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Due to COVID-19 precautions, Grand Island Public Schools has made the decision to close all school buildings to student through the end of the 2019-2020 school year. All students are expected to continue learning from home. This site will keep you updated on the latest GIPS information related to COVID-19. PLEASE STAY SAFE: STAY HOME.
The COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened in recent months and will continue through the holiday season. Please consider taking steps to make your holiday season as safe as possible. Click here…
Find out moreGrand Island Public Schools has announced the approval of mental health days for faculty and staff later this month. In challenging times, our district is continually looking for ways to support our staff…
Find out moreSchool meals are available for absent students from Grand Island Public Schools Nutrition Services. This includes students in quarantine, isolation, ill or otherwise not present at school. Parents or…
Find out moreHere is the full video of the press conference with Grand Island Mayor Roger Steele and GIPS Superintendent Dr. Tawana Grover from October 14, 2020.
Find out moreDear GIPS Parents: We want to provide a quick update to you today. Our top priority has and will continue to be keeping students learning in school as safely as possible. Kids are doing a great job…
Find out moreGrand Island Public Schools plans to have Grand Island Senior High student athletes competing in sports with family in the crowd for the fall season. “We are so excited our Islander student athletes will…
Find out moreAs part of the GIPS Reimagined model, we are asking parents to screen and monitor their students daily before sending them to school. We also thank you for preparing student to wear a face covering all…
Find out moreGrand Island Public Schools has made the decision to suspend all middle school activities and athletics until further notice. We are making this decision for the safety of students and staff. This includes…
Find out moreGrand Island Public Schools administration and athletic department leaders have developed a plan for allowing Grand Island Senior High student athletes to train during the summer, as directed by the governor…
Find out moreGrand Island Public Schools elementary PE teachers are inviting the community to join in on this year’s field day, Tuesday, May 19. The event is being hosted on the GIPS YouTube channel via a Field Day…
Find out moreThe Grand Island Senior High Class of 2020 graduation ceremony will be aired live on News Channel Nebraska and streamed online via the Grand Island Public Schools website, YouTube and Facebook pages. The…
Find out moreThis is Dr. Toni Palmer, GIPS chief of leading for learning. I’m contacting you tonight to provide an update on GIPS eLearning. First, let me say thank you to all the families who are supporting students…
Find out moreGrand Island Public Schools will provide 125 Verizon Jetpacks to identified families in an effort to ensure equity and access to all students for eLearning. GIPS identified four priorities during the…
Find out moreBeginning Monday, April 6, Grand Island Public Schools will offer free meals to kids three days a week. The same amount of meals will still be offered. Meal pickup will now be on Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays…
Find out moreGov. Ricketts made the decision today to direct all school buildings to be closed to students through May 31. For us, this means we will continue with GIPS eLearning throughout the end of the school year.…
Find out moreAs Grand Island Public Schools continues to operate in the alternative learning environment, GIPS eLearning, the district also continues to meet the social emotional needs of students. “Our school support…
Find out moreGrand Island Public Schools is now into the second full week of eLearning and we continue to improve and grow our at-home education processes. A big question we have heard from parents is about assignments…
Find out moreWe have received a number of questions specific to graduation requirements. Here are some of the most frequent questions we have received. How can parents find out if their senior has the credits needed…
Find out moreStarting on Thursday, April 2, free meals for both Thursday and Friday will be offered. There will be no meal pickup on Fridays. This decision was made for the safety of our staff and to limit their exposure.…
Find out moreThursday night GIPS officials hosted an online town hall on our GIPS Facebook page. Thank you to everyone who took part, asked questions or watched along. We appreciate your engagement. We promised to…
Find out moreThe Grand Island Public Schools Foundation Board opened an Emergency Fund on Wednesday, March 18, at their board meeting to respond to the rising needs of GIPS students, staff and families during and after…
Find out moreOur teachers have been working with your students on Chromebooks, logging in to apps with Clever and utilizing Google Classroom for quite a while. However, we understand this is all new to you. One…
Find out moreStarting on Monday, March 23, Shoemaker Elementary will be the eighth Grand Island Public Schools location to offer free meals to kids during the COVID-19 school closure. Serving times will also be extended…
Find out moreGrand Island Public Schools will continue to provide frequent updates with important information. There is a lot of important information included in this update, so we apologize for the length. As always,…
Find out moreDespite the closure of Grand Island Public Schools due to COVID-19 and the effort to mitigate the virus, GIPS Nutrition Services will provide free meals for kids. Many of our students rely on GIPS for…
Find out moreWe have made the decision to close Grand Island Public Schools starting Monday, March 16. We will communicate with the community frequently. The reality is this may be a several-week closure. We have…
Find out moreWe have been informed by the Central District Health Department our students, staff and parents who went on the DC/NYC spring break trip will need to self-quarantine for the next 14 days. Because they…
Find out moreThe CDHD has updated the self-quarantine travel list, meaning if you have traveled to any of these areas in the past 14 days, you need to take action. Currently, the CDHD has listed these areas as at-risk: City: New…
Find out moreGrand Island Public Schools will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation. At this point, we are planning to have school. However, as our top priority is the safety of our students, staff and, in this…
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