Join Alanta Public Schools along with parents of middle school students from throughout the district at the Families in the Middle of Success Family Conference, Saturday, August 27th from 9:00am – 1:00pm at Coan Middle School. Click below for details on conference workshops. Superintendent Erroll Davis and Deputy Superintendent / Chief of Staff Steve Smith […]
COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY FAIR Hosted by CASIE ATLANTA, GEORGIA at Atlanta International School Saturday, September 17, 2011 CASIE will host the 5th International College and University Fair in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 17, 2011, at Atlanta International School. Students (and their parents) studying in International Baccalaureate programmes in schools throughout the southeastern […]
Each day this week we have posted one question and answer from last week’s SNAPPS town hall meeting between superintendent Davis and members of the community. This is the final question in our series. The next town hall meeting will be held on August 30th, 2011 at Parkside Elementary School and hosted by Board Chair […]
Each day this week we will post one question and answer from last week’s SNAPPS town hall meeting between superintendent Davis and members of the community. Question: I want you to know that everyone is not cheating. All that talent is being wasted. Why can’t we put them in a library? Davis’ Answer: “Let me […]
Each day this week we will post one question and answer from last week’s SNAPPS town hall meeting between superintendent Davis and members of the community. Question: President Obama is revamping NCLB. What are you doing to be part of the planning process? Davis’ Answer: First, let me say that the president has not called […]
Each day this week we will post one question and answer from last week’s SNAPPS town hall meeting between superintendent Davis and members of the community. Question: Will APS reconsider its high-stakes testing mentality? There are other measures, not just tests. Davis’ Answer: “Unequivocally, yes. I am not a fan of high-stakes tests. Everyone should […]
District 2 resident Nisha Simama was sworn in this evening as the interim atlanta board of education representative, representing District 2. Judge Kimberly M. Esmond Adams of Fulton County performed the ceremony which was the board’s first action of the evening. Simama currently works as a counselor and multicultural coordinator at the Paideia School. Simama, who fills the position […]
Symetra Heroes in the Classroom Do you know an APS teacher who deserves recognition for his or her hard work and dedication to making a difference in student’s lives? Well now is your chance to make that happen! SixteenGeorgiateachers will be selected as an Symetra Heroes in the Classroom presented by SunTrust Bank for […]
Each day this week we will post one question and answer from last week’s SNAPPS town hall meeting between superintendent Davis and members of the community. Question: Did the administration think of the downside of dismissing teachers and principals? Davis’ Answer: “No one has been dismissed. People have been put on administrative leave. The CRCT […]
Approximately 200 people gathered at M.A. Jones Elementary last week for the SNAPPS*-hosted Coffee and Conversation with Superintendent Erroll Davis. Board members present were Chair Brenda Muhammad, who delivered brief remarks, and Cecily Harsch-Kinnane. In the audience alongside parents and community members was a lively contingent of APS teachers, model teacher leaders and principals, who […]