Dear Parents, Employees and Friends of Atlanta Public Schools, As school doors open, Atlanta Public Schools (APS) enters this academic year refreshed, refocused and ready to offer students a world-class education. With each new school year, APS continues its journey to excellence, delivering innovative curriculums taught by some of the best educators in the country. […]
There’s a really interesting article in today’s AJC about a volunteer program for dads at Stockbridge’s Woodland Academy. But there’s also a really nice mention about a similar but as-yet-unnamed effort at APS’ M. Agnes Jones Elementary. Weirdly, the same article appeared on their Web site a week ago, but no matter. (Also, what’s up […]
The remarkable turnaround of Atlanta Public Schools received another impressive acknowledgement this week when it learned the Atlanta Board of Education is one of two finalists for the Council of Urban Boards of Education’s 2009 CUBE Annual Award for Urban School Board Excellence. Check out the press release here.
Congratulations to art teacher Raymond Veon of M. Agnes Jones Elementary, who was awarded a fellowship Wednesday through the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education. Check out the press release on our district Web site here.
This just in, from West Manor Elementary Principal Cheryl Twyman … I just thought we had a good story about the fact that 98 percent of our students were in uniform for this week. This is the first time in 10 years that students were asked to wear uniforms at West Manor. The cooperation and […]
We’re all excited about the “grand opening” Monday at Springdale Park Elementary, APS’s newest school and its first “green school. (Learn more here.) I couldn’t help posting this photo of Principal Yolonda C. Brown, pictured here with Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall. Have a great year, Springdale Park!
The Atlanta Public Schools’ Communications Office is happy to announce our new, online version of the district newsletter, Talk Up APS, where we share the latest good news that’s happening at our district office, around the schools and in the community.