Month: May 2024

Hi Everyone,

This week I thought I spend a little time discussing the different parent organizations we have on campus. Every school usually has a few and we are no different. The goals of the various organizations are quite different, but they all have a common goal and that is to provide support to the school. EastLake is an amazing school with a tremendous amount of volunteers and because of this our school is a standout in the community. If you’d like more info on any of them or want to get involved please let me know:

• PTA (Parent Teacher Organization). The parents who volunteer to be part of this group give a tremendous amount of time and energy, but it is completely voluntary. Most families contribute financially by becoming members of the PTA. Others however have a desire to be directly involved with some of the different events such as our upcoming Fall Festival or our EastLake Idol show to name a couple. The majority of the funds raised by the PTA go directly back to the school providing playground equipment, assemblies, teacher supplies, and just about anything else the school needs to support the students.
• School Site Council is a combination of parents and staff members whose main goal is to oversee the school budget and it goals for the year. On our SSC we have 5 parents (who are elected into office by you) and 4 staff members (elected by other staff). Each year the SSC makes key decisions as to how funding should be utilized to make our school as efficient and successful as possible. Elections are held each year, so if your interested please let us know. We are looking to fill 2 parent positions this year. If you are interested in being on the ballen for our School Site Council team. Please email me at cynthia.orr@cvesd.org. The community will have an opportunity to vote the first few weeks of school. 
• Another important group is our English Language Advisory Committee. This is a voluntary group of parents who come together to support those students who are learning English. The committee meets once a month and learns what the school is doing with our EL students as well as what parents can do at home to support achievement. In addition, the committee provides recommendations and suggestions to the school so we know what parents need to support their kids. With around 17% of our population being categorized as English Learners, this is a growing group so it is critical that we have an open source of communication between school and home and our ELAC volunteers is a critical part of our success.