MEETING NOTICE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE Ms. Yolanda K. Johnson, Chair The Policy Review Committee of the Atlanta Board of Education will convene on Wednesday May 15, 2013 at 1:00 pm to discuss potential board policy revisions/additions. LOCATION DR. BENJAMIN E. MAYS CONFERENCE ROOM CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP 130 TRINITY AVE, 2nd FL. ATLANTA, GEORGIA […]
Three Brown Middle Schools students, Benjamin Leverette, Kamon Baker, and R’Daizyja Bell, recently submitted posters for the Clark-Atlanta University W.E.B DuBois Commemorative Symposium. The year 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the passing of Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, and the young artists celebrated his life and scholarship through their art. Each students’ artwork was […]
Bunche Middle School is proud to announce that Ishatou Diambo, an 8th grader at Bunche, and Todd McClendon, a 7th grader at Bunche, were selected as finalists in the ‘Do the Write Thing’ Essay Contest. Each year, this anti-violence organization challenges students to express their position on the impact of youth violence on their […]
On May 3rd, Parkside Elementary’s teacher, Mr. Timothy Farmer, and his third grade class journeyed to Birmingham, Alabama, as a culminating activity as they finished reading of The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis. This award-winning historical fiction chronicles the life of a family who visits Birmingham for a summer trip and encounters […]
Jason Gresham, a sophomore at Carver Early College, initially started playing baseball at age 5 because he liked playing outside and “getting dirty”. Now, he plays because he loves the sport, is good at it, and it gives him a platform to mentor younger students. Through a non-profit organization called L.E.A.D (Launch, Expose, Advise and […]