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/ ("Contact Us" section)
  • PTA site ("Contact Us" section)
  • PTA site (Contact)
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 (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School site (Parent Information → Calendar) Reference (Almost) Duplicated on PTA site, out of date, should maybe be a permanent link that get's updated instead of a dated link, or even better, a real calendar that can be subscribed to (Google Calendar)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PTA site (Calendar) Reference (Almost) Duplicated on School site, out of date, should maybe be a permanent link that get's updated instead of a dated link, or even better, a real calendar that can be subscribed to (Google Calendar)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PTA site (Calendar) Reference Should probably link to a DeKalb County Schools page as a particular file disappear or be superseded
About, http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/sagamore/about-sagamore-hills School site (About Sagamore Hills) Intro, 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) Intro, 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 PTA, http://sagamorehillspta.org/?page_id=17 PTA site (History, Mission, and Goals, "PTA Goals" section) Intro, Promotion Relegated to a section at the end of a webpage
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
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) New Student (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, New Student
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, Promotion 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))
  • PTA site (homepage)
  • PTA site (Announcements)
Volunteer
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
Promotion
  • PTA site (homepage)
  • PTA site (Announcements)
Intro, Promotion This refers to the "Healthy Living" video, which is just an example of promotional materials we may want to organize
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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