A public meeting of the Grants Pass School District No. 7 Board of Directors will be held on June 27, 2017 at noon at 725 NE Dean Drive, Grants Pass, OR 97526. A copy of the budget may be inspected or obtained at 725 NE Dean Drive, Grants Pass, OR 97526 between the hours of 7:30 am and 4:00 pm or online by clicking the link above.
Summer lunch starts June 20th and goes through August 18th. Meals are available at no charge for all children 1-18 years. PLEASE NOTE: Riverside Elementary Summer Meals have moved to Eckstein Park, 1720 SE Portola Drive (Portola Park).
GPHS CTE program had another solid year at the Skills USA Competition. A total of 35 students participated and 3 will be going on to Nationals in Louisville Kentucy this summer!
Grants Pass School District’s School Board is considering an adoption recommendation from Grants Pass High School for Science Adoption. The materials being recommended are to be used in the following courses at GPHS: Physical World, Biology, Chemistry, Conceptual Chemistry, Physics, AP Physics, Advanced Human Anatomy and AP Biology. The programs being recommended for adoption are STEMscopes by Accelerate Learning, Chemistry Matter and Change from McGraw Hill, Physics: Principal with Application, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Mastering Biology and Mastering Anatomy and Physiology all from Pearson.
Over the last few weeks, we have been in candid and open discussions with both associations regarding how to best meet the needs of our students in light of the instructional time missed because of the snow in early January.
In the first issue of our new district newsletter: A message from Superintendent Kolb about community and ThoughtExchange, and articles about Overcrowded Middle Schools, Career and Technical Education in D7, being Future Ready, and much more.
Grants Pass High School is the recipient of an $11,748 Nike School Innovation Grant to support the AVID program. AVID’s research-based strategies and curriculum provide educators with training to better prepare student for success in high school, college or a career – especially student who are traditionally underrepresented in higher education.
Grants Pass, OR — Grants Pass School District is one of four districts in Oregon and 433 school districts in the U.S. and Canada being honored by the College Board with placement on the 7th Annual AP® District Honor Roll. To be included on the 7th Annual Honor Roll, Grants Pass School District had to, since 2014, increase the number of students participating in AP while also increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher. Reaching these goals shows that this district is successfully identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are ready for AP.
Learn more about saving for college Oct. 19! Does thinking about paying for your child’s higher education freak you out? Come to the College Funding 101 night and let experts put your mind at ease. As part of the Be College Ready program, the Oregon College Savings Plan, in partnership with the Grants Pass School District, will be putting on an informational presentation about the benefits of saving for a higher education followed by a presentation about financial aid.
Grants Pass High School students - through partnerships with RCC and SOU - save $350,000 in tuition last year with an additional $119,000 in cost savings from AP Exams results in nearly $470,000 in tuition savings!
