DISTRICT INFORMATION
District Mission Statement
The mission of the GCMS School District is to partner with students, parents, and the community to cultivate life-long learning by providing a safe atmosphere where academic excellence, respect, and enthusiasm foster future success.
Building Information
GCMS Elementary School
Principal Mr. Justin Kean
902 N. Church Street
Gibson City, Illinois 60936
217-784-4278
fax: 217-784-4782
Students – 500
GCMS Middle School
Principal Mr. Kent Nash
316 E. 19th Street
Gibson City, Illinois 60936
217-784-8731
fax: 217-784-8726
Students – 270
GCMS High School
Principal Mr. Kyle Bielfeldt
815 N. Church Street
Gibson City, Illinois 60936
217-784-4292
fax: 217-784-8293
Students – 314
GCMS Unit 5 District Office
Superintendent Mr. Jeremy Darnell
307 N. Sangamon Avenue
Gibson City, Illinois 60936
217-784-8296
fax: 217-784-8558
District Employees – 161
Ford County Special Education Cooperative
Director Mr. Jesse McFarling
815 N. Church St.
Gibson City, Illinois 60936
217-784-5470
fax: 217-784-5458
FCSEC Employees – 11
Legal Information
Request for information or Freedom of Information Request (FOIA) should be directed to:
Superintendent Mr. Jeremy Darnell
GCMS Unit 5 District Office
307 N. Sangamon Ave.
Gibson City, Illinois 60936
217-784-8296
darnell.jeremy@gcmsk12.org
For our full budget and other legal information please visit our Board of Education Website
District Health Insurance Summary Plan Description
Legislative Representatives and Senators
Illinois House of Representatives 106th Dist.
Jason Bunting
Illinois Senate 53rd Dist.
Tom Bennett
United States House of Representatives
Darin LaHood
United States Senators
Tammy Duckworth
Richard Durbin
School Report Cards and District Assessment Survey
Student performance on Illinois State tests as well as demographic and financial information on the GCMS school district are available through the Illinois Interactive Report Card provided by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Illinois Interactive Report Card for GCMS CUSD #5
Illinois State Board of Education District Assessment Survey
Stevens Amendment
Projects or programs funded in whole or in part with federal grant money must credit the federal government for the federal government's portion of the financial support.
This web page citation informs the public that the use of federal dollars in the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Consolidated Unit School District #5 meets the Stevens Amendment requirement. Various instructional material purchases, tutoring programs, staff professional development opportunities, district personnel, software licenses and online subscriptions, summer learning programs, homeless student outreach, and parental engagement events have been funded in whole or in part with Federal entitlement dollars.