Report Cards will be sent home today. Take this opportunity to visit with your child about their grades. Praise their successes and talk about areas that challenge them and how they can grow.
The track at Memorial Stadium will be closed Tuesday-Thursday of this week due to construction. Track meets will continue as scheduled.
Mark your calendar for early dismissal on Friday, March 15 at 2:45 p.m. to kick off Spring Break!
Listen to how three different high school teachers create quality student discussions in today's episode of The Promise Podcast. Be a fly on the wall in these classrooms to experience their approaches first hand. Check it out today! http://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/promise-podcast #professionaldevelopment
Here is the approved calendar for the 2019-20 school year.
Watch the Wildcats in the 5A State Basketball Tournament this Thursday at 5:30 p.m. on the Lake Hamilton Live YouTube Channel.
Barton Junior High students interviewed some of their teachers to find out why they #LoveTeaching. Check out what they learned! https://youtu.be/PcXya3WbFLc
It's time for Kindergarten Registration! If you have a child currently enrolled in grades K-3, you may enroll siblings on March 6. Open registration begins March 7 at 8:00 a.m. Pick up your enrollment packet at the Administration Office today!
If your child is entering 5th or 6th grade next year and is interested in joining the band, come to this event Monday night to help them pick their instrument and get more information!
Literacy is the key to successful education. Listen to the newest episode of The Promise Podcast to hear how El Dorado Schools are working with struggling readers and how a new classroom strategy is producing deeper relationships.
Gifted & Talented is now accepting nominations for their program. If you would like to nominate a child to be tested for GT, please email Beth Jones at beth.jones@esd-15.org by February 28th. Please include the child's name, grade level and indicate why you are nominating them.
Students have a long weekend coming up! Winter Holiday is Friday, February 15 and Parent Teacher Conferences Monday, February 18. Make plans to attend your child's Parent Teacher Conferences!
Don't miss this week's Open House for incoming Kindergartners at all of our elementary schools! Visit Hugh Goodwin, Northwest, Retta Brown and Yocum Primary to make the Promising Choice for your child.
Technology in education can be a tremendous benefit to students, but does it also have some drawbacks? Listen to the newest episode of The Promise Podcast to hear our guests weigh in on the subject. http://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/promise-podcast
Looking for insight on student behavior? Check out this week's Promise Podcast with Behavior Specialist Holly Billings.
Check out this week's episode of The Promise Podcast: Rural Schools & College Opportunities. Take a glimpse into how El Dorado Schools adapted a college-going culture and how teachers help broaden students scope of attainable colleges.
Mark your calendar for Kindergarten Registration! Siblings of students in the same home who are currently enrolled in grades K-3 can register March 6. Open registration begins March 7. Check out all of our schools during Kindergarten Open House on February 7!
Do you have a child starting kindergarten this fall? Visit all of our elementary schools during Kindergarten Open House to make the Promising Choice for your family!
Hugh Goodwin Elementary
201 E. 5th Street
Northwest Elementary
1600 N. College Avenue
Retta Brown Elementary
505 Dixie Drive
Yocum Primary
1103 W. Cedar
There will be no school on Monday, January 21 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Have you listened to The Promise Podcast? Check out Standards Based Report Cards Part 2 today! http://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/promise-podcast
