Applications are now available for Atlanta Public Schools (APS) 2017-2018 Pre-Kindergarten program. The APS Pre-K program lottery window is now open and all applications must be received by midnight March 7, 2017. “Research shows that Pre-K programs bridge school readiness gaps and prepare students for successful educational outcomes,” said Dr. Shana Weldon, APS early learning […]
Educational Learning Systems, Inc. (ELS, Inc.) has announced that Jean Childs Young Middle School is the winner of its Reading Plus Achievement Award for the months of August and September. For their efforts, the students and teachers at Young Middle will receive a championship banner and $200 for the school. ELS, Inc., is a provider […]
By: Alicia Sands Lurry Imagine being able to program an object the size of a golf ball to roll forward, move backward, and to hit the center of a bullseye. That’s exactly what students from Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School and Wesley International Academy did after learning to program sphero balls – small, app-enabled droid robots – at the […]
Mark your calendars and join the Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools and members of the Atlanta Board of Education for upcoming community town hall meetings throughout the district. 2017 Community Town Hall Schedule Jackson Cluster Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 at 6 p.m. Jackson High School 801 Glenwood Ave. Click here to download a flyer. Click […]
As you celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, Jan. 16, and throughout Black History Month in February, please take a look at some of the great eBooks on the Atlanta Public Schools eBook Shelf focusing on his amazing life and work: https://goo.gl/aw2pt4. If you have trouble accessing the site or […]
Long before her home school district – Atlanta Public Schools – decided to adopt the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) concept as a way to improve school culture, Marian Davis knew all about its benefits. First as a psychology major at Clemson University, and then during her work in the social services field, Davis […]