Involvement

Lincoln Avenue Academy strives to become a community resource, to recruit business partners and collaborate with a variety of community members. Unlike neighborhood schools in which students live in the surrounding area, Lincoln faces a unique challenge of students arriving from all parts of the city. As a high performing school, our resources are limited, therefore increasing the need for outside collaboration.

Our school population is diverse, as is the neighborhood in which we are located. Therefore, it is important to educate our students about and celebrate our diversity. Each month a multicultural presentation features another culture that represents our student population. The multicultural celebrations include presentations of a variety of cultural aspects such as dance, music, art, inventions, food, and clothing. While some presenters are recruited from community organizations and businesses, some are set up by parents of Lincoln students. Each February, Lincoln hosts the Black History Month celebration. Throughout the month of February, our TV news show features famous African Americans. Numerous class activities are built around contributions of African Americans to our society. The month long observance culminates in an assembly in which prominent African Americans from the community speak to students.

Reaching our community, Lincoln has developed programs that improve students understanding of career opportunities. The Enhancement Hour program is a unique opportunity for 5th Graders at Lincoln Avenue Academy to learn about various careers, particularly in science and technology. Various professionals speak to students and bring with them examples of their work. Students choose their “career path” from five choices. Business partnerships are developed to provide additional resources and opportunities for our students. While some companies provide supplies or guest speakers, Lincoln always seeks long term partners for the extension of curricular standards.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

Held on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, this service learning project is a culmination of weeks of project based learning in our 4th grade social studies clasroom. Applying academic and 21st century skills to tackle the pressing community issue, students explore and actively participate in every step of design and implementation of this project. Students and their families dedicate their MLK day to helping elderly and disabled people in our community with home and yard maintenance. This year our program will expand to include the food bank component where members of the community can request supplies for their families.

Parent Teacher Association

The Lincoln Ave Academy PTA has continually strived to enhance the education of LAA students.
These are just a few of our most recent contributions:

Fundraising Provided:
Student Awards & Trophies
Educational Programs & Guest Speakers
Classroom Mini-grants
Field Trip Subsidies
Student Incentives
Monthly Newsletters
Overhead Projectors
Supplies for Science Labs

PTA Sponsored Activities:
Family Fun Night
Fall & Spring Book Fairs
School Beautification Days
AR Store
Fall & Spring Garden Days
Picture Days
Yearbook
5th Grade Enhancement Program
Home Room Parents
Teacher Appreciation Week
Uniform & School Spirit Store
School Store
Hospitality
Scholastic Book Orders
3rd Grade Colonial Day

Thanks to everyone who has supported LAA through your time and donations.
The PTA's success is your success!

2009 - 2010 PTA Officers
Candace Latimer - President
Pamela Glenn - 1st Vice President
Janet Lamearoux - 2nd Vice President
Susan Dyer - Treasurer
Tina Rebis - Secretary

SAC (School Advisory Commitee) is an integral part of our school. SAC members assist school by guiding the mission and vision, development of new programs and creation of the yearly School Improvement Plan. SAC meets monthly.

SAC MINUTES 2009: OCTOBER - NOVEMBER - DECEMBER - JANUARY - FEBRUARY - MARCH

2009 - 2010 Committee Members

Community Members:
Dennis Walter
Rev. Alex Harper
Karen Swager

Parents:
Gary Barrick
Kim Bishop-Jones
Stephanie Bush
Belkis Jones
Janet Lamoureux
Candace Latimer
Susan Pappachen
Bianca Strudwick
Jeff Titus
Felicia Wilson

District Personnel:
Carolyn Bridges

Administration:
Evelyn Hollen
Carol Griffin

Teachers:
Emily Johnson
Fi Kieffer
Stacy Wyma

Support Staff:
Kim Green

Lincoln Avenue Academy welcomes our business partners. They help us improve the education of our students through monetary and in-kind donations, as well as providing expertise to help our students learn and explore careers.

BUSINESS PARTNERS:

Thank you Enhancement Hours participants:

Dr. Haight

Word Alive PreSchool

Summerlin Academy