Parent Engagement Opportunities

                                              WELCOME EASTSIDE FAMILIES!

Parents/guardians of Eastside students are strongly encouraged to stop in, visit and check-out some of the resources we have available for student use.  Our goal is to help parents & guardians understand what their children are learning so that they are better able to help at home with homework and projects. We know that parent involvement makes a big difference in the achievement and success of our students.  The Title I Parent Resource Center also has a lending library for parents, in which a variety of parenting topics are covered.  We offer information on various topics from parenting to discipline to how to help your child with homework. A community resource directory is also available for Douglas County.  Some of the resources that are housed in Eastside's Parent Resource Center include:  

• Phonics electronic 
• Test preparation resources
• Study Buddy tutor devices
• Learning Palette (Math)
• Geo Safari laptop electronic (for 3rd - 5th grade students) 
• Audio books (playaways)
• laptop computers (for a two week checkout after an Orientation with the Parent Outreach facilitator)

Our Parent Resource Center is open on Mondays from 7:45 a.m.- 3:15 p.m. All other days are by request- please see Ms. Betina Gillham or the office staff.  It is also open during evening workshop times. The PRC is located in room T-9, near the playground. Please call 770-651-3800 to make an appointment or email Ms. Gillham betina.gillham@dcssga.org

Eastside Elementary School’s  Title I Parent and Family Involvement Action Plan  2019-2020

Eastside Elementary “Sneak-a-Peek” – August 5, 2019 @ 4:30 – 6:00 PM

Title I Parent Input Meeting – August 13, 2019 @ 8:30 AM & 5:30 PM

Annual Title I Meeting – October 24, 2019 @ 9:00 AM & 5:30 PM

Title I Annual Staff Orientation (during staff meeting) – August 15, 2019 @ 3:00 PM

Grandparents Day at Eastside Elementary – September 27, 2019

Eastside Elementary Open House - September 12, 2019 @ 5:30 PM

Parent Advisory Council:
The school-level Parent Advisory Council (PAC) meetings provide parents an opportunity to give input into the school, parent and family engagement policies, the School-Parent Compact, Building School Staff Capacity and the Title I Budget. Parent Advisory Councils (PACs) meet three times per school year. 

Title I PAC Meeting Schedule:

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 @ 10:00 AM & 5:30 PM

Thursday, January 30, 2020 @ 10:00 AM & 5:30 PM

Tuesday, April 28, 2020 @ 10:00 AM & 5:30 PM

Professional Staff Development Trainings:

Parent Engagement (Thursday, October 3, 2019)

Effective Communication Strategies (Thursday, March 5, 2020)

Parent Academy Schedule:

Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 5:30 PM –Math Night

Families will participate in stimulating math activities that will connect learning from school to home.

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 5:30 PM-Writing for Success!

Families will participate in writing activities designed to gain an understanding of academic writing strategies.

Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 5:30 PM-“Reading Under The Stars-Literacy Night”

Families will gain ideas on how to help with reading comprehension and reading fluency skills at home.

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 5:30 P.M. - “STEMulate Your Mind (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) in class and at home.

Families will learn participate in STEM activities as well as learn how STEM has an impact on the world that we live in.

Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 5:30 PM-Social Studies Night (Celebrating Cultures from around the World!

Families will learn about the different cultures from around the world through a dynamic social studies night designed to enlighten all in attendance.

National Parent Engagement Month Activities – November:

November 2019: Parent Announcers on WBNN

November 2019: Parent Readers in the Classroom

Transition Events Schedule:

May 2020 – Pre-K Tours of Kindergarten (Kindergarten Classroom Visits, Media Center story time, Music class visits) & K Round up

May 2020 – Middle School Orientations at Chestnut Log, Stewart & Turner middle schools