GIVE Center West

The Gwinnett InterVention Education (GIVE) Center West in Norcross is one two schools in Gwinnett County, Georgia to serve the needs of students with discipline issues that prevent them from attending their neighborhood school. The other is GIVE Center East in Lawrenceville. The school serves students in grades 6-12. The school has a student-teacher ratio of approximately 18:1. GIVE was founded in 1994 to serve both the needs of Gwinnett County Public Schools and the independent Buford City School district. Due to the increasing size of the student population, GIVE West split from GIVE East in 2003, although both schools were led by principal Donna Scott. In April, 2006, GCPS alloted GIVE West its own principal, Dr. James Kahrs. Upon the retirement of Dr. Kahrs a year later, assistant principal Maryanne Grimes was appointed principal of GIVE West. GIVE West is housed in the Buchanan High School of Technology which was formerly Norcross High School prior to that school moving to its current location.

GIVE West serves students from the following clusters in Gwinnett County:
Berkmar High School (cluster includes Berkmar and Sweetwater Middle Schools)
Meadowcreek High School (cluster includes Lilburn and Louise Radloff Middle Schools)
Norcross High School (cluster includes Pinckneyville and Summerour Middle Schools)
North Gwinnett High School (cluster includes Lanier Middle School)
Peachtree Ridge High School (cluster includes Richard Hull Middle School)

GIVE West also serves Buford City Schools (Buford High School and Buford Middle School)

External links

* [http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/GiveWest GIVE West's website]