Hope-Hill Elementary School received two grants through DonorsChoose.org, an online charity that makes it easy to help students in need through school donations. Paula Sanders Morris, who submitted the grants, will use the funds to purchase books for her new Chat and Chew Book Club. The first grant for $1,150 was funded in 7 days and Disney […]
Atlanta Public Schools honored its senior scholar athletes during National Signing Day on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 in the auditorium of D.M. Therrell High School. APS high school scholar-athletes representing various sports signed official letters of intent to accept athletic scholarships from colleges and universities across the country. Hosted by the APS Department of Athletics, school athletic directors, head […]
Buzzers sounded quickly as 290 elementary and middle students from 29 Atlanta Public Schools competed in the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl at Drew Charter School. At the elementary school level, Morris Brandon Elementary won first place and Garden Hills Elementary won second. At the middle school level, Sutton Middle School won first place with Atlanta Neighborhood […]
Legislative Report February 4, 2014 House Appropriations Hearing The House appropriations committee met with various education related agencies today. Below is a summary of each agency’s comments: Professional Standards Commission: All teacher preparations in the state of Georgia will be reviewed and evaluated under a new program evaluation program initiated by the PSC. This means […]
Thank you for following our live blog of the February Board of Education Meeting for Atlanta Public Schools. View today’s agenda here:http://www.boarddocs.com/ga/aps/Board.nsf/Public REFRESH your browser often for updates. The meeting will begin soon. 2:08pm Meeting called to order Superintendent’s Remarks: Good evening, everyone.I want to reiterate what I stated at the board meeting earlier today, […]