Northlake Community and DeKalb County Schools Information


Henderson Middle School Tours for Parents of Rising 6th Graders Henderson PTSA will be conducting tours of the campus for parents of rising 6th graders on February 8 and 14. Each of the tours will begin at 10 a.m. and will be followed by a Q&A session with principal, Terese Allen. Also, be sure to sign up for the weekly emails sent out by Henderson Middle School. Click here to visit the HMS PTSA Home page and sign up.

	T-Mobile Cell Tower Update Check out the www.noBriarlaketower.orgfor the latest information. Click here for updates on the website. Press Release here....The Briarlake PTA passed a resolution at Tuesday's General Meeting opposing the siting of the T-Mobile cell tower at Briarlake over concerns that its 3600 square foot footprint will cause a significant detrimental impact to our playgrounds, playfield, limited parking, outdoor classrooms, walking trails, and other educational spaces at our school. The full resolution language will be available in the PTA meeting minutes once they are posted on the PTA website. A group of Briarlake parents has created a flyer to provide more information to our community. For additional information visit www.noBriarlaketower.org

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. 2011 -2012 Schedule for Meetings Third Wednesday of each month ~ Refreshments at 8:45AM ~ Meeting at 9:15AM Meeting locations rotate giving members a chance to visit each of our schools. Programs usually end by 11:00 AM. Emory Lavista Parent Council Meetings http://www.emory-lavista.org February 15, 2012 - legislative meeting March 21, 2012 - Druid Hills Middle School - TBA April 18, 2012 - Lakeside High School - TBA 2011 - 2012 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: Patricia O'Connell Email Patricia CO-CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES: Donna Toulme, Email Donna, Lucy BrownEmail Lucy 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 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.
DeKalb County Public Schools

Ms. Ramona Tyson, Interim Superintendent

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

Our School Board of Education Representatives

District 1:Nancy Jester
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: Donna Edler
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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