📢 💥 - GISA is doing our own food service this year!! That means, you only need ONE PaySchools account. If you're new to GISA, you will need to create your account. If you're returning to GISA, you need to use your GISA PaySchools to pay school fees, add funds to your students lunch account, as well as complete the Free/Reduced Lunch Application.
Click here to access the GISA Spirit Store. Orders will be taken the first 3 weeks of each month and then those orders will be delivered to GISA the first of the next month.
All GISA items (except hoodies) can be worn any day throughout the school year.
All items purchased by August 10th will be available to pick up at Open House.
Use FinalForms to complete annual beginning of the year forms for each student. These forms must be completed for students to participate in any of the many field trips that GISA students experience throughout the year. Students will do complete their part when school starts. FinalForms will open on July 14th.
Important Beginning of the Year Dates (August):
Open House - Upper Academy Campus (10-12) is Thursday 8/14 and South Limestone Campus (6-9) is Monday 8/18 with 6th and 9th grade students and families invited from 5:00-6:30 and 7th and 8th grade students and families invited from 6:30-8:00.
First Day of School - Grades 6, 7 & 10-12 - Wednesday August 20th; Grades 8 & 9 - Thursday August 21st (6 & 7 will not go this day); All students - Friday August 22nd
GISA FFA Mum Sale starts - Monday August 25th. Pick-up is tentatively planned for Thursday September 25th at the South Limestone campus.
Clark State Fall Semester starts - Monday August 18th - students taking CCP classes with Clark State (11-12) will be able to pick up textbooks and laptops the week of 8/14 - more info will come out as we get closer
School Picture Day - Tuesday August 27th for Upper Academy (10-12) & Wednesday August 28th for South Limestone (6-9)- more information will come out when we get closer
First GISA Virtual Day - Friday September 19 - Virtual Day Guidelines
**New this school year
Students will need their ID for attendance in GISA classrooms in Clark State buildings (R 226, R 230, LRC 123, LRC 130, and LRC 136) as well as attendance in/out of our new building (Upper Academy Campus).
Continuing this school year:
Student ID - students tap-in each day when they arrive at school. Also, students can use their ID card in the cafeteria
Cell Phone Rule - students are not permitted to have their cell phones out during the school day.
Digital Pass System - students will be using their ID for our digital pass system, in addition to tapping in each day for attendance (both campuses).
Arrive Late / Leave Early Form
Students (in grades 11-12) who have a free period during the day, must have this form on file in the office to not be in the building for that free period.
Students with a 2nd and 3rd period in the building, are not permitted to leave for lunch and/or Advisory.
Sophomores with a "free period" on Fridays will be expected to be in Room R 230 for that period. Sophomores are not permitted to be off campus during their free period.
NEW THIS YEAR - all students are expected to be in Advisory. The only exception are Seniors who are working (towards their Capstone Project).
Juniors and Seniors will be permitted to eat lunch somewhere other than GISA's cafeteria, provided that it does not cause issues getting to their 3rd period class on time. That privilege may be revoked at any time.
The Arrive Late / Leave Early form must be filled out each semester.
The form is digital this year and can be found on our app or on our website.
Parents, your "signature" is typing your name on the form
25-26 Student Driver Form
Student drivers must complete this form.
Student drivers must purchase a parking tag ($5) in the office.
The tag must be on display any time the student in parked at Clark State (or GISA's parking lot).
The form is digital and can be found on our app or on our website.
Students must abide by all traffic rules (including in the parking lot). Failure to follow the rules may result in driving / parking privileges being revoked.
Other Important Reminders:
You must call your student's absence in each day (937) 328-6600.
Part of each student's school fees ($250), is a $50 Tech Leasing Fee. This fee must be paid for students to be able to take home their school-issued MacBook, once issued. We will be distributing laptops once school starts (with the exception of students taking CCP classes that start before our start date).
Students may not need many supplies because of the school-issued MacBook. However, all students may need a few general supplies such as pens, pencils, folders, and lined paper. We do recommend that every student purchase two black composition notebooks. We also encourage students to purchase a backpack with a protective laptop sleeve. However, we do have some laptop carrying cases available upon request.
Our Nurse will be at Open House to take student prescription medications and to discuss any other student health questions that families may have.