Atlanta Public Schools’ commitment to creating a more equitable learning environment was recognized at the Council of the Great City Schools’ (CGCS) Curriculum, Research and Instructional Leaders meeting in Portland, Oregon, where APS’ Chief Equity and Social Justice Officer (CESJ), Dr. Tauheedah Baker-Jones, received the first-ever “Championing Equity” Urban School District Equity Leader Award. “This […]
November 1, 2011 Dear Students, Parents, Employees and Friends of Atlanta Public Schools, I have just returned from the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) Annual Fall Conference in Boston, where Atlanta Board of Education Chair Brenda J. Muhammad and I conducted a panel discussion entitled, “The Atlanta Cheating Scandal: What’s next—How APS dealt […]
Dr. Kathy Augustine, APS’ Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction, earned the 2010 Council of the Great City Schools/Pearson Education Curriculum Leadership Award today at the Council’s annual Curriculum and Research Directors Meeting in San Francisco. The award is presented annually to individuals who exemplify leadership, innovation and commitment in improving academic achievement of students in […]
Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall takes office today as chair-elect of the Council of the Great City Schools. In June 2009, Dr. Hall was elected as secretary-treasurer of the organization, which comprises 67 of the nation’s largest urban public school systems. Portland Public Schools board member Dilafruz Williams will serve as chairwoman of the […]
APS Deputy Superintendent of Operations Larry Hoskins received the Council of the Great City Schools’ (CGCS) Distinguished Service Award last week at the organization’s Chief Operating Officers Conference in Florida. The award honors operations officials who exemplify leadership, innovation, commitment and professionalism in urban education. Hoskins has been with APS since 2009. Prior to coming […]
APS Superintendent Dr. Beverly L. Hall was elected chair-elect of the board of the Washington, D.C.-based Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) during the group’s meeting on March 21. The national policy and research organization is a coalition of 66 of the nation’s largest urban public school systems. The 132-member board is composed of […]
A seven-member Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) team spent three days this week (Nov. 30-Dec. 2) interviewing APS principals, administrators, parents and community leaders and reviewing a large amount of data as part of the Washington, D.C.-based group’s assessment of the district’s performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests in […]
Atlanta Public Schools and the Atlanta Board of Education have earned the equivalent of the “Triple Crown,” achieving three of the nation’s most prestigious education honors for 2009. This achievement culminated last night (Thursday, Oct. 29) with Atlanta Board of Education Member Emmett Johnson capturing the Richard R. Green Award, the nation’s highest honor for […]