Do you need assistance during this time? CLICK HERE.

Do you have supports you can offer others? CLICK HERE.

If you cannot access this form, please call 470-485-7466.

APS will close all schools and offices effective Monday, March 16. We anticipate that, at a minimum, District schools and offices will remain closed for at least two weeks and potentially extend beyond Spring Break (April 6 - 10).

The Parkside Parent community is available to help answer questions and help you access supports.

Please call or text this number if you need help: 470-485-7466 

Internet Access

If you need internet at home to take advantage of the digital tools, Comcast is providing 60 days of free internet for qualifying families. Visit www.internetessentials.com for more information.

Meals and Food Resources 

All APS student can receive free bagged meals that will be delivered at bus stops. Click here to open a printable list of APS School Bus food delivery stops and times.

All APS students can daily receive free bagged meals at the following school sites, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Students can receive: Breakfast and lunch grab-and-go bags, fresh produce provide by local nonprofit Goodr, and shelf-stable foods provided by the Atlanta Community Food Bank (i.e. nonperishables).

• King Middle School - 545 Hill St SE, Atlanta, GA 30312 (The closest location to Parkside)
  
• Booker T. Washington High School - 45 Whitehouse Dr. SW, Atlanta, GA 30314
• Hope-Hill Elementary School - 112 Boulevard NE, Atlanta, GA 30312
• Thomasville Heights Elementary School - 1820 Henry Thomas Dr. SE, Atlanta, GA 30315 
• Young Middle School - 3116 Benjamin E Mays Dr. SW, Atlanta, GA 30311
• Bunche Middle School - 1925 Niskey Lake Rd., SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
• Cleveland Avenue Elementary School - 2672 Old Hapeville Rd., SW, Atlanta, GA 30315
• Douglass High School - 225 Hamilton E Holmes Dr., NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
• Phoenix Academy (formerly Alonzo Crim High School) - 256 Clifton St., SE, Atlanta, GA 30317
• Sylvan Hills Middle School - 1461 Sylvan Rd., SW, Atlanta, GA 30310

In addition, the Atlanta Community Food Bank has more than 50 sites for food distribution. Click here to see the full list of food distribution sites through the Atlanta Community Food Bank. If you are need need of more food pantries, click here and scroll to the bottom of the page.

Daily Academics

During this school closure, APS and Parkside will be using Distance Learning through digital and/or paper-based platforms. 

The purpose of Distance Learning is to provide students with instructional resources that will support learning at home.  The work assigned during these days is aligned to previously taught Georgia Standards of Excellence.  

To ensure that all students are held accountable for completing the assigned tasks, a calendar of activities for each grade level has been developed to ensure that students are actively engaged in day-to-day learning.

Here are some important items to abide by:

1. All students are expected to participate in Distance Learning.  
2. Students must show proof of participation on Distance Learning days by completing the daily assignments.  At the conclusion of the 15-days of activities, parents are expected to send one picture of the completed calendar to the homeroom teacher’s email, ClassDojo or Google Classroom.    
3. Parents are asked to only submit a picture of the completed calendar signed for each day of activities and to not return any work to school upon our return.  This is a preventative measure to ensure the safety of our students and staff. According to the CDC, it may be possible for a person to get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it.
4. Students will bring home the following:

• Kindergarten -  15-day calendar of activities for Reading & Math - LINK
• 1st & 2nd Grade - 15-day calendar of activities aligned to Table2Read & Math                                                                    (Students will be given permission forms today for tablets to go home.)
• 1ST GRADE
• 2ND GRADE
• 3rd Grade  - 15-day calendar of activities for PowerMyLearning laptops (Math & Writing) - LINK
• 4th-5th Grade - 15-day calendar of activities for Reading & Math (Science & SS)
  • 4TH GRADE
  • 5TH GRADE

For grades 3-5, please also look at this website for resources related to the Georgia Milestones Tests: 

https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/Georgia-Milestones-Assessment-System.aspx

It is Parkside’s desire to make the Distance Learning days a meaningful experience for our students.  Your help in facilitating the use of these days is greatly appreciated and necessary for this to be successful.  It is our hope that the Coronavirus will have a minimal impact on the health and educational schedule of our students, families, staff members and community.