Collectively, we have read 5,643,961 minutes and counting! Below are our #APSRace2Read performance highlights (calculated as of March 13). Ayushi KirtaneL-R: Christian Brewster and Mohamed Diallo Top Student Readers NameGradeSchoolMinutesAyushi Kirtane4Morris Brandon 42,535Christian Brewster2Deerwood Academy21,754Mohamed Diallo2Deerwood Academy17,202Summer Amey4Miles Elementary16,964Ella Sipe6 Sutton Middle 14,665Ja’Courion Harden3Thomasville Heights14,413Dominique Kendall7Sylvan Middle 14,411Zacheri Dixon5Finch Elementary14,206Keelin LaHiff6Sutton Middle12,325Devin Cottrell11Grady High12,080 Top Schools These are our 10 top-performing schools in terms of total minutes logged since the #APSRace2Read campaign launched last November. SchoolMinutesSpringdale Park Elementary316,638Sutton Middle314,806Morningside Elementary273,388Sarah Smith Elementary270,979Morris Brandon Elementary 246,699Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy232,128Inman Middle231,580Miles Elementary226,015Deerwood Academy 214,957Grady High 209,705 Top Schools Making Progress SThese are our top 10 schools with the most minutes logged over the past two weeks (Feb. 27 – March 13, 2019). SchoolMinutesHeritage Academy29,322Long Middle 29,070Garden Hills Elementary26,376Sutton Middle25,445South Atlanta High21,373Grady High19,002Inman Middle18,421Benteen Elementary17,859Toomer Elementary16,812Miles Elementary16,724 Top School Participation SThese are our top 10 performing schools in terms of overall student participation. SchoolPercentageHumphries Elementary99.01%Long Middle95.51%Toomer Elementary94.98%Finch Elementary93.59%West Manor Elementary84.86%Morris Brandon Elementary77.45%Cleveland Elementary74.93%Benteen Elementary74.41%Sarah Smith Elementary71.15%Boyd Elementary68.63% Top Adult Readers Let’s not forget our top 10 APS staff, families and community members who are also reading and logging minutes toward our 13.1 million minutes goal! NameMinutes Applied To:MinutesLinda GreenCarver Early College9,482Melissa Dandy WalkerAPS Central Office5,523Victoria KoehlerPerkerson Elementary 4,340Juliet WoodFred A. Toomer Elementary 3,565Susan WaterburyCarver Early College2,910Sherna PhillipsAPS Central Office2,271Diane JacobiPerkerson Elementary 1,870Rosalyn WashingtonAPS Central Office1,770Janvette DickersonBeecher Hills Elementary1,765LeTia JohnsonKindezi School at Old Fourth Ward1,590 On Nov. 6, 2018, Atlanta Public Schools launched our district-wide literacy campaign, #APSRace2Read – a challenge designed to encourage students, teachers, staff and parents to read daily and collectively reach 2 million minutes of reading by the end of the 2018-2019 academic year. In less than two months, APS surpassed our original 2 million minutes goal. So, we decided to raise the bar to 13.1 million minutes—the equivalent of a half marathon of reading! Our goal is to reach 13.1 million minutes by the start of the 2019-2020 school year. Minutes are logged at: www.beanstack.com/race2read. Remember, #APSRace2Read is about free-choice reading. Read books, magazines, articles, scholarly papers, etc. Read, read, read — and log your minutes at www.beanstack.com/race2read to count toward our 13.1 million minutes goal! Like this:Like Loading… Discover more from APS Today Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe Post navigation Burlington Coats Deerwood Academy Teachers with $10,000 For School Supplies Two APS Teachers Named CMA Music Teachers of Excellence
