Knowledge is power. You’ve probably heard that a million times, right? The more you know, the further you go. If you’re a high school student, maybe you always knew that your education wouldn’t end at high school. If you’re a parent, maybe you always assumed your child would go...

Financially Sound FY2019 Budget: $2.193 billion On average, the cost of educating one child in Gwinnett is $9,463 per year. The direct costs of instruction account for 70.8% of that amount. Putting it in perspective, of the state’s 10 largest school systems, GCPS had the 2nd lowest per-pupil expenditure in FY2017...

  2018 Gwinnett County Teacher of the Year Dr. Doug Doblar Head Elementary School ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 2018 Elementary School Teacher of the Year Dr. Doug Doblar Head Elementary School Alcova Elementary School Jason Bishop Alford Elementary School Kelli O’Loughlin Anderson-Livsey Elementary School Jessica Askew Annistown Elementary School Vilmerlly Cosme Arcado Elementary School Nicole Trimble Baggett Elementary School Tracey Gatling* Baldwin Elementary School Courtlyn J. Harrison Beaver Ridge Elementary School Hilda Hernandez Benefield...

J. Alvin Wilbanks, CEO / Superintendent Gwinnett County Public Schools As Gwinnett County Public Schools prepares to welcome over 180,000 students and close to 12,000 teachers on August 6th, we also reflect with pride on the highlights of the past year. Here are but a few examples. We began 2017-2018 on an...

District is one of a handful of K-12 school districts to make the list.

Students across Gwinnett came together to experience a new way to conquer snow days.

Sweetwater Middle School is an exceptional middle school with an amazing staff and student body. Sweetwater Middle happens to also be the middle school I attended 4 years ago. As it so happens I had the honor to interview Mr. Nebel, the principal of the school, and an anonymous...

Throughout Gwinnett there are thousands of small, thriving businesses trying to catch your attention. These local places can range from clothing stores to cute ice cream shops, or perhaps somewhere to have loads of fun with your family, like a skating rink. Maybe you are interested in local restaurants,...

Within the Berkmar cluster, there is Rebecca Minor Elementary School. It was built in 1987, making the school 30 years old. For over half of Minor's existence, Heather Alvira has worked there, currently as an assistant principal, but for 13 years, she was a guidance counselor. Mrs. Alvira graduated from...

Berkmar Middle School was built in June 2004, on land that was once a family farm. The school opened for the first time for the school year of August 2004-2005. Berkmar Middle was built to be the solution to the overcrowded halls at Sweetwater Middle School. Berkmar has been around...