East READ Partnership for Middle Childhood

The partnership programs offer early
field experiences at local schools.

Reaching Excellence and Achievement through Diversity.

The East Partnership for Middle Childhood offers a continuous cohort placement for the junior year. The East PDS Partnership has a long and rich history with Ohio University and has hosted Partnership Teacher Candidates for a number of years.

Information about East Elementary School

East practices the philosophies of Integrated Thematic Instruction, Multiple Intelligences, and Responsive Classroom
East is known as an international school offering English as a Second Language for students representing 31 countries and speaking 17 languages
East is a neighborhood school within the city limits housing grades K-6, along with Hearing Impaired, Multi-Handicapped, and H.O.T.S. (higher order thinking skills) classrooms
East has many volunteers from the community compiling approximately 4500 volunteer hours per year
East has ongoing enrichment programs such as, Helping Hands, Foreign Language classes, Lego Logos, school magazine, an active P.T.O., and a yearly dinner theatre with entertainment is provided by our student body
East’s close proximity to Ohio University has enabled the school and university to take part in various partnerships since 1975

For questions about the partnership, please contact:
Chris Kennedy
Ohio University Coordinator and Instructor for EDTE reading courses
McCracken Hall 321C
Athens , OH 45701
740.597.3365
kennedyc@ohiou.edu

Maria Douglas
East-Ohio University Partnership Liaison
East Elementary School
3 Wallace Drive
Athens , Ohio 45701
740.594.3278
mdouglas@athenscity.k12.oh.us

For questions about East Elementary School, please contact:
Denny Boger, Principal
Linda Pierce, Secretary
East Elementary School
3 Wallace Drive
Athens , Ohio 45701
740-594-3278