Great Path Academy

See Ms. Batista for more information to join this new program!

https://my.mcmfundraising.com/2026-fall-great-path-academy-pto/great-path-pto/

Please join us for our Policy Committee meeting, being held virtually this evening, Monday, October 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

The agenda and livestream links are on Community, here: https://hartfordschools.community.highbond.com/Portal/Welcome.aspx

Join us for our VIRTUAL Teaching & Learning Committee meeting on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

The agenda and the livestream link are on Community, here: https://hartfordschools.community.highbond.com/Portal/Welcome.aspx

Congratulations to Mr. Jake Tolson, English teacher and our Cougar PRIDE Staff of the Month for September! Many students and staff nominated Mr. Tolson for demonstrating the values of Cougar PRIDE - always being there for his students, learning their languages, offering advice, and teaching them! Congratulations Mr. Tolson! 🐾 💙 🐾

We launched Cougar Flex today at GPA! Cougar Flex is our weekly activity block where students can sign up for clubs, enrichment, intervention and support! We had over 20 activities happening and proud of our student community for a successful launch today! 🐾 🩵 💙 🐾

Dear GPA Families,
Thursday Academy is our after school program for academic tutoring, behavioral support, and more.

Thursday Academy is an afterschool program where students will be supervised by Great Path Academy staff. Students can bring any homework assignment or group project to work on. They will have access to staff, tutors, and peer mentors to help complete work or provide additional support. They may also use this time and space to work on group projects, read, SAT Prep, make-up assignments, and complete individual work, and work on academic and behavioral skills in line with social and emotional learning principles.

We also provide students with a snack/meal provided from Hartford Public Schools to help them concentrate. This meal will be given out at 3:30pm. Students MUST inform Mrs. Sharp they are staying each week to be counted in our meal counts.

Time: 2:10pm-4:20pm each Thursday (if the program is cancelled for any given week, we will notify students and parents)

Students do NOT have to attend every week but it is open for when they need support. This is a ONE time permission slip saying they can attend any Thursday during the school year.

We expect students to behave appropriately during Thursday Academy. We reserve the right to exclude your child in the event of a serious disciplinary offense in accordance with HPS policy. Students must comply with all school rules in accordance with HPS Climate and Culture Core Values

Students must all be picked up from the school entrance by 4:20pm. Students cannot remain in the building after this time. Please ensure students have a ride home. We can also provide city bus passes for students with permission. If students are consistently picked up after the 4:20pm end time, they will be asked not to attend the program.

Permission Slips are Due to Ms. Sharp!