East Atlanta Community Association
Newsletter
December 5, 2011
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| Greetings! |
For a recap of the APS Demographic Study Meeting and recommendations supplied by the BPA PTA and the Local School Council please see below.
Good Reading!
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Looking for Leaders
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EACA seeks new leadership for its President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer positions. The current elected officers have all reached the limit of their terms in office. If you are interested in one of these exciting and meaningful positions, please contact EACA Nominating Committee Chairperson, Laird Ruth. These four officer positions will be elected by the community at the December 13th EACA Monthly Meeting.
Through 11 committees, EACA gets the business of the community done. If you have an interest in participating in or leading one of the below committees, please contact EACA President, Austin Dickson. Committee chairpersons are appointed by the EACA President. The 11 Committees of EACA are:
- Arts & Culture
- Beautification
- Communications
- Education
- Events
- Neighbor in Need
- Parents Network
- Parks & Greenspace
- Public Safety
- Recycle EAV
- Transportation
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Atlanta Public Schools Demographic-Capacity Study
|  Approximately 750 people packed the gym at Parkside Elementary to hear a presentation regarding the ongoing APS demographics study. Consultants Bleakly Advisory Group and Cropper GIS presented on the four options that had recently been unveiled at public meetings earlier in the week and which are currently posted on the APS website. Thursday night's meeting dealt with SRT-3 in particular; that is, roughly the eastern quadrant of the City, and the subarea of APS in which Burgess-Peterson Academy (the public elementary for which most of East Atlanta is zoned) is located. The point that was most heavily emphasized was that the proposed options were very rough drafts, and that the final recommendations would likely look nothing like any single one of the current configurations. This was a comfort to many East Atlantans, as one of the options proposed closing Burgess-Peterson Academy. The presentation took almost an hour, and was at times interrupted by impassioned parents, but the gist of the information was that this side of town in general is projected to grow, but not necessarily enough to fill ALL of the schools in the district. In addition, some of the schools (Mary Lin being the most proximate example) are already drastically over-enrolled, and see no evidence of relief in the coming decade. The implication was that in order to make more efficient use of the facilities in APS's inventory, some schools might have to be expanded, some consolidated, and some closed. The evening's presentation ended with a public comment period in a small group format.
Going forward, the anticipated - if somewhat ambitious - timeline is that two new hybrid options are formed based on community input, and another round of public comment is taken in January. After that, a final recommendation would be formulated for Superintendent Davis to present to the Board, likely in March of 2012. No actual attendance changes would take place before August of 2012, at the very earliest.
If you would like to review the options in more detail, and provide comment on the system-wide implications and those for Burgess-Peterson (and we encourage you to do so, since BPA does face closure in one option), you can find more information and the on-line survey form/feedback form at the APS website.
For a summary of recommendations presented by the Burgess-Peterson Academy Parent-Teacher Association and the Local School Council please visit here.
Summary supplied by EACA's Education Chair, Dennis Madsen. For questions please email .
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Martha Brown's Parents' Night Out
|  Parents' Night Out will be December 7, 2011 from 5:30 until 8. It is a free night of holiday fun for your children while you take a night off, finish last minute shopping, take a nap, or go out to dinner kid free. Dinner will be provided for the children as well as crafts and entertainment. Please email Pastor Heather Jallad at marthabrownunite@bellsouth.net to reserve a spot for your child or with any questions. |
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Holiday Farmers Market and Arts & Craft Sale
|  In conjunction with the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market's special holiday market on Thursday, December 8th from 4-8pm, The Midway Pub is offering up the opportunity for local, talented crafters & artists to display their wares in a special holiday homemade arts & crafts sale to benefit Recycle EAV.
Additionally, the EACA Beautification Committee will also be in attendance selling hand-painted 2011 EACA Christmas ornaments to support the new Adopt-a-Street Program. After this weeks Santa Fest only seven ornaments remain. So come out to get a limited edition ornament. |
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Wesley International Academy Open House
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 Thursday, December 8, 5:30-7:30pm
Wesley International Academy charter school, located in the SAND neighborhood of McDonough Guice at 1049 Custer Avenue SE., is hosting an Open House on Thursday, December 8, 5:30-7:30pm. Find out more about this IB candidacy school's IB curriculum, our Chinese Mandarin program and the single gender education. Attendees will also have the opportunity to tour the campus and meet some of the teachers. The open house starts promptly at 5:30pm with a Chinese class demonstration by a second grade girls which offers an an example of the classroom environment. WIA is alive with the excitement of learning and creativity. We invite you to see what we are all about.
WIA currently houses approximately six hundred and twenty students in kindergarten through eighth grades. The primary attendance zone is the areas designated by the City of Atlanta as Neighborhood Planning Unit - W (NPU-W) and Neighborhood Planning Unit - Y (NPU-Y). Students residing in the primary attendance zone shall have enrollment preference at Wesley to fill up to one third of the available seats in each grade level. The secondary attendance zone will be those who reside in the City of Atlanta. Enrollment is done through a lottery process.
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East Atlanta Kids Club Holiday Open House
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 Don't get your tinsel in a tangle! Celebrate the holidays with the East Atlanta Kids Club and your neighbors at the Brownwood Recreation Center Holiday Open House! The fun happens on Saturday, December 10, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Enjoy fun games, creative crafts, holiday movies, a silent auction of wreath & ornaments (decorated by EAKC kids), and learn more about our free after-school program!
Visit our website, check out our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter @eastatlantakids. |
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East Atlanta Security Patrol Update
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 News Updated November 29, 2011
The week of November 20-26 was a bad one for Zone 6 compared to a year ago, with crime up over 40%. Right here in Beat 610, crime was about on par with what we've seen of late. There was one burglary in the 700 block of Blake, one commercial burglary at the East Atlanta Rec Center (nothing was reported to be stolen), and an armed robbery after 4:00 am in the Village while a man was waiting for a taxi. There was also a report of a stolen pitbull on Metropolitan Place. And finally, there were three vehicle thefts, all occurring on November 23rd or 24th. They happened in the 500 block of Flat Shoals Avenue, the 1100 block of Colby Court and the 800 block of Stallings. All of the vehicles were 1995 or older, and it's a bit unusual to see so many thefts in a short period. We're keeping a close eye on auto thefts to see if this develops into a pattern.
To learn more about the East Atlanta Security Patrol, view updated news and notes or to enroll, visit the EASP website. There is a 50% discount for longtime residents and those 65+. To qualify, you must have lived at the same address for 20 years or be over age 65. We also have a 20% discount for members of an APD-sanctioned Neighborhood Watch. Please contact us if you're interested in setting up a Neighborhood Watch on your street.
If you have additional questions, please direct them to easp610@gmail.com, or call EASP Organizer Myron Polster at 404-954-1568.
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| EACA Public Safety - Weekly Crime Report | |
The Crime Report for weeks 45-48 are below:
The Significant Arrests Report for weeks 44, 46 and 47 are below:
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| Upcoming Area Meetings |
Atlanta City Council
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month ( 12.05), 1:00 pm
City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave SW
Neighborhood Planning Unit, NPU-W, Land Use and Zoning Committee
Meeting: 1st Tuesday of the month (12.06), 7:00pm
Martha Brown United Methodist Church, 468 Moreland Ave SE
South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development, Inc. (SAND) Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month (12.08); 7:30pm
Beulah Heights University Student Center, 892 Berne Street
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners
Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month (12.13), 9:00 am
Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Dr, Decatur
Transportation Committee Meeting
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month, (12.13), 6pm
Branan Towers, 1200 Glenwood Ave., SE
East Atlanta Community Association, (EACA)
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month (12.13), 7pm
Branan Towers, 1200 Glenwood Ave., SE
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EACA Membership
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EACA Needs Your Support!
Without your support EACA would not exist. Please show your commitment to EACA by joining today. Annual dues are $10 per household or business per calendar year. As an EACA member you can vote at EACA meetings on topics of interest within our community as well as show your support to East Atlanta.
You can sign up for your 2011 EACA membership, and order EACA Yard Signs on-line! Pay electronically via Paypal HERE
Email questions to membership@eaca.net.
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| East Atlanta on Facebook & Twitter |
If you're a Facebook member, be sure to become a fan of both the EACA Fan Page and the East Atlanta Village page, too! Click on links below to take you directly to each.
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