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Whenever I find a school, program, or any place where things seem to be working well in APS, I want to immerse myself in their process so that I can glean how we can apply that lift and success to other schools in our district. As a part of my back-to-school tour, I decided to…
→EAT, SLEEP, RUN! That was the Maynard Jackson Lady Jaguar track & field team motto this season, running all the way through the finish line to capture the 2015 GHSA Class AAA State Championship. Marking the first state title for the school’s athletic program since 1990 when then Southside High School Lasers won the…
→After an impressive season, the North Atlanta High School golf team is headed to the state championship tournament, Saturday, May 18! They’ve played in eight tournaments finishing second three times, third three times and have five wins with no losses in match play. I wanted to check in with Coach Sarden to see how he…
→Our high schools are full of talented students doing amazing work not only in their classrooms, but also in their communities. Last week, the Georgia Department of Education recognized eight Atlanta Public Schools graduating seniors as 2015 Georgia Scholars. They join 175 other Georgia 12th graders who have also achieved excellence in their academic life as…
→There are a lot of GREAT things happening in our district. Each month I 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. There is SO MUCH good happening in APS, this may become a weekly blog post!…
→Last Friday, 171 APS middle and high school students attended a Leadership, Ethics, and Diversity in STEM “LEADS” Conference at North Atlanta High School, hosted by the United States Military Academy at West Point. The guest speaker for the conference was our very own Dr. Timothy Gadson, associate superintendent of High Schools! During the event,…
→There are at least a hundred reasons to get excited about the great things happening in APS. What is the best way for me to celebrate my 100th blog posting? By celebrating our students of course! Take a look at a few awesome highlights from around the district. Two North Atlanta video broadcast students, Jada…
→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 achieve excellence in Atlanta Public Schools. Let’s give a shout out to… The 38 North Atlanta High School students who competed against students from 17 other high schools…
→The Georgia Department of Education has announced the 2014 Reward Schools. Eight APS schools earned Reward designations this year. A Highest-Performing School is among the five percent of the state’s Title I schools with the highest absolute performance, over three years, for the “all students” group on the statewide assessments. A school may not…
→Yesterday was the Big 10—our 10-year anniversary for our annual State of the Schools address. Almost every year since 2004, the citizens of Atlanta have come together for a public conversation about the state and fate of our schools. We held two events, one in the morning at North Atlanta High School and the other last night…
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