Hot Off the Press!!!
ByIt is official. We are officially ECCC PTA, now known as East Cobb County Council (from Eastern Cobb County Council). We received our confirmation from Georgia PTA approving our Bylaw amendment.
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Our General Meeting is being held in conjunction with our Margie Hatfield Scholarship Presentation, Tuesday, March 30th, 9:30 am at the East Cobb Middle School Auditorium. Please notify all 4 Delegates (your PTA representatives) so they can plan to attend to not only celebrate our Scholarship Winners but also participate in our ECCC PTA Elections. (We moved the time to 9:30am since Middle School starts school at 9:15am, therefore you can avoid the influx before school starts.) The ECCC PTA Nominating Committee Slate of Officers are:
Co-President Abby Shiffman East Cobb Middle
Co-President Irene Barton East Side Elementary
Co-Vice President Pamela Kent Keheley Elementary
Co-Vice President Stephanie Daniels Garrison Mill Elementary
Secretary Lynne Cherrington Mountain View Elementary
Treasurer Laurie Rashidi-Yazd Dodgen Middle
Presented to the ECCC PTA BOD, Tuesday, March 16 by the Nominating Committee
Please mark your calendars for District 9 General Meeting, which our Council is hosting, Tuesday, April 27th at Sprayberry High School. There will be a Vendor Fair 5:30pm-7pm with the Sign In & Registration 6-7pm and District Conference and Award Assembly 7-8:30pm. Again, we are the Host Council, so please make sure you attend. We want to have a good showing! This is open to all PTA Members so put it in your e-blasts, announce it in your newsletters. Please look for more information to come.
School of Information is a Training for your newly Elected Officers. Make sure your Incoming Officers have May 11, 9-Noon, Crossview Baptist Church on their calendar. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT ALL NEW OFFICERS ATTEND THIS TRAINING!
Once your Officers are elected, please make sure your Secretary enters the information for each Officer on the Georgia PTA Website under Local Unit Toolkit and submit the new officer names and contact information to Heather Rees at secretary@ecccpta.org. They must also enter in all Chairs when they are appointed.
By now all Local Units' nominating committees should be working diligently to get a Slate of Officers and your General Meetings should be sceduled at a time where ALL PTA/PTSA Members can attend. Please let us know when your meeting is scheduled so we can have someone from ECCC PTA attend and also if you would like one of us to install your Incoming Officers it would be our pleasure!
Enjoy the warming trend and have a great week!
Amie Fann & Abby Shiffman, Co-Presidents
ECCC PTA, 2009-2010
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COUNCIL EVENTS/NEWS:
COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR:sponsored by ECCC PTA, THIS Sunday, March 21, 2-5pm at the Mountain View Community Center/Mountain View Elementary School. You should have received a poster through the County Mail system. Please place that poster somewhere on your campus for all to see!! Attached is the updated flyer as well.
HEROES: Honoring Our Heroes Essay Winners/Reception is upcoming Tuesday, March 23, 6:30-8:30pm at Mabry Middle. Please see attached Invite.
LEGISLATION & ADVOCACY: Please see the attached "Bills to Watch". This will help notifying your PTA Communities about Bills that will especially impact the BUDGET CRISIS our school system is facing! Put this info in your E-blasts/newsletters/etc.
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SCHOOL EVENTS:
WHEELER HS Sr. Projects: It’s time to mark your calendar for Wheeler High School ’s Spring 2009 Senior Boards. Many of you have so willingly served as judges for this special night before, and Wheeler is so very thankful. Without your commitment and participation Wheeler’s Senior Project would not be possible. The Wheeler students and staff continue to be overwhelmed by your generous support.
Thursday night, April 23, 2009,is the day to mark on your calendar. Dinner will be served by Wheeler faculty and students beginning at 4:45 PM in the Wheeler Media Center. We ask that you wear professional business attire as our students are required to dress for business when they make their presentations. At 5:30 PM there is a brief training session prior to judging at 6:00 PM . The evening will conclude by 9:00 PM.
As most of you know this effort requires 150-180 community volunteers to make up the 35 panels that evaluate presentations. Each panel will hear oral presentations from five or six different seniors with each presentation lasting between eight and ten minutes. The Senior Project is an established academic program in hundreds of high schools across America . Among its special features is public participation. This is a direct personal service of critical value to Wheeler seniors, to Wheeler High School , and your East Cobb community. Here you step from the role of passive consumer of the education system into the role of participant in the success of Wheeler and its students. If you have friends, co-workers, or neighbors interested in serving, please forward this email so they can sign up. All are welcome. More information about Senior Project can be found on the Wheeler website at www.wheelerhigh.com.
ACTION NEEDED: Please respond to this email indicating your willingness to judge on Thursday, April 23, 2009 from 4:45 to 9:00 pm .
Thank you for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on April 23, 2009.
Faye Oakley Patty Morgan
Community Judge Coordinator Senior Project Coordinator
Faye.Oakley@cobbk12.org
wheelerseniorproject@yahoo.com
JJ Daniell Middle: SpringFest 2010, featuring our inaugural 5K Race & 1 Mile Fun, taking place Saturday, April 24th at 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM. In addition to Honorary Attendees State Representative Don Parson and Miss Cobb County 2010 Casy Walker, there will be entertainment, a Healthcare & Community Business Expo, an Arts & Crafts Marketplace, and much more! This grew to be more than just a Fun Run and by the way things are falling into place, it will be a great community event. MORE INFORMATION ATTACHED!!
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News from the 9th District:
Outstanding Local Units awards – The state deadline has passed but the 9th District will still accept your reports if you would still like to participate. Please send a copy to Patty Yohn, 4698 Balley Shannon Drive , Mableton , GA 30126 . The District will be giving awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the categories ES 750 and below, ES 751 and above, Middle School and High School.
National Standards for Family School Partnership Awards – New this year but VERY IMPORTANT - The deadline for these will be April 13th. Local units and councils can write a brief report 150 words or less about how they are currently implementing any or all of the National Standards for Family School Partnerships. Local units and councils will be given awards Gold, Silver and Bronze based on their performance against the standard rather than each other. This will give us a chance to recognize more of the great work our PTA’s are doing. In addition the Best Ideas garnered from these reports will be included in a brochure that is distributed to all of our local units.
Due to the short turn around time these reports must be submitted electronically. Please send them to Patty Yohn at pattyyohn@bellsouth.net. Council Presidents – we will need you to assist by encouraging your local units to participate in these easy to complete Standards reports. The best ideas generated will help all of us to strengthen our programs going forward. Please see attached form and distribute to your local units.
Election of officers:The election of new officers is a very important process and one that sometimes does not bring out the best in people. Please review the Quick Tips for Conducting and Election and share this information with your local units. Being informed and educated on the topic will help to prevent many common mistakes and misunderstandings.
Transitioning: The transition to new leadership in the spring is one of the most important things we do during the year. Please follow the link below for information regarding successful transitions.
Quick Tips for Successful Transition from Outgoing to Incoming officers – A Presidents Guide
The BIG Transition
GEORGIA PTA:
Convention Leadership Training Is Your Road to Success…
When: June 25-26, 2010
Where: Georgia International Convention Center, College Park
Delegate Hotel: New Spring Hill Suites at the GICC, Phone – 770.907.8880
Basic Registration Fee and Parking: $85.00 per person
Complete Registration Package: Includes registration, parking, Friday and Saturday lunch, and Banquet dinner – $150.00
More information coming soon.
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CCSD:Next Public Budget Forum To Be Held March 23 at Campbell H.S.
The Board of Education is hosting a series of public forums regarding budget development. The next forum will be Tuesday, March 23 at 7 p.m. at Campbell High School. The forum will be a general information session to help the public understand the budget development process and the challenges created by the economy. Additional forums will be announced as the FY2011 budget development process continues throughout spring.
Superintendent Delivers State of the School District Report
Superintendent Fred Sanderson delivered the 2010 State of the School System address during the March 10 work session of the Cobb County Board of Education.
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3/25/2010 CCSD Board Meeting |
Find all info at www.cobbk12.org
County:
The East Cobb Civic Association March general meeting is at 7:00 PM, Wednesday, March 31at the East Cobb Public Library in Parkaire mall at 4880 Lower Roswell RD, Marietta.
The speaker is Bob Ott, Cobb County Commissioner, District 2. The Commissioner will talk about activities impacting East Cobb and the county at large, and will take questions from attendees
