Bulldog Bulletin

Last year, we implemented a new quarterly "checkpoint" to help further support students academically with the creation of an Academic Focus Day. This proved to be very effective, especially at the middle and high school level. So, again this year, we have designated an Academic Focus Day for GPS students on Wednesday, October 18th.

Full Day PreK & Elementary

• School will release at 11:30am

Gering Middle School

• Any student failing 1 or more classes will be required to report to school to receive the extra support and/or intervention needed to improve.
• Students will be notified on Monday, October 16th if they need to attend.
• For reference, the grading cut off date to determine if a student needs to attend is Friday, October 13th at 3:30pm.

Gering High School

• Any student who is chronically absent (10 or more days for the semester), or students who have an "F" in a course, or are missing 5 or more assignments will be required to report to school to receive the extra support and/or intervention needed to improve.
• Students will be notified on Tuesday, October 17th.
• For reference, the grading cut off date to determine if a student needs to attend is Monday, October 16th at Noon.

Several schools are pre-scheduling conferences in an effort to accommodate wait times and due to the positive feedback we've received. Scheduling links will all be live within the week.

Gering Preschool

Half Day Classrooms

• Monday, October 23rd from 3:30pm to 7:00pm
• Tuesday, October 24th from 3:30pm to 7:00pm
• Wednesday, October 25th from 8:00am to 4:00pm

Full Day Classrooms (see your building links and schedule)

Geil Elementary (PreK-5th)

• Monday, October 23rd from 3:30pm to 7:00pm
• Tuesday, October 24th from 3:30pm to 7:00pm
• Wednesday, October 25th from 2:30pm to 4:00pm

https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/GeilElementary

Lincoln Elementary (PreK-5th)

• Monday, October 23rd from 3:30pm to 7:00pm
• Tuesday, October 24th from 3:30pm to 7:00pm
• Wednesday, October 25th from 2:30pm to 4:00pm

Northfield Elementary (PreK-5th)

• Monday, October 23rd from 3:30pm to 7:00pm
• Tuesday, October 24th from 3:30pm to 7:00pm
• Wednesday, October 25th from 2:30pm to 4:00pm

Gering Middle School

• Monday, October 23rd from 3:45pm to 7:45pm
• Tuesday, October 24th from 3:45pm to 7:15pm

• Families with last names beginning in A-L are encouraged to attend Monday
• Families with last names beginning in M--Z are encouraged to attend Tuesday.

Conference location:

• GMS Gyms

*Report cards will be handed out at entrance.*

Gering High School

• Monday, October 23rd from 3:45pm to 7:45pm
• Tuesday, October 24th from 3:45pm to 7:15pm

• Teachers will be in their classrooms
• Trades teachers will be in the GHS Commons

*Please note that GHS students will only receive a report card at the end of each semester, however progress reports will be available from teachers at conferences and parents can evaluate progress on Infinite Campus.*

Gering Public Schools Parents and Families,

Are you able to talk with your school officials about things that are important to you? If not, we’d love to know what’s getting in the way. If so, we’d like to know what’s working well so we can keep doing it.

Please join us for a listening session where the team from Meditation West will gather your feedback for the school board and administration about how you see the school interacting with the community. Pick the time that works best for you. Refreshments will be provided, and your children are welcome:

• Tuesday 10/17/23 | 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Mediation West, 615 S Beltline Hwy W, Scb
• Wednesday 10/18/23 | 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Lincoln Elementary, 1725 13th, Gering

The listening sessions will be held using the LivingRoom conversations model. Please plan for up to an hour-and-a-half. The LivingRoom Conversations agenda is printed below so you can get a better feel for how our time together will be spent.

These gatherings are a part of joint effort between Gering Public Schools, Mediation West, Panhandle Partnership, and national partners, the National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM), LivingRoom Conversations, and the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School at George Mason University. The project is funded by the American Arbitration Association’s International Conflict and Dispute Resolution section at no cost to taxpayers.

Gering is one of five sites across the country that is working to improve trust between the school district and the community it serves and to help people have constructive conversations around education issues, solving problems together. The other sites are Prince Williams County, Virginia; Hamilton County, Ohio; Mount Vernon, Washington; Savannah, Georgia. The hope is that your feedback will help develop better relationships between schools and communities across the country as well as here at home.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

LivingRoom Conversations Agenda:

• Introductions (10 minutes)
• Conversation Agreements (5 minutes)

• Be curious and listen to understand.
• Show respect and suspend judgment.
• Note any common ground as well as any differences.
• Be authentic and welcome that from others.
• Be purposeful and to the point.
• Own and guide the conversation.
• Question Rounds (10 minutes – getting to know you) (40 minutes – learning from your experience and hopes for the future)
• Reflecting on the conversation (15 minutes)
• Closing (5 minutes)

Email: communication@geringschools.net
Website: www.geringschools.net
Location: 1519 10th Street, Gering, NE, USA
Phone: 3084363125
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/geringbulldogs/
Twitter: @GeringBulldogs