November 1, 2011

AdvancED Report of the Monitoring Review Team for Atlanta Public Schools

About AdvancED® and NCA CASI/SACS CASI Background Dedicated to advancing excellence in education worldwide, AdvancED provides accreditation, research, and professional services to 27,000 institutions nearly 70 countries. AdvancED provides accreditation under the seals of the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council […]

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SACS RESTORES APS HIGH SCHOOL ACCREDITATION STATUS FROM PROBATION

 ATLANTA — The Atlanta Board of Education and Atlanta Public Schools are very pleased with today’s decision by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to remove the probation status from the district’s high schools. The system was moved to Accreditation with Advisement, the second highest rating given by SACS. Atlanta Board of Education Chair Brenda […]

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Board of Education: RESPONSE TO SACS ANNOUNCEMENT

Click HERE for full video and audio of this response. Ms. Brenda J. Muhammad, Chair Atlanta Board of Education RESPONSE TO SACS ANNOUNCEMENT October 31, 2011 • We are pleased and we are elated to announce that another milestone has been reached in our quest for excellence. • Today, we’ve been notified that the SACS […]

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Letter From the Superintendent – November 1, 2011

November 1, 2011 Dear Students, Parents, Employees and Friends of Atlanta Public Schools, I have just returned from the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) Annual Fall Conference in Boston, where Atlanta Board of Education Chair Brenda J. Muhammad and I conducted a panel discussion entitled, “The Atlanta Cheating Scandal: What’s next—How APS dealt […]

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