GMRSD Parent/Guardian Involvement
Group Information:
Joining a parent group is a great way to get to know other parents, help the school, and it sends a message to your child: “My education is important to my family”. Here are the parent involvement groups that are currently active:
Please contact the group you’re interested to confirm the meeting location since some have been changing from in-person to online with the rise in Covid numbers.
Hillcrest Elementary School
Friend of Hillcrest and Friends of Sheffield merged this year; they meet the 1st Thursday of each month from 5:30-6:45 pm. at Hillcrest Elementary School.
https://www.facebook.com/FOH2015
President: Brenda Decker
School Community Council
Contact Principal Cindy Sheehy at 863-7400
Sheffield Elementary School
Friend of Hillcrest and Friends of Sheffield merged this year; they meet the 1st Thursday of each month from 5:30-6:45 pm. at Hillcrest Elementary School.
https://www.facebook.com/FOH2015
President: Brenda Decker
http://www.facebook.com/FOSheffield
413-676-9006 (leave a message)
School Community Council
Contact Principal Kerry Heathwaithe at 863-9326
Gill Elementary School
Friends of Gill PTO
https://www.facebook.com/gillpto
Meets the first Tuesday of the month 5:15-6:15.
School Community Council
Contact Principal Walter Huston at 863-7456 to see if there are openings.
Great Falls Middle School & Turners Falls High School
School Community Council:
Contact Principal Loren Messina at 863-7202
GFTF Sports Boosters: contact Kelly Liimatainen
GFTF Music Boosters: 413-676-9299 or on Facebook @TFTMusicBoosters
GFTF Theater Boosters
District-wide:
SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Group)
ELPAC (English Learner Parent Advisory Group)
Family Engagement
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