The RISE Schools

January 7, 2021 Happy New Year! We hope that 2021 has been off to a great start for our scholars, families, and staff thus far. As we shared with you at the virtual town hall meeting on December 18, 2020, RISE will begin the semester on Monday, January 11, 2021 with distance learning only. We will also resume meal distribution and other related services on Monday, January 11, 2021 as well. ...Continue reading

January 7, 2021 Dear RISE Scholars, Families, Colleagues, and Friends, Yesterday, we all watched in horror as insurrectionists attacked the Capitol. Please make no mistake; what we saw yesterday was shameful and anti-democratic. Against the backdrop of the first Black Georgian, and only the 11th Black person in our nation's history, to be elected to the United States Senate, our Capitol was breached and ransacked for the first time since 1814. Then it was by a foreign power, ...Continue reading

Hello RISE Family! Happy Wellness Wednesday!! Here is the January 2021 Happiness Calendar! RISE is continuing our pledge to encourage wellness amongst our RISE family community. This week our Wellness Team is launching Wellness Wednesday through which we share tips on how to take care of ourselves (parents, scholars and neighbors). While wellness has some obvious applications for our current medical challenge, the pandemic, we do have other facets of health we can and will ad...dress. We welcome any resources that you have to add to our database of information. #WellnessWednesday #AboveAllElseWeRISE #CharterSchool #GACharterStrong #RISEUP #Enrollment #EastPoint #School #Scholar #Student #Parent #Community #Involvement #RISE #Holistic #Education #Outreach #Service #Mission #Vision #ExperientialLearning #RestorativeDiscipline #EthicsOfCare #Entrepreneurism #SocialEmotionalWellness #SocialJustice #SchoolsIn

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Our online enrollment application is LIVE!! Please visit the ENROLLMENT tab on our website www.theRISEschools.org to access the application and other information!! We look forward to seeing your applications! #AboveAllElseWeRISE #CharterSchool #GACharterStrong #RISEUP #Enrollment #EastPoint #School #Scholar #Student #Parent #Community #Involvement #RISE #Holistic #Education #Outreach #Service #Mission #Vision #ExperientialLearning #RestorativeDiscipline #EthicsOfCare #Entrepreneurism #SocialEmotionalWellness #SocialJustice #SchoolsIn

Greeting Prospective Parents and Families!! We are EXCITED to kickoff another enrollment season, and we look forward to meeting you and your scholars! Our enrollment application will open at Midnight on January 1st!! In order to access the application, please visit www.theRISEschools.org and click the ENROLLMENT tab. The online application will be available until January 31st. We will also begin our virtual tours the week of January 11th. Stay tuned for more details on that.... If you have any questions, please email Mr. Greer ([email protected]). We look forward to hearing from you all! Thank you to all of our current scholars and families or spreading the word about all of the great things going on at RISE! Keep up the good work!! Happy Holidays everybody!! #AboveAllElseWeRISE #CharterSchool #GACharterStrong #RISEUP #Enrollment #EastPoint #School #Scholar #Student #Parent #Community #Involvement #RISE #Holistic #Education #Outreach #Service #Mission #Vision #ExperientialLearning #RestorativeDiscipline #EthicsOfCare #Entrepreneurism #SocialEmotionalWellness #SocialJustice #SchoolsIn

Merry Christmas Everyone!! #AboveAllElseWeRISE

Good Afternoon All, Due to the power outage from Zeta last week, The RISE Schools phone lines are currently still down, and our phone provider is working diligently to resolve this problem. We have a temporary phone in place, and if you need assistance, please call 404-434-4672 during the hours of 8 am-4 pm. We will send out communication once the main school lines are back up and working. Thanks

Hey RISE Family! We hope that you and your loved ones are all doing well. Given the impact of Zeta, today, Thursday, October 29th will not be counted as an instructional day. Scholars who completed any assigned asynchronous instruction may receive credit; however, scholars who were unable to do so will be held harmless and there will be no negative impact to their grades or attendance. In addition, as many of us continue to deal with the aftermath of Zeta, tomorrow, Friday, October 30th will also be cancelled as an instructional day for scholars. Furthermore, we hope that tomorrow will provide an opportunity for all our scholars, families, and staff to recover from this storm. With all that being said, the campus will also be closed to everyone tomorrow. Be well and stay safe.

Greetings RISE Family! Unfortunately, we have to POSTPONE our Halloween Movie Night event that was scheduled for this Friday. We will reschedule it for another date and release those details when they are available.

2020 Breast Cancer Awareness Honoree This year we are honoring our own Ms. Jones who has not only been doing an amazing job as an educator during virtual learning, but also battled and survived breast cancer while doing so! We salute you Ms. Jones! Your journey is the true definition of #AboveAllElseWeRISE #BreastCancer #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #AboveAllElseWeRISE #CharterSchool #GACharterStrong #RISEUP #EastPoint #School #Scholar #Student #Parent #Community #Involvement #RISE #Holistic #Education #Outreach #Service #Mission #Vision #ExperientialLearning #RestorativeDiscipline #EthicsOfCare #Entrepreneurism #SocialEmotionalWellness #SocialJustice

RED RIBBON WEEK IS HERE!!! Scholars will have 3 opportunities to win prizes during Red Ribbon Week and be recognized school-wide!!! Please be sure to participate!!!! *Poster Contest- Showcase your meaning of this years theme, Be HappyBe BraveBe Drug-Free in a drawing. The winner will win $$$!!! One winner per grade level and one overall school winner!!! (Must be turned in By Wednesday, Oct. 28th). Winner will be selected on Friday!!!... *Writing Contest- Write two paragraphs (4-5 sentences per paragraph) on why it is important to be Drug-Free, and what you can do to inform others of the dangers of drugs and alcohol. One winner per grade level and one overall school winner!!! (Must be turned in By Wednesday, Oct. 28th). Winner will be selected on Friday!!! *Photo Contest- Send pictures of yourself participating in the Red Ribbon Spirit Week daily. *Use the Class code: 2h7ttq2 to turn in posters, writings, and pictures!!!! Good Luck!!! #RedRibbonWeek #SchoolsIn #AboveAllElseWeRISE #CharterSchool #GACharterStrong #RISEUP #EastPoint #School #Scholar #Student #Parent #Community #Involvement #RISE #Holistic #Education #Outreach #Service #Mission #Vision #ExperientialLearning #RestorativeDiscipline #EthicsOfCare #Entrepreneurism #SocialEmotionalWellness #SocialJustice

A special shout-out to 7th grade teacher, Ms McDougal and 6th grader, Briana Garcia, for winning the PINK OUT DAY Photo contest in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness!

It's that time of the year again RISE PREP Family!! Red Ribbon Week will be celebrated Oct. 26th - Oct. 29th. The flyer has the different activities Scholars will be able to participate in each day. We are hoping for full participation from every Scholar!!! There will also be TWO opportunities for PREP Scholars to win prizes!!! ... A POSTER CONTEST and a WRITING CONTEST (See below for details)!!! This year’s theme is: Be HAPPY...Be BRAVE...Be DRUG-FREE!!! *Poster Contest - Showcase your meaning of this year’s theme, Be Happy...Be Brave...Be Drug-Free in a drawing and the winner will win some $$$!!! One winner per grade level and one overall school winner!!! (Must be turned in By Wednesday, Oct. 28 ). Winner will be selected LIVE on Friday!!! *Writing Contest - Write two paragraphs (4-5 sentences per paragraph) on why it is important to be Drug-Free and what you can do to inform others of the dangers of drugs and alcohol. One winner per grade level and one overall school winner!!! (Must be turned in by Wednesday, Oct. 28 ). Winner will be selected LIVE on Friday!!! *Use the Mr. Kemp’s PREP Class code: 2h7ttq2 to turn in posters and writings!!! STAY TUNED FOR RISE GRAMMAR RED RIBBON WEEK ACTIVITIES!

Greetings RISE Family! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This year we will be honoring our very own Ms. Jones!!! A link will be sent out for for a video featuring Ms. Jones that each class will watch during Advisory on Thursday, Oct. 22nd. This will be an informational, and inspirational, experience for scholars and parents/guardians alike! We hope you enjoy! ... #BreastCancerAwareness #Survivor #AboveAllElseWeRISE #CharterSchool #GACharterStrong #RISEUP #EastPoint #School #Scholar #Student #Parent #Community #Involvement #RISE #Holistic #Education #Outreach #Service #Mission #Vision #ExperientialLearning #RestorativeDiscipline #EthicsOfCare #Entrepreneurism #SocialEmotionalWellness #SocialJustice

Hey RISE Families!! Parent - Teacher conferences are coming up! Please check your class dojo, and reach out to your scholar’s teacher for more information!

October 19, 2020 We continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic on the most current and accurate public health information available to us. As we previously notified families, RISE will monitor the spread level in Fulton County for each 14-day period starting September 6th. The last 14-day period of September 20th to October 4th showed that there were 103 cases per 100,000 persons, which is considered as Substantial Spread. Given that data, RISE remained 100% distance learni...Continue reading

Free and Reduced Lunch Program Title 1 Funding Greetings RISE families, if you have not already done so, please fill out the Free/Reduced Lunch Application. For your convenience visit our website www.theriseschools.org and click on the available link under the PARENTS tab. Applications are available in multiple languages, including English and Spanish. By using this link your application is automatically uploaded into our database and verified for qualification as a parti...cipant. The RISE Schools receives Title 1 funding based on qualified participants in the NSLP these funds provide resources our schools may not otherwise receive: 1. Funding for a designated Parent Liaison and additional educational positions that help our scholars succeed in the learning environment. 2. A fully provisioned Parent Resource Center providing, instructional material, on campus computers with Wi FI and access to foreign language programs to name a few. 3. Level’s of participation also assist the school in obtaining Grants and further assistance for our scholars and families. Kindly complete your application, even if you feel you may not qualify, no later than October 28th, 2020. Any questions concerning the Free or Reduced Lunch program should be directed to Eddie McMillan, Food Service Manager, [email protected] or 404-669-8065.