Seniors at The New Schools at Carver recently registered to vote and learned the importance of making their vote count in today’s society. The ‘Making Your Vote Count’ event was an excellent way to prepare students for the upcoming City of Atlanta general election on November 5, 2013. Students practiced casting their ballot on mock voting […]
Congratulations to Rita Simmons for being named the 2013-2014 APS Teacher of the Year! Rita Simmons is a gifted and talented teacher of students in kindergarten through fifth grade at Cleveland Avenue Elementary School. Simmons received her Bachelor of Arts in Education from Florida A & M State University. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in […]
Pre-K students from Adamsville Primary, Bethune Elementary, and Beecher Hills Elementary participated in the annual Read for the Record event at the Imagine It Children’s Museum. Each year, millions of individuals come together to celebrate literacy and promote early childhood education as a part of Jumpstart’s premiere national campaign, Read for the Record. On October […]
More than 400 individuals – mostly seniors from every APS high school – attended the 13th Annual Joseph E. Lowery Lecture Series on Civic Engagement. The lecture serves as a platform for high school students to listen, learn and engage with some of the nation’s outstanding community leaders and pioneers. Past lecturers include Dr. Bill […]
State, community and business leaders visited APS schools and participated in Georgia Pre-K Week 2013, a weeklong celebration of Georgia’s Pre-K Program, during the month of October. Commemorating Georgia Pre-K Week, State Superintendent Dr. John Barge read to a group of bright-eyed 4-year-olds at Deerwood Academy. The purpose of the week, from September 30 to […]
Seeking opportunities to learn and grow, all APS teachers were recently offered a day of professional development. The learning sessions and workshops covered a variety of topics rooted in the district’s strategic objectives, which include the improving student achievement and the improvement of teacher and leader effectiveness. Administrators set high goals for educators, prior to […]
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West Manor Elementary School recently held a technology and literacy workshop for parents. During the workshop parents received an overview of Infinite Campus and the district’s new student portal. Parents of students in grades K–12 have access to class schedules, attendance records and grades when they visit Campus Portal for Parents (CPP), an easy-to-use, secure communications tool. Additionally, CPP enables […]