Morris Brandon Elementary School

Atlanta Public Schools Earn Single Statewide Accountability System Awards from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement

Thomas Scott29 Apr 20260

Written by: APS Office of Communications Eleven (11) Atlanta Public Schools have earned high praise from the state office that oversees student achievement. Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) released its statewide list of schools that earned Single Statewide Accountability System (SSAS) Awards on Monday and Atlanta Public Schools earned among the highest number of […]

Atlanta Public Schools Celebrates 2025 CCRPI Data Improvements: Morris Brandon Elementary School

Allison M. Slocum25 Feb 20260

Atlanta Public Schools (APS) continued to show overall improvement on the College and Career Readiness Index (CCRPI), according to the 2025 CCRPI data, released by the Georgia Department of Education. The CCRPI includes five components: Content Mastery, Progress, Closing Gaps, Readiness, and – for high schools – Graduation Rate. APS scored 100 on the Closing […]

Morris Brandon Elementary School’s Naomi Alvarado Monterrosa Brings Georgia Pride to National Spanish Spelling Bee

Allison M. Slocum21 Jul 20250

Naomi Alvarado Monterrosa, her family, and her Spanish teacher, Maritza Estrada. Photo credit: Naomi Alvarado Monyerrosa. APS © Atlanta Public Schools is celebrating a standout academic achievement after Naomi Alvarado Monterrosa, a rising sixth-grader at Morris Brandon Elementary School, placed ninth in the 2025 National Spanish Spelling Bee, held July 12 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. […]

📹 APStv: Sandra Hernandez Breast Cancer Awareness

Allison M. Slocum1 Nov 20240

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Atlanta Public Schools is proud to highlight the stories of survivors who continue to serve students and their school communities. This is the story of Sandra Hernandez, a first-grade DLI Spanish teacher at Morris Brandon Elementary School.

Atlanta Public Schools Display Respect, Gratitude to Our Nation’s Veterans, Military Service Men & Women

talkupaps13 Nov 20150

Standing over six-feet tall in his U.S. Army dress blues, two-star Major General Leslie C. Smith exudes a presence that demands respect. However, when the Frederick Douglass High School graduate told the crowd of JROTC cadets and other students that he grew up in a neighborhood around the corner from the school, a place they […]

Atlanta Public Schools Honors Nation’s Veterans and Military Men, Women

talkupaps10 Nov 20150

Atlanta Public Schools will show its respect and appreciation for the area and the nation’s veterans and military men and women, as several schools and the district’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) will participate in events and activities for Veteran’s Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11. This week, students at Morris Brandon Elementary School will send […]