Membership -
New membership benefits have been added in time for Spring Break Camp! East Cobb PTA Members — get $10 OFF any Spring Break or Passover Camp enrollment at Young Chefs Academy of Sandy Springs. Enroll by-the-day or for an entire session.
Who: Students: Ages 5 – 14
When: April 2-6 and April 9-13; 9:30am-2pm (Optional extended care, if desired, before and after each camp day)
Where: Young Chefs Academy of Sandy Springs
CityWalk Shopping Center – Bldg. 350, Ste. 368
230 Hammond Drive, NE
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
Get camp info and enrollment forms by calling 404.255.9263
or Emailing youngchefs@bellsouth.net
Website: www.YoungChefsAcademy.com/
Arts in Education -
Looking for program ideas or best practices for your Arts in Education Committee? We have compiled data from the schools who responded to our informal survey. Thank you to those PTAs. A spreadsheet of performers used by schools is attached as well as some general information.
Community Outreach -
Diversity -
The GA PTA Diversity Committee is compiling a library of diversity activities, exercises, presentations and web resources to enhance diversity programming. Check out the Diversity Page to find some great resources for your local unit. Please contact Diversity Co-Chair Wendy Stewart (wstewart@georgiapta.org) with any questions or for additional information.
Education -
Georgia, along with 9 other states, was granted a waiver from NCLB. Read the press release from Georgia DOE.
The Georgia Department of Education and the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement recognized schools in January 2012 for outstanding achievements. The Greatest Gains award is given to schools that showed the greatest improvement in CRCT or GHSGT scores and had a significant percentage of students exceeding standards. The ECCC Platinum winner was Sprayberry High School.
The Highest Performance award is given to schools that have a very high percentage of students meeting test standards. The ECCC winning schools are:
Platinum: Garrison Mill, Timber Ridge, and Tritt elementary schools; Dickerson and Hightower Trail middle schools; Lassiter, Pope, Sprayberry and Walton high schools
Gold: Mountain View, Mt. Bethel, Murdock, Rocky Mount, Shallowford Falls and Sope Creek elementary schools; Dodgen and Mabry middle schools
Silver: Addison, Davis, East Side elementary schools; Simpson Middle
Bronze: Kincaid and Nicholson elementary schools
National Blue Ribbon School - Timber Ridge Elementary School is one of just eight public schools in Georgia to be named a 2011 National Blue Ribbon School, the U.S. Department of Education announced in September 2011. The program honors public and private schools where students achieve at the highest levels, as well as schools that make notable progress in closing the achievement gap. Timber Ridge was honored for scoring in the top 10 percent on state assessments in reading, language arts and mathematics.
Health & Wellness -
Cobb Hobbler 2012: 10K, 5K & 1-mile run @ Lassiter HS – March 24th.
The Cobb Hobbler is an opportunity for the East Cobb Community to get together and support education, physical activity, and the well-being of the community! The race begins and ends at Lassiter and begins at 7:30am. Registration available up to the day of the event. 10K registration begins at $30, 5K at $20 and fun run is $10. Fees will increase as the date approaches, so register early. All registrations includes a t-shirt and chip timing for the 5K and 10K races. Register at http://cobbhobbler.org/ or fill out a registration form and send to the address shown. Sponsorship opportunities still available. Please visit: http://cobbhobbler.org/product
Family Engagement -
Legislation & Advocacy -
Read the latest news from National PTA’s Take Action page, including the 2012 Federal Public Policy Agenda.
Priorities form the basis of Georgia PTA’s efforts with the Georgia General Assembly and Congress. Georgia PTA monitors all legislation and policy issues affecting children and youth, including K-12 education, postsecondary education, Pre-K, child health and safety, gun safety, teen driving and underage drinking. Check out the 2012 Legislative Priorities and share with your school communities.
The Cobb County Board of Education recently released its legislative priorities for 2012. Read the full press release here.
Environmental Education
Students can submit their work for Clean Air Campaign’s art competition through April 16th. The first week of May is always Air Quality Awareness Week, a great time to celebrate the results of Clean Air Schools programs, or create awareness for the first time and also to offer up one last air quality reminder as smog season starts in Georgia.