All Things Fisher Family

The Fisher MS Extended Day Program (EDP) is accepting up to 20 applications for the remainder of the 2024-25 school year. The program runs each school day until 6:00PM. You can access the application HERE or on the Fisher website under the Extended Day tab on the main page. Questions may be directed to Trandon Dendy, Tinika Steverson, or Gerriann Koch.

Parents are invited to attend the Parent Academy on January 24, 2025, at MT Anderson from 1:00-2:30 p.m. This workshop supports families in navigating special education, covering topics like the IEP process, evaluations and available resources. Connect with other parents and get your questions answered. Don’t miss this opportunity!
Links: Parent Academy Registration | English Parent Academy Flyer | Spanish Parent Academy Flyer

GCS, in partnership with the Barbara Stone Foundation, is hosting a resource fair on February 6 from 5:30-8:00 p.m. for students with disabilities ages 3-21 and families. This event is free at University Center Greenville. Exhibitors will provide information on community resources to assist students and families while in school and planning for post-secondary education, employment, independent living, financial literacy, legal planning, transportation, etc. Workshops and food will be provided.
Link: The Road to Possibilities-An Opportunity Fair

You can check in periodically to the Eye on Legislation section of the Board of Trustees’ web page to see updates on education-related legislative and budget issues during the 2025 session of the SC General Assembly.

English-Greenville County Schools is undergoing a Shared Ownership Strategic Review Process, a review of special education services for students with disabilities. Among the first steps in the process is gathering input from GCS families through a survey. Every parent or guardian of a GCS student with an IEP is invited to take the Shared Ownership Survey. Please complete the survey by January 31st. To take the survey or learn more about the entire review process, visit the district’s website.

Spanish-Las Escuelas del Condado de Greenville están pasando por un Proceso de Revisión Estratégica de Responsabilidad Compartida, una revisión de los servicios de educación especial para estudiantes con discapacidades. Uno de los primeros pasos del proceso es recopilar retroalimentación de las familias de GCS a través de una encuesta. Todos los padres o tutores de un estudiante de GCS con un IEP están invitados a realizar la Encuesta de responsabilidad compartida. Complete la encuesta antes del 31 de enero. Para realizar la encuesta u obtener más información sobre todo el proceso de revisión, visite el sitio web del distrito.

The 2025 EngineerGirl Writing Contest is currently accepting entries. The theme this year is “Innovating Smarter” and interested students can submit a piece of writing, choosing a common object they would make “smart” and by describing what it would do, how it would help people, and what could go wrong.

The contest is open to all students, of any gender, in grades 3-12 and the deadline is February 1, 2025. The prize for first place in each of three grade categories is $1,000.

Eighth Grade Families,

It is time to schedule your student’s Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) meeting! IGPs are a state requirement for all students in grades 8-12. The purpose is to assist students with the transition from middle school to high school and beyond. All IGP meetings are conducted by a school counselor, with the student and a parent/guardian in attendance. This meeting is not part of the high school course registration process and takes approximately 20 minutes.

Here is a link to sign up for a time that best fits your schedule: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054EAFAA23A5F49-51140749-8thgrade#/. All meetings will be held virtually through Google Meet.

Parents are strongly encouraged to create a Backpack account for their children. Greenville County Schools uses Backpack to provide parents with the most recent news and information about our schools. The Backpack for Parents account also provides parents, guardians, or contacts with a central place to sign in to:

• View their student's information including demographics, attendance, classes, grades, lunch balances, and test scores
• Apply or register their student to Special Focus schools and programs (Fine Arts Center, Career Centers, etc.)
• Receive alerts and notifications regarding their students
• View their student's school and contact information
• Manage parent and contact information for their students

Click the link for instructions.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VLfZzYSvD3K7q60iTRm3iaF5FL6-_CEl/view?usp=sharing

Link in Spanish: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VN9vJP2NZuuMFuVmvTU_ft54kw_3qmmH/view?usp=sharing

Career Path Presenters Wanted!

The world is FULL of possibilities! We want our students to see that their hard work now can and will translate into something bigger later. If you are interested in sharing your career journey with our students we would LOVE to have you! Please take a moment to complete the form below. Once completed, our career-focused counselor Mrs. Graf will be in contact to make

arrangements.

CAREER PATH PRESENTER FORM

The EVOLV Detection System is used district-wide as a part of Greenville County Schools collective safety efforts. These are used primarily for weapons detection. All schools partner with the GCS Security Department as well as local law enforcement agencies. As parents you can expect that we will run EVOLV a minimum of once per week but more often we will run screens multiple times per week. These screener sessions will remain completely random and will always be unannounced. We will often conduct an EVOLV Intake which is conducted as students enter the building before school at all student entrances. During an intake students should remove their Chromebooks and carry it in separate from their backpack.

Please know that school administration maintains regular contact with GCS Security in our continued efforts to ensure school safety.

The Fisher Middle School SIC developed a program years ago call the Birdwatcher program. This is a program that allows Level 2 approved parents, family, and community to come to Fisher to help with supervision and hang out with our kiddos. The cool thing is that you can do this around your schedule. You can assist in the morning before school in the cafe, gym, or hallways during lunches, during the school day, and even after school during carline. If you want to help out but don't have all the time in the world this could be the opportunity you're looking for. Check out how to become a Level 2 volunteer below.

Please click this link HERE to explore your options when it comes to being a parent volunteer at Fisher Middle School. This would include in-school opportunities such as Field & STEAM Day and external events such as class trips or field trips. We prefer that volunteers, chaperones, etc. are Level 2 approved.