How You Can Help Your Local Schools

With the holiday season coming upon, some like to give.  A great online resource that gives you the ability to do that either by name or anonymously is Donors Choose.  This website allows teachers to go online and make wishlists that people can then contribute. Often corporate donors will match regular donors for half of the donations.  

For the APS schools that service East Atlanta please view the links below.  Links for Donor Choose are done by zip code, but they will include schools such as Burgess-Peterson Academy, Drew, Wesley, Coan Middle School and Maynard Jackson High School.

APS School Board Election Run-off

The Atlanta Public School Board of Education has several seats which are in "run-off" elections. The run-off election date is December 3rd. This is a very important election, as the new BOE will be making many significant decisions right away and throughout their four year term that will affect the North Atlanta cluster for several years. 

Take APS Surveys

2014-2017 Calendar Survey: Three years of proposed APS calendars have been released for community input.  Your opinion matters as the district plans calendars for the next three school years.  

APS Calendar Survey

 

APS Perception Survey: In an effort to continuously improve our services, we conduct quarterly surveys to gauge your perception and satisfaction about how we at APS conduct our business.  Your input, responses and comments will remain confidential. 

APS Perception Survey

Georgia Parent Survey: APS parents are encouraged to participate in Georgia Parent Survey administered by the Georgia Department of Education . Data from the Georgia Parent Survey will be used along with the Georgia Student Health Survey and the Georgia School Personnel Survey to calculate the School Climate Star Rating within the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI).  The Georgia Parent Survey will be open through Friday, January 31, 2014.  Data results from the Georgia Parent Survey will not be available to the public and will not be posted online.

Georgia Parent Survey 

The East Atlanta Santa Fest celebrates its 7th year of holiday events throughout the East Atlanta Village on December 7th and 8th, and this year promises to be the biggest one yet.  Events include a tree decorating contest, artist market (more info below), parade, ornament making, caroling, horse drawn sleigh rides through the village, pictures with Santa, and of course the official lighting of the big EAV Tree with that jolly old elf riding in on his 1964 canary yellow Ford F100 sleigh. 

Most events are free except for photos with Santa because the proceeds benefit Neighbor in Need and the East Atlanta Kids club.  Pictures with Santa cost $15 for a set of pictures on a flash drive. Make reservations by emailing EAVSanta@gmail.com. Reservations are in 10-minute increments both Saturday and Sunday. Those who get their picture on Sunday will also get a coupon from Urban Cannibals for a free kid's meal of Grilled Cheese, chips/fruit and a drink with the purchase of an adult brunch item that is good until 12/15/2013. In previous years, Santa also has had plenty of time to see walk-in visitors around the appointments. This year there is a diverse collection of Santas. If you have had photos made in previous years and would like to know which shift "your" Santa will be available, e-mail the elves.

The tree decorating contest is a fun way for a group or business to help make East Atlanta Village look festive. There is no entry fee. Reserve a tree by e-mailing EAVSanta@gmail.com. Bring your ladder, decorations, decorators and outdoor-certified lights on Saturday, December 7. Paraders and those attending the tree lighting will vote on their favorite tree, with trophies awarded for first, second and third place. The defending champs, The Village Church, has been working on their plan for months now.

The East Atlanta Santa parade will be led by Rudolph and the Maynard Jackson Marching band. Meet near the Midway at 5 PM. The parade will go up the east side of Flat Shoals to Metropolitan, cross the street and head south past the decorated Village trees on the west side of Flat Shoals, allowing paraders to vote for their favorite tree as they parade by. The parade will finish at the EACA tree in time for the lighting.

Burgess-Peterson Academy achieved the highest value-added academic growth of any public or charter elementary school in Atlanta Public School (APS) for the 2012-2013 school year. Additionally, of all APS elementary schools, Burgess-Peterson achieved the highest average months of learning, averaging approximately 13 months of learning during the nine month academic year.

Burgess-Peterson is the highest performing traditional elementary school in the district's east region, and with an average CRCT score of 836, the school ranks in the top 10 of all APS traditional elementary schools.

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