Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms delivered an impassioned and inspiring message to students at her beloved alma mater Frederick Douglass High School during a recent Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) session.
This week, we are in the middle of our mass vaccination event for our staff at Mercedes Benz Stadium through our partnership with the Fulton County Board of Health. The vaccinations are being administered in two doses with the first occurring this week. The second dose will be provided on April 14, 15, and 18. […]
Atlanta Public Schools has partnered with Stratum Health Solutions to secure HealthCheck, an online tool that helps safeguard the health of students via daily wellness check-ins.
Photo credits: Trey King of King.Digital3 As the nation celebrates the outstanding achivements of women during Women’s History Month in March, Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy (CSKYWLA) made history of its own on March 19 by becoming the first school- as well as the first all-girls school – to earn a National STEM […]
As we review The Week in Atlanta Public Schools, I want to remind everyone about how new opportunities to receive COVID-19 vaccinations move us closer to a healthier and safer school community. With educators and school staff now eligible for vaccinations, we are gearing up for our mass vaccination event at Mercedes Benz Stadium through […]
On March 17, the Atlanta Public Schools Police Department (APSPD) bestowed 76 officers with the ability to endorse laws outside of our school district. To understand the significance of this, it is helpful to know that before June 2016, Atlanta Public Schools did not have its own police force. Students who ran afoul of District […]
The Atlanta Journal Constitution posted this commentary piece by Tauheedah Baker-Jones, chief equity and social justice officer on its “Get Schooled” blog on Monday, March 15, 2021 with the headline “Technology is not a luxury; it’s now an education necessity.” As medical research reveals how the coronavirus disproportionally affected people of lower socioeconomic status, the […]
I want to pause to reflect upon the recent shootings that occurred across Atlanta earlier this week that killed eight people, including six who were of Asian descent. Although the motive for this incident is still under investigation, what I know as an educator is that we need to spend more time as a community […]
Reginald Smith, Jr. has plenty to sing about these days. The accomplished baritone opera singer and former Atlanta Public Schools student is now a Grammy Award-winning artist. On March 14, Smith won a Grammy for Best Opera Recording for his vocal performance as part of the cast in Gerschwin’s “Porgy and Bess.”
Over the course of the pandemic, I have used this space and other platforms to celebrate teachers, staff, partners, and the community for their invaluable support and services toward virtual teaching and learning and our eventual reopening of schools and buildings. But this week, we must acknowledge and thank another group that has been essential […]