Magnet Options & Choices Application Process | Thurs (10/10 5:30p-7:20p) | Childcare provided

You're invited to come learn about two Magnet Programs for Middle School and the Choices Application Program.

• Session 1: Eagle Rock Jr/Sr High School presented Mr. Derek Steinorth, Magnet Coordinator (5:30p - 6:20p)
  
• Session 2: Thomas Starr King MS presented by Velrio Milio, Magnet Coordinator (6:30p - 7:20p)
• Understanding the Choices Application Process presented by Susie Avakian, ERE Magnet/Title 1 Coordinator (both sessions)

Childcare will be provided for school aged children for those who RSVP...

15th Annual Eagle Rock Music Festival | Sat 10/05 (4p-10p) | @ERMusicFestival @CenterArtsER

On Saturday, October 5th, 2013, Los Angeles Councilmember Jose Huizar  and Center for the Arts Eagle Rock proudly present the 15th Annual Eagle Rock Music Festival. ERMF celebrates the diverse community of Northeast Los Angeles by transforming local businesses into music venues, bringing innovative and recognized bands, producers, and DJs to Colorado Boulevard from 4 – 10pm.

Park conveniently at Eagle Rock Elementary providing easy access to this year’s festivities while supporting your local school!

The Eagle Rock Music Festival is produced by Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, whose mission is to be innovative in providing multidisciplinary, arts-inclusive programming to the diverse communities of northeast Los Angeles… and beyond.  Housed in a historic Carnegie Library, Center for the Arts Eagle Rock is the heart of the arts community in Northeast Los Angeles.  CFAER provides arts education workshops, afterschool arts programs, contemporary concert series, innovative exhibitions, film screenings, readings, and more.

Annual Meeting | Friday 10/4 8:30a (Rm 3) Learn how ERE programs improve achievement of ALL students

Come to Room 3 after the Friday morning assembly for an informational meeting about our Title I Program and the many things that have changed with how our school is scored and how student progress will be measured. Come learn about the new federal guidelines.

So, what is Title I, anyway?  According to the United States Department of Education: 

Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

TITLE I--IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED

SEC. 1001. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

The purpose of this title is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments. This purpose can be accomplished by...more

School screening of The Princess Bride (10/4 Gates 6:00p | Movie 7:00p) Food Trucks @EREEF90041

EREEF (Eagle Rock Elementary Education Foundation) will be hosting an outdoor Movie Night this Friday (10/4) on the Eagle Rock Elementary school yard. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy "The Princess Bride" under the stars. Admission is $5 per person or 5 tickets for $20. All proceeds going directly to support the school. Gates open at 6, and the movie starts at 7. Hope to see everyone there.

Celebrate Youth, Music and Great Art | Thurs 10/03 (6p-8p) | @BTBLA

LAUSD Beyond the Bell Branch is proud to invite you to their Annual Latino Art Beat Competition Exhibit.  Join them in a celebration of youth, music, and great art.

Thursday, October 3, 2013  6:00PM – 8:00PM  
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts
450 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Exhibit in the Theatre Main Lobby

Please RSVP by September 30 to:
Cynthia Montalbán at Beyond the Bell [email protected] or (213) 241-3547

The Force will be strong at the @CypressParkLAPL Library | Tue 10/1 (3-5p) | @StarWars

Tuesday, October 1 the Cypress Park Library will host Star Wars Reads Day II from 3:00p-5:00p.

Cypress Park Branch-Los Angeles Public Library
1150 Cypress Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90065

Enjoy crafts, come dressed as your favorite character! Fun giveaways! Special guests from the 501st Legion of Southern California. Bring the family, bring your camera to take pictures with the characters!

Star Wars Reads Day II Event and Activity Kits:

Community Fridays | FREE Art Program | October Fridays (4:00-5:30) | 10/4 – Fantasy Invention

Every Friday in October, The Wisdom Arts Laboratory will be hosting FREE Arts Programs as part of their Community Fridays Program.

October 4 - Fantasy Invention
    Steam Punk Glasses Kindred Gotlieb
    Wooden Machines Guadalupe Montalvo
    Tiny Inventions and Ships Abira Ali
    Paper Cuts Janica Quinones
    Chess Keith Martin

Wisdom Arts Laboratory (WAL)
520 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena CA 91104-4351
(Located on the Orange Grove Monthly Meeting Friends Campus Between Oakland and Madison)

The Wisdom Arts Laboratory, a project of Pasadena Arts Council’s EMERGE fiscal sponsorship program, is an education laboratory and art studio offering children’s classes and inter-generational programming connecting the arts, nature, and community awareness in an inventive environment. Workshops have a whimsical bend with a smattering of logical reasoning, common sense, science and ethics.

Tue Oct 1 (6:00p-7:30p) | Mt. Wash Elementary | Meet reps from local Schools @mwpta_la

Our friends at Mt Washington Elementary will be hosting a Middle School Fair where representatives from several of our local Middle Schools will be present. Information on the eChoices Program will also be provided.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013 (6:00p-7:30p) Multipurpose Room [MPR]
3981 San Rafael Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90065

The following schools will be present: CALS Charter MS | Eagle Rock Jr/Sr HS | Florence Nightingale MS | Mt. Gleason MS | Ribet Academy | Thomas Starr King MS | Washington Irving MS

Please email any questions to Mimi Austria, VP Programs, Mt. Washington Elementary PTA

available Oct 1 | Choose up to 3 options | Deadline Nov 15 5:00p | @LAUSDGATE @LASchools

The 2014-2015 CHOICES BROCHURE is available TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2013! Deadline: Friday November 15, 2013 by 5:00p. Three different programs are available through eCHOICES: Magnet, Permit with Transportation (PWT), No Child Left Behind - Public School Choice (NCLB-PSC). 

eChoices Online Application (Link Available on Oct 1).  
eChoices Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

CHOICES BROCHURES will also be available at all LAUSD schools, Educational Service Centers (ESC), LAUSD Headquarters, Parent Community Services Branch (PCSB) and Los Angeles City Libraries. 

Brochure-English | Brochure-Spanish | Brochure-Tagalog | Brochure-Korean

https://echoicesapplication.lausd.net/

8th Annual @FrogtownLA Artwalk | Saturday Sept 28 4:00p-10:00p | Children’s Artshow awards at 3:30pm

The artists, artisans, and architects of Elysian Valley, otherwise known as Frogtown, are pleased to announce the eighth annual Frogtown Artwalk, a celebration of the creativity and talent flourishing in the industrial buildings of this working class neighborhood along the LA River. 

Click for Location Map

This year, the Artwalk will feature a“river pavilion” with information on on-going river restoration efforts and live music.  A youth art show will offer interpretations on the theme of “River Ecology”.  Artist Leo Limon, creator of the “storm drain cats”, will share his knowledge of the neighborhood.  A series of movie projections onto the trees in the riverbed will guide visitors from studio to studio.

For the first time, the Frogtown Artwalk will also offer a celebration of text and the written word.  Bookshow LA, located in the NOMAD art complex at 1993 Blake Ave., is home to a careful selection of new, used and vintage books showcased in an interactive creative retail space. Stop by Bookshow LA to participate in a spontaneous poetry event by “Typewriter Poetry” and to see altered books created by local artisans.