APS Staff Community Service District honors Events APS takes a greener path 30 Jun 2010 talkupaps Atlanta Public Schools has embraced plenty of green initiatives, such as schoolyard gardens and outdoor classrooms. Last year, Springdale Park Elementary opened as the first APS facility to seek LEED…
Elementary Schools Health & Wellness Principals Teachers Teachers Honors Parkside Elementary teacher gets healthy dose of recognition 23 Jun 2010 talkupaps UPDATE: See additional information on Julie Chartier here. Parkside Elementary teacher Armelia Ray Braddy was one of three Georgia physical-education teachers to be honored by HealthMPowers. Braddy received the first…
Community partners Curriculum Facilities Gifted and Talented Program Performing Arts Schools Students Teachers Checking in on the Summer Academy’s dance class 23 Jun 2010 talkupaps We took the opportunity to pop in on the APS/Woodruff Arts Center’s Summer Academy for the Arts and Sciences on Wednesday. We paid a visit to dance class being taught…
Curriculum Effective Teacher in Every Classroom Elementary Schools Middle Schools Professional Development Teachers Teachers Honors Four APS teachers earn Master Teacher Certification 22 Jun 2010 talkupaps Four Atlanta Public Schools teachers have earned Master Teacher Certification from the Georgia Professional Standards Commission in 2010. They are Emily Boatright (Inman Middle, profiled here), Endia Way (Perkerson Elementary),…
Community partners Elementary Schools Facilities High Schools Media Media Centers Middle Schools Reading Schools Uncategorized APS improves efficiency in tracking number, value of textbooks 22 Jun 2010 talkupaps Recently, APS started using new software to keep track of textbook inventory in schools. This new software, Destiny Textbook Manager, is a product of Follet Software Company. This new system…
Community partners Community Service High School Transformation High Schools Parents Principals Science Students Carver’s Jeffrey Brown takes a hike — thanks to Outward Bound 22 Jun 2010 talkupaps Jeffrey Brown, a rising senior at The New Schools at Carver’s Early College, won a $4,000 Wilderness Scholarship from Outward Bound Atlanta that will be put toward a 21-day hike…
High Schools JROTC Students APS JROTC cadets soar in Black Hawks at Fort Benning 21 Jun 2010 talkupaps UPDATE: Check out the final version of this video here. APS’ media production team of Scott King and Armon Moore captured the excitement of JROTC cadets flying in a Black…
Community partners Curriculum Elementary Schools Health & Wellness Middle Schools Nutrition Parents Principals School Honors Schools Students Teachers Sutton Middle and W.T. Jackson Elementary win National Recognition Awards for wellness efforts 21 Jun 2010 talkupaps Sutton Middle School and Warren T. Jackson Elementary became the third and fourth schools in APS to earn bronze medal National Recognition Awards from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.…
CRCT Elementary Schools International Baccalaureate Principals School Honors Schools Deerwood Academy awarded International Baccalaureate certification 18 Jun 2010 talkupaps Deerwood Academy became the eighth school in Atlanta Public Schools to be awarded International Baccalaureate (IB) certification. The elementary school, located in the Ben Hill neighborhood of southwest Atlanta, became…
APS Staff APS Today Communications District honors Media The Atlanta Educator APS Office of Communications wins big in NSPRA competition 18 Jun 2010 talkupaps The APS Office of Communications snagged a range of awards in the recent National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) contest surveying work done in publications and electronic media. Graphic Designer…
