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District Budget Development
Learn more about the 2025-2026 school year budget planning on our budget development & materials webpage.
Time to Register for 2025/2026
Registration is open for the 2025/2026 school year at Griswold Public Schools. Find information about registering in the district here.
April 11 is the deadline for the Griswold Early Education Program (GEEP, preschool) application; families should also register for a Developmental Screening on either March 21 or April 4 for their child. Learn more about the GEEP application process here.
Does your child turn five after September 1, 2025? Learn more about CT's new age restrictions for entering kindergarten here.
Sending town students interested in attending Griswold High School should fill out the interest form on this webpage to receive the GHS registration packet.
All registration paperwork can be brought to the district's registration office located in the Griswold Middle School Main Office at 211 Slater Avenue, Griswold, CT 06351.
Illuminating Black History and Culture Through Art PD Playlist
The Illuminating Black History and Culture Through Art PD Playlist is a collection of existing and new resources for educators and their students to view, use and share to illuminate Black History, culture and arts to support understanding, teaching, and learning through the month and beyond. The PD Playlist is located in the Educator Learning Hub and provides resources for teachers of all grade levels who teach about the Black/African American experience in the United States. Take time to understand how to intentionally honor Black History and Heritage in the classroom and throughout the school.
Cell Phone Use in Connecticut Schools
The Connecticut State Board of Education believes that all students deserve an excellent education that supports growth in knowledge, maturity, wellness, and readiness for a life of success and global citizenship. The Board further believes that schools must ensure that Personal Technology (Cell Phone) Use in Schools policies address student relationships with technology, online spaces, social media, and cell phones and their impact on learning and mental health. Learn more in the State's Position Statement and Policy Guidance PDF (August 2024).
School is better with you! In school, every day.
The Connecticut State Department of Education's (CSDE) School Is Better with You campaign website offers resources that promote the importance of attending school, every day, while raising awareness about chronic absenteeism (which is missing 10% or more of school, or 18+ days per year). If you're not sure when to keep your child home sick, your child is missing school due to anxiety, or you have other concerns about your child attending school, FAQs on the portal may help. Learn more here.
Griswold Forward plan page
Learn more about Griswold Public School's Mission, Vision, and Goals.
CT State Department of Education Resources for Families and Students (PDF) | (PDF en Español)
CURRENT FUNDRAISERS: (as of January 31, 2025)
- GHS Fundraisers:
- Ongoing: Griswold Booster Club Merch Sales (fill out the apparel request form here) and Concessions Stand
- Ongoing: GHS PTO Merch sale ("Class Of," Homecoming, Alumni merch and more!)
- Ongoing: Career Closet - the GHS Business department is always collecting business casual clothes for students to have access to for interviews. See Ms. Bromley in room 4213 to donate or access clothes from the closet.
- Contact the GHS PTO for more ways to contribute!
- GMS Fundraisers:
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GMS Penny Wars to fundraise for Red Cross Wildfire Relief. January 28-February 28, 2025. Donate money in the form of coins or bills in this competition between homerooms.
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Ongoing: Student Council is always collecting canned goods and winter clothes for members of our community who are in need
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Ongoing: GMS Student Services is always collecting personal care items (toiletries, snacks, etc.) for their Care Closet
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Contact the GMS PTO for more ways to contribute!
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- GES Fundraisers:
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Griswold Elementary School raised roughly $30,000 via the Next Level Power of Purpose Fundraiser in September 2024 (exact amount TBA!!!), and $20,346.97 in the 2023-2024 school year, which will help fund playground equipment, field trips and other school equipment.
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Contact the GES PTO for more ways to contribute!
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- District-wide Fundraisers:
Athletics
Griswold Sports Network (GSPN) YouTube
Learn more about Griswold High School
Check out our alumni's success stories
Interested in Registering for Griswold High School?
Community Partners News
Learn more about our Community Partners, and how to become involved, on our District Partnership Advisory Council (DPAC) webpage.
Griswold PRIDE (Partnership to Reduce the Influence of Drugs for Everyone)
- Griswold PRIDE Facebook Page
- Resources:
- SERAC Resources - Getting Help in Eastern CT
- Urgent Crisis Centers Flier
- New London Urgent Crisis Center Contact Card
- Help is 3 numbers away flier: 9-1-1, 9-8-8, 2-1-1
- Suicide Prevention in Connecticut "Did you know?" Flyer
- Parent Resource Library Link
- Local Training Catalog for Schools & Youth Organizations
- School Resource Center Link (curricula, webinar, and toolkits)
- Mental Health or Suicide Crisis National and CT Hotlines PDF (English y Español)
Uncas Health Mobile Team
The town of Griswold has contracted with Uncas Health District to address some service gaps in our community. Uncas's Mobile Health Team is now available in Griswold every Tuesday from 2:00-3:00 p.m. behind the Town Hall at 28 Main Street in Jewett City. They provide health information services related to: Syringe Services, Harm Reduction Resources, Narcan, Flu Vaccines, Blood Pressure Screenings, Illness Prevention, Lead Poisoning Prevention, Tick and Mosquito-Borne Illness Education, Tick Removal and Testing, Rapid Hepatitis C and HIV Testing, Suicide Prevention, Food-Borne Illness Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Infection Protection, Tobacco Cessation Programs, and Connection to Care Providers. Learn more about the services they provide in this flyer.
Griswold Park & Recreation Department / Griswold Youth & Family Services
Slater Library & Fanning Annex
News & Events
At the Board of Education meeting on Thursday, December 12, 2024, Superintendent McKenna and the Board recognized six individuals for their contributions to moving Griswold Forward.