Atlanta Public Schools

Atlanta Public Schools

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Type and location
Grades Pre-school - 12
Established 1882
Region City of Atlanta
Country USA
Location 130 Trinity Avenue Southwest
Atlanta, GA 30303-3694
District Info
Superintendent Erroll Davis (Interim)
Budget $661,576,000
Students and staff
Students 54,956[1]
Staff 3,860[1]
Other information
Coordinates [2]
Website www.atlanta.k12.ga.us

Atlanta Public Schools is a school district based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. APS is run by the Atlanta Board of Education with interim superintendent Erroll Davis. The system has an active enrollment of 54,956 students, attending a total of 100 schools: 59 elementary schools (three of which operate on a year-round calendar), 16 middle schools, 10 high schools, and 7 charter schools.[3] The school system also supports two alternative schools for middle and/or high school students, two community schools, and an adult learning center. The school system owns and operates radio station WABE-FM 90.1 (the National Public Radio affiliate) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Public television station WPBA 30.

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Cheating scandal

During the 11-year tenure of former superintendent Beverly Hall, the APS experienced unusually high gains in standardized test scores, such as the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test. In 2009, Hall won the National Superintendent of the Year Award. Around this time, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution began investigating the score increases and suggested evidence of cheating. A state report found a large number of erased answers in an analysis of the 2009 test scores. Tests were administered under much higher scrutiny in 2010, and the scores dropped dramatically. The state of Georgia launched a major investigation as cheating concerns intensified. The investigation's report, published in July 2011, found evidence of a widespread cheating scandal. At least 178 teachers and principals at 44 APS schools were alleged to have corrected students' tests to increase scores, in some cases holding "cheating parties" to revise large quantities of tests. Hall, who had retired in June 2011, expressed regret but denied any prior knowledge of, or participation in, the cheating.[4] The new superintentent, Erroll Davis, demanded the resignation of the 178 APS employees or else they would be fired. The revelation of the scandal left many Atlantans feeling outraged and betrayed,[5] with Mayor Kasim Reed calling it "a dark day for the Atlanta public school system."[6] The scandal also attracted national media coverage.[6][7]

Comprehensive School Reform

All Atlanta public schools have selected one of the following twelve Comprehensive School Reform models:[8]

School Board members

The School Board consists of:

Schools

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

Non-traditional schools

Single gender academies

Evening school programs

Charter schools

Former schools

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

External links

Atlanta portal
Schools portal

* Atlanta Public Schools

References

  1. ^ a b School Stats, Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Free US Geocoder". http://geocoder.us. Retrieved 2010-06-09. 
  3. ^ "Atlanta Public Schools at Glance". 2004. Archived from the original on 2006-02-06. http://web.archive.org/web/20060206132850/http://www.atlanta.k12.ga.us/our_schools/system_overview/system1.html. Retrieved 2006-03-19. 
  4. ^ Judd, Alan (May 27, 2011). "Atlanta superintendent acknowledges cheating". Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, GA). http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlanta-superintendent-acknowledges-cheating-959670.html. Retrieved July 19, 2011. 
  5. ^ Schneider, Craig (July 11, 2011). "Atlanta school kids angry over cheating scandal". Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, GA). http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlanta-school-kids-angry-1009836.html. Retrieved July 19, 2011. 
  6. ^ a b Severson, Kim (July 5, 2011). "Systematic Cheating Is Found in Atlanta’s School System". The New York Times (New York, NY). http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/06/education/06atlanta.html?scp=3&sq=atlanta&st=cse. Retrieved July 19, 2011. 
  7. ^ Kuo, Vivian (July 18, 2011). "2 Atlanta educators step down; 176 others also face ultimatum". CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/18/georgia.atlanta.schools.cheating/. Retrieved July 19, 2011. 
  8. ^ Atlanta Public Schools (2006). "Comprehensive School Reform Designs in Atlanta Public Schools". apskids.org. http://apskids.org/teach/csr/csrchart.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-07. 
  9. ^ APS Board Chair steps down. http://www.wsbtv.com/news/28003246/detail.html. Retrieved 07/07/2011, change effected 06/22/2011.
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APS/CEP School · Crim Open Campus · West End Academy
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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
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WABE FM 90.1 · WPBA TV 30.1
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