GCPS New Teacher Orientation Is Monday

The Gwinnett County school system is cranking up for the coming school year by having a new teacher orientation at Peachtree Ridge High on Monday, July 25.

GCPS officials said Thursday at a board work session that 350 teachers are expected at the event in Suwanee, which begins at 8:30 a.m. The state's largest school system says it will have 541 new teachers for the new school year, which begins Aug. 8. Some teachers are exempt from orientation because they previously have worked in the system.

Gwinnett schools expects 162,459 students this year, an increase of about 1,700, according to Dr. Steve Flynt.

There will be three new schools: Moore Middle (Central Gwinnett Cluster), the Gwinnett Online Campus, and Ivy Preparatory Academy in Peachtree Corners. There will be 133 facilities: 19 high schools, 26 middle schools; 77 elementary schools; and 11 special schools.