ACTIVEPARENT PORTAL
Please reach out to your child's school if you are having trouble accessing your ActiveParent Account.
To enter the Online Registration Portal choose the Paper and Person icon or use the dropdown feature.
2026-2027 SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS
Each school will have individualized school supply lists for the
2026-2027 School Year.
Agricola Elementary School
Benndale Elementary School
Central Elementary School
Student school supplies will be provided by the school for the 2026-2027 school year.
George County High School
As requested by teachers.
George County Middle School
As requested by teachers.
L C Hatcher Elementary School
L T Taylor Intermediate School
Students will only be required to bring a Backpack and a 1-1/2 inch binder.
Rocky Creek Elementary School
GCSD student Electronic Device procedure Acknowledgement
GCSD student and parent electronic device procedure acknowledgement form.
2025-2026 Student Handbooks
2025-2026 Secondary (GCHS & GCMS) Student Handbook
2025-2026 Elementary Student Handbook
2025-2026 Alternative School Student Handbook
GCSD Health and Wellness Policy - Revised March 2024
Summer Withdrawals and Transfer Information
Transfer to Homeschool:
If the student ended the school year with us:
1. Go to the school attended in 2025-2026 for a Withdrawal checklist.
2. Take the withdrawal checklist to Ms. McLendon at the Compulsory Attendance office.
3. Ms. McLendon will send the Compliance Form back to the school.
4. Student will be withdrawn/transferred from our system.
If the student did not end the year with us - Go directly to Ms. McLendon.
Transfer to another school in the George County School District -
You may participate in online registration. Notify the school attended in 2025-2026 of the transfer AND/OR
Plan to attend on campus registration at the new school of attendance - Dates listed below.
You will be required to upload/provide two new proofs of residence showing that you reside in the new school's attendance zone.
Transfer to another school in Mississippi or outside of the state -
If possible, come to the school that student attended in 2025-2026 for a withdrawal checklist to take to the new school district.
Have the school district you will be attending in 2026-2027 send a formal request for records to the GCSD school your student attended in 2025-2026.
If your student ended the 2025-2026 school year with us -
We must receive either a Homeschool Compliance Form or a request for records from another school district prior. If not, the student will be reported to Compulsory Attendance for non-enrollment.
REMINDERS:
Students must be present for at least 63% of the day to be considered present.
Students must submit valid excuses within two days of the absence for the absence to be excused.
Students who accumulate 5, 10, and 12 unexcused absences will be reported to the Compulsory Attendance Officer.
Information and procedures regarding GCSD Attendance, Absences, and Excuses can be found in our Student Handbooks.
MS Department of Education - Compulsory Attendance Site
Certificate of Enrollment - Homeschool Form
If you need to withdraw your student from a GCSD school, please go to your student’s local school first to complete the withdrawal process.
Truancy/Attendance/Homeschool
MDE Compulsory Attendance
Stephanie McLendon
George County Compulsory Attendance Officer
Office Phone: 1-601-530-0955
State Cell Phone: 1-601-530-2492
Email: [email protected]
168 Commerce Street
Lucedale, MS 39452
The Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement is responsible for ensuring that all Mississippi students are afforded the opportunity to attend school and to enforce the Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law §37-13-91 of the Mississippi Code 1972 Annotated. The law governs compulsory school attendance. It requires a parent, legal guardian, or custodian who has legal control or charge of a child age six (6) to seventeen (17) to enroll him or her in an education program (i.e. public, private, or home school). Student enrollment must occur except under the limited circumstances specified in subsection three (3) of §37-13-91 which includes, but is not limited to, sending the child to a state-approved, nonpublic, or educating the child at home in an organized educational program. July 1, 2003, the law was amended to include the following: a child, five (5) years of age, who enrolls in public kindergarten, will have to abide by the same guidelines as outlined in §37-13-91.
As per MDE Compulsory Attendance, students who accumulate 5, 10, and 12 unexcused absences will be reported to the truancy officer on the day the absences are accrued.
What is Chronic Absenteeism?
A student who misses 10% or more of their school days, which averages to just two days a month, for any reason, is considered chronically absent. Every absence, excused or unexcused, (including suspensions), is a learning opportunity lost. Chronically absent students are more likely to fall behind academically and less likely to graduate from high school. Addressing chronic absenteeism and developing good attendance habits is a solvable problem for which we all share responsibility.
The George County School District is thrilled to announce our new partnership with Coastal Family Health Center for the 2025–2026 school year!
This collaboration is a significant step toward supporting the overall health and well-being of our students and staff. Through this partnership, on-site medical services will be available at each school with no out-of-pocket cost to students. All insurance plans are accepted, ensuring that every student has access to quality healthcare regardless of their coverage.
We are committed to removing barriers and creating a healthy, safe learning environment for every child. We look forward to the positive impact this partnership will have on our school community.
Stay tuned for more details as we prepare to launch this exciting initiative!
All GCSD Athletes
Click on images below to enter DragonFly Site.
For questions, please contact the Athletic Director at 601-947-6993
MDE Parents' Guide to Student Success
MDE Family Guides to Student Success Pre-K - 8th
FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT—FERPA
Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release
any information from a student’s education record. However, FERPA slows schools to disclose those
records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following condition (34 CFR 99.31):
-School officials with legitimate educational interest;
-Other schools to which a student is transferring;
-Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes;
-Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student;
-Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school;
-Accrediting organizations;
-To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena;
-Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and
-State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State Law.
Schools may disclose, without consent, “directory” information such as a student’s name, address,
telephone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance. However,
schools must tell parents and eligible students about directory information and allow parents and eligible
students a reasonable amount of time to request that the school not disclose directory information about
them. Schools must notify parents and eligible students annually of their rights under FERPA. The actual means of notification (special letter, inclusion in a PTA bulletin, students handbook, or newspaper
article) is left to the discretion of each school.
GCSD Drop Out Prevention
Instructional Management System
Professional Learning Plan
GCSD Mastery of Content Plan - Carnegie units are awarded at GCMS for approved 7th and 8th grade classes and all classes at GCHS. Students are given two options: traditional school or distance learning. This plan outlines how the master of content will be measured for each awarded Carnegie unit.
MDE Student Assessment Links
- MDE ELA and Math Assessment Resources
Accountability Results
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MDE Mississippi Accountability Communication Toolkit
2024-2025 Accountability Report Cards
- Previous Mississippi Succeeds Report Card - search by state, school, or district
GCSD Parent/Student Resources
-Administration of Medication Form
-Bus Loading, Riding and Unloading Rules and Regulations
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GCSD Corporal Punishment Policy JDB Revised 6-4-19
-MS Code 37-11-57 Corporal Punishment
