Gates Elementary School

Career Pathways Institute is the off-site career academy campus of Grand Island Public Schools, and it houses two of the five Academies of Grand Island Senior High: the Academy of Engineering and Technology and the Academy of Technical Sciences. Students come to CPI as Grand Island Senior High students after a ninth-grade year in the Academy of Freshman Exploration, and classes here run on the same block schedule as the main high school. The Academy of Technical Sciences offers pathways in Automotive and Diesel, Construction, and Manufacturing. Every pathway includes dual credit courses for juniors and seniors through Central Community College, and students can earn industry certifications from NIMS, OSHA and Snap-on. Local businesses partner with us on U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeships, internships and job shadowing. Engineering and Technology students choose Engineering or Architecture and also have internship and job shadow options. Meals come at no cost through the high school's Community Eligibility Provision, and the district serves students with disabilities through IEPs in every building. The district Welcome Center is also on site at Door 16.

Grand Island Senior High School is the flagship public high school of Grand Island Public Schools, situated at 2124 North Lafayette Avenue in Grand Island. Serving approximately three thousand students in grades nine through twelve, GISH is one of Nebraska's largest high schools, celebrated for its wall-to-wall career academy model that connects classroom learning directly to post-secondary degrees and skilled professions. All incoming ninth graders participate in the Academy of Freshman Exploration to examine career interests before declaring a specialized academy for grades ten through twelve: Medical Sciences and Education, Business and Communication, Technical Sciences, or Engineering and Technology. Advanced coursework includes Advanced Placement (AP) classes and extensive dual-credit partnerships with Central Community College. Technical courses utilize cutting-edge shop and lab facilities at the nearby Career Pathways Institute (CPI). Students compete in NSAA Class A athletics as the Grand Island Islanders, alongside award-winning show choir, marching band, theater, and speech. Comprehensive special education programming provides individualized education programs (IEPs), co-taught classrooms, life skills training, and vocational transition support.

Head Start Child & Family Development Program, Inc. is a regional non-profit early childhood education agency based in Grand Island, serving children and families across Hall, Hamilton, Howard, and Merrick counties. The organization provides high-quality, comprehensive early education and family support funded through federal grants at no cost to qualifying families. Programming spans Early Head Start (infants and toddlers ages birth to 3), Head Start pre-kindergarten (ages 3 to 5), dedicated early intervention and inclusive services for children with identified disabilities from birth through five, and prenatal education for expectant mothers. Additionally, the agency administers Title I Part C Migrant Education services for children ages 3 to 21 from migrant agricultural backgrounds. Services incorporate early literacy, cognitive and social skills, health and dental screenings, nutritious meals, and parent education.