Buildings & Grounds

The Buildings and Grounds Department is responsible for school safety, school maintenance and operation, and, in conjunction with the Town Council, capital improvement of school facilities totaling over 900,000 sq. ft. of building space and housing 7,000 adults and students.

Reports

Covid-19 School Opening Support and Guidance Commissioning Checklists

Safety & Maintenance Notifications

Indoor Air Quality

Northeast Academy Elementary School, Indoor Air Quality Investigation – Final Report

GPS Student Travel Reminder

We look forward to welcoming students back to school on Monday, April 19 from spring break and want to remind all families of the travel guidelines GPS implemented, based in part on the CDC "recommendations'', for the health and safety of our entire school community.

Domestic Travel: Students need to provide a negative test result (or adhere to a 10-day quarantine period to return to school). Please provide tests results to the school nurse at your child’s school. Rapid test results will be accepted.

International Travel: Please follow the posted CDC guidelines.

Student should not attend school if they are awaiting their test results, feeling ill, exhibiting any signs or symptoms of COVID-19, or in quarantine.

You do NOT need to get tested or self-quarantine if you are fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 in the past 3 months.

GPS K-5 Magnet Elementary Schools

Apply by Friday, April 23, 2021! (New Date)

Helpful Links and Reminders

In Case You Missed It

Reminders

Only students entering grades K-5 and districted to attend one of Groton Public Schools may apply.
Students planning to attend their districted/neighborhood school do not need to complete the lottery application. Visit our School Locater Map if you need to identify your neighborhood school.
Families interested in a school other than their districted/neighborhood school may complete the application to enter the district lottery. On the application, you'll have the option to enter a 1st and 2nd choice, if desired.
Students at CKMS and NEA who accepted a magnet seat in a prior year lottery and plan to stay at their school do not need to submit an application, unless you are interested changing your school.

Buildings & Grounds

Reports

GPS Student Travel Reminder

GPS K-5 Magnet Elementary Schools

Apply by Friday, April 23, 2021! (New Date)

Only students entering grades K-5 and districted to attend one of Groton Public Schools may apply.

Students planning to attend their districted/neighborhood school do not need to complete the lottery application. Visit our School Locater Map if you need to identify your neighborhood school.

Families interested in a school other than their districted/neighborhood school may complete the application to enter the district lottery. On the application, you'll have the option to enter a 1st and 2nd choice, if desired.

Students at CKMS and NEA who accepted a magnet seat in a prior year lottery and plan to stay at their school do not need to submit an application, unless you are interested changing your school.