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Back-to-School Parent Survey

In the spirit of continuous improvement, APS is conducting a short survey to gather your thoughts and opinions on your back-to-school experience this year.  This brief survey will only take 5-10 minutes of your time to complete.  Responses to this survey will help the district improve back-to-school support for you and your students. Please complete […]

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Bethune Students Receive a Special Surprise

Students at Bethune Elementary School received a special back-to-school treat. The Virtue Foundation and TANA and TAMA organizations recently distributed 500 backpacks to the students at Bethune. TANA is an organization that has served the Indian community in the Metro Atlanta area for the last 38 years.  Each year the organization distributes backpacks to kids […]

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Back to School Door-to-Door at Young Middle School

This year, the faculty and staff at Young Middle School took to the streets to spread the message of open house and the first day of school throughout the community. Choosing to use their flexible work day on Saturday, August 3, 2013, school leaders, teachers and staff members spent the day going door-to-door throughout neighborhoods, […]

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Douglass and North Atlanta Clusters: Parents, partners and employees played big role in successful Day One

Wednesday marked the first day of the 2013-14 school year for APS students, and thanks to dedicated parents, volunteers, partners and employees, Day One was a big success. Despite the incessant morning rain, numerous parents around the district arrived at schools early to assist in the back-to-school effort, and help their children transition from summer […]

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Back to School Summer Jamboree

The APS Early Learning Department partnered with The Hosea Feed the Hungry Foundation for their annual “Back to School Summer Jamboree.”  The day was filled with excitement and anticipation for August 7th, the first day of school for APS traditional schools. The Hosea Feed the Hungry Foundation distributed backpacks filled with school supplies to hundreds […]

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Year-Round Students are Back in School

Boyd, Centennial Place and Hutchinson elementary school students headed back to classes at 8 am on Monday, July 15 as Atlanta Public Schools kicks off “Day One APS” for year-round schools. The students were energetic and eager to learn as they familiarized themselves with new classes and teachers. “We have seven new teachers who have come […]

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APS year-round schools head back to class July 15

ATLANTA – Boyd, Centennial Place and Hutchinson elementary school students are heading back to class at 8 a.m. on Monday, July 15 as Atlanta Public Schools kicks off “Day One APS” for year-round schools. Boyd and Hutchinson elementary are two of the district’s new 58 Community Eligibility Option (CEO) schools.  As part of this pilot […]

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APS to Host Centralized Summer Registration for New and Returning Students June 24-28 and July 8-12

Looking to provide consistent opportunities for back-to-school enrollment with on-site experts who can answer questions about the registration process, APS is proud to announce centralized enrollment and back-to-school registration events. The district has established a unified schedule that will allow school leaders to better plan everything from bus routes to staffing. Our first district-wide enrollment […]

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