Parent Engagement Opportunities

Are you interested in additional Parent and Family Engagement opportunities at East? If you are interested in meeting with the principal and other staff to share important information and partner in our efforts to provide your student with the best educational experience possible at East, please join our parent meetings listed below.  All family members and caregivers are welcome!

East High Purgolder United Parent Group
Staff Contact: Principal Mikki Smith
Meetings: Once per month on Wednesdays from 6:00-7:00pm via Zoom
December 7, 2022
January 25, 2023
February 22, 2023 - This meeting has been cancelled. In lieu of this meeting, we encourage parents and families to attend the in-person EHS Listening Session with the MMSD Board on Wednesday, March 1st from 5:30-6:30pm in LMC Gold at East High School. This community engagement listening session will be an informal opportunity for the East community to give feedback to the MMSD Board.
March 22, 2023
April 26, 2023
May 24, 2023

Latino Parent Group
Staff Contact: Spanish Bilingual Resource Specialist Silvia Gomez 
Meetings: Once per month on Wednesdays from 6:00-8:00pm at East High School
November 9, 2022 (*Meeting will be at the Vera Court Neighborhood Center - 614 Vera Ct)
December 7, 2022
January 11, 2023
February 1, 2023
March 1, 2023
April 5, 2023
May 3, 2023
Facebook Group: Padres Latinos de East High School Facebook Group

Volunteering
Check out this Capital Times article "Volunteers continue to bring 'good energy' to East High" featuring East High School parents and community members.

Beginning November 29, 2021, MMSD is implementing a new and more efficient background check process for ALL volunteers and/or community members who work directly with our students. The process typically takes between one to five days. Social security numbers (SSN) are required for national criminal background checks. Volunteers who are unable to provide a SSN should contact the partnerships department (partnerships@madison.k12.wi.us) for further instructions prior to filling out the volunteer application. A background check will still be completed, but will take longer. Please note that U.S. citizenship is not a requirement for volunteering, and citizenship status is not a part of a background check report. Volunteers are automatically emailed the results of the clearance (approved or denied). The details of the background check report are not shared with building staff nor saved in Volunteer Tracker.

Thank you to all the supportive adults in the community who volunteering in an unofficial capacity to provide a calming and reassuring presence in the neighborhood during transition times, including open campus lunch.

Those interested in volunteering can sign up with the district here.