Northlake Community and DeKalb County Schools Information

Emory LaVista Parent Council Emory LaVista Parent Council meets for the purpose of strengthening the Emory LaVista school community by providing a forum for communication and promoting educational opportunities for the children of our community. All interested persons are welcome to attend. We gather at 8:45 am for refreshments and the meetings begin at 9:15 am. 2010 - 2011 Schedule for Meetings Third Wednesday of each month ~ Refreshments at 8:45AM ~ Meeting at 9:15AM Date / Location / Speaker / Topic) Meeting locations rotate giving members a chance to visit each of our schools. Programs usually end by 11:00 AM. September 15, 2010 - Oak Grove Elementary - State of the System Ramona Tyson, Interim Superintendent of DeKalb School System October 20, 2010 - Briarlake Elementary - Governance November 17, 2010 - Medlock Elementary - Redistricting, Dan Drake January 19, 2011 - Hawthorne Elementary - Legislative Update February 16, 2011 - Laurel Ridge Elementary - TBA March 16, 2011 - tentative meeting date April 13, 2011 - Shamrock Middle School - State of the System Revisited Note: April's meeting will be held on the second Wednesday of the month. http://www.emory-lavista.org 2010 - 2011 Emory LaVista Parent Council Officers* If you have any questions, please contact Marshall Orson or Sally Harrell. CO-PRESIDENTS: Nancy Moore, email Nancy, 404-728-4427 Marshall Orson, email Marshall, 404-378-9116 VICE-PRESIDENT:Ellen Schwartz Email Ellen RECORDING SECRETARY: Susan Furman, Email Susan CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: Donna Toulme, Email Donna COMMUNITY RELATIONS: Lisa Brown, Email Lisa To receive ELPC notices, send an email to EmoryLavistaParentCouncil@gmail.com or visit the web site: www.emory-lavista.org Past Meeting Minutes Serving these Emory Area Clusters: Druid Hills High School - Shamrock Middle School - Briar Vista - Fernbank - Laurel Ridge - McLendon - Medlock - Sagamore Hills ES. Lakeside High School - Henderson Middle School - Briarlake - Evansdale - Hawthorne - Henderson Mill - Oak Grove - Pleasantdale ES.

Lakeside Feeder School and/or PTA sites Lakeside High School Henderson Middle School Evansdale Elementary PTA Hawthorne Elementary PTA Henderson Mill Elementary Oak Grove Elementary PTA Pleasantdale Elementary Sagamore Elementary School	Northlake Community Alliance Website Northlake Community Alliance The Northlake Community Alliance, Inc. is a public, non-profit organization run by volunteer community members to sustain and enhance the diversity and vitality of the Northlake Community in metro Atlanta, Georgia. LaVista Rd. Median Clean Up Days, Saturdays, 8:00 am until 9:30 am - The public is invited to help. Watch for dates.
DeKalb County Public Schools

DeKalb County Schools
1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Phone: 678-676-1200

Our School Board of Education Representatives

District 1:Jim Redovian
District 2: Don McChesney
District 3:Sarah Copelin-Wood
BES Rep. District 4: Paul Womack
District 5: Jesse "Jay" Cunningham
District 6: Thomas Bowen
District 7: Zepora Roberts
BES Rep. District 8: Dr. Pam Speaks
District 9 (at large)Dr. Eugene Walker

MISSION

The mission of the DeKalb County School System is to form a collaborative effort between home and school that maximizes students' social and academic potential preparing them to compete in a global society.

GOALS OF DCSS

1: To narrow the achievement gap and improve the graduation rate by creating a high performance learning culture in all schools and sites.
2: To increase rigor and academic achievement in Reading/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies in Pre K-12.
3: To ensure quality personnel in all positions.
4: To ensure fiscal responsibility in order to maintain safe and healthy learning environments that support academic programs, resources and services.

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