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[quote=Anonymous]Hi, I realize it was a little while ago that this thread was started, but I am the secretary of the Hyattsville Elementary PTA and definitely we are open to parents of incoming students, outgoing students, and interested community members being part of the PTA. Our next meeting is June 13th at 6:30 p.m. in the school library.

While there is a core group that is most active within the PTA, a wide range of people are members and contribute to PTA-sponsored events.

I obviously have an interest here, but in all sincerity, I think HES is a overlooked gem. The administration and teachers do a good job of finding ways to work with and engage students -- both working to get those kids who need extra help up to grade level and helping ensure that kids who are already at or above grade level are challenged. The school has made Adequate Yearly Progress each of the past six years.

There are challenges at the school, many of them made worse by three years of budget cuts at PGCPS, but the administration and teachers are looking at creative solutions to deal with those cuts, and the PTA is trying to help where it can, too.

Aftercare is varied; my daughter is at home in the afternoon, but I know several families have their kids in an aftercare program at Crossroads Church, which is right around the corner from the school. Some other options are listed in the school handbook -- [url]http://www1.pgcps.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=144898[/url] (link is directly to the PDF of the handbook). At this point, there isn't aftercare at the school itself, but it is something that has been discussed.[/quote]

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