Student & Family Forms and Documents

The school day starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 3:15 p.m. on Monday through Friday.

Lower School students should arrive at school by 7:55 a.m. but not before 7:30 a.m.

On regular school days, any student who arrives after 8:00 a.m. will be marked absent and must report directly to the office to sign in and obtain a late pass before going to his classroom. 

Please contact Tammy Testerman, the Lower School Administrative Assistant, at ttesterman@gilman.edu or 410-323-7281 before 8:00 a.m. on the first day of any absence.

More information is included in the 2022-2023 Handbook. 

Gilman offers several programs for Lower School students, including:

• The After School Program (Grades PK-5)
• Enrichment (Grades PK-5)
• Sibling Study Hall (Grades 2-5)
• The After School Music Program (Grades K-12)

Click here to register!

The Lower School requires students to wear any color pants or shorts and shirts with a collar, no blue jeans, sweat pants, or t-shirts. 

More information about the dress code is included in the 2022-2023 Handbook. 

There is no school supplies list. 

Students may purchase special Gilman items at the Gilman School Store, which is open each weekday from 7:45 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. 

The Gilman School Store is located on the terrace level of Carey Hall near the Blue & Gray Cafe.

Lower School students may only visit the store if accompanied by an adult or an Upper School sibling.

Learn more about Service Learning, or feel free to contact Donell Thompson, Jr., '91, Director of Service Learning, at dthompson@gilman.edu, or Becca Stolzenbach, the Lower School Service Learning Representative, at bstolzenbach@gilman.edu, with questions. 

Technology is integrated throughout the curriculum requiring computer/ iPad use for class and home assignments, as well as review and project work.

The Walter Lord Library also provides electronic resources for conducting research.

At the start of the year, each student will be asked to sign an agreement of appropriate and ethical behavior related to their iPad and school computers, ensuring proper use of our rich technology resources.

If you have not yet completed your son's Health Forms To-Do List in Magnus Health, please do so. These forms must be completed prior to the start of the school year.

Learn more about completing your son's health forms.

Learn more about Magnus Health's Personal Health Record (PHR) Mobile App.

Please note: Your son's updated Annual Physical Exam form is due within one year and a month of the previous year’s exam. The extra month is to allow for insurance requirements. You will receive an email from School Nurse Edie Meacham when your son's physical is coming due. You may also check in Magnus for the exact date. 

Download the Annual Physical Exam Form.

Families of Pre-K students only must fill out the Health Inventory Form for the Maryland Office of Child Care.

Families may choose to purchase a Parents' Voluntary Accident Extension from the School's insurance provider. The extension provides coverage 24 hours a day while your son is at home or not under the care and direction of the School. 

Learn more about the coverage.

The school day starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 3:45 p.m. on Monday through Friday.

First period begins promptly at 8:00 a.m. and students are urged to arrive at school by 7:45 a.m.

The Middle School building will open for students beginning at 7:15 a.m.

If a student is going to be absent from school, parents are asked to call the Middle School office by 8:00 a.m. at 410-323-7093 and inform Ms. Pollard as to the reason for the absence.

Please notify Ms. Pollard in writing in advance of a planned absence or absence for a religious holiday. (Religious holidays will not be counted against a student’s attendance record.)

Gilman offers two programs for Middle School students:

• The Extended Day Supervision Program (Grades 6-8)
• The After School Music Program (Grades K-12)

Click here to register!

The Middle School requires students to wear a collared shirt, long pants with a belt (no jeans, athletic, or cargo pants), and sneakers.

More information is included in the 2022-2023 Handbook. 

In order to help students be prepared for the start of school and organize their supplies and lockers, each student is asked to have the items listed in the Middle School Handbook. This will be shared with you in the summer. 

Middle School students are required to provide their own iPad and should select the model that best suits their needs and learning preferences. Click here for more information about the 1:1 iPad of Choice Program. Should you have any questions, please contact Tye Campbell, Director of Strategic Information and Innovation, at tcampbell@gilman.edu or Katie Schmidt, Director of the Middle School Innovation Lab, at kschmidt@gilman.edu.

If you have not yet completed your son's Health Forms To-Do List in Magnus Health, please do so. These forms must be completed prior to the start of the school year.

Learn more about completing your son's health forms.

Learn more about Magnus Health's Personal Health Record (PHR) Mobile App.

Please note: Your son's updated Annual Physical Exam form is due within one year and a month of the previous year’s exam. The extra month is to allow for insurance requirements. You will receive an email from School Nurse Edie Meacham when your son's physical is coming due. You may also check in Magnus for the exact date. 

Download the Annual Physical Exam Form.

Families may choose to purchase a Parents' Voluntary Accident Extension from the School's insurance provider. The extension provides coverage 24 hours a day while your son is at home or not under the care and direction of the School. 

Learn more about the coverage.

For the first time, our Middle School will offer a free transition program for rising sixth graders from Monday, August 15, through Thursday, August 18.

This program is intended to provide a preview of the Middle School culture and will have a language arts and mathematics academic refresher each day. Students will spend mornings (8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.) in the Middle School building and receive instruction from current faculty members.

Please click here to learn more about the Sixth Grade Transition Program and/or to complete your son’s enrollment (space is limited). If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Donell Thompson at dthompson@gilman.edu or Shonique Alexander at salexander@gilman.edu.

The school day starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m., depending on a student's athletic commitment, on Monday through Friday. 

First period begins promptly at 8:00 a.m. and students are urged to arrive at school by 7:45 a.m.

Please remember that the Upper School has a late start to the school day (9:00 a.m.) each Wednesday.

The school is obligated to keep accurate records of student attendance. If a student is to be absent because of illness or family circumstances or if he is to be late or excused early, a parent must notify the Dean of Students Office by phone or email before first period of the day(s) in question. Please reach out to Kimberly Hammer at khammer@gilman.edu or 410-323-3800, ext. 268.

The Upper School requires students to wear long pants of any color (no jeans, cargo, or carpenter pants) with a belt. Collared shirts should be tucked in at the waist and a tie should be worn unless otherwise noted. Dress shoes that are black or brown, neat, clean, and in good repair must be laced, tied, snapped, or fastened. Socks should also be worn. Please know that the Special Assembly dress code will require, in addition to the clothes listed above, a sports jacket or blazer.

More information is included in the 2022-2023 Handbook. 

Upper School students are required to bring a laptop or a tablet to school every day and should select the model that best suits their needs and learning preferences. Click here for more information about our Device of Choice Program. Should you have any questions, please contact Tye Campbell, Director of Strategic Information and Innovation, at tcampbell@gilman.edu.

Gilman offers an After School Music Program for students in grades K-12.

Learn more and register here

If you have not yet completed your son's Health Forms To-Do List in Magnus Health, please do so. These forms must be completed prior to the start of the school year.

Learn more about completing your son's health forms.

Learn more about Magnus Health's Personal Health Record (PHR) Mobile App.

Please note: Your son's updated Annual Physical Exam form is due within one year and a month of the previous year’s exam. The extra month is to allow for insurance requirements. You will receive an email from School Nurse Edie Meacham when your son's physical is coming due. You may also check in Magnus for the exact date. 

Download the Annual Physical Exam Form.

Families may choose to purchase a Parents' Voluntary Accident Extension from the School's insurance provider. The extension provides coverage 24 hours a day while your son is at home or not under the care and direction of the School. Learn more about the coverage.