Throughout Guilford County Schools (GCS), there are several programs designed to help all students graduate as responsible citizens prepared to succeed in higher education or the career of their choice. To learn more about the district’s various programs/initiatives, please click on any of the brochures below.

Department Brochures

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Diversity Office

GCS is committed to creating an educational organization where a variety of persons and perspectives are welcome.

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Department of Advanced Learning

GCS recognizes that advanced learners come from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. We are committed to nurturing the abilities of all students.

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Lateral Entry Resource and Advising Center

Our mission is to prepare and support Lateral Entry Teachers, helping them to become successful educators and leaders in GCS. The Lateral Entry Resource and Advising Center opened in the fall of 2008. The center was formed in response to a clear need for the provision of additional support for professionals entering education from other careers or non-education degree programs.

Office of Magnet/Choice Schools

When it comes to educating more than 71,000 students, the “one-size-fits-all” philosophy does not apply in Guilford County. Some students strive in arts, some science. Some excel in Spanish, while others embrace Mandarin Chinese. In education, no two students are the same.

To view magnet school brochures, click here.

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The Student Assignment Office

The Student Assignment Office assists families as they seek to enroll their students in Guilford County Schools.

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Programs/Initiatives Brochures

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Advanced Placement

Students can discover their true potential by seizing the opportunity to take AP courses. Courses provide a stimulating alternative to the familiar high school routine. Students build success in the AP program through determination, working hard, thinking freely and accepting academic challenge.

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Annual Report

GCS has celebrated a lot of successes over the past year.  As we settle into a new school year there’s yet a lot of work to be done as we strive, achieve and excel. 

ACES

The ACES program provides quality after-school academic, enrichment and recreational activities for kindergarten through fifth grade students and is conveniently located on campus.

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GCS Alternative Certification Track

Guilford County Schools Alternative Certification Track (GCS ACT) is one of three options you have for obtaining licensure to teach in the state of North Carolina. 

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McKinney-Vento Act

At GCS, it is important that children have an opportunity to learn, grow and develop their strengths, no matter their circumstances. It is especially important that children who are experiencing homelessness with their families feel like the school is supporting them.

International Baccalaureate

Since 1996, Guilford County Schools (GCS)
has proudly offered the IB Diploma program
for highly motivated high school students.
The rigorous standards of academic
excellence associated with IB make it a
compelling option for many students.

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Legislative Agenda

High quality public education is a cornerstone of our democracy, central to the health of our community and its future.

Mandarin Chinese

GCS has Mandarin Chinese teachers in classrooms across the district. Students are preparing to take advantage of the international Chinese Guest Teacher Program, which seeks to immerse U.S. students in Chinese language and culture.

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The Minority Male Initiative

GCS developed "The Minority Male Initiative: The Brotherhood" to address the academic and social issues facing the district’s minority male students.

Mission Possible

Mission Possible is a comprehensive teacher incentive program that combines multiple components to recruit and retain highly effective teachers for the ultimate goal of increasing student achievement in schools with critical needs.

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NARIIOP

The New Light at Risk Intergenerational Outreach Program is a partnership of GCS and New Light Missionary Baptist Church and was designed to benefit high school students who have been
short-term suspended.

PSAT/SAT

Every October, GCS offers the PSAT free of charge to all GCS students in grades nine through 11 because the district knows how important the PSAT can be to SAT success. Taking the PSAT in the junior year and earning a good score gives students a chance to qualify for National Merit Scholarships and other scholarship programs.