Shout Outs
- From parent Kristi Smith: “I just wanted to pass long a shout out to Mrs Reale. My daughter had her two years ago in preschool and still talks about her to this day. As we were getting ready for the first day of school she said she wanted to be a teacher, she later told me she saw Mrs Reale today going in and wants to be a preschool teacher. I asked her why and she said because she thinks the little kids are so cute and she wants to have them love school like Mrs Reale helped her love school. As a teacher myself I felt the need to pass this along because I know sometimes the days are hard but moments like this become our why.”
UPDATES:
The first day of school was a wonderful success! We had a 99% student attendance rate. Let’s work together to continue to prioritize all students to be in school on a consistent daily basis.
As many of you know, our staff was back on Monday, August 25th. This allows time for professional development, professional obligations such as completing mandatory training and setting up learning environments. This year the district invested in the time and money to train all employees on updated safety procedures and language. It is called I Love U Guys. We did this in partnership with the Chiefs of Police and Fire who sent many of their staff to the training. The feedback from GPS staff has been very positive. Our next steps will be training our students and then practicing drills. Here is the Parent Handout. I’ve also included a MSHS student training link here. You will receive updates from school administration throughout the year.
The Georgetown Public School’s priority focus has not changed for the 2026 school year. We are continuing with ensuring all students have access to standards based, grade level and challenging curriculum AND that every student feels connected, cared for and challenged. I asked our own educators why this is important and thought I would close this blog with a quote from Ben Batchelder, 8th grade Civics Teacher
“I believe that these two focuses go hand in hand. If we want students to succeed, we need to give them access to grade level high, quality materials. But for them to truly understand and engage with the material, they need to feel a strong sense of belonging. By focusing on these areas we can make students feel challenged and supported.”