Fred A. Toomer Elementary School

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Fred A. Toomer Elementary School
Address
65 Rogers St NE
Atlanta, Georgia, DeKalb, 30317
USA
Coordinates 33°45′18″N 84°19′42″W / 33.755, -84.32833
Information
School board Atlanta Board of Education
School district Atlanta Public Schools, District 3
Superintendent Beverly L. Hall
Principal Tonya Saunders
Enrollment

217 [1] (2005-2006 school year)
Type Public
Grades Pre-K - 5
Language English, Mandarin Chinese
Mascot Cougar
Established April 21, 1968
Alumni Anthony Carter
Communities served Kirkwood
Homepage http://toomerelementary.org/

Fred A. Toomer Elementary School is an elementary school in the Atlanta, Georgia neighborhood of Kirkwood.

The school is part of the Atlanta Public Schools district.

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[edit] Origin of Name

The school was dedicated on April 21, 1968, in the memory of Fred Armon Toomer (1889-1961), Third Vice-President and member of the Board of Directors of Atlanta Life Insurance Company.[1]

[edit] Comprehensive School Reform

All Atlanta Public Schools have selected from among twelve Comprehensive School Reform models. Toomer Elementary has chosen the Core Knowledge and Direct Instruction models.[2]

[edit] Notable Alumni

NBA player Anthony Carter attended Toomer, where his fifth-grade class was adopted by the "I Have a Dream" Foundation. In 2003, Carter was appointed as the first-ever spokesperson for the foundation.[3]

[edit] Feeder patterns

Toomer-zoned residents are also zoned to Coan Middle School.

Some Toomer-zoned residents are zoned to Henry W. Grady High School, and some are zoned to Southside High School.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Herndon Home (2007). Register of the Toomer Family Papers. The Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
  2. ^ Atlanta Public Schools (2006). Comprehensive School Reform Designs in Atlanta Public Schools. apskids.org. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
  3. ^ "I Have a Dream" Foundation (2003). NBA'S ANTHONY CARTER ANNOUNCED AS FIRST NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON FOR IHAD. ihad.org. Retrieved on 2007-04-06.


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Middle Schools

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Elementary Schools

Adamsville  • Beecher Hills  • Benteen  • Bethune  • Blalock  • Bolton Academy  • Boyd  • Brandon  • Burgess/Peterson  • Capitol View  • Cascade  • Centennial Place  • Cleveland Ave.  • Connally  • Continental Colony  • Cook  • Deerwood Academy  • Dobbs  • Dunbar  • East Lake  • Fain  • Fickett  • Finch  • Garden Hills  • Gideons  • Grove Park  • Heritage Academy  • Herndon  • Hill  • Hope  • Humphries  • Hutchinson  • Jackson  • Jones  • Kimberley  • Lin  • Miles  • Morningside  • Oglethorpe  • Parkside  • Perkerson  • Peyton Forest  • Rivers  • Scott  • Slater  • Smith  • D.H. Stanton  • F.L. Stanton  • Thomasville Heights  • Toomer  • Towns  • Usher  • Venetian Hills  • Waters  • West Manor  • White  • Whitefoord  • Williams  • Woodson
Non-Traditional Schools

APS/CEP School  • Crim Open Campus  • West End Academy
Charter Schools

Achieve Academy of Atlanta  • Atlanta Charter Middle School  • Charles R. Drew Charter School  • KIPP Academy  • Neighborhood Charter School  • SIAT  • Tech High School  • BEST Academy  • C.S. King Academy  • University Community Academy
Sports Facilities

Lakewood Stadium  • Grady Stadium
Broadcasting

WABE  • WPBA (TV)