Key Changes and Highlights

Inclement weather and emergency closures will be announced via phone, email and text message through our mass notification system, through social media, on our district website and through the local media outlets. Please make sure to update your contact information so you don’t miss an important message. Updates can be made: 

• Online via SchoolMint 

• By contacting the Data Manager at your child’s school 

• By filling out a form at Open House 

Guilford County Schools is dedicated to promoting the safety and wellbeing of students and staff. In the event of inclement weather, the district has procedures for determining if schools should be in session or if a delay, early dismissal or closure should be issued. While following these plans and evaluating local weather reports and road closures, we use our best judgment in the interest of student and staff safety. Click here for more information about weather and emergency safety in GCS. 

The following list highlights policies & processes impacting students that have been revised for 2024-25: 

• Improved processes for addressing concerns about discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying and retaliation 

• New federal rules related to Title IX sex-based discrimination and harassment 

• North Carolina Parents’ Bill of Rights 

2024-25 Academic Calendars 

	Date for 2024-2025 GCS Traditional Academic Calendar  * = no school for students
First day!	Monday, August 26, 2024
Labor Day	Monday, September 2, 2024*
Fall Teacher Work Days	Friday, October 18, 2024*  Monday, November 4, 2024*  Tuesday, November 5, 2024*
Veterans’ Day	Monday, November 11, 2024*
Thanksgiving	Wednesday, November 27 – Friday, November 29, 2024*
Winter Break	Monday, December 23, 2025 – Friday, January 3, 2025*
MLK Day	Monday, January 20, 2025*
Spring Teacher Work Days	Monday, January 27, 2025*  Monday, February 17, 2025*  Monday, March 31, 2025*
Spring Break	Monday, April 14 – Friday, April 18, 2025*
Memorial Day	Monday, May 26, 2025*
Last Day!	Wednesday, June 11, 2025*

Click here to access the GCS Calendars and "subscribe" using your preferred calendar app.

For printable versions of the traditional school calendar as well as calendars for schools following the extended year or early/middle college calendars, click here. 

The dates for open houses in August 2024 are: 

• Elementary – Thursday, August 22 

• Middle – Wednesday, August 21 

• High – Tuesday, August 20 

Your child’s school will communicate the time to you. If you are not receiving communications from your child’s school, contact the school’s main office. 

Beginning in December 2024, fees can be paid in person at your child’s school or online through School Cash Online. 

• Online payments may be made for student fees (such as athletics)
• School meal payments will be transitioning to School Café. Click here for information about payments for school meals.
• Due to the federal accounting requirements of the National School Meals Program, payments made for meals cannot be applied to student fees and charges.  
• Any remaining balances from last year will be carried over.  
• To request a refund of your remaining balance, send your name, address, and phone number to freeandreducedinfo@gcsnc.com.  

This year, the Choice Application Window is MOVING to the fall! Applications for the 2025-26 school year will be accepted from: 

Elementary School: October 23, 2024 to November 27, 2024

Middle and High School: October 9, 2024 to November 22, 2024 

Save the date for the annual Choice Showcase at the Greensboro Coliseum on: 

October 16, 2024 

Tours of choice schools and programs will happen on Tuesdays: 

Elementary and middle school families will receive your offers on December 6, 2024. 

High school families will receive your offers on January 31, 2025. 

For more information, visit the GCS Choose & Enroll website. 

• October 22, 2024 

• October 29, 2024 

• November 12, 2024