With 7,027,146-plus minutes read and logged, we are currently at 54 percent of our new #APSRace2Read goal of 13.1 million minutes. Fifteen of our schools have crossed the finished line, our readers have collectively earned 39,574 badges, and we have logged more than 262,626 minutes in the past two weeks! #APSRace2Read will continue through the summer, but not before we acknowledge those who have made this districtwide reading challenge a success this school year. On May 17, the #APSRace2Read Prize Patrol squad will deliver bikes, Chipotle coupons, Chick-fil-A gift cards, toys, and swag bags to our top student readers and top schools! (We’re also tweeting pictures and tagging schools!) Don’t miss out on the opportunity to award your students for their participation in this districtwide reading challenge. Please continue to read and log your minutes. Crossed the Finished Line Members of our community join the following 15 schools in crossing the finishing line –surpassing individual school and community site goals! SchoolNew Goal (based on 13.1 million district goal)Minutes Read and LoggedBonusMinutes Morris Brandon Elementary311,085499,452188,367John Lewis Invictus Academy95,530263,988168,458Garden Hills Elementary161,054293,508132,454Springdale Park Elementary216,474324,380107,906Miles Elementary201,471271,54970,078Humphries Elementary96,755154,32357,568Deerwood Academy209,125246,95037,825C.W. Long Middle217,392250,47833,086Toomer Elementary153,093180,81327,720Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy203,308227,42324,115Morningside Elementary285,672302,90017,228Finch Elementary159,217173,62114,404Heritage Academy148,807162,54613,739Boyd Elementary147,888153,8595,971Benteen Elementary91,24492,189945Community Site100,000119,59219,592 Most Minutes Logged SchoolMinutes Logged% of GoalMorris Brandon Elementary499,452 100% +Sutton Middle 360,86076%Springdale Park Elementary324,380100% +Morningside Elementary302,900100% +Sarah Smith Elementary29002296%Garden Hills Elementary293,508100% +Johns Lewis Academy263,988100% +Miles Elementary271,549100% +Grady High261,73565%C.W. Long Middle250,478100% + Most Progress The following schools have made the most progress in the past two weeks. SchoolMinutes Logged (in the past 2 weeks, as of April 24)% of School GoalGarden Hills Elementary35,188100% +Heritage Academy21,159100% +Miles Elementary15,631100% +Morris Brandon Elementary11,098100% +Grady High10,10065%Brown Middle9,45035%South Atlanta High8,67036%North Atlanta High8,46617%Sutton Middle7,53176%Kimberly Elementary7,44870% About #APSRace2Read: Atlanta Public Schools surpassed our original 2 million minutes goal and we have raised the bar. Join APS as we Race2Read 13.1 million minutes – the equivalent of a half marathon of reading! https://beanstack.com/race2read Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print More Share on X (Opens in new window) X 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 APS Nutrition Department Observes Earth Day 2019 We Are APS: Heavonly Boykin
