Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal, the wife of Governor Nathan Deal, is scheduled to visit four APS elementary schools Friday, April 20, where she will read to Pre-K students in their classrooms as part of her effort to emphasize the importance of literacy, reading and early learning. Mrs. Deal’s schools visit schedule includes stops at: […]
Congratulations to Springdale Park Elementary School, APS’ 2012 Georgia Green Ribbon award winning school. Springdale Park students and staff were recently recognized at the State Capitol by the GA. Lt. Governor for their environmental innovations. Earlier this year, Springdale Park, in collaboration with the Atlanta Public Schools Facilities Department, submitted an application to the Georgia […]
The 4th Annual Calvin “Monk” Jones Lecture Series is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at B.E.S.T. Academy, 1890 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy, Atlanta 30318. Former Detroit Lions cornerback LaMar Campbell will be the featured speaker at the event, which serves an annual forum for APS student athletes to dialogue with current and […]
This Saturday, April 21st from 10 am until 2 pm, Crawford W. Long Middle School is celebrating Global Youth Service Day by expanding their organic garden. Volunteers can help build additional raised beds and plant seeds in their Woolly Pocket vertical garden, courtesy of Plastics Make it Possible. The public is encouraged to bring building […]
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The Atlanta Board of Education approved an amended redistricting plan early this morning that will close seven schools and create nine clusters of elementary, middle and high schools in an effort to increase enrollment in under-capacity schools and provide additional educational resources for students to increase their academic performance. The approval followed a marathon meeting […]
We will live blog today from the 2pm Committee of the Whole meeting, 6pm Community Meeting and 7pm Legislative Meeting. 2pm Agenda includes financial forecast from Chuck Burbridge, superintendent’s redistricting and closure recommendations, approval of the minutes of the March meeting and approval of the April Committee of the Whole Agenda. REFRESH your browser often […]
Following more than 100 public community meetings, focus group meetings and public hearings over the past year, Superintendent Erroll B. Davis, Jr. has released his final redistricting proposal to the public. The Board of Education will vote tonight during their monthly legislative meeting on whether they will accept or deny the recommendation. View the full […]
After conducting a comprehensive assessment of all schools and completing an in-depth demographic/capacity study, the superintendent has recommended in his final proposal that Daniel H. Stanton Elementary School and George A. Towns Elementary School close at the end of the 2011-2012 school year. APS will host two community meetings at D.H. Stanton Elementary and at […]
Erroll Davis, superintendent for Atlanta Public Schools, has released his final recommendation for district wide school redistricting and school closures on the APS website’s demographic study page. This is the final recommendation that will be submitted to the Atlanta Board of Education on April 10. However, the superintendent reserves the right to modify the final recommendation, […]