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Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) has been named a recipient of the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for employee engagement.
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Jenkins Elementary School recently honored Civil Rights pioneer Dr. Leona Tate during the school’s Legacy & Leadership Breakfast.
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Forty-nine Gwinnett County public schools have been recognized by Georgia State Superintendent Richard Woods for their excellence in literacy and math.
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This month, Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) hosted its GGC Preview Day, and collaborated with Gwinnett County Public Schools’ (GCPS) Office of Counseling, College, and Career Services to engage GCPS students in “the Grizzly Experience” on the Lawrenceville campus.
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During February, Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) Human Resources team welcomed nearly 800 educators to its Go for the Gold Signature Teacher Job Fair.
![Dr. Richardson with her Teacher of the Year Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1772228500/gcpsk12org/gl87ddjgugfuvda1g0t7/DrRichardson-FS.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772228500/gcpsk12org/gl87ddjgugfuvda1g0t7/DrRichardson-FS.png","width":350}])
This Black History Month, we sat down with GCPS 2027 Teacher of the Year, Dr. Candice Richardson, for a powerful conversation about the moments, mentors, and milestones in Black History that shaped her journey as an educator.
our blueprint for the future
Effectiveness
Empathy
Excellence
To sustain the legacy of the past in this exciting context, GCPS has developed a new strategic plan–Our Blueprint for the Future
Equity
Noun
education: the conditions under which each and every child receives what they need to develop to their full academic and social potential.