APS Staff Arts & Literature Communications Community partners Curriculum Elementary Schools Events High Schools Media Media Centers Middle Schools Reading School Honors Schools Student honors Students Teachers Teachers Honors APS media specialists and their students win in international media competition 27 Sep 2010 talkupaps UPDATE: Watch D.H. Stanton’s award-winning projects here, here and here! Eight of the 16 state competition-winning projects submitted by APS students (in collaboration with their media specialists) won at the…
Communications Community partners Curriculum High Schools Media Reading School Honors Schools Student honors Students Teachers Grady High newspaper garners Gallup Award 17 Sep 2010 talkupaps This from Ashley Brown, published in Grady High’s The Southerner newspaper (hat tip to Grady’s Carrie MacBrien for sharing): For the fifth time in the past six years and for…
Arts & Literature Community partners Elementary Schools Reading Schools Former Atlanta Brave Brian Jordan visits Centennial Place Elementary 13 Sep 2010 talkupaps Retired Atlanta Braves outfielder turned children’s author, Brian Jordan, visited Centennial Place Elementary School to promote the importance of reading as part of the Threshing Floor Academy‘s Authors in Schools…
APS Staff Arts & Literature Community partners Curriculum Elementary Schools Events Media Centers Professional Development Reading School Honors Schools Social Studies Students Teachers Teachers Honors Uncategorized Media specialists ‘kick off’ the 2010-11 school year 18 Aug 2010 talkupaps Fueled by record-breaking grants and the promise of more to come, APS media specialists gathered together to plot strategies, consider vendors and share best practices at the annual Media Specialists…
Arts & Literature Communications Community partners Curriculum Elementary Schools Events Facilities High Schools Parents Performing Arts Principals Professional Development Reading Schools Students Teachers District schools show they’re ready for Day One APS 9 Aug 2010 talkupaps “Has it been a good day, or a crazy day?” we asked one of our principals as he shepherded students onto buses at the end of the first day of…
Community partners Elementary Schools Facilities High Schools Media Media Centers Middle Schools Reading Schools Uncategorized APS improves efficiency in tracking number, value of textbooks 22 Jun 2010 talkupaps Recently, APS started using new software to keep track of textbook inventory in schools. This new software, Destiny Textbook Manager, is a product of Follet Software Company. This new system…
Arts & Literature Community partners Community Service Curriculum Elementary Schools Events Reading Schools Students Uncategorized Communities In Schools (CIS) of Atlanta gets families excited about reading 27 May 2010 talkupaps UPDATE: Check out even more images in this photo gallery. We just got this great news from Communities In Schools (CIS) of Atlanta… In many schools, low levels of parental…
APS Staff CRCT Curriculum Dr. Hall Elementary Schools Georgia Performance Standards High Schools Math Reading Schools Uncategorized APS students demonstrate largest gains in nation on 4th and 8th grade NAEP reading tests 20 May 2010 talkupaps UPDATE: Watch the video here. APS students demonstrated the largest gains of all states and participating Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) school districts in the nation between 2002 and 2009…
