Demographic Study LIVE BLOG: Demographic Community Meeting at Young Middle School – SRT 1 & SRT 4 NW 31 Jan 2012 talkupaps Tonight we are blogging from Young Middle School during the Demographic Community Meeting for SRT 1 & SRT 4 NW. This covers schools that feed into Mays, Therrell, Douglass, BEST,…
Uncategorized Letter from the Superintendent – February 2012 31 Jan 2012 talkupaps February 1, 2012 Dear APS students, parents, employees and supporters, Redistricting is never an easy or painless process, but it is something most urban school districts must periodically undertake to…
Demographic Study Demographic Study Community Meeting Live Blog! 30 Jan 2012 talkupaps LIVE BLOG – Monday, January 30, 2012 – Maynard Jackson High School – Demographic Study Community Meeting 600 community members present with demographers and lots of maps! There is a…
Athletics Uncategorized Special Olympics Unified Basketball Team Wins Silver Medal in State Championship 27 Jan 2012 talkupaps by Regina Gennaro The Special Olympics Unified Basketball Team from N. Atlanta H.S. won the silver medal in the State Championship Competition this past weekend in Marietta Georgia. The level…
Awards Uncategorized Fourteen APS traditional and charter schools earn Governor’s Office of Student Achievement annual academic performance awards 23 Jan 2012 talkupaps Fourteen APS traditional and charter schools earned the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement Single Statewide Accountability System 2011 awards for their academic performance. The awards are based on the results…
Media B.E.S.T. Academy students to screen George Lucas’ Red Tails and discuss Tuskegee Airmen 19 Jan 2012 talkupaps In advance of Black History Month, B.E.S.T. Academy students will gather Friday morning to discuss the Black World War II Tuskegee Airmen and screen a new movie on the group.…
Safety and Security APS celebrates School Crossing Guard Recognition Week 18 Jan 2012 talkupaps According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, approximately 1,000 children between the ages of five and nine are killed each year in pedestrian crashes. School crossing guards play a…
Adequate Yearly Progress Elementary Schools Title I Centennial Place Elementary among fourteen APS schools to earn state Title 1 recognition 18 Jan 2012 talkupaps Centennial Place Elementary School, an APS year round school, is among fourteen district schools to earn the state Title 1 Distinguished School recognition this year. Centennial Place has earned this…
Community partners Finance Five Years of Saving with Capitol City Bank at Miles Elementary School (VIDEO) 16 Jan 2012 talkupaps Capitol City Bank & Trust Company partnered with L.P. Miles Elementary school to celebrate the 5th year of business for the school’s Tiger Savings Bank.
Science A peek inside Dr. Aruna Kailasa’s chemistry class at May’s High School (VIDEO) 15 Jan 2012 talkupaps We take a look at Dr. Aruna Kailasa and her advanced chemistry class. She highlights the importance of chemistry in the professional world and everyday life.