Make Great Path Academy your First Choice Today! The Regional School Choice Lottery is open through March 15th. We are accepting enrollments for all grade levels for the 2024-2025 school year. Create your application account on the RSCO website using the following link - https://www.rsco2.ct.gov/. Contact us at Great Path Academy for questions about open houses, info sessions, school tours and shadow days - 860-512-3700.
Join Great Path Academy for our January Open House on January 20th at 11am.
Sign up for our January Open House - https://forms.gle/fzZa5xS7Wz6aeg7K8
The RSCO Application is Open through March 15th, 2024 at https://www.rsco2.ct.gov/
Sign up for our January 20th Open House! Come visit our open house on January 20th at 11am. Sign up today!
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Today and every day, we give thanks for our incredible staff, partners, and families who contribute to the success and well being of our beautiful and capable students. We're grateful to have a community of caring and committed individuals who share our mission of helping all students succeed in school and in life.
Don't miss the 98th Annual Turkey Day Football Game! This Thanksgiving Day classic football competition between the Hartford Public High School Owls and the Weaver High School Beavers kicks off at 10:00 AM on Thursday, November 23 at Weaver High School, 415 Granby Street in Hartford. Admission Information: Adults $5/Kids $1. Gates will open at 9am. (All non-Weaver/Kinsella students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian in order to enter the game.)
This has been a Hartford Public High School tradition since 1924!
As we continue to promote postive attendance this school year, please see our newest Attendance Challenge. Students with a 95% or better attendance for November will be able to join in a Holiday Mixer. Hot chocolate, dress down and a Holiday movie.
Join us on Th., 10/12 at 5:30pm for a Family Learning Session about Math & English Language Arts. Learn more about the curriculum & find out how you can support your student. At West Middle School (44 Niles St., Hartford). Register at: https://bit.ly/3RI6FjT
Join us on Wednesday, October 18th from 5pm-7pm in the GPA Community Commons for Junior and Senior College Planning Night.
As we continue to promote positive attendance this school year, please see our new attendance challenge. Students are asked to attend school every day from September 25th to October 13th with 95% or better attendance to win entry to our first in school GPA mixer to be held in the gym from 1:00-2:30pm on October 20th. Thank you for your partnership as we work together to promote being at GPA Every Day in 2023-2024!
Picture Day is Monday, October 2nd. Please see the attached flier on our website for more information from LifeTouch.
Due to weather concerns and the safety of our families and staff on Wednesday night, we have changed our date for Meet the Teacher - now scheduled for Tuesday, September 19th.
Meet the Teacher Night
Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 - NEW DATE
5:00pm-7:00pm
Schedule
Welcome in Main Foyer and Receive Welcome Packet upon Arrival
Advisory: 5:05pm-5:15pm
1A: 5:18pm-5:28pm
2A: 5:31pm-5:41pm
3A: 5:43pm-5:53pm
4A: 5:56pm-6:06pm
1B: 6:09pm-6:19pm
2B: 6:23pm-6:33pm
3B: 6:36pm-6:46pm
4B: 6:49pm-6:59pm
7:00pm - Closing in Main Foyer
Each staff member will be available in their classrooms to host families and introduce them to the curriculum and classroom.
Administration, school counselors, special education teachers, and school social workers will all be available in their spaces to meet parents and answer questions.
If your child has a CT State Manchester course during one of the blocks, please report to the Internet Cafe.
Sign ups for Parent Square and PowerSchool,uniform assistance and sign ups for PTO and SGC will be available in main foyer
HPS Families, please join us at Capital Community College for our first Family Leadership Meeting of the 2023- 2034 school year! We will discuss our roles in our student's education and how we can better support them. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 5:30-7:00 PM Address: 950 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, Community Room- 2nd Floor To validate parking, please park in the Morgan St Garage Dinner provided Childcare provided Live Spanish Interpretation Register here! Be a part of F.A.C.E.S. (Family And Community Educational Supports)
Good morning GPA families,
This school year, we will be having many GPA sponsored field trips. We encourage families to participate in chaperoning these events. We have an upcoming Big E field trip on September 20th. Should you be interested in this field trip, or any upcoming trips, please contact Ms. Mickle to receive a chaperone link. Having families participate in Great Path activities creates a positive environment for the GPA community. Ms. Mickle's email is mickj001@hartfordschools.org
Save the Date. Great Path Academy's Meet the Teacher Night is Wednesday, September 13th starting at 5pm. The schedule for the evening is as follows:
Welcome in Main Foyer and Receive Welcome Packet upon Arrival
Advisory: 5:05pm-5:15pm
1A: 5:18pm-5:28pm
2A: 5:31pm-5:41pm
3A: 5:43pm-5:53pm
4A: 5:56pm-6:06pm
1B: 6:09pm-6:19pm
2B: 6:23pm-6:33pm
3B: 6:36pm-6:46pm
4B: 6:49pm-6:59pm
7:00pm - Closing in Main Foyer
Each staff member will be available in their classrooms to host families and introduce them to the curriculum and classroom.
Administration, school counselors, special education teachers, and school social workers will all be available in their spaces to meet parents and answer questions.
If your child has a CT State Manchester course during one of the blocks, please report to the Internet Cafe.
Sign ups for Parent Square and PowerSchool, uniform assistance and sign ups for PTO and SGC will be available in main foyer
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday the 13th!
Great Path Academy will now utilize google forms for EARLY RELEASE and ABSENCES. These forms are an easy way for you to report your child's early dismissal or an absence.
Please make sure you fill these forms out before 7:20 am so the Main Office can update PowerSchool. In the event you are not about to fill out the forms, a call to the Main Office is expected before 7:20 am.
Should the student have any documents pertaining to the early dismissal or absence (for example: Doctor note) please attach to the Google Sheet.
See links below:
Early dismissal
https://forms.gle/5LgtAa8DzYuuSpr78
Absence
https://forms.gle/RWLchTcKPa32WBjd7
These forms are also pinned on our website and in the links portion of ParentSquare for your reference.
HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! We are so excited to see our students back in the classroom. We know it's going to be a great year!
#WeAreHPS #FirstDayofSchool #BacktoSchool
The First Day of School is Tuesday, August 29!!
A New Year at Great Path Academy. Please log into ParentSquare to see our welcome back to school letter with detailed information about the new school year. We are looking forward to our first day of school on Tuesday, August 29th!
https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/21974474
Congratulations to our GRIT interns with @readycted who completed their summer internship and created innovative projects for companies such as @hartford_healthcare @travelersinsurance and many more! They used many skills including collaboration, critical thinking and public presentation! We thank Dr. Kate Darcy Hohenthal for her work in preparing and engaging our students. Congratulations to our six interns on an amazing experience!
Tomorrow's Board of Education Regular Meeting will be held VIRTUALLY at 5:30 pm. You can stream the meeting live here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnERK-f_L-Q
To sign up for public speaking, contact Cristina Santiago at csantiago@hartfordschools.org or 860-539-5025. The deadline to sign up is 4 pm Tuesday.