GCPS Publications

Accountability Reports

The Choice Book

For students entering high school, "The Choice Book" provides detailed information about high school course requirements and class descriptions based on a student's year first enrolled in high school. 

Students who started high school in previous years may access previous versions of The Choice Book to learn more.

Communiqué

Communiqué is the school system's online magazine, with news and stories about your classrooms, your schools, and your community.

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eNews

The GCPS e-Newsletter is a quick, easy way to learn more about Georgia's largest school system.  Read recent issues of GCPS' community e-newsletter or sign up to receive the GCPS e-Newsletter.

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Essentials

Published in a printed format twice a year, Essentials focuses on key programs around the district, calendar notes, achievement highlights, and the "essential" news you don't want to miss. 

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The Freshman Book

Designed specifically for 8th graders to use during their spring semester, "The Freshman Book" is a preview of their choices for the 9th grade and a sampling of a bigger, more comprehensive book that 9th graders will receive next fall, called "The Choice Book." 

The Freshman Book

GCPS By the Numbers

This helpful infographic, updated each school year, shows a snapshot of key facts, figures, and data about Georgia's largest school district. 

GCPS Foundational Documents

We encourage you to become familiar with our strategic direction and to review our foundational documents to learn more about our vision of becoming a system of world-class schools. 

Read GCPS' Foundational Documents.

GCPS News You Can Use

The GCPS News You Can Use tip sheet provides key information about the school district, school events and activities, honors and awards, and events of note to print and online media contacts. 

Read the most recent issues.

GCPS Spotlight

Spotlight is a quarterly publication that puts the spotlight on school and staff awards, honors, recognitions, and milestones. 

Read the current issue of GCPS Spotlight.

Student & Parent Handbook - Elementary Schools

This publication gives parents of grades K-5 students detailed information about the curriculum, guidelines, system policies and school year calendars. This publication is updated each year.

Access the Elementary Student/Parent Handbook.

Student & Parent Handbook - Middle & High Schools

This publication gives parents of grades 6 - 12 students detailed information about the curriculum, guidelines, system policies, and school year calendars. This publication is updated each year.

Access the Middle/High Student/Parent Handbook.

Strategic Direction

To prepare for the next decade, GCPS launched a community-wide campaign to invite input on updating its Strategic Priorities for 2010-2020. That update is called the Strategic Direction for 2020-2030. Like its predecessor, it will be a significant guide for the school system’s work, now and in the future.

Learn more about our Strategic Direction and the drivers that will help the school district build upon what is best about it today to ensure it becomes the best it can be tomorrow… a system of world-class schools.

Envisioning a System of World-Class Schools

This publication details GCPS' strategic direction, developed with a grant from the Center for Reform of School Systems (CRSS). 

Read "Envisioning a System of World Class Schools".