Porter-Gaud 101

• 1st Week of June:
  • Summer reading lists for Grades 2-4 (not for Grade 1) and math facts practice sheets
  • Uniform guidelines and a suggested buying guide
  • A list of important contacts (people/roles/contact information)
  • Upcoming dates
• Beginning of July:
  • Letter from Lower School Head Julie Ellison with information about the upcoming school year (e.g., the schedule for the first day of school, carpool information, the Extended Day Program, school supplies, etc.)
• Early August:
  • Letter from homeroom teacher
• Beginning of August:
  • Letter from Julie Ellison: welcome new teachers, reminder about summer reading, things to look forward to, and a link to first-day forms
  • New Parent Orientation: Wednesday, August 11, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Upper School Communications Calendar

April / May:

·         New family and student meetings with Brad Gilman, Head of Upper School

1^st Week of June:

·         Summer Course Work

·         Uniform Guidelines (link to purchase through Lands’ End)

1^st Week of August:

·         Used Uniform Sale

Start of the School Year:

·         Student-Parent Handbook

Important Dates for 2021:

·         All Freshman and New 10th-12th Grade Student Orientation:        Friday, August 13, 2021

·        New Parent Orientation: Friday, August 13, 2021

·         Senior College Night | Monday, August 23, 2021

·         Upper School Parents Night | Tuesday, September 14, 2021

The Porter-Gaud Parents Association assists the Board of Trustees, Administration and Faculty in creating the best possible educational experience for our children. It further endeavors to promote a close relationship and clear understanding between the school and our families.

Click here to read more about the PGPA, individual Parent Teams (such as Diversity and Inclusion Parent Alliance (DIPA), Fathers Association, and International Families), and how you can get involved!

Parent Ambassadors are an integral part of Porter-Gaud’s admission and orientation program. They provide essential support to new families during their first year at the school and ensure that they are effectively integrated into the school community. Parent Ambassadors are valuable informational resources for new families and provide a supportive network to help foster, develop, and maintain a welcoming and inclusive school environment.

At the start of the summer, current parents volunteer to serve as Parent Ambassadors, indicating the grades in which they wish to welcome new families. From this group of Ambassadors, interested parents in each division (Lower, Middle, and Upper) may further offer to serve in a leadership capacity as the Ambassador Liaison(s) for their division. These Ambassador Liaisons will meet monthly with the Admission Office team throughout the year and will be responsible for checking in periodically with all of the PAs in their divisions to ensure that they are regularly connecting with their new families and welcoming them to major school events. They also will collect and share feedback about best practices, lessons learned, and ways to improve the program.