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Prevent The Spread of Germs - FLU

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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.

Attendance Matters - ALL Day EVERY Day!

REMINDERS:

Students must be present 63% of the day to be counted as present.

Students must submit valid excuses within two days of absences 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.

Elementary Student Handbook

George County Middle School Student Handbook

George County High School Student Handbook


MS Department of Education - Compulsory Attendance Site

MDE Home School FAQ Document

 

 Tim Davis

 MDE School Attendance Officer/George Co.

 38 London Street

 Suite C Door # 125

 Lucedale, MS 39452


 601-530-2492 Cell

 601-947-4946 Fax


 Open 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM


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.


Family Engagement Matters!!
ALL incoming Pre-K, Kindergarten and 7th Grade students will require immunizations.  
Immunization Compliance Forms may be emailed.

Parents, do you need your child’s immunization record for school? We’re making it easy for you! Simply fill out this Patient Authorization Form, then Mail or Fax it to us.  We will then send it to the school for you.

Mail:
Community Medical Center
92 West Ratliff Street
Lucedale, MS 39452

Fax:
601-947-4411
Student Emotional Health



Taking Care of Your Emotional Health
 
Helping Children Cope
 
Mississippi Department of Mental Health 
 
Mississippi Department of Mental Health Hotline 
1-877-210-8513 (staffed at all times)
 
Suicide Prevention Lifeline 
1-800-273-8255 (staffed at all times)

All GCSD Athletes

Click on images below to enter DragonFly Site.

For questions, please contact the Athletic Director at 601-947-6993

Come Visit our Parent Center

Starting in September 2024

Open Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 AM- 12:00 noon


We Offer:

· Helpful and caring staff ready to assist you

· Wide variety of books, pamphlets, flyers and resources that you may use to help your child at home

· See our calendar of school and community events

· Computer and printer

· School Handbooks, District Policies, Menus, and College Information


Location:

GCSD Learning Center

on the Campus of LC Hatcher Elementary

689 Church Street

Lucedale, MS 39452

MDE Parents' Guide to Student Success 

MDE Family Guides to Student Success Pre-K - 8th

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.


GCSD Drop-Out Prevention Plan


Instructional Management System

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.

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