The Butler Center

Gainesville City Schools partnered with Ninth District Opportunity, Inc. to serve students at the Butler Center. The Butler Center is the former E.E. Butler High School used to serve African American students between 1962 and 1969. The space currently houses Gainesville City and Hall County Head Start students. As a component of the partnership, Head Start will use the space during their operating hours and Gainesville City School System will operate the facility during the evenings and weekends.

NDO partnered with Gainesville City School officials who used American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to renovate the building and restore it to its former glory.

The Butler Center houses a gym that has 4 basketball goals, 5 office spaces, a conference room, concession stand and three large classrooms.

The Butler Center will house programs and services designed to help individuals and families reach personal and professional goals through a variety of education and training opportunities.

The Butler Center will have a GCSS employee serving as the coordinator, both in the day/evenings and the weekend. The coordinator will be the POC for NDO and/or Head Start. All activities will be scheduled through the coordinator and/or GCSS Facilities Management.

Click here to complete the facilities request form. Send the completed form to Adrian.Niles@gcssk12.net. After the form has gone through the process, a representative will reach out to discuss your request.

Hall County Parks & Leisure operates this public park. Open 24/7, the park features a beautiful pavilion, playground and splashpad.

Hall County Family Connections Network (HCFCN) is a collaborative which serves as the local decision-making body, bringing community partners together to develop, implement, and evaluate plans that address the serious challenges facing children and families in our county. HCFCN is one of 13 such agencies in the State of Georgia. The organization is funded each year through the Georgia Legislature. Funds for this program were combined with funds from the Gainesville City School System to fund the Butler Center staff.