Allison is a top-performing and accomplished communications and marketing professional currently serving as a Communications Officer for Atlanta Public Schools.
Enjoy the self-advancing photo slideshow from the 2026 Exemplary ESOL Teacher and Student Awards. Photo credit: Jessica Mynatt, APS © Atlanta Public Schools (APS) has recognized two members of its English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program with honors from the Georgia Department of Education. Annually, one exemplary English learner and one exemplary ESOL […]
Enjoy the photos from the 2026 APS Exceptional Parent Expo. Photo credit: Allison M. Slocum, APS © For more than a decade, the Atlanta Public Schools Exceptional Parent Expo has connected families of exceptional students to educators, community organizations, and service providers offering resources and support for exceptional learners. Families moved between interactive workshops, vendor […]
Enjoy the self-advancing slideshow featuring photos from Judge Hatchett’s visit to Peyton Forest Elementary School. Photo credit: APS © During Women’s History Month at Peyton Forest Elementary School, Judge Glenda Hatchett led a classroom reading for kindergarten and first-grade girls, introducing her new book, “Goal Girls.” Judge Hatchett, who made history as Georgia’s first Black […]
Written by Dr. Bryan Johnson, Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools Dear APS Team, Families, and Community Partners, I am proud to share exciting national recognition for Atlanta Public Schools (APS). APS has been featured in the 2026 Education Scorecard, a joint initiative led by Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research and Stanford University’s Educational […]
Stars aligned over Midtown High School as four seniors earned Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) Student honors in a rare four-way tie for top SAT score. Alexander Mendel Smith, Min Woo Kang, Nathan Philip Brawner, and Nicholas Andrei Fedorov each met the criteria for statewide recognition, which requires students to rank in the top 10 […]
Arlena Edmonds, graduation coach at Maynard H. Jackson High School. Photo credit: Allison M. Slocum, APS © At Maynard Jackson High School, the path to graduation is rarely a straight line. For many students, it is a series of detours that can threaten to pull them off course. Arlena Edmonds has made it her life’s […]
Enjoy the self-advancing, photo slideshow of Read Across America Week. Photo credit: Allison M Slocum and Brianna Mason © In celebration of Read Across America Week, Burgess-Peterson Academy welcomed more than 50 community leaders into K–5 classrooms to share stories and inspire a love of reading. Among the guest readers were Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent […]
For many Atlanta Public Schools (APS) students, the path to a spelling bee stage often begins quietly, with memorizing word lists, studying language patterns, and testing one’s recall. As the competition gets closer, the work requires more than that. Successful competitors build vocabulary, strengthen reading comprehension, and sharpen concentration as they learn the rules, origins, […]
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) continued to show overall improvement on the College and Career Readiness Index (CCRPI), according to the 2025 CCRPI data, released by the Georgia Department of Education. The CCRPI includes five components: Content Mastery, Progress, Closing Gaps, Readiness, and – for high schools – Graduation Rate. APS scored 100 on the Closing […]
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) continued to show overall improvement on the College and Career Readiness Index (CCRPI), according to the 2025 CCRPI data, released by the Georgia Department of Education. The CCRPI includes five components: Content Mastery, Progress, Closing Gaps, Readiness, and – for high schools – Graduation Rate. APS scored 100 on the Closing […]