Grand Island Public Schools, located in Hall County, is a comprehensive school system offering a college- and career-ready education to students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district includes preschool at four locations, 13 elementary schools, three middle schools, an alternative middle school setting, one Class A high school, an alternative high school and an off-site career academy campus (Career Pathways Institute). Combined, these buildings house about 10,000 students. The Academies of Grand Island Senior High offer students the chance to join interest-based pathways to personalize their high school experience. Quality education begins with a quality staff. GIPS is proud of the energy, creativity, commitment, caring and high standards of professionalism displayed by its staff. The district employs approximately 1,500 staff members. Hiring procedures and annual evaluations maintain quality standards for personnel selection and continuing employment. www.GIPS.org
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RULES OF ENGAGEMENT:
The goal of the Grand Island Public Schools social media pages is to share important information about the District with our public and engage in an open and respectful dialogue. To help us accomplish this goal we expect you abide by the following guidelines:
Open conversation not personal issues. This page is not intended to circumvent regular communication channels for sharing personal issues and concerns. Comments regarding a personal issue with the District, a school or staff member may be removed. Anyone who wants to discuss a personal issue in the District should call the District’s Office and arrange for a meeting. Personal attacks or comments that are deemed offensive to our community will not be tolerated. Inappropriate remarks and profanity may be removed. Anyone who posts inappropriate content (including images or videos) may be banned from accessing the page. Want to boost your product sales? Running for a political office? Publish a personal page, and leave ours for sharing news and insights about our District. We may remove any political or commercial post, regardless of the content of the post. This is a page dedicated to the education of students in Grand Island Public Schools. Let’s keep the conversation related to our District. Comments of all kinds are welcome so long as they directly relate to our District. Have a question for a specific employee? Contact them by email or call the school directly. Followers should not expect responses to every question or comment posted on this page. Be aware of the mission. The mission of Grand Island Public Schools is education. Please be certain that your comments are appropriate for an educational environment and fans of all ages. Students of all ages may read any comment at any time. Blatantly inaccurate information will not be allowed. False information may be removed and factual information will be posted. All comments and communication must come from a verifiable account. Comments made by individuals who are mis-representing themselves, representing themselves as someone other than themselves or from unverifiable accounts, may be removed. Employees of Grand Island Public Schools may have personal pages. Don’t be surprised or offended if your request to “friend” them is ignored. District policy encourages staff to keep their personal lives personal. This page is yours and we want you to feel comfortable sharing your views about the Grand Island Public Schools. Just know, abuse of the above guidelines can lead to removal of a specific posting or the blocking/removal from our fan page.
