The Hospitality, Tourism and Marketing (HTM) small learning community at Douglass High School is raising the bar. For the 2009-2010 school year Tonya Fulton, HTM teacher and Stephanie Bailey, academy leader of HTM were granted $30,000 from the Michael Jordan Grant Foundation to develop a “HTM Career Laboratory” for students of this SLC. The HTM Laboratory will […]
Our media marvel Scott C. King just uploaded lots of cool photos of APS-releated events over the past week on our district Web site, showcasing everyone from little students to big-time principals. First up is some awesome middle school football action at Lakewood Stadium. Then there’s the new principals luncheon at the CLL auditorium. (Nice use […]
B.E.S.T. Academy and Burgess-Peterson Academy enjoyed a busy morning today as students, faculty and community partners collaborated on the new National Day of Service in commemoration of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. A camera crew from NBC News was on hand to capture the moment at B.E.S.T. as members of community partner the 100 […]
We were thrilled local media were interested in visiting M. Agnes Jones Elementary while its students watched President Barack Obama’s national speech encouraging students to stay in school, study and work hard. Reporters from the AJC and TV stations dropped in on teacher Corliss Love‘s fifth-grade classroom. (Check out the AJC story here.) M. Agnes […]
The deadline’s drawing near for the 2010 Atlanta Families’ Awards for Excellence in Education (AFAEE). Teachers and principals are invited to attend the AFAEE Open House from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at the ISC Peterson Building over on Mary Dell Drive. Read more about the even in this press release. RSVP to […]
We’re asking all APS principals to use the following link to submit their 20090-10 Communications Ambassadors name and contact information. Even if you will have the same Communications Ambassador that you had last year, please submit his or her information. Your Communications Ambassador will be trained to: * Update the school Web site * Program […]
As Atlanta Public Schools continues its journey to excellence, expect a school year filled with plenty of changes, challenges and new opportunities. Here is a sneak preview of five things to expect this year …
We’re all excited about the “grand opening” Monday at Springdale Park Elementary, APS’s newest school and its first “green school. (Learn more here.) I couldn’t help posting this photo of Principal Yolonda C. Brown, pictured here with Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall. Have a great year, Springdale Park!