• The Guntersville City Schools website is used to communicate district news, announcements, events and contact information. The website also contains Guntersville City Schools Board of Education meeting agendas and minutes, board policies and financial information and records. Additionally, the website houses the district’s curriculum, registration and enrollment information and other department information. School websites contain school handbooks and school contact information.
   
• Guntersville City Schools welcomes the opportunity to engage with parents and our community through the use of social media. Our pages are designed to celebrate our students, teachers, staff and community. We encourage dialogue that is open, honest and professional while being respectful of diverse viewpoints. 
  
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Guntersville City Schools recognizes the important role local media play in the community by reporting news and information about educational programs, services, achievements, and events. At the same time, the mission of Guntersville City Schools calls on the school system to provide students with a safe and nurturing learning environment free of unnecessary disruptions to instructional time. To that end, all media are asked to notify the Guntersville City Schools Communications Department prior to visiting any campus or school-sponsored event. If an on-campus visit is granted, all media personnel are required to check-in at the school’s front office.

For media requests and inquires, please contact Guntersville City Schools Communications Director John Davis Rollings by email or at 256-582-3159 ext. 1031 for assistance. 

The Publication Consent Procedure, shown below, is provided to all Guntersville City Schools families during school registration each year. Families may agree or opt-out of the procedure during registration. If you are unsure or your status, please contact your child's school directly. 

From time to time, Guntersville City Schools documents classroom and school activities through the use of photography and/or videography. This information may be used for instructional purposes, websites, newsletters, reports, and other media/external publicity.

By agreeing to the Publication Consent Procedure, you are:

• Consenting to the use of photographs, videos, or intellectual property (see below) to be used by Guntersville City Schools in official publications and other media, for any and all publicity and/or instructional purposes.
• Granting Guntersville City Schools the rights to copyright or otherwise protect any matter in which said photographs, videos, reproductions and intellectual property hereof and/or testimonial appear.
• Releasing Guntersville City Schools from any liability in connection with the use, reproduction, and publication of any of the photographs, videos, or intellectual property.

Description of intellectual property:
To include, but not limited to: Directory information as defined in the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34CFR Part 99); honors, awards, and special recognitions; and any classroom or extracurricular work associated with said recognitions.

• The Guntersville Public Library

• The Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce

• Marshall County Christmas Coalition

• United Way of Marshall County

• Alabama Department of Human Resources

• The Guntersville Museum

• Child Advocacy Center

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Alabama

• Family Services of North Alabama

• Marshall County 4-H Club

• Marshall County Home Place

• 988 Suicide Helpline

• English Language Arts (2021)

• Mathematics (2019)

• Science (2015)

• Social Studies (2010)

• Digital Literacy & Computer Science (2018)

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This program is designed to improve the education of English Learner (EL) children and youth by helping them learn English and meet challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards. The program also provides enhanced instructional opportunities for immigrant children and youth. Funds are distributed to states based on a formula that takes into account the number of immigrant and EL students in each state.

The Rural and Low-Income Schools program is an initiative that provides grant funds to rural school districts with financial assistance for initiatives aimed at improving student achievement.  The grant is non-competitive, and eligibility is determined by statute.

This Sub-Grant is a competitive grant application that must be submitted annually. To receive McKinney-Vento grant funds, an LEA must demonstrate in its application the intent to provide an appropriate education program for homeless children and youth. The purpose of the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program is to ensure that each child of a homeless individual and each homeless youth have equal access to the same free and appropriate public education that is provided to other children and youth.

Prior to enrollment, you may contact Special Education Services at 256-582-3159 for additional information about services Guntersville City Schools provides.  During enrollment, you may ask your school personnel about services and share any documentation you may have from a previous school/district with the school so that services may be considered/established.

Child Identification as outlined by the Alabama Administrative Code (AAC), includes CHILD FIND, Pre-referral Intervention Strategies in the General Education Class, Referral, Evaluations and Eligibility. Local Education Agency's (LEA's) serving children with disabilities must develop and implement procedures that ensure that all children within their jurisdiction, regardless of the severity of their disability, and who need special education and related services are identified, located, and evaluated. Child Find also applies to children with disabilities who attend private schools, including children attending religious schools, within the LEA's jurisdiction, highly mobile children with disabilities (e.g., migrant children), homeless children, or children who are wards of the State and children who are suspected of having a disability and are in need of special education, even though they have not failed, been retained in a course or grade or are advancing from grade to grade.

Written consent for services must be obtained following the determination of eligibility for special education. An Individualized Education Program (IEP) will be developed by a team that includes parents, a general educator, special educator, and a representative of the local education agency (LEA representative). Other professionals may also be included as part of the team as appropriate to the child's needs. The school-based IEP team will work with the parents and student to develop goals that address the child's unique educational needs and allow him to access the general education curriculum.

Please contact Mrs. Dawn Osborne or Mrs. Jody Lemaster at 256-582-3159. 

Please share this information with your child's teacher and/or school administrator. Prescriptions alone do not dictate school-based services. They may be considered as part of the evaluation process. All students must meet Alabama Administrative Code criteria for school-based special education services.

Please provide this information to your child's teacher and/or administrator. A meeting will be scheduled to review all information and consider results of an independent evaluation. Diagnostic criteria are different from eligibility for special education services (as determined by the Alabama Administrative Code). Therefore, even if pieces of the private evaluation are accepted, additional information may still be needed to meet State eligibility requirements.