GPISD News

High School "Meet the Teacher" night will be held on Monday, August 30, from 6 - 8 p.m.

Middle School "Meet the Teacher" night will be held on Tuesday, August 31, from 6 - 8 p.m.

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The Board of Trustees unanimously approved the 2010-2011 District budget. This budget is approximately $230,990,811. The proposed budget provides for those items necessary to fund the District’s instructional programs for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. The budget will allow the District to continue to provide the programs necessary to provide our students a quality education. The budget includes the District’s debt service requirements and Food Service budget.

The proposed budget provides for a teacher, librarian, nurse, counselor, etc. base pay raise and a 1.5% of midpoint raise for auxiliary, paraprofessionals, and campus/central administration; unless a salary adjustment was provided. The District will maintain the $301 per employee per month contribution to the health insurance.

The Board of Trustees unanimously approved a tax rate of $1.4650 for 2010-2011. The tax rate includes $1.04 for the M&O (Local Maintenance Fund) and $0.425 for the I&S (Debt Service Fund). This tax rate is the same as the current tax rate.
 

Grand Prairie ISD now has an official page on Facebook. The Communications & Community Relations Department has established the page, where news releases, photos, videos, and links to other articles related to the district may be shared quickly with Facebook users interested in district events and activities. Facebook offers another opportunity to share staff and student achievements with the community. News items submitted for publicity with the Communications & Community Relations Department may also be posted on the Facebook page. Staff are encouraged to become a fan of the official Grand Prairie ISD Facebook page and encourage other Facebook users who may be interested to do the same.

Please be aware, the Grand Prairie ISD internal computer network blocks Facebook and other similar social media websites because of the limited instructional value and risk of student exposure to inappropriate content. Staff members who use Facebook are encouraged to become fans of the district's Facebook page and view its contents outside of work. With a growing fan base, the page will help create another viable method for sharing district news, especially the positive achievements of staff, students, and the district as a whole.

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The District will hold a Title I Back-to-School Community Health & Education Fair at South Grand Prairie High School on Saturday, August 28, from noon until 3:00 p.m.
 

Credit-by-Exam tests will be administered the week of September 13, 2010.  All registration forms, with fees or deposits attached, are due by 4:00 p.m. on or before Friday, August 27, 2010.

Registration, procedures and guidelines - English / Spanish
 

The District has posted the 2010-2011 Proposed Budget Summary.  The GPISD will hold a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 26, 2010, in the board room of the GPISD Education Center located at 2602 S. Belt Line Road.

Each year, the Grand Prairie ISD is required to post a Public Notification of Nondiscrimination in Career and Technical Education Programs.

GPISD Employee Vendor fair planned for August 13, 2010.

July 20-26, 2010 a team of Cosmetology Students from Dubiski Cosmetology headed to Kansas City to compete for a National Title in SkillsUSA. The three girls on the team were Cindy Espinoza, Maritza Montanez, and Veronica Juarez who are all students from Grand Prairie High School.

Last year the girls came in 4th in the Nation and came home determined to take the Gold Metal this year. They worked all year on a leather bound OSHA Book which contained 4 separate projects on Safety and Sanitation.
These projects were designed to help fellow students, our schools, and the entire community lead healthier and safer lives.

Well, their hard work paid off!!!!!

GPISD WON FIRST PLACE IN THE ENTIRE NATION AND HAVE THE GOLD MEDALS TO PROVE IT!!!!!

The dates for registration of new students are as follows:

Elementary
July 26 – July 29 (Monday through Thursday)
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.  and 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Middle School
August 9-12 (Monday through Thursday)
8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

9th Grade Center
July 27-29 (Tuesday through Thursday)
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

High School
July 27-29 (Tuesday through Thursday)
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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