17-411: GFPS may refer to: Grand Forks Public Schools , the public school system of Grand Forks, North Dakota Great Falls Public Schools , the public school system of Great Falls, Montana Geranylfarnesyl diphosphate synthase , an enzyme Google Fast Pair Service (GFPS) , standard for quickly pair Bluetooth devices when they come in close proximity for
34-470: A solid foundation for learning. This is ISCED Level 1 : Primary education or first stage of basic education. Within the English speaking world, there are three widely used systems to describe the age of the child. The first is the "equivalent ages"; then countries that base their education systems on the "English model" use one of two methods to identify the year group; while countries that base their systems on
51-448: A synonym, "elementary school" has specific meanings in different locations. School building design does not happen in isolation. The building (or school campus) needs to accommodate: Each country will have a different education system and priorities. Schools need to accommodate students, staff, storage, mechanical and electrical systems, support staff, ancillary staff and administration. The number of rooms required can be determined from
68-2304: Is Terry Brenner. Schools and services [ edit ] Elementary schools [ edit ] Ben Franklin Elementary School Century Elementary School Discovery Elementary School Nelson Kelly Elementary School Lake Agassiz Elementary School Lewis and Clark Elementary School Nathan F. Twining Elementary School (located on Grand Forks AFB ) Phoenix Elementary School Viking Elementary School West Elementary School Wilder Elementary School Winship Elementary School Middle schools [ edit ] Elroy Schroeder Middle School Nathan Twining Middle School (located on Grand Forks AFB ) South Middle School Valley Middle School High schools [ edit ] Central High School (Knights) Red River High School ( Rough Riders ) Community High School ( alternative high school ) Other services [ edit ] Adult Learning Center (located in same building as Community High School) Head Start ( pre-school ) Summer Performing Arts Company or SPA (an educational summer theater program) External links [ edit ] Grand Forks Public Schools website v t e City of Grand Forks Topics Airport Climate Flag History Mayors Media Notable people Parks Public schools Public transit Sister cities UND Neighborhoods Downtown University Village Authority control databases [REDACTED] International VIAF National United States Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grand_Forks_Public_Schools&oldid=1185040608 " Categories : Grand Forks, North Dakota School districts in North Dakota Education in Grand Forks County, North Dakota Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
85-673: Is a system of K-12 schools in Grand Forks, North Dakota , United States . GFPS comprises two school districts: the Grand Forks School District and the Grand Forks Air Force Base School District. There are twelve elementary schools, four middle schools, and two high schools. GFPS also operates an alternative high school , an adult learning center, and a Head Start program. GFPS employs 1,100 people and instructs 7,200 students. The current superintendent
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119-669: Is different from Wikidata Articles needing additional references from November 2023 All articles needing additional references Use mdy dates from July 2023 All articles with vague or ambiguous time Vague or ambiguous time from November 2023 Elementary school A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore ), elementary school , or grade school (in North America and
136-558: The "American K–12 model" refer to their year groups as "grades". Canada also follows the American model, although its names for year groups are put as a number after the grade: For instance, "Grade 1" in Canada, rather than "First Grade" in the United States. This terminology extends into the research literature. In Canada, education is a provincial, not a federal responsibility. For example,
153-490: The Philippines) is a school for primary education of children who are 4 to 10 years of age (and in many cases, 11 years of age). Primary schooling follows preschool and precedes secondary schooling . The International Standard Classification of Education considers primary education as a single phase where programmes are typically designed to provide fundamental skills in reading, writing, and mathematics and to establish
170-509: The US, although both this term and elementary school may refer to the first eight grades, in other words both primary education and lower secondary education . The term primary school is derived from the French école primaire , which was first used in an English text in 1802. In the United Kingdom, "elementary education" was taught in "elementary schools" until 1944, when free elementary education
187-402: The education has to fulfill the needs of: The students, the teachers, the non-teaching support staff, the administrators and the community. It has to meet general government building guidelines, health requirements, minimal functional requirements for classrooms, toilets and showers, electricity and services, preparation and storage of textbooks and basic teaching aids. An optimum school will meet
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#1732876196576204-443: The first time Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title GFPS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GFPS&oldid=897758973 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
221-400: The floor area should be 350 m + 4.1 m /pupil place. The external finishes were to be downgraded to meet a build cost of £1113/m . There are several main ways of funding a school: by the state through general taxation, by a pressure group such as a mosque or church, by a charity, by contributions from parents, or by a combination of these methods. Day-to-day oversight of the school can through
238-492: The minimum conditions and will have: Government accountants having read the advice then publish minimum guidelines on schools. These enable environmental modelling and establishing building costs. Future design plans are audited to ensure that these standards are met but not exceeded. Government ministries continue to press for the 'minimum' space and cost standards to be reduced. The UK government published this downwardly revised space formula for primary schools in 2014. It said
255-466: The predicted roll of the school and the area needed. According to standards used in the United Kingdom, a general classroom for 30 reception class or infant (Keystage 1) students needs to be 62 m , or 55 m for juniors (Keystage 2). Examples are given on how this can be configured for a 210 place primary with attached 26 place nursery and two-storey 420 place (two form entry) primary school with attached 26 place nursery. The building providing
272-407: The province of Ontario also had a " Grade 13 ", designed to help students enter the workforce or post-secondary education, but this was phased out in the year 2003. In most parts of the world, primary education is the first stage of compulsory education , and is normally available without charge, but may also be offered by fee-paying independent schools . The term grade school is sometimes used in
289-568: Was proposed for students over 11: there were to be primary elementary schools and secondary elementary schools; these became known as primary schools and secondary schools. In some parts of the United States, "primary school" refers to a school covering kindergarten through to second grade or third grade (K through 2 or 3); the "elementary school" includes grade three through five or grades four to six. In Canada, "elementary school" almost everywhere refers to Grades 1 through 6; with Kindergarten being referred to as "preschool." Though often used as
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