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

Home E Family Engagement

     

Updates from the desk of Dianne Ellis:

November 2025
October 2025