At the December 17 Genoa Kingston Board of Education meeting, the board approved the 2020-2021 school year calendar. Some items of interest: Students First Day will be Monday, August 17th, 2020Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences will be conducted on November 4th and 5th, 2020Last day before the Holiday Break is Friday, December 18th, 2020First day back after the... READ MORE >
Mr.Owen and some web design students recently had the opportunity to go onto a local radio program. Listen as the team details what they do for the GK website, the new GK Schools App, and the importance of it. Click here to listen to the radio interview. READ MORE >
Attendance vs. Truancy Attendance: Your student can miss up to 9 days excused by you calling in. (except vacations, which must be pre-approved by your student’s principals at least 1 week before your vacation). All days a student does not attend counts towards the nine days. After nine days of absence of any kind (excused or unexcused), you must... READ MORE >
Genoa-Kingston CUSD #424 Use of Alternative Learning Days Dear Genoa-Kingston CUSD 424 Families: In October, the Board of Education passed a resolution for the option of using Alternative Learning Days in lieu of snow days. They MAY be used beginning January 4, 2020. Below is our Alternative Learning Plan for 2019/2020. Timing Alternative Learning Days will... READ MORE >
Below you will find a link to this year's parental survey. Please take a few minutes and give us some feedback on your experience with Genoa-Kingston. We will be reviewing this feedback before the new year, and building our school improvement plan around your responses. If you have children in more than one building, we would love for you to fill out the survey... READ MORE >
The Board of Education of Genoa-Kingston CUSD #424 will hold a Public Hearing on November 19, 2019 at 7:00 PM at the Board of Education Meeting in the Genoa-Kingston High School Community Room at 980 Park Ave. Genoa, Illinois 60135. The purpose of said hearing will be to receive public comment on the proposed e-Learning Program which, if approved, will permit... READ MORE >
We are excited to announce that Genoa-Kingston School District now has an app! The GK Schools App will allow you to stay connected and get important information directly from your mobile device. You can download the app from the App Store or the Google Play store. If you need help locating either of these options, just go to www.gkschools.org, scroll to the... READ MORE >
Over the past few months, we have launched our new district website and have been working to make several improvements. Efforts have been focused on better organizing content and increasing consistency on all building pages. The main goal of the new website is to make the site more user friendly for our students and their families. It may take a little time to... READ MORE >
August 13, 2019 Dear Parents and Staff, Earlier this month, you might have seen news reports about a data breach involving Pearson, an education assessment company, which is used by school districts and universities across the United States. Pearson is a third party company, which Genoa-Kingston has used for more than a decade, to provide benchmark and progress... READ MORE >
As we head into the 2019-2020 school year, we are excited to add the following staff members to the GK team!Genoa-Kingston High SchoolStacie O'DaniellBusiness TeacherErica SwanSpecial Education TeacherGenoa-Kingston Middle SchoolAshley BoyerEnglish Language Arts TeacherEmma FoelskeSocial Studies TeacherLaura HulsebergArt TeacherKatelin KeacherEnglish Language Arts... READ MORE >
The District Strategic Dashboard is a tool utilized by Genoa-Kingston CUSD #424 to keep the public informed. It includes excerpts from the District Strategic Plan, Illinois School Report Card, Evidence Based Funding Model, as well as the goals established by the Board of Education, both short and long term. Clicking on the "Home" tab displays the District's Core... READ MORE >
Hello GK Parents. As a follow-up to our previous May 15th and 16th training days, and in an effort to ease recent concerns regarding PowerSchool and the online registration process, we will be providing PowerSchool registration help on Mondays throughout the summer. Starting July 8th and continuing through August 5th from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm training is... READ MORE >
News Feed for District Website Nikki Gudall Volunteer Appreciation Awards Ceremony Prior to the April 23rd Board of Education Meeting, a ceremony was held to celebrate the contributions of four exceptional individuals to the Genoa-Kingston School District. Last year, the Board approved the establishment of the Nikki Gudall Volunteer Appreciation Award in honor... READ MORE >
New GK School Board Members to be Seated April 23rd Genoa Kingston CUSD #424 will be saying goodbye to two sitting board members, and hello to two new board members, pending the official canvassing of the votes from the Tuesday, April 2nd election by the DeKalb County Clerk's office. Barb Gustafson who served on the GK board for five years, chose not to seek... READ MORE >
As we strive to create the best learning environment possible for our students at Genoa-Kingston CUSD #424, we are also working hard to get information out to our parents, family members and community. As a result, we have been spending the better part of five months re-organizing, updating, and improving our website to create a more user-friendly, more... READ MORE >
GK Board sets final calendar for 2018-2019 school year! At the February Board meeting, the GK Board of Education approved the final calendar for the 2018-2019 school year. The full calendar is below. Key dates are as follows: Monday, April 22nd, Alternative Learning DayFriday May 3rd, Alternative Learning DaySunday, May 19th, HS GraduationMonday, May 20th, MS... READ MORE >
Are you interested in learning sign language? Check out this American Sign Language- Basics course being offered at Kishwaukee College starting on March 21. Cost is only $125 READ MORE >