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: The third Wednesday of each month from 6:00-7:00pm, in-person at East High School in the LMC
24-25 Meeting Dates:
September 18th
October 16th
November 20th
December 18th
January 15th
February 19th
March 19th
April 16th
May 21st
Latino Parent Group
Staff Contact: Spanish Bilingual Resource Specialist Silvia Gomez
Meetings: Once per month during the school year (usually the first Thursday of the month), in-person at East High School, from 6:00-8:00pm
24-25 Meeting Dates:
Thursday, September 5th
Wednesday, October 2nd
Wednesday, November 6th
Thursday, December 5th
Thursday, January 9th
Thursday, February 6th
Thursday, March 13th
Thursday, April 3rd
Thursday, May 8th
Thursday, June 5th
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.
MMSD has implemented 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.
