Awards District honors Environment Schools Transportation Atlanta Public Schools awarded for environmentally clean bus fleet 27 Aug 2014 talkupaps The Atlanta Public Schools Transportation Department accepted Georgia’s Blue Sky Award on Monday August 25, 2014 for its outstanding work in reducing emissions. “There isn’t anything more that we can…
District honors District News Graduation Special Education Special Needs Seven APS Schools Awarded GraduateFIRST Grants 30 Apr 2013 talkupaps Seven APS schools were recently awarded a federally funded grant through the Georgia Department of Education and GraduateFIRST that will be used to help increase the district’s graduation rate and…
Community District honors High Schools Douglass High School senior named to State School Superintendent’s student advisory panel 19 Oct 2011 talkupaps ATLANTA – Jasmine Davis, a senior at Frederick Douglass High School, has been named to State School Superintendent Dr. John D. Barge’s 2011-12 Student Advisory Council. Davis is among fifty…
Athletics District honors High Schools Grady Stadium earns Award of Excellence from Atlanta Urban Design Commission 20 Jun 2011 talkupaps Grady Stadium has become the fourth APS project in the past several years to receive an Award of Excellence from the Atlanta Urban Design Commission. The other APS projects earning…
Curriculum District honors Middle Schools Student honors Uncategorized Eighth Graders Make Significant Gains on the 21st Century Skills Assessment 18 Jun 2011 talkupaps APS congratulates four students for being the 2010-2011 top district performers on the 8th Grade 21st Century Skills Assessment. We are very proud of the accomplishments of Jefferson Martin, Jokull…
Arts & Literature District honors Media Centers Teachers Honors A Record 24 Media Centers Received $5,000 Grants From the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries 21 May 2011 talkupaps A record 23 Atlanta Public Schools media centers received $5,000 grants from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries on May 5th, by far the most of any school district…
APS Staff Arts & Literature District honors Dr. Hall Georgia Performance Standards Middle Schools Principals Students Teachers APS eighth-graders excel on 2011 state writing test 11 Mar 2011 talkupaps Atlanta Public Schools students improved their performance by four percentage points and eliminated the achievement gap between the district and students around the state on the new Georgia Grade 8…
Community partners CRCT Curriculum District honors Facilities Students Teachers APS’ award-winning Homework Hotline answers students’ questions 25 Jan 2011 talkupaps We took some time to watch the award-winning tutors of Atlanta Public Schools’ Homework Hotline as they took calls from students. A unique partnership between Atlanta metro school districts and…
CRCT Curriculum District honors Elementary Schools High Schools Middle Schools School Honors Schools 11 APS schools earn 13 outstanding achievement awards from the state 5 Jan 2011 talkupaps A total of 11 APS schools earned 13 outstanding achievement awards from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) for their academic achievement during the 2009-10 school year. The schools…
APS Staff District honors Finance APS earns national financial reporting award 21 Dec 2010 talkupaps Atlanta Public Schools won the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). The award reflects the commitment of APS and…
