Community partners Events Media Schools Students Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery celebrates his 88th birthday with APS lecture series at Therrell High 6 Oct 2009 talkupaps UPDATE: Visit new photo gallery here. The Rev. Dr. Joseph L. Lowery celebrated his 88th birthday engaged in a spirited discussion on civic engagement along with Judge Penny Brown Reynolds…
Athletics Community Service Events Health & Wellness Media Schools Students Falcons players swoop in on APS to promote fitness 6 Oct 2009 talkupaps Representatives from the Atlanta Falcons were scheduled to visit eight different sites — including Brown, Long and Turner middle schools — as part of the NFL-United Way’s “Hometown Huddle” project…
Community partners Community Service Events Health & Wellness Media Students B.E.S.T. Academy hosts Project Success Fitness For Life Family Fair 6 Oct 2009 talkupaps The 100 Black Men of Atlanta‘s annual Fitness For Life Family Fair has been rescheduled from earlier this year to Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at B.E.S.T. Academy.…
Atlanta Education Fund Community partners Teachers ‘How I Spent My Summer’ (conclusion): Terri Dunson 6 Oct 2009 talkupaps We conclude our incredibly enlightening and popular “How I Spent My Summer” series that chronicles the experiences of the Fund For Teachers grant recipients through the Atlanta Education Fund. Finally:…
APS Staff Health & Wellness Nutrition APS nutritionists say: “Eat your veggies!” (But sweetly) 6 Oct 2009 talkupaps Atlanta Public Schools’ nutrition department is proud to offer its featured Produce of the Month, in which they select a produce item that will be an integral side item in…
APS Staff Finance APS earns national financial reporting award 5 Oct 2009 talkupaps Atlanta Public Schools has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its…
Atlanta Board of Education Community partners Community Service Events Health & Wellness Parents Principals School Honors Schools Students Fickett Elementary builds new playground with KaBOOM!, Foresters 5 Oct 2009 talkupaps Fickett Elementary was hoping for about 250 volunteers to show up Saturday for a playground build partnership with KaBOOM! and Foresters. About 540 showed up. That’s the kind of passion…
Curriculum Dr. Hall Schools Students Two Atlanta Public Schools make AYP for 11 consecutive years, 80% of APS schools make AYP 2 Oct 2009 talkupaps Two Atlanta Public Schools elementary schools were recognized by the state today for achieving Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in their students’ performance on Georgia standardized tests for eleven consecutive years.…
Community partners Media Principals Schools Teachers Two APS teachers to be surprised with free school supplies on Oct. 6 2 Oct 2009 talkupaps Two Atlanta Public Schools elementary school teachers have been selected to receive more than $1,000 in classroom supplies as part of the annual “A Day Made Better” program by OfficeMax…
Arts & Literature Events Schools Teachers Nominate your school’s Media Specialist for national award 2 Oct 2009 talkupaps We’ve always believed that librarians across the country, in some 123,000 libraries, have a major impact on millions of Americans. Here’s an opportunity for the Atlanta Public Schools community to…
