Monday was a humbling and inspiring day

As Black History Month comes to a close this week, I have pondered many things about the contributions of African Americans to our country over the centuries, particularly from the brave men and women who contributed to the struggle during the Civil Rights movement. And I realized that we have fewer and fewer of our…

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Atlanta Neighborhood Charter named 2015 Charter School of the Year

Congratulations to Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School for being named the Georgia Charter Schools Association 2015 Charter School of the Year. The award honors excellence in Georgia’s growing charter school community and is given to a school that “demonstrates academic excellence, strong governance, operational sustainability, and sound fiscal practices.” Along with being named charter school of…

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‘Shout Out’ to our great students, teachers and schools

There are a lot of GREAT things happening in our district. Each month I will give “shout outs” to students, staff and volunteers who are helping us with our mission to have every APS student graduate ready for college and career. Let’s give a shout out to: The 107 students at North Atlanta High School…

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Winter Weather Descends upon APS

As snow flurries fall outside my window, I want to take a moment to remind you of our inclement weather practices as well as our notification procedures. Remember: amid the threat of inclement weather, our No. 1 concern is the safety of our students and our staff. When severe weather threatens Atlanta, we diligently update…

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Hope-Hill students do flips over new playground

You know that feeling you get sitting on a swing, when the wind blows in your face and your heart jumps a little as you go higher than you expected? If you haven’t experienced it lately, you can probably just think back to your school days and recess. Unfortunately, it’s a feeling the children at…

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Tiarra L. Moore selected as semi-finalist with the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program

I am thrilled to announce that APS’ very own Tiarra L. Moore, Science Instructional Coach at Crawford Long Middle School, has been selected as a semi-finalist with the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF) Program! This is such a big deal! From what I’ve been told, Atlanta has never had an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator…

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Celebrating Black History Month in Atlanta Public Schools

APS schools and students are celebrating Black History Month!  I’ve reached out to our principals and below are a few highlights for the month: Gideons Elementary School has planned a school wide Black History program along with “A Taste of Soul” Event for the entire staff and parents. Festivities will begin at 9:00am, Friday, February…

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Our Kids Have Heart: APS Competes in the 2015 Special Olympics State Indoor Winter Games

Congratulations to our APS Special Olympic athletes that participated in the State Indoor Winter Games last weekend! Richard Hannor from Carver competed in singles bowling and brought home the gold medal!  He encountered some really tough competition, but rolled enough strikes and spares to come out in first place.  His coach is Janis Richards of…

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Inman Middle School Student Wins Atlanta Public Schools’ 2015 Districtwide Spelling Bee

Our APS students from 37 schools competed last night in the district’s spelling bee at Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School. It took nearly two hours of word definitions, countries of origin and correct pronunciations before a winner was determined. Kedar Veeraswamy, a seventh grader at Inman Middle School, correctly spelled cruller and was crowned the champ. Kedar, age 12, credits his success to…

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