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I hugged a cuddly Lorax who wore slippers, not boots. Took selfies with Things that were tiny and cute. I grappled with friends over a fish, dog or yent. All in all, I can say, my day was well spent. OK, OK, so I’m not Dr. Seuss or a writer anywhere near the genius that…
→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…
→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…
→Congratulations to Frederick Douglass High School teacher Jameka Fields! Ms. Fields is one of 60 civic education teachers selected to attend the Supreme Court Summer Institute. The Institute will give Ms. Fields the chance to study Supreme Court cases and learn how she can bring innovative teaching techniques back to her classroom. She will have…
→I had the pleasure of visiting two KIPP campuses this week, KIPP WAYS and KIPP Vision, together serving just over 900 students in elementary and middle school. KIPP WAYS Academy is an APS charter school housed in the former Herndon Elementary facility. Dwight Ho-Sang is in his fourth year as the school’s principal and leads…
→Teachers were the celebrated superheroes during Teacher Appreciation Week at Heritage Academy and the students and school leaders were celebrating with special costumes, themed days and teacher toolkit gifts from our partners at Newell Rubbermaid. I spent time last week handing out toolkits, filled with essential classroom supplies, and getting to know more about the students and…
→Atlanta Public Schools is proud to announce 17 students from the class of 2015 have been named Gates Millennium Scholars! Gates Scholars receive full financial support for the cost of their college education as well as graduate school funding in the areas of mathematics, public health, science, library science, and engineering and computer science education. …
→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…
→Our generous partners at Georgia Power stopped by this week to present the district with our first partnership donation of the new year, a gift of $50,000 that will help support APS’ five-year strategic plan! Our district spent the fall articulating a clear mission and vision, guiding principles and aligned operating norms. Now we are…
→What a busy week for our friend Backpack Bear from Jackson Primary! Take a look at a few of his (our) adventures. Monday I learned that Backpack Bear is REALLY GOOD at putting labels on holiday cards! We are sending out cards to our friends throughout the district, featuring the winning designs from our Winter…
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