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
The Promise Podcast launches today! Listen to the first episodes starting with Standards Based Reporting on iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn. Then, check back for more in February! http://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/promise-podcast
We're looking forward to a happy and successful 2019 for all of our students! Enjoy the rest of your break! We'll see you on January 8!
Wishing you and your family all the joy and peace this season brings!
REMINDER: El Dorado Schools will dismiss at 1:30 pm tomorrow to begin Christmas Break! We wish you all a wonderful holiday!
Thank you to the El Dorado Police Department and the Union County Sheriff’s Office for Christmas shopping with our kids today as part of the Cops for Kids Shop with a Cop program!
Christmas Break begins with a 1:30 p.m. dismissal on December 21. Staff return January 7 and students return January 8. Happy Holidays!!
Come see the choirs and orchestras from El Dorado Schools perform at the courthouse today!
11:00 Northwest Elementary
11:30 EHS Orchestra
12:00 EHS Choirs
12:30 Washington
1:00 Hugh Goodwin
2:00 WMS Orchestra
Our students and staff have been singing and ringing the bells for the Salvation Army today at Walmart! We’re out there until 6 tonight. Come see us!
Today and everyday, we are thankful for the students, teachers, staff and administrators of the El Dorado School District and for a community that supports public education through your time and resources. Happy Thanksgiving!
Schools will dismiss early at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow and be out for Thanksgiving Break November 19-23.
