The Annie E. Casey Foundation – Atlanta Civic Partners’ Forum on the Grade Level Reading Initiative was held Dec. 9 to launch a pilot literacy initiative. The focus of the public-private initiative is to move APS students from meeting state educational standards to exceeding them. Piloted at Dunbar Elementary School, the initiative also seeks to improve […]
The Superintendent’s 8th Annual Student Summit for high school and middle school students was held last week at the Holiday Inn Select. Middle school student representatives assembled for their day-long summit from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 9. High school student representatives convened from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 11.
APS Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall expressed a hope to explore ways to reward quality teachers who want to stay in the classroom without having to promote them into administration positions as part of a “listen and learn” event with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (Ga.) on Monday morning […]
APS students demonstrated steady improvement on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for the 2008-2009 school year, based on the scores released today. Since 2003, APS students have demonstrated improvements every year the test has been administered. NAEP, also referred to as the Nation’s Report Card, is a uniform assessment of student performance administered […]
As we come together to celebrate Thanksgiving this week, it is my sincere wish that each and every one of you will be able to spend quality time with your family and friends during this period. I appreciate all that you do for our students throughout the year. Now is the time to relax and […]
More than 300 parents, community members and APS employees packed the gymnasium of Inman Middle School on Monday to hear Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall’s report on SRT-3 schools. Atlanta Board of Education members Emmett D. Johnson, Cecily Harsch-Kinnane (vice chair), Brenda Muhammad and Mark Riley were present. The superintendent talked about the district’s work […]
UPDATE: Check out Media Production Manager Scott King’s photo gallery here. More than 800 APS students, parents, faculty members and staff welcomed prospective students, parents, and members of the community during the inaugural neighborhood education celebration on Saturday at North Atlanta High School. The two-hour event included a pep rally, open house, live performances, a […]
We swear that we started out this week hoping to get everyone excited about Saturday’s inaugural Neighborhood Celebration by providing little sneak peeks at each particpation school. So we were going to send out some emails asking for each school to tell us a little something special to share with the community as we lead […]
West Manor Elementary School is among the top 10 percent of schools in the state, earning the 2009 Georgia Schools of Excellence in Student Achievement designation. “I want to personally congratulate the students, teachers and staff at West Manor Elementary for their outstanding achievement,” said APS Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall. “Your performance is reflective […]
(UPDATE: APS’ Scott King talks with parents at the High Schools Showcase. Listen here.) Natasha Radford (pictured above, bottom row/middle) is an eighth-grader at Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy. She moved diligently with the rest of her classmates from an orientation session in a conference room on the Atlanta Metropolitan College campus over to […]