Glastonbury Public Schools
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District News and Announcements
Join Our Movement!
We’re excited to launch our Choose Love, Not Hate Campaign, and we hope YOU join us! Our goal is to create a community where everyone feels valued, welcomed, and safe. Click here to learn more and take our pledge.
2024-2025 Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Naubuc Elementary School Kindergarten Teacher Mrs. Carol Lemieux, the Glastonbury Public Schools 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year. For 26 years Mrs. Lemieux has captivated young students with her positive, calm, and joyous demeanor and her early childhood teaching expertise.
Mrs. Lemieux was also recently selected as a CT State Teacher of the Year Semifinalist! Eight of the last ten Glastonbury Public Schools Teachers of the Year have been selected as state semifinalists.
2025-2026 Budget Workshops
Glastonbury citizens are encouraged to attend the Board of Education’s upcoming budget workshops and learn about next year's budget. Budget workshops will be held on January 6 and 8 at 6:00 pm.
During the workshops, the Superintendent will present his proposed 2025-2026 school budget. The Board will then review the budget in detail, request further information, and discuss the budget. The Board plans to vote on the education budget at their January 13, 2024 meeting at 7 pm.
FFA Winter Sale
Online order: open from November 27th - December 13th (while supplies last)
Walk-up Sale: Saturday, December 14th from 10 am - 1 pm
Students are excited to bring you a variety of holiday goods, handcrafted with love and care as they learn the intricacies of design as an art and a business!
Smith Middle School
National Unified Champion School
Smith Middle School was recognized by the Special Olympics as a National Unified Champion School.
They were honored for implementing inclusive sports with inclusive youth leadership opportunities, and for whole school engagement. The school will hold this distinction for five years.
Nayaug Students Collect Items For Military Overseas
Nayaug School students collected items for Boxes To Boots whose mission it is to send care packages to military overseas. Students also wrote personal messages of kindness, love and support to include in the packages highlighting Nayaug's, "Kindness Begins with Me" initiative this year. Click here for the full NBC News Story.
Thank You Veterans
Veterans were recognized throughout our district at celebrations honoring them on Veterans Day. Thank you to those who helped organize these events, to the veterans who visited and taught students about service to our country, and most importantly, to all who have served.
Elementary Schools Composting
Our elementary schools have launched a composting campaign in cafeterias. Click here to learn more.
Student Receives Investwrite Award
Smith Middle School 7th grade student Zeal Darbar is Connecticut's first-place winner in the SIFMA Foundation's Investwrite Competition which took place in the spring.
She is pictured with Board of Education Chair Douglas Foyle receiving a plaque at a Board of Education meeting.
AgSci Trade Classes in the News
Fox61 recently visited with students in the GHS Equipment Systems and Repair class. The GHS Regional AgriScience and Technology Center is currently accepting applications! This program is open to students from Glastonbury, Andover, East Hartford, Hartford, Hebron, Manchester, Marlborough, Newington, Wethersfield, and Windsor.
Kindergarten Registration
Please visit our Kindergarten Registration website for details on age requirement for kindergarten. Registration for the 2025-2026 school year starts January 6, 2025. After you register, click here for our Kindergarten Orientation page.
We're Hiring!
Glastonbury Public Schools is hiring! Please visit our Careers page to learn more. Click here to view current openings and apply. We appreciate you passing this on to anyone who might be interested.
High Rankings!
Glastonbury Public Schools was ranked high again this year by Niche. There are many data points that can be used in evaluating a school system. This is just one source for measuring our success. We are proud of this recognition! Please click here for all Glastonbury Public Schools Niche rankings.
GHS Strength & Conditioning Center
Construction of the GHS Strength and Conditioning Center began during the summer. The construction area near the junior parking lot is fenced off to ensure safety. We are hopeful that the center will be ready for student use by late January 2025.
New Meal Payment Program
Our district has changed our meal payment system. The new system is SchoolCafé. MySchoolAccount.com is no longer available. Account balances have been carried into the new system.
Join our ParentSquare Community Group!
Town residents who are not Glastonbury Public Schools parents, guardians, or staff members are invited to join our district's “community group” on the ParentSquare app.
Those who sign up will receive a couple of notices every month. Notices will include updates on major initiatives and the school budget and invitations to public events such as high school drama productions and concerts. We also look forward to sharing stories of student and staff successes.
To sign up, please complete this quick community group form. We hope this new tool will help us build an even stronger community network that benefits everyone.
District Communication
Equity StatementAt Glastonbury Public Schools, we believe in fostering a community where equity is a lived reality. We are committed to creating an educational system that is just and responsive. Through intentional policies and inclusive practices, we will provide opportunities, support, and access for all members of our school community to thrive. We recognize there may be times we fall short and injustices may occur. Our response to those instances is how we will be measured.