To better inform our community, Atlanta Public Schools has launched an information page on the district website dedicated to frequent updates on the AdvancED/SACS Accreditation Review. On January 18, 2011, SACS placed the district’s accreditation of high schools on probation, pending the resolution by the Atlanta Board of Education of six “Required Actions” by September […]
SCAD-Atlanta’s Buzz Bus, filled with students, faculty and staff from “The University for Creative Careers,” made a surprise visit to B.E.S.T. Academy Middle School in December to lead students in a hands-on workshop in art and design. The event was coordinated by B.E.S.T. Academy’s guidance counselor, Joni N. Lawson. The SCAD representatives demonstrated the use […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMG8cfsPwf4%5D UPDATE: Watch Georgia Public Broadcasting’s coverage of “Doggies on the Catwalk” last year here. We’re excited to announce that Grady High‘s annual “Doggies on the Catwalk” fashion show, which showcases the senior fashion students of Vincent Martinez‘s Urban Couture program, has been rescheduled after all that snow last week. As Atlanta magazine columnist […]
APS schools and offices reopen Tuesday (Jan. 18), following a week-long closure due to hazardous road and travel conditions resulting from last week’s snow and ice storm. The decision to reopen the district follows a thorough assessment of road and travel conditions conducted by district Operations, Transportation, Security and Custodial department officials. As the result […]
UDPATE: Schools and district office will be closed Friday as well; we hope to reopen following Monday’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday — on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Due to inclement weather throughout the Atlanta area, Atlanta Public Schools is canceling school and work at the Center for Learning and Leadership on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday […]
Atlanta Public Schools is excited to present a series of “teach-in” guest lectures for elementary school students, surrounding the 2011 MLK March Week in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., from Jan. 10-14. “These ‘teach-in’ lecturers will deliver Dr. King’s principles of non-violence to schoolchildren by teaching them to make critical connections to real-world issues, thus equipping […]
One of the most rewarding parts of spreading the good news about what’s going on around Atlanta Public Schools is you often get to learn, and share, fascinating history lessons that show the district’s place in the growth of Atlanta and beyond. That’s why this week it was so fun to learn of two distinct […]
UPDATE: “Doggies on the Catwalk” has been rescheduled for Friday, Jan. 21, at the Grady High gym. Also, watch Georgia Public Broadcasting’s coverage of last year’s event here. There’s a hilarious and fun piece in today’s AJC by “The Buzz” columnist Jennifer Brett, reporting on a key schedule change that should help both Grady High‘s […]
A total of 11 APS schools earned 13 outstanding achievement awards from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) for their academic achievement during the 2009-10 school year. The schools are being recognized under Georgia’s Single Statewide Accountability System (SSAS), which awards schools based on their performance on state curriculum exams and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g4sJadJxcA%5D UPDATE: Check out the photo gallery here. APS high school science teachers attended a workshop at the Georgia Aquarium Tuesday as part of an ongoing effort to improve science education in the classroom. The APS/Georgia Aquarium Collaboration 2010-11 also included a fall field trip by some 600 high school science students, and a […]