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Greetings Champions,

Georgia Milestones Testing is coming up and we can't wait to see students and families in person at our testing locations across the state! Here are some tips to help your family prepare.

Mark your calendars:

• End of Grade (EOG) Grades 3- 8th Monday, April 20–Friday, April 24
• End of Course (EOC) High School Monday, April 27–Friday, May 1

Testing reminders:

• Take advantage of all testing resources found on the website
• Keep a clear schedule and get plenty of rest
• Attend our Milestones Parent Meeting on March 19th.
• Fill out and bring your Student Release Form and your Student Health & Emergency Information Form
• Arrive at the test site on time
• Read directions carefully
• Don't stress and do your best!

Calling ALL Learning Coach Testing Volunteers!!

Learning Coaches if you are interested in volunteering to proctor, helping with sign-in/sign-out, and/or being a greeter fill out our Volunteer Interest Form.

**Once you open the form scroll down to "GCA PTSO Committees" then check the "Statewide Testing and Support" box.**

Let's continue to AIM HIGH, as we RISE UP and SOAR!

Best wishes,

Champ

Hi everyone, we are, "The Hernandez Family". We consist of the usual character's dad, mom, boy, girl, dog, birds and the occasional brown bear in our backyard. We always had a vision too homeschool but had mixed emotions and the uncertainties off if we could. We finally took a leap of faith 3years ago after we sat down as a family and decided for homeschooling to be successful for us, we will all need to do our part to the best of our abilities.

Our decision to homeschool has undoubtedly changed all our lives. When we started on this journey with GCA we quickly realized that a daily routine and structure was going to be the fundamental principles we would have to implement to be successful. Though our daily routine may change from time to time, homeschooling still allows my kids to work in advance and still have the added benefits GCA provides. As an LC to my kids there are days, I don't always get it but having an assigned FSL has been my saving grace and teachers who I can always count on to reply to my emails. Homeschooling can be overwhelming, but I have found taking advantage of as many resources available to my family has allowed us to absolutely fall in love with it.

GCA has allowed my kids to step up and use their strengths, they have gained a newfound independence and confidence too which gave them the ability to keep pushing when they feel like giving up or asking for help to achieve their goals. They have 2 learned more than ever to do their very best even when no one is looking because their success depends on it.

Homeschooling has made us closer, stronger, and has allowed us to pursue other opportunities and interests such as teaching my kids to cook, having a home garden, visiting different museums, hiking, assigning daily and weekly chores, spending more time with grandparents ect. These simply pleasures of family life would not have been possible otherwise. A special thanks to all the staff at GCA for working daily with my family to achieve this milestone!, March GCA Family of the Month

After each Parent Meeting, we will transition into school level (Elementary, Middle, and High) Parent University Rooms where educators will review the following topics:

• Supporting Your Student in Reading/English/Language Arts - Recordings & Slides
• Supporting Your Student in Math - Recordings & Slides
• Supporting Your Student in Science - Recordings
• Supporting Your Student in Preparing For Milestones Testing: March 19th, 2020

For more information about upcoming meetings or to access recordings from previous meetings, please visit our GCA Parent Calendar.

GA Milestones Testing Dates for the 19-20 School Year:

APRIL 20- APRIL 24: EOG (End of Grade) - Grades 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th

APRIL 27 - MAY 1: EOC (End of Course) - Students taking an EOC Course

TESTS ARE ADMINISTERED AT FACE TO FACE TESTING SITES ACROSS THE STATE

If you are interested in volunteering to proctor, helping with sign-in/sign-out, or being a greeter at Milestones Testing, fill out our Volunteer Interest Form.

**Once you open the form scroll down to "GCA PTSO Committees" then check the "Statewide Testing and Support" box.**

Parent leaders are actively involved in planning student outings in their own Georgia region. They are passionate about helping new or struggling Learning Coaches be the best they can be! Regional communication and activities for students and parents/Learning Coaches can be found in the region's Facebook group or by emailing the regional parent leaders.

The Georgia Cyber Academy (GCA) Parent–Teacher–Student Organization (PTSO) FACEBOOK GROUPS are closed groups. These groups are not sponsored or monitored by GCA/K12 staff but by parent volunteers through our PTSO. They are used as a support resource for GCA families.

If you are interested in volunteer opportunities with our school, please fill out our volunteer survey and someone will contact you with further details.

Region 1 (Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Fannin, Gilmer, Chattooga, Gordon, Pickens, Floyd, Bartow, Polk, Paulding, and Harralson counties)

Region 2 (Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White counties)

Region 3 (Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, and Rockdale counties)

Region 4 (Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup, and Upson counties)

Region 5 (Jackson, Madison, Elbert, Barrow, Athens-Clarke, Oglethorpe, Oconee, Walton, Greene, Newton, Morgan, and Jasper counties)

Region 6 (Putnam, Monroe, Jones, Baldwin, Crawford, Bibb, Twiggs, Wilkinson, Peach, Houston, and Pulaski counties)

Region 7 (Wilkes, Lincoln, Taliaferro, Warren, McDuffie, Columbia, Augusta-Richmond, Hancock, Glascock, Washington, Jefferson, Burke, Jenkins, and Screven counties)

Region 8 (Chattahoochee, Clay, Muscogee, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Summer, Talbot, Taylor, and Webster. Harris, Marion, Muscogee, and Chattahoochee counties)

Region 9 (Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler, and Wilcox counties)

Region 10 (Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Terrell, Thomas, and Worth counties)

Region 11 ( Turner, Ben Hill, Irwin, Coffee, Bacon, Tift, Berrien, Ware, Pierce, Brantley, Cook, Lanier, Clinch, Brooks, Lowndes, Echols, and Charlton counties)

Region 12 (Bulloch, Effingham, Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Glynn, and Camden counties)

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GCA participates in the education of homeless and migrant students by providing specific support and supplies to help with their education.