APS Staff Community partners Curriculum Elementary Schools Events Media Centers Reading School Honors Schools Students Teachers Schools from APS advance in the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl 1 Feb 2011 talkupaps Congratulations to Morris Brandon, Centennial Place, Garden Hills, Parkside, D.H. Stanton, Toomer, Beecher Hills, and Drew Charter elementary schools for their outstanding performance in the fourth-annual APS Helen Ruffin Reading…
APS Staff Athletics Events High Schools Schools Student honors Students Teachers APS basketball team earns runner-up honors at Special Olympics’ Indoor Winter Games 31 Jan 2011 talkupaps Atlanta Public Schools’ Warriors basketball team earned second place and a silver medal during the recent Special Olympics’ State Indoor Winter Games in Marietta. With only seven players on the…
APS Staff Community partners Events High Schools Schools In School Mentoring program challenges Washington High students 31 Jan 2011 talkupaps Young men in the In School Mentoring program at Booker T. Washington High participated in an Gender Specific Empowerment Forum last week designed to challenge them to be their best…
APS Staff Dr. Hall Safety and Security APS honors school crossing guards, students’ ‘first line of defense’ 28 Jan 2011 talkupaps Describing them as “students’ first line of defense,” APS Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall paid tribute to the district’s school crossing guards at an awards ceremony held in the Brewer…
APS Staff Schools APS selects Feb. 21 as snow make-up day for students, staff 25 Jan 2011 talkupaps The Atlanta Board of Education voted to make Monday, February 21 a snow make-up day for Atlanta Public Schools students. As you may remember, APS and several other metro-area districts…
APS Staff Events High Schools Schools Students Teachers B.E.S.T. Academy High School enjoys the ‘Best Part of the Day’ 21 Jan 2011 talkupaps B.E.S.T. Academy High School has launched “Best Part of the Day” (or BPOD). Each morning, students adjust their bow ties, tuck in shirts, pull up pants, shake hands with administrators,…
Adequate Yearly Progress APS Staff Dr. Hall 15 APS schools earn Distinguished Schools awards from state, more than $43,500 in award money 21 Jan 2011 talkupaps 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…
APS Staff Elementary Schools Facilities Professional Development Safety and Security Schools Students APS celebrates School Crossing Guard Recognition Week (Jan. 24-28) 21 Jan 2011 talkupaps A one-of-a-kind program will be celebrated by a one-of-a-kind school system next week when Atlanta Public Schools pays homage to its great protectors with APS School Crossing Guard Recognition Week…
APS Staff Atlanta Board of Education High Schools Students APS launches accreditation review information page 20 Jan 2011 talkupaps To better inform our community, Atlanta Public Schools has launched an information page on the district website dedicated to frequent updates on the AdvancED/SACS Accreditation Review. On January 18, 2011,…
APS Staff Elementary Schools Facilities Middle Schools APS schools, offices reopen after week-long closure; Slater Elementary relocates temporarily to Price Middle 18 Jan 2011 talkupaps APS schools and offices reopen Tuesday (Jan. 18), following a week-long closure due to hazardous road and travel conditions resulting from last week’s snow and ice storm. The decision to…
