Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools
En Español Students and families, I hope everyone had a safe, restful, enjoyable summer break. No two months on the calendar go by faster than summer break for our scholars!…
APS Family, please join me in congratulating the 2022 – 2023 winners in our annual APyeS! Awards. From the Booker T. Washington High School, our deserving district-wide Teacher of the…
11/4/2022 This Wednesday, I had the honor of hosting city, business, and philanthropic leaders in a vibrant “official” kickoff celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Atlanta Public Schools! It was…
Students in all APS traditional schools can now access to physical and mental health care through our district’s Telehealth service offered though Hazel Health, Inc. I am excited to share…
At the beginning of this school year, we launched a special messaging series to help raise awareness of the critical importance of school attendance. I hope you have come across…
A key part of every educator’s focus should, without a doubt, be finding the most compelling ways to help students become their best selves. For me, this causes careful, continuous…
This headline says *almost* everything about our 2022 #APSDayOne in just four words. Atlanta Public Schools administrators visited all schools and clusters today to make sure our building leaders, staff,…
APS holds exceptional talent within our ranks while at the same time, we’ve fostered strong relationships with many outstanding organizations that provide us with a pool of committed volunteers. The…
APS achieved an 83.1 percent graduation rate for cohort 2021, according to graduation data released today by the Georgia Department of Education. By achieving its all-time high graduation rate, APS…
I’m blogging today to let our parent community know that APS is expanding the Atlanta Virtual Academy (AVA) in response to increased interest in this enrollment option. AVA is our…