Allison M. Slocum

Allison is a top-performing and accomplished communications and marketing professional currently serving as a Communications Officer for Atlanta Public Schools.

Atlanta Public Schools Celebrates 2025 CCRPI Data Improvements: Morris Brandon Elementary School

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 […]

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Atlanta Public Schools Celebrates 2025 CCRPI Data Improvements: Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School

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 […]

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Atlanta Public Schools Celebrates 2025 CCRPI Data Improvements: M. Agnes Jones Elementary School

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 […]

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Atlanta Public Schools Celebrates 2025 CCRPI Data Improvements: Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School

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 […]

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Atlanta Public Schools Celebrates 2025 CCRPI Data Improvements: Joseph W. Humphries Elementary School

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 […]

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Atlanta Public Schools Celebrates 2025 CCRPI Data Improvements: Garden Hills Elementary School

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 […]

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Atlanta Public Schools Celebrates 2025 CCRPI Data Improvements: Continental Colony Elementary School

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 […]

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SPARK Garden Lights Event Showcases Student Talent and Service

Springdale Park Elementary School’s Garden Lights event. Photo credit: APS © Springdale Park Elementary School hosted its annual SPARK Garden Lights and Makers Market over the holidays, a two-day school event that combined student performances with a student-run marketplace and a community service effort. Students participated as vendors in the Makers Market, selling homemade goods, […]

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Annual Toy Giveaway Brings Joy to Kimberly Elementary School Students

For the sixth consecutive year, BLACT ATL INC., in partnership with Aurora Theatre, hosted its annual toy giveaway at L. O. Kimberly Elementary School, delivering toys collected during the organization’s Festival of Trees southwest event. The festival featured 30 decorated Christmas trees, encouraging thousands of people to donate toys. Those contributions, ranging from books and […]

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Georgia Tech Selects Three Future Yellow Jackets from Benjamin E. Mays High School for Early Admission

Benjamin E. Mays High School and Georgia Institute of Technology officials recently recognized seniors Justin Allen, Ralph Long VI, and Bethany Momon during a special ceremony announcing their early admission to Georgia Tech. The students were selected from approximately 67,000 applicants competing for 4,000 available seats during Georgia Tech’s admissions cycle, placing them among a […]

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