequences; staff training in bullying prevention; and programs to improve coordinated prevention efforts.
The annual Character Education poster contest is accepting art submissions from students in grades K-12 through April 20. Original art can be no larger than 8.5″ x 11″ in any medium and must address at least one of the following character traits: personal responsibility, honesty and integrity, self-discipline, courage, social responsibility, kindness, respect, justice.
Students can submit artwork to a staff member at their school. All submissions will be displayed at the main branch of the Albany Public Library. Winners will a frame for their art and a poster of all winning art.