The news about Guilford County Schools is exciting. GCS students are benefiting from one of the most lauded educational systems in the state. Many of our schools and educators have received national recognition for their excellence.

‘Striving. Achieving. Excelling.’ is an information campaign designed to communicate the strides being made to attain for Guilford County Schools a level of quality and achievement unsurpassed among public school systems. The campaign focuses on areas that define some of the critical areas in which GCS is concentrating its efforts:

• Building rigor, responsibility, relevance, and supportive relationships into every student’s educational experience
• Teacher quality
• Student performance and achievement
• The emphasis on academic fundamentals
• The emphasis placed on quality school facilities
• Special programs and curricula that set GCS apart from other school systems