Below are highlights of how some of our APS schools and students celebrated Black History Month! Beecher Hills Elementary students created a “Living Wax Museum” in the school media center where they portrayed famous African Americans from the present and past. Parents and community members were invited to tour the museum throughout the day. D.H. […]
Superintendent Erroll B. Davis’ demographic capacity study community meetings is scheduled for mid-March in each of the four APS regional (School Reform Team or SRT) areas. The schedule is as follows: March 12 – School Reform Team 1 & 4NW Cluster (schools zoned to Douglass, Mays, Washington high schools and B.E.S.T. and Coretta Scott King […]
The Intown Academy and Alliance Française d’Atlanta will host Grammy-nominated R&B duo, Les Nubians, on campus Thursday, March 1from 10 a.m. to -11 a.m. The duo, composed of sisters Hélène and Célia Faussart from Paris, France, will meet with students from second to fifth grade and discuss their music. Born to a French father and […]
Demographic – Capacity Study Timeline as of February 29, 2012 Download a PDF of the Document HERE
The next round of Demographic Community Meetings have been scheduled. The meetings scheduled below will be hosted by Atlanta Public Schools. ttt SUPERINTENDENT’S COMMUNITY MEETINGS March 12 – SRT 1 & 4 NW Schools zoned to Douglass, Mays, Therrell, CSK, BEST and Washington Location: Douglass HS – 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm l March 13 – […]
Can you name the first African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize? While many would incorrectly answer, “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” students at Scott Elementary School know that Ralph Bunche won the award in 1950—14 years before King—making him the first African American recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Responding to daily African […]
CNN profiles KIPP Strive Principal Ed Chang during their “I am America” series. Chang left his lucrative career as a physical therapist to invest in education, choosing “…service over self.” [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhedRtRgL80%5D About KIPP Strive: KIPP STRIVE Academy is a tuition-free Atlanta Public Schools charter school located in the West End/Westview neighborhood in Atlanta. Our […]
by Crystal Cleveland-Thomas, Teacher – Perkerson Elementary School Fifth grade students from Perkerson Elementary School recently attended “Lobby Day” at the Capitol hosted by Spelman Alumnae: Senator Gail Davenport, District 44, Minority House Leader, Representative Stacey Abrams, District 84 and Representative Alisha Thomas Morgan, District 39 The visit included visiting the Chamber of both the House and the […]
Grady High School’s award-winning Mock Trial Team won its 15th regional championship earlier this month in a competition round with North Springs Charter School. The team will compete in the state championship competition in mid-March in Lawrenceville, involving 17 other regional champions and 2 wildcard teams. This recent victory was the 14th consecutive regional championship […]
Named for the first African American to walk in space, ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarships are available to 2012 graduating high school seniors in Atlanta Public Schools. Four scholarships for two males and two females — $5,000 each — will be awarded to two African American and two Hispanic students on behalf of […]