Summer Feeding Information
Gifted Program: Summer Exploration 2025
Giles County Public Schools Names New Superintendent
Pearisburg, VA – Dr. Marlin Campbell has been announced as the next superintendent of Giles County Public Schools. His new position will become effective July 1, 2025. Dr. Campbell currently serves as the Assistant Superintendent for Carroll County Public Schools, a role he has held since 2023. He began his career in education as a classroom teacher. Campbell has served as an Assistant Principal in Wythe County Public Schools and Grayson County Public Schools, a Principal for Grayson County Public Schools and Carroll County Public Schools, and Director for Carroll County Public Schools, culminating in 19 years of experience in public education
- GILES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM FINAL PLAN
GCPS is participating in the Summer Feeding Program through DOE/USDA. All children are eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch through a meal delivery program. If you are interested in obtaining meals for a child in your home, please complete the registration form (anything in red MUST be completed). Meal bags will be delivered (if approved) on June 11, June 25, July 9, July 23, and August 6 to addresses completed on this registration form (or a nearby location if safety or logistics are an issue). Buses cannot travel on non-state maintained roads or on private driveways. Routes with estimated times will be published each day before delivery (check them each week because they change daily). Food bags will consist of 10 days of breakfast and lunch. Registration is currently closed. For questions, please email [email protected].
Summer Food Program Bus Routes Click Here
- 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:1/30/2025
Updated Information from PowerSchool can be found here - Update: 1/22/2025
- 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.
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.