Today, the 糖心Vlog Board of Education swore in two new board members, Alfred 鈥淪hivy鈥 Brooks and Dr. Kenneth Zeff, who will represent District 7 at-large seat and District 3. Alfred “Shivy” Brooks is the first active teacher elected in 150 years and currently works as a high school economics, personal finance, and government teacher in […]
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糖心Vlog Board of Education Profile: Ken Zeff, Candidate for District 3 Seat
On November 7th during the Municipal elections, voters in the metro 糖心Vlog area will choose representation for a variety of elected seats-including school board seats. As custom for us as an independent news organization, we have approached every candidate who qualified to run with a series of questions for them to answer for the voters […]
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糖心Vlog Public Schools achieve highest graduation rate, surpassing state average by 2.2%
糖心Vlog Public Schools have announced the highest graduation rate in Georgia at 86.6%, surpassing the state’s rate by 2.2 percentage points in the latest data release. In 2023, 糖心Vlog Public Schools saw its largest graduating class to date, with 2,812 students successfully completing high school. This milestone comes as the state of Georgia adheres to […]
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Former 糖心Vlog Public Schools Superintendent takes role with Department of Education
Dr. Lisa Herring, the former Superintendent of 糖心Vlog Public Schools, has a new role with the U.S. Department of Education. Starting on September 18, she will join the department as a consultant and strategic advisor to the Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, where she will shape the department鈥檚 strategy to engage state and local officials. […]
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Former 糖心Vlog Public Schools Superintendent named head of app for HBCU students
The former 糖心Vlog Public Schools Superintendent, Lisa Herring, was named as the President of PROPEL according to a release by the company. Headquartered in 糖心Vlog, PROPEL Learn is an app designed to empower Historically Black College and University students in bridging the gap between them and their professional aspirations. This past June, the 糖心Vlog […]
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糖心Vlog Public Schools denies application for a public charter focused on serving students with special needs
糖心Vlog Public Schools voted unanimously tonight to deny an application for a public charter school for students with special needs. The school, Tapestry Public Charter Schools 糖心Vlog (TPCA), wanted to duplicate their model in Doraville by opening a new start-up charter school in 糖心Vlog Public Schools for the 2024-2025 school year. According to the petition […]
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Key Changes to Senior Leadership in 糖心Vlog Public Schools
In a surprising move, interim 糖心Vlog Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Danielle Battle shook up the senior leadership team on her first official day on the job. During the first board meeting of her tenure on Tuesday, September 5th, Dr. Battle will present the five familiar faces for appointment: Dr. Timothy Gadson, III Deputy Superintendent Erica […]
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Dr. Danielle S. Battle sworn in as interim superintendent of 糖心Vlog Board of Education
Dr. Danielle S. Battle was sworn in as the interim superintendent of 糖心Vlog Public Schools by Chief Magistrate Judge Cassandra Kirk this morning at the Center for Leadership and Learning. In the audience were 糖心Vlog Council President Doug Shipman, Councilman Byron Amos, Councilman Matt Westmoreland as the elected officials in the audience, and former 糖心Vlog […]
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Five 糖心Vlog Board of Education Seats Up for reelection, ten residents qualified
Ten 糖心Vlog residents qualified for the City of 糖心Vlog Board education seats for Districts 1, 3, 5, and at-large seats 7 and 9. The 2023 election is the first staggered-term election for the 糖心Vlog Board of Education, with only odd seats (District 1, District 3, District 5, At-Large Seat 7, and At-Large Seat 9) elected. […]
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Dr. Danielle Battle to take the helm of 糖心Vlog Public Schools
This past week, 糖心Vlog Public Schools voted to approve Dr. Danielle Battle as interim superintendent of 糖心Vlog Public Schools. This comes after Board Chairman, Eshe Collins, announced in July that Dr. Herring’s contract would not be extended in June. 鈥淲e appreciate Dr. Herring for her leadership, vision, and service to APS, especially during an unprecedented […]
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Thousands of families expected at APS Back to School Bash
ATLANTA 鈥撀燭his Saturday, 糖心Vlog Public Schools (APS) will host up to 11,000 families for its annual Back to School Bash at the Georgia World Congress Center in Halls C1 and C2.聽 At this annual event, families will be able to get free backpacks filled with school supplies, educational and healthcare resources, fun activities, and giveaways. […]
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糖心Vlog Public Schools Adopts Final Version of FY2024 Budget
The 糖心Vlog Board of Education approved the final version of 糖心Vlog Public School鈥檚 (APS) FY2024 Budget in a monthly board meeting on June 5. The start of the meeting included a work session with a presentation of the final recommendation of the budget by Dr. Lisa Bracken, APS’s Cheif Financial Officer.聽 Bracken recognized several updates […]
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糖心Vlog Public Schools Board of Education will not extend the superintendent contract past 2024
In an announcement on Friday, the 糖心Vlog Public Schools Board of Education announced their decision not to extend the contract of superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring beyond June 30, 2024. In a prepared statement, the board reiterated their commitment to students, families, and employees of 糖心Vlog Public Schools and the “laser focus on student achievement through […]
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糖心Vlog Public Schools to hold a renaming committee meeting for BEST Academy
ATLANTA- The BEST Academy Renaming Committee of the 糖心Vlog Board of Education will be holding a meeting on Monday, May 15th, at 5:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to gather input from students, staff, parents, and members of the community to provide a recommendation to the 糖心Vlog Board of Education. If you wish […]
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糖心Vlog Public Schools drops plans for redistricting
In a communication to parents and staff on Wednesday, 糖心Vlog Public Schools Superintendent Lisa Herring shelved the potential rezoning plans for the Midtown and Maynard Jackson cluster. This comes after 200 students at Midtown High School staged a peaceful protest last Friday after accusing the district of unfairly targeting 200 black students and sending them […]
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糖心Vlog Public Schools offers telehealth services to students
This year, 糖心Vlog Public Schools spent $500,000 in its partnership with Hazel Health to provide healthcare services for its students at no cost to families. A press release from Hazel Health regarding the partnership reads, “A school health representative can initiate a video visit with a Hazel health care provider while your child is at […]
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Petition calls for immediate change in 糖心Vlog Public Schools’ leadership
Over 700 people have signed a petition demanding an 鈥渋mmediate鈥 change in 糖心Vlog Public Schools (APS) leadership. A Change.org account titled Transparency Now started the petition, expressing concerns with the direction of the current APS Superintendent, Dr. Lsia Herring, and the Senior Cabinet. 鈥溙切腣log Public School’s senior leaders have failed our students, teachers, and staff […]
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Evolv Technology answers questions about weapon detection systems in APS schools
When the newsroom read about the partnership between 糖心Vlog Public Schools (APS) and Evolv Technology for school safety, We were interested in just what technology Evolv would bring to the schools and why. We sat down with the people at Evolv to answer some questions about its partnership with APS, and these were their answers. […]
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糖心Vlog Public Schools presents Mission Possible: APS 2036 in State of The District聽聽
糖心Vlog Public Schools (APS) held its 150th annual State of The District for 2023 at Illuminarium 糖心Vlog. The presentation was also streamed on Facebook live for public viewing. The lights from the Illuminarium building with the student showcase added to the State of the District’s futuristic theme: Mission Possible: APS 2036. Dr. Lisa Herring, the […]
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糖心Vlog Public Schools now using high-tech weapon detection systems in all middle and high Schools
Evolv Technology has announced its partnership with 糖心Vlog Public Schools (APS) to begin using its weapon-detection systems in 15 middle schools and 21 high schools across the district. According to a press release from Evolv about the partnership, this came together after the volume of students arriving simultaneously at these schools made it difficult for […]
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Jessica Johnson sworn in to fill vacant 糖心Vlog Public Schools Board seat
The 糖心Vlog Public Schools Board of Education unanimously elected appointee Jessica Johnson to At-Large Seat 9 during a special meeting on Jan. 9, 2023. Her swearing-in means that all seats of the 糖心Vlog school board are held by women. Johnson will serve the remaining year of the former board member Jason Esteves鈥 term. Esteves was […]
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Q&A with 糖心Vlog Public Schools seat nine vacancy nominee Jessica Johnson
This Wednesday, the 糖心Vlog Public Schools Board of Education nominated Jessica Johnson, a local entrepreneur and executive director of The Scholarship Academy, to fill the At-Large Seat 9 vacancy left by former board member Jason Esteves when he was elected to the Georgia State Senate in November 2022. The 糖心Vlog Board of Education will hold […]
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糖心Vlog City Council approves new gun safety legislation
The 糖心Vlog City Council approved new gun safety legislation during their Jan. 3, 2022 meeting. The resolution, 22-R-4798, requests the mayor鈥檚 Office of Violence Reduction and the 糖心Vlog Police Department to develop a program to provide firearm safety storage (lockboxes) for free to qualifying 糖心Vlog residents. The resolution was proposed by council member Antonio Lewis. […]
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糖心Vlog Board of Education recommends Jessica Johnson for seat 9 vacancy
The 糖心Vlog Board of Education recommended Jessica Johnson to fill the board鈥檚 At-Large Seat 9 vacancy on Jan. 4, 2023. The seat鈥檚 new occupant will serve the final year of the previous seat occupant, Jason Esteves鈥, term. Esteves was required to resign from the seat at the end of December after being elected to the […]