Greene County CSD

Go Rams!

We are excited to announce the release of a brand-new promotional video for Greene County Community School District, created by the talented students of the Ram News class! This video captures the spirit, energy, and dedication that define our schools, staff, and students. You can find the video on the district's GCCSD YouTube page, navigate to our website and click the "Promotional Video" link, or use the link below. We encourage everyone to check it out, share it with friends and family, and help spread the word about the wonderful things happening in our district. A big thank you to the Ram News class for their creativity and hard work on this project! https://youtu.be/adjTe4Bfpqw?si=Y-4Q45m3jZLAtze4

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A Meeting of the Minds - Professional Development, 9/27/24.

The Greene County HS Rainbow Six Siege team opens their season today against Griswold. Last year, our Rams placed 5th in state and are hoping to do even better this year. The match begins at 4:00 this afternoon and will be streamed on the GCCSD Esports YouTube Channel (link below). Tune in and cheer them on! GCCSD HS Esports Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/C9Ze5Z6Fyyw

Esports streaming is BACK! The Greene County HS SMITE match today against New London will be live streamed. The match begins at 4:00 this afternoon and will be streamed on the GCCSD Esports YouTube Channel (link below). The Rams back-to-back state champions and are looking to take home another state title, so tune in and cheer them on all season long. GCCSD HS Esports Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/MLLFEmBZ7g8

Greene County Community School will be holding the monthly board meeting at the admin building (101 Ram Drive, Jefferson, IA) this evening beginning at 5:15 PM. The public is welcome to attend in-person or view the livestream on the district's YouTube channel. See below for the link. The meeting agenda can be viewed on the GCCSD Board of Education page under the Links header. GCCSD Board Meeting YouTube Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/D7achgjsmtQ Board Meeting Agenda: https://www.gccsd.k12.ia.us/page/board-home

There is a large-scale cell phone carrier issue that is preventing cellular numbers from calling local numbers. As a result, most incoming cellular calls to the school are currently failing. If you need to contact someone in the building, please reach out to the building secretaries using the email addresses below: High School: fergusontr@greenecountycsd.net Middle School: hadleyh@greenecountycsd.net townslyn@greenecountycsd.net Elementary: hoskinsk@greenecountycsd.net spauldingja@greenecountycsd.net Admin Office: lamoureuxj@greenecountycsd.net

Good afternoon Ram Families, The 24-25 school year is off and running and we have had a great first few days of school and we are looking to continue those moving forward. Fall MAP Testing Next Week Next week will mark the beginning of our Fall MAP Testing. All students in Kindergarten through 11th will complete these assessments and give us our baseline of where are students are at, what direction we need to go with their learning, and set growth and achievement targets to ensure their success for the rest of the school year. We are excited to see all of the great progress that our students are going to make! As for Homecoming Week On Friday, September 20th, Greene County Schools will have a 2-hour early dismissal at ALL schools. This will provide our families the time to get their students to the parade and events that happen prior to our homecoming football game without the need to miss additional instruction or schoolwork. Two Hour Early Dismissal times for all buildings are as follows: Elementary - 1:25pm Middle School - 1:30pm High School - 1:23pm Thank you for your partnership with our schools and we are looking forward to a successful 24-25 school year! Go Rams!

Athletic Practice Adjustments for 8/26

Friendly reminder that bus pick up and drop off times are approximate. It may take a week or two for drivers and riders to learn each other's routines. A couple things to note: Our Westwood bus stop location has been moved to Westwood & Rushridge (west loop). Since this is a late change, the town route bus driver will be mindful of students who may be waiting at the old Hickory stop for the first couple of days. On "Monday-early-out" days your bus rider will be dropped off at their normal bus stop approximately 2 hours earlier. For example - if the normal bus drop off time is 4:23pm, the "early-out" drop off time will be approximately 2:23pm (two hours earlier). Thank you in advance for your patience!

Good Morning Ram Families! With the first day of school only a few days away, we wanted to share some very exciting news ahead of the 24-25 school year. Greene County Community Schools will be offering FREE breakfast for ALL students in ALL schools EVERY single school day! Our schools were awarded this option through an application from the Department of Education and the Child Nutrition Program in the state of Iowa. A huge thank you to our kitchen teams, student support personnel, and our business office for working through this application and ensuring that our students will have at least one free meal, every single day they are in school. Have an awesome Tuesday and we cannot wait to see our students on Friday!

Greene County Community School will be holding the monthly board meeting at the admin building (101 Ram Drive, Jefferson, IA) this evening beginning at 5:15 PM. The public is welcome to attend in-person or view the livestream on the district's YouTube channel. See below for the link. The meeting agenda can be viewed on the GCCSD Board of Education page under the Links header. GCCSD Board Meeting YouTube Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/VUrBIMh02WM Board Meeting Agenda: https://www.gccsd.k12.ia.us/page/board-home

If your student has signed up to be in the Greene County Career Academy for the upcoming school year, this is a friendly reminder that we have orientation today at 3 p.m. or 5 p.m. for your student and a parent. Please park in the north parking lot and come in the N5 door in the Career Academy.

Good reminders!

Calling Area Businesses & Organizations!

Greene County Community School District is providing this public notice as a Request for Qualifications for a Construction Manager at Risk for the district's Solar Project. Please contact Superintendent Brett Abbotts at (515)386-4168 or through email at abbottsb@greenecountycsd.net with any questions or comments.

Greene County Community School will be holding the monthly board meeting at the admin building (101 Ram Drive, Jefferson, IA) this evening beginning at 5:15 PM. The public is welcome to attend in-person or view the livestream on the district's YouTube channel. See below for the link. The meeting agenda can be viewed on the GCCSD Board of Education page under the Links header. GCCSD Board Meeting YouTube Livestream Link: https://youtube.com/live/5F5Y9WsIxPU?feature=share Board Meeting Agenda: https://www.gccsd.k12.ia.us/page/board-home

Click the link below for information regarding registration for all athletic teams for the 2024-25 school year. All athletes must register on Bound in order to participate and must have an up to date sports physical. Contact the Activities Office if you have any questions. https://docs.google.com/document/d/17ZwXgiCq_O2JQKjQa6Cie24ZCZX9fNuxGJxCEG6D8io/edit#heading=h.mpaupkph7z8p

Games scheduled for tonight (7/2) at Manson Northwest Webster have been cancelled due to weather.