APS Advances Strategy for Transformation

By Meria | January 28, 2016 | Comments Off on APS Advances Strategy for Transformation

When I unveiled the APS Turnaround Strategy during the State of the District last October, I explained that because of the longstanding, multi-generational educational needs of our students and a looming, high-stakes potential takeover Opportunity School District, we did not have time to waste. I also expressed that we would move with deliberate speed in…

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It Takes Courage to Leave a Legacy

By Meria | January 16, 2016 | Comments Off on It Takes Courage to Leave a Legacy

As I go into this Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, I have the greatest sense of pride for the legacy that he left us. That legacy is his dream of hope, equality and nonviolence. I’ll be in my hometown of Selma, Alabama this year where we will celebrate Dr. King’s legacy. To me,…

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Resolved to Turnaround APS

By Meria | January 7, 2016 | Comments Off on Resolved to Turnaround APS

As we enter the New Year and a new season of making resolutions, it should come as no surprise to anyone keeping our district and our schools on their radars that we have a clear, succinct resolution for 2016: Turnaround Atlanta Public Schools. It’s not only our resolution, but it is our mandate. In fact,…

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