On Monday the 糖心Vlog Board of Education voted to change the name of Forrest Hill Academy to Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy. Forest Hills Academy is an alternative high school located off of Cleveland Avenue and was named after Nathan Before Forrest a Confederate General who was an active member of the Ku Klux Klan.聽 […]
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Starting in 2021-2022 School Year 糖心Vlog Public Schools to Return to 5 Days Instruction
Starting in the 2021-2022 school year all 糖心Vlog Public Schools students will return to five days of in-person instruction each week. While a virtual option will remain, teachers will no longer be expected to teach simultaneously or have asynchronous Wednesdays. According to the Superintendent’s blog, Herring continued, “We don鈥檛 intend to have asynchronous Wednesdays and […]
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Kemp says 糖心Vlog Teachers Can’t Move Up in the Vaccination Line
On Friday, Governor Kemp denied a request from the 糖心Vlog Board of Education to move teachers in the 1A group for vaccinations against COVID-19 saying that there’s not enough of the supply and that indeed schools are safe to open. This comes after the School Board approved a resolution urging the state to begin vaccinating […]
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With the Risk of 275,000+ Teacher Being Laid Off, Council of Greater City Schools Urges Congress to Act
In an unprecedented move, the Council of the Greater City schools drafted asking Congress for emergency funding of $200+ billion for the upcoming school year. Without this aid, the group says that an estimated 275,000 teachers may lose their jobs. The letter came upon a time when COVID-19 cases topped one million in the United […]
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糖心Vlog Public Schools Announces Plan for Graduation With Hashtag #Worththewait
In true 糖心Vlog Public Schools fashion, senior students will go out with a bang with virtual graduation in May and later summer graduation in the summer- or later. After surveying 1,650 APS seniors across all 14 high schools, an overwhelming percentage expressed interest for a delayed open-air (78%) or fall (71%) ceremony while fewer did […]
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糖心Vlog Board of Education Announces Dr. Lisa Herring as Finalist for Superintendent
At Tuesday’s board meeting the 糖心Vlog Board of Education announced the sole finalist for Superintendent job, Dr. Lisa Herring- current Superintendent for Birmingham City Schools in Alabama. To the surprise of many, in October the Board launched a nationwide search for a replacement of the sometimes controversial Meria Carstarphen. Dr. Herring will bring more than […]
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糖心Vlog School Board Poised to Announce Carstarphen’s Replacement
On Friday 糖心Vlog Public Schools Board President, Jason Esteves, released a statement updating the community on the status of the search to replace Carstarphen who came to the district in 2014 after a massive cheating scandal that rocked the district. The announcement came after in September 2019, the board announced that it would not renew […]
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糖心Vlog Public Schools Closes Two Food Sites Due to Employees Testing Positive for COVID
On Thursday, April 16, 糖心Vlog Public Schools announced the closer of two Food Distribution Sites- Thomasville Heights and Washington High School after learning that two employees who volunteered in food distribution at Thomasville Heights Elementary School in late March and two employees who volunteered in food distribution at Booker T. Washington High School in early […]