Consolidation goes into effect Aug. 12, 2024, the first day of school for the 2024-25 school year. 

Once the current 2023-24 school year ends, staff will begin moving furniture and other materials as needed to prepare for next year at the new location. 

We will work keeping siblings together at the same campus. Please check your Skyward Family Access account to ensure all of your students for whom you are Family 1/Parent 1 have the same Family ID. This will help us to keep them together as we complete the Choice of School process this spring.

Bus transportation is not guaranteed. The factors that determine bus transportation are designated eligibility area(s) for each school, proximity to a neighborhood school, and/or magnet program acceptance. The transportation maps for the 2024-25 school year will be available soon. We recommend that parents carefully review the transportation map data once it becomes available.

Yes, all GISD families can participate in the annual Choice of School process. There will be fewer options as we consolidate campuses, but everyone will be able to choose the best fit for their children from the available options.

If you don’t participate in the Choice process, your student will automatically be placed at the consolidation location.

You only need to participate in Choice of School if you want to change to a different school rather than the consolidation/relocated campus.

For schools that are consolidating, two schools with lower enrollment numbers are being combined into one. While no staff will lose their job because of consolidation, some staffing reassignments will be necessary. As always, the number of staff for each location will be determined by student enrollment and needs. 

Principal and other staff assignments will be determined later this spring. For individual staff position assignments, multiple criteria such as GISD staff ratios and teacher tenure will be taken into account. A preference form will be sent to staff for input, and placements will be made according to a holistic rubric.

Note: Because Hillside students and staff are temporarily relocating to what will be an empty Centerville building, no staff changes will be required because of this move. Hillside will simply have a new location for the next couple of years. When Hillside joins Kimberlin in the new building, estimated to open in 2026-27, staffing assignments will be based on the student enrollment and needs at that time.

Yes. All elementary schools have the same school hours of 8:10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Check your school’s website in August for campus-specific information about when doors open, when tardy bells ring and to confirm other schedule information.

Schools that are identified as Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) schools automatically provide free breakfast and lunch for students. Other than Hillside, all schools impacted by consolidation are currently CEP schools.

For non-CEP schools, parents have the option to apply for Free and Reduced-Price meals each year.

See the Free and Reduced-Price Meals page for more information, including a list of CEP schools.

Campus enrollment will grow to meet the capacity of the campus. At this time there may be empty classrooms on your child’s campus. During consolidation, we will utilize all classrooms to accommodate students. Your child may notice more students in the hallways or the cafeteria, but the class sizes should not exceed 24 students in grades PreK-4 or 30 in grade 5 for all core instruction. While there may be a change in location during the consolidation, the quality of education your child receives will not be impacted.

No, consolidation won’t directly impact property taxes. Property taxes are determined through a combination of your home’s property value, any applicable homestead exemption and the school district’s tax rate.

The consolidation schools will have the same security measures as other district schools, including planned bond-related security enhancements such as fencing and forced-entry-resistant film at main entrances.

Yes, district staff will submit the updated information to Google once this school year is over. Note that Google has a process for this and we can’t control exactly when the updates will appear on their maps.