Arts & Literature Community partners Elementary Schools Media Students Teachers Children’s book author Ashley Bryan returns to Adamsville Elementary 26 Mar 2010 talkupaps Thanks to a dedicated media specialist and a great partnership, Adamsville Elementary enjoyed a return engagement with noted children’s book author Ashley Bryan in an appearance this week at the…
Uncategorized APS celebrates grand opening of Early Learning and Literacy Resource Center at Dunbar Elementary 26 Mar 2010 talkupaps In the first public-private partnership of its kind in metro Atlanta, APS celebrated the grand opening (photos) of an Early Learning and Literacy Resource Center (ELLRC) housed at Dunbar Elementary.…
Atlanta Board of Education Dr. Hall Dr. Hall is voted chair-elect of Council of the Great City Schools board 26 Mar 2010 talkupaps APS Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall was elected chair-elect of the board of the Washington, D.C.-based Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) during the group’s meeting on March 21.…
Community partners Elementary Schools Students Dunbar Elementary prepares for grand opening on Friday 25 Mar 2010 talkupaps WSB-TV news anchor Monica Pearson has some fierce competition waiting in the wings. Dunbar Elementary fifth-grader Angel Evans did a great job interviewing Patrick McCarthy, CEO of the Annie E.…
Communities In Schools Community partners Curriculum Media Middle Schools APS middle-schoolers state their case in CIS Atlanta’s inaugural moot court competition 24 Mar 2010 talkupaps UPDATE: Check out Scott King’s photo gallery here. Debate-team students representing all four of APS’ School Reform Teams squared off Wednesday at Communities in Schools Atlanta‘s First Annual Middle School…
Community partners Community Service Elementary Schools Principals Students Teachers Gideons Elementary students give ‘Pennies for Patients’ 24 Mar 2010 talkupaps In just under a month, students at Gideons Elementary School raised $1,800 to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s “Pennies for Patients” program. Gideons’ students in all grades donated their…
Uncategorized Poet/spoken-word artist Reed Dorty to recite Langston Hughes for Parks Middle School students 23 Mar 2010 talkupaps “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” Poet and spoken word artist Reed Dorty prepares to recite the poetry of Langston…
APS Staff Parents Program for Exceptional Children Students Teachers Save the date: APS PEC parent focus groups, March 30-31 23 Mar 2010 talkupaps The Program of Exceptional Children (PEC) invites all Atlanta Public Schools’ PEC parents to attend a parent focus group. Parents/guardians are invited to participate by sharing their child’s experiences and…
APS Staff Elementary Schools Events Parents Schools Students Pre-K Lottery dates are set 23 Mar 2010 talkupaps Registration for the APS Pre-Kindergarten Lottery will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 17, at Benjamin E. Mays High School and The New Schools at Carver.…
APS Staff Project GRAD Atlanta Project GRAD Atlanta hosts National College Access Network’s Southeast Regional Meeting on college access 23 Mar 2010 talkupaps Project GRAD Atlanta will host the National College Access Network’s (NCAN) Southeast Regional Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia on the campus of Atlanta Metropolitan College (AMC) on Wednesday (March 24). Project…
