Posts by Meria

District reports highest number of graduates to date – 2,506 students! APS decreased by 2.0 percentage point from all-time high last year. Whenever the day arrives when the Georgia Department of Education releases official graduation rates, I can always expect a mix of news. And as it happens every year, the news for Atlanta Public…

The part of my job as superintendent that I love more than anything is when I get to visit our schools and classrooms and see our educators and students in action. And as superintendent, I fully understand that my work is wholly dependent on our team leading where they work in our district. There are…

At least four times each year, I engage with local reporters from print, broadcast and even our high schools journalists to talk about what’s happening in Atlanta Public Schools. I convened the latest Superintendent Quarterly Media Roundtable on Wednesday afternoon at the Alonzo A. Crim Center for Learning and Leadership. As part of the formal…

I am proud, honored and humbled to be your superintendent, the superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools. Over the past five years, I have used this blog to inform you – the APS community – in a direct and transparent way about our work on behalf of Atlanta’s children. This morning, the Atlanta Board of Education…

On Monday, August 12, more than 50,000 students and 7,000 educators and staff will return to school, marking our sixth Day One together! I am still as proud, honored, excited and committed to serve our children and families of the City of Atlanta as I was on my first Day One! I have given my…

As part of Day One in Atlanta Public Schools, my team and I board a school bus (shout out to our own bus operator, Ms. Norman!) just like thousands of APS students. We are full of excitement and anticipation and prepared for a long but wonderful day in the District! As part of our DAY…

Atlanta Public Schools has implemented a comprehensive immunization plan for Day One in response to the increased number of measles cases and the risk of other communicable, yet preventable diseases. We will strictly enforce these immunization requirements as a condition for enrollment. As a reminder, students who are not in compliance will be withdrawn Friday,…

With less than a week to go until Day One in Atlanta Public Schools, the Atlanta Board of Education on Monday, August 5, unanimously approved adjustments for the FY2020 budget, which means the APS General Fund budget now includes additional pay raises for our employees … as promised! As I wrote in my June 28…

APS achieves its highest rates of proficiency on assessments since implementation in 2015; posts year-over-year gains in percentage of students scoring proficient and above on 21 of 24 End-of-Grade and End-of-Course assessments It’s summer … which means the sun is out, school is out, and for the fifth year running, Georgia Milestones results are out!…