Sagamore information inventory 2013

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

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Sources of Information (sortable)
Information Source Topic Notes
Sagamore Website, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore School site General
Sagamore Website (Spanish), http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/espanol School site (Español) General (Spanish) Not much content, just a welcome and warning of incompleteness
Contact (PTA), http://sagamorehillspta.org/ ("Calendar" section) PTA site ("Contact Us" section) Communication Mentions emailing the PTA and a fairly comprehensive school contact information
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! :)
Calendar, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/assets/pdf/2012-2013-calendar.pdf School site (Parent Information → Calendar) Reference Out of date, should maybe be a permanent link that get's updated instead of a dated link, or even better, a real calendar that can be subscribed to (Google Calendar)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, Upcoming, http://sagamorehillspta.org/ ("Calendar" section) PTA site ("Calendar" section) News )nly mentions upcoming events and is updated manually weekly
About, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/about-sagamore-hills School site (About Sagamore Hills) Intro Might be some resources in there that should be broken out ('Extra' Programs at Sagamore)
Wildcat Newsletter
  • PTA site (homepage)
  • PTA site (Announcements)
News Probably the most important news channel, and it doesn't have its own address, and it's not linked from the school site
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
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
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
Library, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/student-resources/library.shtml School site (Student Resources → Library) Reference
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) Intro (Spanish) Out of date, no English counterpart
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) Reference
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
Parent Assistant, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/parentassistant School site (Parent Information → Parent Assistant) Reference Now forwards to DeKalb County Schools Parent Portal http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/parent-portal (should be updated and maybe mention DeKalb County Schools)
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) Intro 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) Intro, New Student, Reference 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?
Sagamore Hills PTA, http://sagamorehillspta.org/
  • School site ("Useful Links" section)
  • School site (About Sagamore Hills → PTA Web Site)
Volunteer, Extra
DeKalb County Schools, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/ School site ("Useful Links" section) Reference, Extra, Intro
Other Schools
  • School site (homepage)
  • School site (About Sagamore Hills)
Intro Feeder school for… (Could also mention related (Globe, Cliff Valley, etc.)?)
Tour, http://346261245740010476.weebly.com/parent-tours.html Intro Schedule a tour of the school
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))
Volunteer
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
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."
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)


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