Posts by Meria
Q and A session with amazing students at Grove Park
Whenever I visit our schools, I just love to see the great work of our amazing students display on the walls. Grove Park has managed to take a large, grand entrance, infuse it with art and make it feel welcoming. It is important that our children are exposed to many different forms of the arts as it…
Read MoreWonderful Woodson Elementary School
Today was my very first visit to Carter G. Woodson Primary School. My special assistant Angela King Smith was once a student teacher at the school many years ago. On the ride there, she expressed reservations about what the school was like when she was there and her hopes that all of the new things she…
Read MoreMy Visit to Westside Atlanta Charter School
Westside Atlanta Charter School is an APS charter school that focuses on language and literacy. It is a school with very humble beginnings, opening last fall in an empty retail space in a mixed-use building that the school then renovated into classrooms for students. Today, it is a site with two locations within a few…
Read MoreLunch at Bolton Academy
I finally had an opportunity to spend more time at Bolton Academy last week. It is a lovely school in a gorgeous neighborhood rich with lots of diversity. In addition to wanting to see the school’s academic program, I wanted lunch! Whenever I visit schools I always try to get a better understanding of the…
Read MoreGimme a B! My visit to Bunche Middle School
Having been a former middle school teacher, I definitely had a good sense of what should be happening in the classrooms and even during transitions when I arrived at Bunche Middle School. Things were running smoothly with students and teachers and it was fun to see the cheerleaders weaving through the hallways wearing their big yellow…
Read MoreOur Emerging Artists at Price Middle School
Last week students at Price Middle School were treated to a sculpting class with sculptor Fred Ajanogha. Mr. Ajanogha is working with students on a series of sculpture projects throughout the school year. Price students have participated in three workshops where they’ve learned various sculptural techniques and created several small models. They will continue…
Read MoreHappy Bus Driver Appreciation Day and Bus Safety Week!
It takes a team of hundreds of transportation employees to keep our students moving to and from school, field trips and after school events each day. From our drivers and mechanics to bus monitors, supervisors and dispatchers – everyone plays an important role on our transportation team. This week Atlanta Public Schools recognizes…
Read MoreWe are ‘So Fresh’
I truly enjoyed our “Farm 2 Fresh” lunch theme last week! Using a “Farm 2 Fresh” theme, select APS lunchrooms featured a local farmers market stand. Tuesday, Brightside Farm of East Atlanta visited students at Bethune Elementary School. Brightside Farm grows a diversity of fruits and vegetables on two acres of land just miles from East Atlanta. Wednesday, Love is Love made a stop…
Read MoreDancing and Celebrating our Teacher of the Year
We have amazing teachers here in Atlanta Public Schools. Last night I had the honor of celebrating our elementary, middle & high school Teacher of the Year finalists and winner at our annual award ceremony. Elementary School Teacher of the Year Kesha Payne, third-grade teacher at Warren T. Jackson Elementary School, Jayongela Wilder, drama teacher…
Read MoreTeam of the Week – Way to Go Carver!
I kicked off today with the Carver High School Panthers, this week’s High Five Team of the Week! The band was rocking, the team looked tough and the crowd…oh my goodness the crowd was on their feet. Carver has so much school spirit! Carver football is having a GREAT year. They are ranked in their…
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