KGCS Chronicle

The King George County School Board adopted a new cell phone policy for this school year. All students will be required to have cell phones and other communication devices turned off and stored during the school day. Cell phones cannot be used or accessed during the instructional day. This includes lunch, class change, and all classes.

Cell phone use is still permitted before and after school and on school buses.

Monday, August 12, 2024 is a transition day. This is a school day for just students in kindergarten, 6th, and 9th grades to help learn a new school and new schedule. It is a full school day and students can arrive and depart from school with their typical transportation of school bus or parent drop off and pick up.

The first day of school for all students is August 13, 2024.

The complete school calendar can be found on the KGCS webpage.

There are new middle school and high school start and dismissal times. Bus routes are often shared between middle and high school. This year, buses will pick up and drop off at the high school first and then drive to the middle school second.

This year, the KGCS preschool programs are located at King George Elementary School. The Head Start program remains located at the School Board Office.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided at no cost for the preschool and Head Start programs.

Elementary Student Meal Prices

Breakfast $1.85

Lunch $2.65

Secondary Student Meal Prices

Breakfast $1.85

Lunch $2.75

Adult Meal Prices

Breakfast $2.85

Lunch $4.65

Student meals will be provided at no cost for students at King George Elementary, Preschool Programs, and Head Start this year.

Teachers and class schedules are available electronically through the Parent Portal. Beginning August 2, the electronic Parent Portal will be open with class schedule information. There are help guides for Parent Portal available for families on the division website.

The versatrans e-link will be available to review bus stop information on Monday, August 5. If you notice that bus stop information needs to be updated, please contact the Transportation Department at 540-775-3870. If your home address has changed, please contact your child’s school to update the address.

The meal payments platform will remain LINQ Connect. There is an app available by visiting either the Google Play Store or the Apple store or by logging in at: www.linqconnect.com

King George Elementary is a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) school this year! All students at KGES will eat breakfast and lunch at no charge for the entire school year.

Students at all other schools will still need a meal application for assistance. If your family needs meal assistance, please visit the School Nutrition Department webpage and click “LINQ Connect: Family Portal and Payment Center." The application is available through LINQ Family Portal.

Families will use the online portal to complete all traditional back to school paperwork. The online forms will be available on July 15. This paperwork is required of all students annually. It is important to complete the information as soon as possible. There is a help guide available for Parent Portal Online Forms on the division website.

To attend school in Virginia, all students will need these immunizations (or a completed religious or medical exemption certificate):

Kindergarten: 4-5 doses of DTAP, 4 doses of Polio, 2 doses of Hepatitis A, 3 doses of Hepatitis B, 2 doses of MMR, 2 doses of Varicella

Grade 7: Tdap, HPV*, Meningococcal ACWY

Grade 12: Meningococcal ACWY

*Note: parents or guardians may opt for their child not to receive the HPV vaccine

Do you have a friend or neighbor new to King George County? Please help us prepare for the school year by encouraging students new to KGCS to register using the online portal linked here.