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| GCHS PTA Hosts “The Choice” Blogger, Jacques Steinberg Posted on 02/02/2012 The Garden City High School PTA hosted a packed house at its January 30th PTA meeting, featuring Jacques Steinberg, writer of the New York Times college admissions blog, “The Choice.”
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| District Hosts School Budget Focus Groups Posted on 01/31/2012 The school district hosted two presentations followed by focus groups to kick off what is already forecasted to be a challenging school budget season.
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| Accepting Nominations for 2012-2013 Middle School Director Posted on 01/27/2012 The Nominating Committee of the PTA is accepting nominations for the Middle School Director for the 2012-2013 school year.
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| School Budget Discussion Begins Posted on 01/21/2012 The Talk is the School Budget but the Conversation has changed! Under the constraints of the property tax levy cap and increased costs of state mandates, the 2012-2013 School Budget discussion begins. Be Informed of the challenges facing our district. Have a voice and get involved. 3 Ways to FIND out more; 3 Ways to PARTICIPATE…
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| Stewart & Stratford Little Doctors Blood Drives Posted on 01/21/2012 Little Doctors blood drives will be held at Stewart and Stratford schools on February 8.
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| College Speaker Night Posted on 01/10/2012 The PTA is sponsoring an important presentation by guest speaker, Jacques Steinberg, Senior Editor for The New York Times and author of the Times best-seller, “The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College”
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| Garden City Public Schools Launches 'Question of the Week' Posted on 12/26/2011 In alignment with the Board of Education’s goal to enhance communications with the community, Garden City Public Schools is initiating a “Question of the Week” feature on its website and released to local media to provide information and address concerns of village residents.
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| District hosts fifth annual Student Achievement Report Posted on 12/26/2011 In front of an audience of more than 75 parents and residents, Dr. Prendergast and district administrators shared a review of student learning and accomplishments that included multiple comparative and longitudinal analyses.
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| Student Achievement Report Posted on 11/08/2011 On Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 7:30pm the school district will host its annual Student Achievement Report at Garden City High School. This report, presented by Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Teresa Prendergast, will provide Garden City residents with valuable information about how our students perform on the 2011 state assessments, AP exams, Regents exams, the SAT and ACT, SAT subject tests and the WRAP test. In addition graduation statistics, longitudinal student performance data trends and comparisons at the local and state level will be presented.
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 | Garden City PTA Seeks Nominations Posted on 11/01/2011 Please help us with this important task by submitting nomination recommendations for the open Executive Committee positions for 2012-2013.
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 | Garden City PTA Co-Sponsors 1st Annual “Spirit Day” with the District Posted on 10/12/2011 The PTA has worked collaboratively with the school district to create the first district wide spirit day on the 14th of October.
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| Parent: Too many tests, not enough term papers Posted on 10/07/2011 This was written by Wendy Lecker, a parent of three children in Stamford, Connecticut’s public schools (two in high school). Stamford’s school system is diverse and has made strides in improving curriculum and reducing in-school segregation, Lecker says, but there is a great deal of pressure to raise test scores, which “tends to result in scripted curricula that often ignore the skills all children need to succeed.”
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| Language Lab made possible through donation from GC PTA Posted on 10/07/2011 In a ribbon cutting ceremony held in mid-September, Garden City High School officially opened its new World Languages Language Lab for use by the hundreds of students taking high school language courses.
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| Tax Cap Implications Posted on 10/04/2011 At the October 12th Work Session of the Board of Education, the Tax Cap will be discussed by the Administration.
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| PTA President's Welcome Letter Posted on 09/23/2011 Welcome back! I feel like summer has just begun, but here we are finishing up our first month of the new school year. Time sure flies! By now everyone has met their children’s teachers and followed your child’s schedule in the middle school and high school at Back to School Nights. How exciting. My name is Gail Madigan and it is my pleasure to serve as your PTA President for a second year.
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 | GC Pride Membership Posted on 09/21/2011 NEW Membership Level - This year there is a new level of membership offered - GC Pride Membership. This new level is offered for anyone that would like to show additional support for the GCPTA. The name GC Pride was chosen because it ties in nicely with the district's and PTA's efforts to raise spirit and pride in the community. The GC Pride membership is $50.00 and includes up to two memberships for the year plus a GCPTA double insulated acrylic tumbler and a reflective sport pack. FYI: The district wide Spirit Day is October 14th!
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| Interview Committee 2011-2012 Openings Posted on 09/01/2011 The City PTA is looking for interested parents to volunteer for aiding in the interview process of our distinguished school district. The Garden City School District is unique in that it invites parents to serve on interview committees. No interviewing experience is necessary.
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| Membership Drive Underway Posted on 08/27/2011 Support your child's educational experience by joining the PTA
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| Facebook Page Posted on 08/24/2011 Garden City PTA is Now on Facebook
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| 2011-2012 PTA Executive Committee Posted on 07/01/2011 The PTA Executive Committee has been announced.
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