A few years ago, Destyne Flood dreaded going to school. She started falling behind her peers during the COVID-19 pandemic when she was learning foundational skills through a tablet at home. And when she returned to the classroom, feelings of anxiety and embarrassment over wrong answers began to eat away at her confidence and enthusiasm […]
When students are excited about going to school during the summer, the schools must be doing something right. The Summer Academic Recovery Academy (ARA) at Atlanta Public Schools has seen an increase in enrollment each year since the program started in 2021. In addition to the measured academic growth the students are experiencing, they are […]
Click through the slideshow for a few APS highlights from this past week: The week began with the invigorating 2023 APS Leadership Retreat. District leaders and school administrators worked together over a three day conference to share wisdom, achievements and think of new ways to improve the APS experience. APS Superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring met […]
Even though school is out, the learning never stops. Especially for the many school and district leaders who have already started preparing and finding ways to improve for the next school year. From June 12-14, Atlanta Public Schools administrators and district leaders met for the 2023 APS Leadership Retreat at the Georgia Tech Hotel. In […]
In just a few months, the doors to Virginia-Highland Elementary School (VHES) will open to welcome students to the Midtown Cluster’s newest elementary school. Located on Virginia Ave., VHES will serve students and families in part of the Virginia-Highland, Midtown, Ansley Park, Sherwood Forest and the southern part of the Morningside school zone. “One of […]
Karen Gamez-Amador is an APS success story. As a kindergarten student who only spoke Spanish, she would return home from school frustrated that she couldn’t understand what anyone was saying. Her parents, who immigrated to the United States from Honduras when they were young, also didn’t speak English and were unable to help their firstborn […]
Atlanta Public Schools’ top senior baseball players took the field Tuesday afternoon for an exciting matchup versus DeKalb County’s top players for the 2023 APS vs. Dekalb All-Star Classic at Gresham Park. The DeKalb All-Stars won 14-3, but players from both teams showcased why they were selected to represent their schools in the All-Star game. […]
The students at Kimberly Elementary are fortunate to have an opportunistic principal like Joseph Salley looking out for their best interests. Two years ago, The Buis Book Foundation sent out emails to multiple elementary schools in order to provide free books to the students. Principal Salley was the only one to respond, and the students […]
Ta’Dereious Phillips Jr., a six-year-old kindergarten student at Heritage Academy Elementary School, was excited to pick out a new pair of glasses Monday morning after getting a free vision screening and eye exam from the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation (GLLF). After getting his vision checked, he found a pair of blue and orange Nike glasses […]
The Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy (CSKYWLA) caught the attention of the U.S. Department of Education as it was selected to be one of eight schools the Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten chose to visit on her cross-country “Raise the Bar: Lead the World,” tour. The CSKYWLA Eagles cheerleaders gave the Deputy […]