• GCS has more than 10,000 remarkable employees. Here are just a few of the ways we recognize them throughout the year.


    Employee of the Month


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    GCS and Sam's Club celebrate employees who give their all.

    Click here to submit a nomination. 

    Employee Awards

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    The district's Celebrating Excellence in Education event, held in September each year, recognizes employees for their extraordinary work, from teachers to bus drivers, cafeteria assistants to counselors,

    Principal of the Year

    Each year, principals are nominated for the honor of Guilford County Schools' Principal of the Year.

    Teacher of the Year

    Each year, teachers are nominated for the honor of Guilford County Schools' Teacher of the Year. Nominated teachers submit portfolios and go through an interview process before the five finalists are named.