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56 Cathedral Avenue Garden City, NY 11530 www.gardencity.k12.ny.us : GCUFSD Calendar and Parent Guide OUR TALENTED STUDENTS TAKE CENTER STAGE! THE ELIXIR OF LOVE THE WIZARD OF OZ Stewart School • January 2017 Stratford Avenue School • February 2017 SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN ArSeniC & Old lACe Garden City Middle School • March 2017 Garden City High School • november 2016 LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Garden City High School • March 2017 Dear Members of the Garden City Community: District Administration Administration Building Welcome to the 2017-18 school year! As we begin the new year together, I look forward to meeting each of you at the 56 Cathedral Avenue various events listed in this calendar. Garden City, NY 11530 The recently-approved Capital Projects are coming to 516-478-1000 fruition, and all work is being completed in a timely fashion. From Kindergarten thru grade 12, physical improvements Alan Groveman, Ed.D. abound. This is just a beginning, and we will be discussing Interim Superintendent of Schools additional projects at our forthcoming Board of Education meetings; please attend. Dana DiCapua The school district calendar is designed to provide valuable information about Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance the numerous activities and special events that will take place in the months ahead. For ease of reference, the calendar also includes information about Maureen Appiarius, Ed.D. the school district in general, each of the schools, and important policies and Assistant Superintendent for Personnel procedures. Information about PTA and SEPTA is included as well. We hope you will use the calendar for planning throughout the year. In response to parent Edward Cannone, Ed.D. requests communicated through our PTA, the calendar continues to include a Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction two-page spread for each month from September through June. Our school district is a very active place: please remember to check our Rita Melikian, Ed.D. website - www.gardencity.k12.ny.us - for updates and additional information. Director, Education Technology and Staff Development You can also follow us on Twitter:GCUFSD . There’s an app for both Android and Apple devices; the app also provides an updated calendar of events as well Lynette Abruzzo as links to important district news. Director, Pupil Personnel Services The past school year was marked by a host of outstanding achievements by our students. Garden City High School was once again ranked among the Board of Education............................................................................................. Page 2 top schools in the country on all the well-known ranking scales, including 2017-2018 School Calendar................................................................................ Page 3 the nationally recognized rating developed by U.S. News & World Report. Our students also continued to outpace state and regional averages on all standardized measures of student achievement. Garden City’s student- Parent Guide researchers at the middle and high school levels reached new heights of success by earning honors in regional and national competitions. Our high District At a Glance........................................................................................... Page 25 school engineering program, Project Lead the Way, continues to be immensely Policies and Procedures.................................................................................... Page 26 popular and will see the addition of the third and final course in the sequence Athletics, Attendance, Bicycles, Building Inspections, DASA, Directory Information, in 2017-2018. Students at all schools continued to show their zeal for projects that integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). FOIL Requests, Home Instruction, Lunch, Megan’s Law, Pesticide Application, Physical Our 1:1 computer technology initiative reached even more students and Examinations, Registration, Reporting to Parents, Section 504, Sexual Harassment, teachers at our elementary, middle, and high schools; this initiative continued Student Records and Privacy, Student/Parent Information Forms, Title I, Title IX, and to grow and has now made inroads at the primary school level. Garden City Working Papers also maintained its tradition of distinction on the athletic fields, on stage, and Pupil Personnel Services................................................................................... Page 29 in a variety of community service settings. Transportation, Attendance Areas, Closings .................................................... Page 30 The Board of Education’s leadership continues to provide the vision, strategic Community Services, Annual Election, Budget Vote ....................................... Page 31 planning, and financial wisdom needed to sustain programs during a time of fiscal challenge. The Board remains unwavering in its commitment to PTA, SEPTA........................................................................................................ Page 32 developing prudent budgets and maintaining transparency. The Board and Directory: Phone Numbers, School Hours, Principals....................................... Page 33 I hope you will participate in school activities and attend the many special school district events throughout the year. We also invite you to attend our Board of Education meetings that will take place on the dates posted in this Cover: This year’s cover design was created by Kaylah Bozkurtian, Class of 2018. calendar and on our website. “The design was something I wanted to keep simple and concise, but also relatable to the entire district,” explained Kaylah. “I thought it was important to magnify Best wishes for a fulfilling school year! the ‘Inspiring Minds, Empowering Achievement, Building Sincerely, Community’ motto, since from my experience in this school Alan Groveman district, teachers and administrators make a great effort not Alan Groveman, Ed.D. to lose the individual experience in the slew of standardized Interim Superintendent of Schools testing and heavy course load that make up a typical year.” Well said and done, Kaylah! 1 Board of education 2017 - 2018 www.gardencity.k12.ny.us for use in school buildings; and providing student transportation. The Board of Education is responsible for the efficient management of the schools and appoints the Superintendent of Schools as its chief administrative officer to make recommendations concerning the above activities and to carry out the decisions and policies of the Board. The Role of the Public Listening to Presentations embers of the public are welcome at all Regular & Community Concerns MBoard of Education meetings, and the Board encourages the public to attend. Regular Meetings are usually held once a month at 8:15 p.m. The calendar of Regular Meetings is listed below; the meeting locations Angela Heineman Tom Pinou and topics is available on the district website under the “Board of Education” drop-down. The option for public President Vice President participation is included at Regular Meetings. Guidelines for public participation are listed on the “Board of Education” drop-down. Work Sessions are also open to the public and are usually held one week prior to the regular monthly Celebrating meeting. Meetings designated specifically as Executive Sessions are not open to the public. Student Achievement To contact the Board of Education, please email: [email protected] 2017-2018 REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE Meetings are on Tuesdays at 8:15 p.m. Interacting with Robert Martin William C. Holub September 19, 2017 March 20, 2018 Students & Parents Trustee Trustee October 17, 2017 Budget Adoption: November 14, 2017 April 17, 2018 arden City Public School’s Board of Education members are December 13, 2017* Budget Vote: elected by the residents for three-year terms, and serve without Gpay in the school district, which is a political subdivision of the State January 23, 2018 May 15, 2018 of New York. Board members set goals, establish policy for the school February 13, 2018 June 12, 2018 system, and carry out the directives and decisions of the New York *Wednesday State Department of Education. Some of their responsibilities include Dates are subject to change. prescribing courses of study; reviewing, presenting and overseeing Check the District’s home web page: the school budget; levying taxes in accordance with law; contracting www.gardencity.k12.ny.us Highlighting and employing staff; setting school boundary lines; providing school for up-to-date information. sites and buildings; purchasing fuel, furniture, and other necessities Outstanding Staff 2 AUGUST 2017 www.gardencity.k12.ny.us SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY • September ACT Registration Deadline 1 2 3 4 5 8:15 pm Board of Education 6 7 Meeting 8 9 10 11 12 • August SAT & • 7 am High School • September ACT Subject Tests (Late Cafeteria: JV/Varsity (Late Registration) Registration) Deadline Football; JV/Varsity Deadline (Not Offered at GCHS) Cheerleading Begin; Bring Green Athletic • Hemlock, Homestead Form, GC Medical & Locust Student Form, & Participation Schedules Mailed Contract 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 12 noon to 8 pm High School Marching Band Camp at Stewart School - NOTE New Location! • 7:45 am SAT & • High School Student New Teacher Orientation Subject Tests (Not Schedules Available on • Middle School • Stewart & Stratford Student Offered at GCHS) Parent Portal Student Schedules Schedules Available on Available on