The Atlanta Board of Education has scheduled a community meeting for Wednesday, June 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. for students, parents and members of the public to meet finalists for APS superintendent . The finalists are Dr. Cheryl L. Atkinson, Superintendent, Lorain City Public Schools (OH) and Dr. Bonita Coleman-Potter, Deputy Superintendent of Schools, […]
ATLANTA – APS students improved their performance on the 2011 Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT), showing gains in 20 of the 30 grade and subject areas tested compared to the results of the 2010 CRCT exam. APS students had performance gains exceeding state improvements in 15 of the 30 grade and subject areas tested. This performance […]
Students can join the ensemble’s after school program as early as 5th grade. Carver High School’s School of the Arts in the city of Atlanta is the home of the Urban Youth Harp Ensemble. The UYHE is incorporated into the curriculum of the school as the Harp Academy of Carver, as well as offering an […]
Source: AJC The Georgia Department of Education on Wednesday released district-level results from the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT), which were administered to 758,512 students in grades 3 through 8 in April and May. The results of the tests are closely watched by school districts and administrators since they are a factor in determining whether a […]
This summer Atlanta Public Schools is happy to have several interns working with us from the prestigious 21st Century Atlanta Scholars program. Interns represent the top 10 percent of their APS graduating classes and are graduates of Atlanta Public Schools who are either attending or entering one of the “Little Ivies” such as Tufts or Wesleyan this […]
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The Atlanta Board of Education has appointed Erroll B. Davis Jr. interim superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, effectively July 1, 2011. The Board made the appointment at a Special Legislative Meeting Monday afternoon. Mr. Davis is chancellor of the University System of Georgia, a position he assumed in early 2006. He is scheduled […]
Grady Stadium has become the fourth APS project in the past several years to receive an Award of Excellence from the Atlanta Urban Design Commission. The other APS projects earning the award recently are Springdale Park Elementary School (2010), Grady High School (2006) and Long Middle School (2007). The award ceremony, hosted last week […]
APS congratulates four students for being the 2010-2011 top district performers on the 8th Grade 21st Century Skills Assessment. We are very proud of the accomplishments of Jefferson Martin, Jokull Reynisson, Lena Adams and Nicholas Caamano.