Sagamore information inventory 2013

Taking inventory of information available to Sagamore parents before the 2013-2014 school year.

Assign Topics to aid in organizing.

Sources of Information (sortable)

Information	Source	Topic	Notes
Sagamore Website, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore	School site PTA site (Parent Resources → More Resources)	Reference
Sagamore Website (Spanish), http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/espanol	School site (Español)	Reference (Spanish)	Not much content, just a welcome and warning of incompleteness
About, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/about-sagamore-hills	School site (About Sagamore Hills)	Promotion	Much is repeated (but not completely) between School and PTA websites. Might be some resources in there that should be broken out ('Extra' Programs at Sagamore)
About, http://sagamorehillspta.org/?page_id=17	PTA site (History, Mission, and Goals)	Promotion	Much is repeated (but not completely) between School and PTA websites. Might be some resources in there that should be broken out ('Extra' Programs at Sagamore)
Contact (Spanish), http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/espanol/contactos.shtml	School site (Español → Contactos)	Communication (Spanish)	Incomplete, we need a page like this for English! :)
Tour, http://346261245740010476.weebly.com/parent-tours.html	School site (homepage) Assistant Principal of Instruction site (Parent Tours)	Promotion	Schedule a tour of the school
Calendar (revised 2012-10-10), http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/assets/pdf/2012-2013-calendar.pdf	School site (Parent Information → Calendar)	Reference	(Almost) Duplicated on PTA site, out of date, should maybe be a permanent link that get's updated instead of a dated link, or even better, a real calendar that can be subscribed to (Google Calendar)
Calendar (revised 2013-01-01), http://library.constantcontact.com/doc203/1102021486954/doc/q2LHzr1DTtAxotcO.pdf	PTA site (Calendar)	Reference	(Almost) Duplicated on School site, out of date, should maybe be a permanent link that get's updated instead of a dated link, or even better, a real calendar that can be subscribed to (Google Calendar)
Calendar (revised 2013-01-01) (Spanish), http://library.constantcontact.com/doc203/1102021486954/doc/2f6H4znN8t9PjFwy.pdf	PTA site (Calendar)	Reference
Calendar, Upcoming, http://sagamorehillspta.org/ ("Calendar" section)	PTA site ("Calendar" section)	News	Only mentions upcoming events and is updated manually weekly
Calendar, DeKalb County Schools, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/calendar/files/5CA252723C164FFE8538359BE854358D.pdf	PTA site (Calendar)	Reference	Should probably link to a DeKalb County Schools page as a particular file disappear or be superseded
Wildcat Newsletter	PTA site (homepage) PTA site (Announcements) PTA site (Contact)	News	Probably the most important news channel, and it doesn't have its own address, and it's not linked from the school site, mentions how to subscribe on PTA Contact page
News, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore ("Recent News" section)	School site ("Recent News" section)	News	Occasional "media worthy" posts from the Sagamore administration
Recent Posts (PTA), http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore ("Recent Posts" section)	PTA site ("Recent Posts" section)	News	Random highlights from the PTA website(?)
Principal's Corner, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/about-sagamore-hills/principals-corner.shtml	School site ("Principal's Corner" section) School site (About Sagamore Hills → Principal's Corner)	News	Only current version available (no archive)
Principal's Corner (Spanish), http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/espanol/mensaje-directora.shtml	School site (Español → Mensaje de la directora)	News (Spanish)	Seems up to date (even has a past entry the English version is missing), perhaps should link beside the English version from the site section
Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sagamore-Hills-Elementary-School/147475945284146	School site ("Connect With Us!" section) PTA site ("Join us in social media!" section)	News, Communication
Twitter https://twitter.com/SagamorePTA	School site ("Connect With Us!" section) PTA site ("Join us in social media!" section)	News, Communication
Registration 2011-2012 (Spanish), http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/assets/pdf/spreg.pdf	School site (Español → Procedimientos para las inscripciones del año escolar 2011-2012)	New Student (Spanish)	Out of date, no English counterpart
Student Handbook 2012-2013, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/assets/pdf/student-handbook.pdf	School site (Parent Information → Student Handbook)	New Student, Reference	Out of date, not comprehensive, English only
Student Handbook 2010-2011 (Spanish), http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/assets/pdf/spstudenthandbook.pdf	School site (Español → Guía de estudiante)	New Student (Spanish), Reference (Spanish)	Out of date, not comprehensive
Student Handbook 2008-2009, http://sagamorehillspta.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/handbook2008-2009final1.pdf	PTA site (Parent Resources → More Resources)	New Student, Reference	Out of date, not comprehensive, English only
Staff, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/faculty-staff/index.shtml	School site (homepage) School site (About Sagamore Hills → Faculty and Staff)	Reference, Communication	Also provides a lot of important contatct information, but not really well advertised
Volunteer Training, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/volunteer/volunteer-training.ppt	School site (homepage) School site (Parent Information → Volunteer Training PowerPoing (12 MB)) PTA site (homepage) PTA site (Announcements)	Volunteer
Library, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/student-resources/library.shtml	School site (Student Resources → Library)	Reference
Supply Lists, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/student-resources/supply-lists.shtml	School site (Student Resources → Supply Lists)	New Year, New Student	Should mention the auto order thing?
Lunch Menus, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/school-nutrition	School site (Parent Information → Lunch Menus) PTA site (Parent Resources → Lunch & Breakfast)	Reference, New Student	Links to DeKalb Country School's info
Lunch Payments, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/school-nutrition/online-payments	School site (Parent Information → Lunch Payments)	Reference
Medication Administration Form, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/assets/pdf/admmeds.pdf	School site (Parent Information → Medication Administration Form)	Reference
Student Code of Conduct, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/student-relations	School site (Parent Information → Student Code of Conduct)	New Student, Reference	DeKalb County Schools Student Relations
Student Dress Code, http://schools.dekalb.k12.ga.us/files/7653FF5B2A384A1099BE54444A9A5342.pdf	School site (Parent Information → Student Dress Code)	New Student, Reference	A document from 2009, maybe there's a better link (instead of an unreferenced PDF)?
Student Dress Code (Spanish), http://schools.dekalb.k12.ga.us/files/46248F4CFAC5491CB3228A119D8EF1AB.pdf	School site (Español → Procecdimientos del Cõdigo de Vestir)	New Student (Spanish), Reference (Spanish)	A document from 2009, maybe there's a better link (instead of an unreferenced PDF)?
Weather Information, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/newsroom/emergency/	School site (Parent Information → Weather Information)	News	Not very useful? Forwards to http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/news-and-info/emergency-weather-plan
Attendance Area Map, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~planning/mappics/elem/350.pdf	School site (Parent Information → Attendance Area Map)	Promotion	Bad link. Perahps we can track it down with a Google search?
Bus Routes, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~transportation/schools.asp	School site (Parent Information → Bus Routes)	Promotion, New Student	Link forwards to a generic DeKalb County Schools Transportation page. Maybe we're looking for http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/transportation/bus-routes/sagamoreHillsEs now? Maybe Bus Delays http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/transportation/bus-delays would be good to include too?
Traffic Guidelines, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/assets/pdf/SHES-Traffic-Guidelines.pdf	PTA site (homepage) PTA site (Announcements)	New Student, Reference	In both English and Spanish. Should be webpage instead of PDF (for visibility)
Other Schools	School site (homepage) School site (About Sagamore Hills) PTA site (Parent Resources → More Resources)	Reference, Promotion	Feeder school for… (Could also mention related (Globe, Cliff Valley, etc.)?)
DeKalb County Schools, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/	School site ("Useful Links" section) PTA site (Parent Resources → More Resources)	Reference, Promotion
Parent Portal, DeKalb County, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/parent-portal	School site (Parent Information → Parent Assistant) PTA site (Parent Resources → Student Information)	Reference	The School site link, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/parentassistant is out of date (should be updated and maybe mention DeKalb County Schools). The PTA site links are more detailed entries into the system
DeKalb County School Improvement Plan 2012-2013, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/assets/pdf/Sagamore-Hills-CSIP-12-13.pdf	School site (About Sagamore Hills → School Improvement Plan)	Extra	Details only a few will be interested in(?), out of date
Sagamore Hills PTA, http://sagamorehillspta.org/	School site ("Useful Links" section) School site (About Sagamore Hills → PTA Web Site)	Volunteer, Extra
About PTA, http://sagamorehillspta.org/?page_id=17	PTA site (History, Mission, and Goals, "PTA Goals" section)	Promotion	Relegated to a section at the end of a webpage
Contact (PTA), http://sagamorehillspta.org/ ("Contact Us" section)	PTA site ("Contact Us" section) PTA site (Contact)	Communication	Mentions emailing the PTA and a fairly comprehensive school contact information
Fundraising Opportunities	PTA site (homepage) PTA site (Announcements) PTA site (Fundraising)	New Student, Reference, Volunteer	Comprehensive(?) list of things parents can do everyday to raise funds for the PTA on the PTA Fundraising page, Office Depot is mentioned on PTA homepage/Announcements
PTA Organizations	PTA site (Parent Resources → More Resources)	Extra, Volunteer	PTA organizations, like: Emory LaVista Parent Council, Ga PTA, National PTA
PTA Resources	PTA site (Parent Resources → PTA)	Volunteer	PTA resources, like: Membership form, check request, fund transfer, budget (2011)
Promotion	PTA site (homepage) PTA site (Announcements)	Promotion	This refers to the "Healthy Living" video, which is just an example of promotional materials we may want to organize
Candid Photos, mailto:sagamorephotos@gmail.com	PTA site (homepage) PTA site (Announcements)	Extra, Reference	"Please submit any school related photos of your student to sagamorephotos@gmail.com to be considered for our 2012-2013 yearbook."
Math FAct Mountains	PTA site (Parent Resources → Math Fact Mountains)	Reference, New Student
Accelerated Reader	PTA site (Parent Resources → Accelerated Reader (AR))	Reference, New Student
Educational Resources	PTA site (Parent Resources → More Resources)	Reference, New Student	External educational resources for parents, like: thinkcentral, eduplace
Education Organizations	PTA site (Parent Resources → More Resources)	Reference, New Student	Education related organizations, like: Ga DOE, Ga Council on Developmental Disabilities, GA Learning Resource System, FOCUS

See also

• Sagamore communication