Centennial Place Elementary School, an APS year round school, is among fourteen district schools to earn the state Title 1 Distinguished School recognition this year. Centennial Place has earned this recognition for nine consecutive years and has made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for eleven consecutive years. AYP is a federal measure of academic achievement covering […]
ATLANTA – Fifty-five Atlanta Public Schools achieved state Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standards for 2011, based on student performance on the 2011 Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) and the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) results. AYP is the formula used to determine if schools are meeting performance requirements under the federal No Child Left Behind […]
Supplemental Educational Services are research-based tutorial programs designed to increase the academic achievement of students on state tests. These programs include before and after school tutorial assistance in reading, language arts, science, social studies, and/or mathematics. They may be offered through public or private sector providers that are approved by the state. Such agencies include […]
Fifteen APS schools earned Title 1 Distinguished Schools awards and $43,598 in award money from the Georgia Department of Education for their academic performance during the 2009-2010 school year. The winning schools achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in terms of their student academic performance as measured by standardized tests for at least three consecutive years. Those […]