Back to School Message from the Superintendent
Welcome back to the 2018-19 school year. I am looking forward to the opportunities and challenges ahead as we experience student and program growth. We will continue to utilize the tenets of the Non-Negotiables:
- We will have a safe school.
- Collaboration/teamwork is expected from everyone.
- We will develop positive relationships with students and parents.
- We will serve.
The district has now been able to add a second School Resource Officer for the 18-19 school year. We are pleased to announce that Steve Winders will be returning to the district as the additional School Resource Officer. Mr. Winders will be housed at the Elementary School. Randy Rains will continue to serve as a School Resource Officer, housed in the Varsity Building. The addition of the second SRO was made possible because of the cooperative spirit that exists among the City of Glenpool, the Glenpool Police Department and the school district. The city and the district share the costs of providing the officers to work within the school environment. We feel fortunate to have both of these officers working to ensure a safe school environment for our students, staff and parents.
Bond Issue update: Thanks to the support of the community in passing the bond issue last year, the district is busily making improvements to existing facilities, purchasing much needed items, and constructing the new lower elementary campus. The purchase of the TCC Building has been finalized. It is already the home of the Enrollment Center and the TCC concurrent classes. Eventually it will house the district administrative staff, probably in the 19-20 school year. The Middle School cafeteria has been upgraded to a full service kitchen, making the food service and accessibility even better for those students. The district has received bids for the classroom additions to the Varsity Building. Roof repair projects have been completed at the Sports Arena, the wrestling room, and the Middle School. The Sports Arena will soon have new bleachers on the home side. This fall will also bring the addition of 2 new buses to the fleet.
In order to keep parents “in the loop,” click here for the Parent Handbook, along with the newly revised Student Policy Manual, both of which are posted under the parent menu, right side, or on any school site under the quick links. In addition to the website, we encourage parents to use the Glenpool District mobile app which is available for both Apple and Android products. Also available is the Infinite Campus Parent Portal and Campus Mobile app, the district’s student information system. The portal will allow you to view schedules, grades, transportation, apply for reduced meal benefits, make lunch payments and many other components. Remember that the prices of school lunches increased slightly this year with those prices also posted on the website.
All parents are encouraged to access information posted on the website, including the District report cards, listing the performance of students on the state mandated assessments. For additional information, contact any school site or the administrative office. In addition to the website, School Messenger will also be utilized to provide information to parents as needed. Click here to begin receiving text message alerts and see all methods of communication available to parents.
It is important that all parent contact information (phone numbers, Email addresses, etc.) be up-to-date and accurate as we move to an enhanced use of technology for communication. Click here for a simplified update form for phone number, email, or address changes within the district boundaries. More detailed updates can be made using the Family Update anytime during the year.
As a district, we feel fortunate to have added quality educators to our already outstanding teaching staff. Each school site has many excellent new and returning employees, all working diligently to serve our students. Throughout the district, you will notice that employees have new job responsibilities due in part to retirements or other responsibilities. We are all committed to providing the absolute BEST education to our students! Again, welcome to the 18-19 school year – GO Warriors!
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