Atlanta Public Schools (APS) recently welcomed families to its annual Summer Experience Expo, a showcase of diverse camps, internships, and academic opportunities available to students this summer. The event brought representatives from programs across the city to one location, allowing parents and students to speak directly with staff, ask questions, and register for offerings on-site. […]
For Immediate Release September 28, 2016 ATLANTA – U.S. Secretary of Education, John B. King, Jr., announced today that Atlanta Public Schools’ Morningside Elementary School has been named a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School. Morningside Elementary is among 279 public and 50 private schools receiving this honor. Principal Audrey Sofianos and a teacher will represent […]
This week you will find community members, district employees and Board of Education members speaking to students in schools throughout the district as APS College and Career Motivation Week. The purpose of the week is to encourage all of our students, from pre-kindergarten to Grade 12, to do well in school and to prepare today […]
Symetra, SunTrust and the Atlanta Falcons honored Benteen Elementary School teacher Jason Paggett as a “Symetra Hero in the Classroom” during a surprise school assembly. Paggett teaches first grade at the Southeast Atlanta elementary school. “Jason Paggett creates exciting, effective and fun lessons for his first-grade students. Using a variety of teaching strategies to accommodate […]
Symetra, SunTrust and the Atlanta Falcons honored Benteen Elementary School teacher Jason Paggett as a “Symetra Hero in the Classroom” during a surprise school assembly. Paggett teaches first grade at the Southeast Atlanta elementary school. “Jason Paggett creates exciting, effective and fun lessons for his first-grade students. Using a variety of teaching strategies to accommodate […]
The team of independent demographers contracted by Atlanta Public Schools to conduct a lengthy demographic and capacity study for the school district, has submitted its recommendation to superintendent Erroll Davis. According to the demographic timeline, posted on the APS website, the superintendent will post his preliminary recommendation on the district’s demographic study page, this Sunday, […]