Family/Parent Resources
Student Handbook
Student/Parent Handbook 2023-2024
Annual Notice/Handbook Sign Off
Report Student Absence, Tardy Arrivals, Early Dismissal
Please know that all transportation changes must be made in writing, by a guardian. Please send your student to school with a note or send an email in order to have them take a different bus or be dismissed early. If you email the office after 12:00, please also follow up with a phone call.
Email the GMS main office at gmsoffice@griswoldpublicschools.org
Main office: (860) 376-7630 | Fax: (860) 376-7631
GMS Registration or Address Change
Register your student for GMS here: Registration
Address Change Form - Please complete the form and submit that with 2 forms of Proof of Residency to our Main Office
Welcome to School!
Mr. Zubek's 2023/2024 Principal Welcome Letter
Schedules, Hours and Procedures:
- School begins at 7:30 a.m.
- If students are driven to school, parents are asked to drop off their students in the horseshoe at 7:20 a.m.
- Students are asked to be seated in their homerooms by 7:30 a.m.
- Dismissal is at 2:19 p.m.
- Bus Routes - coming soon!
District Academic Calendar 2023-2024
GMS Regular 2023/2024 Daily Schedule
Early Dismissal/Delayed Opening 2023/2024 Schedule
Green/White Day 2023/2024 Schedule
Technology
5th Grade & New Student Families: Please read, sign and return the Acceptable Use of Technology form.
Griswold 1:1 Device Agreement (Chromebook agreement)
New Student Technology Information
GPS Help Desk
Call 860-376-7662
Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
If there is no answer, our team may be on the line helping another family. Please leave a message so we can call you back as soon as possible.
Try to Troubleshoot your Chromebook:
- Since this problem is often caused by the battery going into "storage mode" by being drained completely, make sure the Chromebook is plugged in when you do these steps.
- With the Chromebook off, press and hold ecs + refresh arrow + power for 2 or 3 seconds
- Once you see the white screen with the pictures of a thumbdrive and sd card asking for recovery media, power down the Chromebook by pressing just the power button.
- Wait 30 seconds and press power to turn the Chromebook back on. It may take up to a minute to come back on.
- Log into your Chromebook as you normally would.
- If this doesn't fix the issue, please contact the Help Desk at 860-376-7662 or email Kyle Gunderman
Naviance
Link to Naviance (Student Success Plan Resource)
Common Core State Standard Information for Parents
Student Assessments: smarterbalanced.org/parents
Grade-Level Expections: greatschools.org/gk/milestones
Common Core: cgcs.org/
Parents Guide to Student Success: pta.org/parents
Connecticut Core Standards: ctcorestandards.org
Get Involved!
Learn more about the GMS Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
Learn more about the Griswold Booster Club (organization to benefit GMS/GHS athletics)