Announcements  

• The Giles County School Board announced today that it will begin the process of hiring a new superintendent by seeking public input on qualifications.

  The school board has created a survey related to superintendent criteria, which is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GilesSearch and on the home page of the division web site. Hard copies of the survey will also be available at the school board administration offices and at each school. The deadline for surveys to be completed is February 27, 2025. You can also view the full Superintendent Search Timeline.

  In addition to the survey, the board will hold a public hearing:

              Date:               February 20^th, 2025

              Time:               4:30 p.m.

              Location:         School Board Office
  
  
  
• Giles County Public School is gauging interest in potentially providing summer meals for all children up to age eighteen (18). As a part of our preliminary planning phase, we are asking parents/guardians to fill out this interest form. The information that you provide will assist us logistically with the drop locations and provide a preliminary number of children who plan on participating. As we get closer to summer, Giles County Public Schools will provide more detailed information about dates and drop-off locations to our community. The Summer Meals Program will be dependent on the number of students participating.

• National PowerSchool Incident
  
  Earlier this week, PowerSchool, an international provider of education administration software, announced that it had suffered a cybersecurity incident in late December.  Although security of PowerSchool’s systems has been restored, data pertaining to students and educators at hundreds of school systems around the country were subjected to unauthorized access.  The breach was limited to PowerSchool’s internal systems, and security of individual school system networks was not disturbed.
  
  Giles County Public Schools utilizes some PowerSchool tools.  We have asked PowerSchool to identify the scope of impact this incident may have had on information pertaining to members of our community.  PowerSchool has assured us that they are investigating the matter. 
  
  Giles County Public Schools takes the privacy of our students’ and employees’ information very seriously. 
  We are committed to holding PowerSchool accountable.  PowerSchool has advised us that they will directly notify any impacted individuals with details of the information pertaining to him or her that was affected. 
  Giles County Public Schools has not been provided with details on what information was exposed for specific individuals. PowerSchool has created a public link with FAQ's that may answer any questions you may have.

       Updated Information from PowerSchool can be found here - Update: 1/22/2025

• Bus Routes 2024-2025 

• Board Meeting Dates

• GCPS Inclement Weather/Virtual Plan 2024-25

• 2024-2025 School Calendar

• Back to School Immunization Clincs & required vaccinations

• Giles County Public Schools has announced its policy for providing free meals to all served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. All Schools in the division will be participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) as implemented under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. More information, and the released statement, can be viewed here.

• School divisions must periodically review,and update as necessary, local plans for the safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of services as required for receiving ARP Act ESSER Formula Funds. Please see our current plan: Updated June 1, 2023.

• CRA has been working on completing a Facilities Study for GCPS. This was updated as of 12/24/22. The updated copy of that divisionwide study can be found here. 
• Per VDOE Guidelines, school divisions are required to make their updated ARP ESSER spending plan available. This plan can be reviewed here. 

• Giles County students interested in receiving full-time virtual instruction for the 2024-25 school year should complete an online registration form:   Online Registration Form  All registrations will be shared with your home school for approval.  Your eligibility and approval status will be shared with you in the summer.

• VDH 2024 Updated Guidance for Covid 19 and other Respiratoty Viruses. 

We have some exciting news that we would like to share.  As information, we are partnering with the Community Health Center of the New River Valley to provide Mobile Preventative Dental Services to Giles County Schools. 
These services include:
-Exams
-Cleanings
-X-Rays
-Fluoride
-Sealants
Services needed that are not offered will be referred to their regular dentist. 
Please visit here for additional information.  

LEA Plan for Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services

Beginning July 1, Giles County Public Schools is moving to a new online IEP Program, "Virginia IEP".  Parents of students in Special Education may be receiving emails from Virginia IEP in the future. Helpful parent links:
How to Log In to EdPlan Connect
How to Apply a Response
EdPlan Connect Parent Guide (English)
EdPlan Connect Parent Guide (Spanish)
If you have any questions concerning this, you can reach out to the Special Education Department at 540-921-1421 ext 21.

Schools

Giles County Public Schools is located in Southwest Virginia approximately 30 minutes west of Blacksburg, VA.  We have approximately 2,240 students attending three PreK-7th grade schools, two 8th-12th grade high schools and our Technology Center.  The county is home to 37 miles of the New River and New River Water Trail and over 50 miles of the Appalachian Trail and the Great Eastern Trail.  Welcome to Giles County Public Schools !    Visit often and share in our successes!  Together we are building a better future for our community.

Our Vision

The world is our classroom, and each student's potential is our challenge.
In order to achieve our Vision, we believe that:
•Maximizing the potential for every student's success as an adult is the
 prime goal of instruction.
•Those responsible for delivering all facets of the educational program
 should pursue professional growth and program of development.
•Each individual's potential is best achieved when the commitment to
 education is made by the total community.

Privacy Policy

Superintendent's Message

Welcome to Giles County Public Schools! I am so proud of our great school system and the many accomplishments achieved, the programs implemented and the efforts by so many people.  It is a team of truly professional individuals that I'm proud to be associated with. To our many talented staff members, I thank you for your tremendous efforts and countless hours each and every day.  To our parents and guardians, I thank you for your time and dedication to your students.  Together, as a team, we are addressing challenges and achieving successes every day! Best wishes for a great school year!

"Working Together" - Leading School Divisions During a Pandemic
Region VII Superintendents