Announcements

2020-21 Free & Reduced Lunch Applications

Online Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications are now available for the 2020-2021 school year. They can be accessed on the GCS Food and Nutrition Services website at http://greenville.schoollunchapp.com. While paper applications will be provided for parents when they returned to school, the online applications are by far the most accurate and efficient method to apply for Free or Reduced Priced Meals. On average, online applications are processed within 24-48 hour of completion. We highly encourage all parents to take advantage of this simple to use and fast process. For more information regarding Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications please contact the Food and Nutrition Services office at 355-1251 or by e-mail at bhogue@greenville.k12.sc.us

Summer Reading

Summer Reading is here.  Be sure to log your reading on the forms below for your grade for the 2020-21 school year.  For example, if you just finished first grade this past year, you are a rising 2nd grader. Our goal this week has two options.  Option 1: Read for 20 minutes a day for five days and complete the digital reading log each day.  Option 2:  Complete 5 iXL lessons in reading and or math.   If 50 students participate in either option, our reading challenge teacher will face silly string.  Check out our summer reading video on our Facebook page to find out who the summer reading challenge teacher is this week. If your student wants to be featured in our next summer reading video, please email a photo of your student reading to bimms@greenville.k12.sc.us.  So get ready, get set, read!

Rising K5 | Rising 1st | Rising 2nd | Rising 3rd | Rising 4th | Rising 5th

New Transportation Form for 2020-21

Greenville County Schools is asking ALL families who will have a student or students enrolled for the 2020-21 school year to complete a new Transportation Request Form. The form should be completed for EVERY student, including bus riders, car riders, walkers, bicyclists, and daycare bus riders.

It is very important to complete the form so GCS can efficiently plan for how students will arrive and depart campuses daily. It is particularly important for students who have moved or changed schools. 

In order to ensure school bus transportation on the first day of school, forms are due by Friday, July 31. School bus requests submitted after July 31 will not be routed until after Labor Day.

Meal Delivery Locations Changes During the Summer

Beginning June 8, FANS will serve meals at all elementary schools, with the exception of Bryson Elementary, Chandler Creek, and Summit Drive. Bryson Elementary families can receive meals at Golden Strip Child Development Center. Meals will be provided Monday through Thursday from 10 am - 12 pm each day. On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, each student will receive one breakfast and one lunch. On Thursdays, each student will receive eight meals – four breakfasts and four lunches. FANS will continue this schedule through Thursday, August 6.

Due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, meals will be provided on a to-go basis only and will be served in the school’s student drop-off line. There will be no need for parents to exit their vehicles to obtain the meals. USDA has provided flexibilities to allow the distribution of meals to adults to take home to children. Meals may be distributed to adults when children are not present if the adult is able to demonstrate proof of the child’s identity. Valid forms of identification may include, but are not limited to school identification card, school report card, child’s passport, birth certificate, government-issued child identification card, or any document proving parent/guardian identity and relationship to the child, such as an adoption decree, doctor, clinic, or hospital record, religious record, or daycare center record. Individuals with questions about the summer feeding program should contact the Food and Nutrition Services office at (864) 355-1246.

Kindergarten and First Grade Registration

Children who will be five years old on or before September 1 of the current year must enroll in public or private kindergarten unless the parent or legal guardian signs a waiver (see Kindergarten Non-Attendance Form at the link below). Any child who will be six years old on or before September 1 of the current year must enroll in first grade.  Parents wishing to enroll new students for the 2020-21 school year should visit the enrollment information at the GCS website. Print and complete the enrollment forms and scan or photograph the required documentation. Once complete, please call the assigned school and leave a message with your phone number or email address. The appropriate individual will contact you with further directions for turning in the forms and completing the enrollment process.

2020-2021 Registration

Parents wishing to enroll new students for the 2020-21 school year need complete the 3 registration forms.  (Student Enrollment form | Home Language Survey | Transportation Request form)  Email them along with a scan/photo of the following documents to Christine Lewandowski at clewando@greenville.k12.sc.us or fax to 864-355-4646:

• parent/guardian's photo ID
• two proofs of residency (power bill, water bill, phone bill, rental agreement, etc.)
• birth certificate
• immunization form

If you have any questions, please call the main office & leave a message: 864-355-4600.  Someone will return your call as soon as possible.  All other forms such as medical forms are on the GCS website.