Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Wednesday night at Inman Middle School, the Council of Intown Neighborhoods and Schools will recognize the Grady cluster teachers who received CINS’ grant funding this year.
Please join the Council of Intown Neighborhoods and Schools (CINS) at its annual Schools Showcase where it will recognize the Grady cluster teachers who received CINS’ grant funding this year. The showcase will take place on Wednesday, April 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Inman Middle School, located at 774 Virginia Avenue. There will be presentations from some of the teachers who received grant funding on how they used their grant funds to impact student education and growth in their classrooms. This is the 29th year that CINS has awarded grant funds to teachers serving the Grady Cluster. This is always a very uplifting meeting that includes lots of student participation. CINS has awarded more than $75,000 in grants since the program was founded in…
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
School news to use includes information on group that advocates for the Grady schools cluster hosting “APS’ Human Resources – Hiring, Staffing, Leveling and Professional Development” discussion at Springdale Park Elementary School.
The Council of Intown Neighborhoods and Schools (CINS), the Atlanta nonprofit that advocates for the Grady schools cluster, will hold its on Wednesday at Springdale Park Elementary School. The program - “APS’ Human Resources – Hiring, Staffing, Leveling and Professional Development” - is scheduled to begin at noon. Join CINS as APS provides an update on what changes have been made in the Human Resources Division and how these changes will impact and improve the delivery of human resource services to Grady cluster schools. Hear answers to questions such as: "How are schools staffed with teachers, principals and substitute teachers? What is leveling and when does it come into play? What is the Balanced Scorecard? How far has APS progressed …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
CINS' community meeting on Wednesday will feature discussions focused on the state's common core performance standards and how they will impact teaching and learning in APS classrooms.
The Council of Intown Neighborhoods and Schools (CINS), the Atlanta nonprofit that advocates for the Grady schools cluster, has a calendar full of important dates these final weeks of 2012 including Wednesday's monthly community meeting. CINS’ community meetings are always free and open to the public. Please feel free to bring your own brown bag lunch and come and join others who are interested in the success of the Grady cluster. To become a member or add your name to the CINS’ eblast list, click here. CINS’ will hold its November community meeting on Wednesday at Lin Elementary School, located at 586 Candler Park Drive. The 8:30 a.m. meeting will focus on: “Implementation of the Georgia Common Core Performance Standards & State …
Friday, October 19, 2012
Davis to answer questions from parents in the Grady Cluster of Schools.
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Friday, October 19, 2012
by Patch Staff The Council of Intown Neighborhoods and Schools, the Atlanta nonprofit that advocates for the Grady schools cluster, hosts its annual Town Hall Meeting with the Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. at Inman Middle School, 774 Virginia Ave. NE. This is the annual opportunity for parents from the communities that comprise the Grady High School cluster of schools — including Inman Park, Candler Park, Lake Claire Old Fourth Ward, Virginia-Highland and Morningside — to ask questions of Supt. Erroll B. Davis Jr. Davis will introduce key members of his team, update the community on what's happening with the district and answer questions from the audience as well as queries that have been submitted to CINS over …
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Martin talks redistricting, quality of education and more
Abby Martin, co-president of Council of Intown Neighborhoods and Schools, sat down with Patch to talk about Atlanta Public Schools redistricting. CINS is a nonprofit group that advocates for the Grady High School cluster. The Grady High cluster includes Centennial Place Elementary, Hope-Hill Elementary, East Lake Elementary, Mary Lin Elementary, Morningside Elementary, Springdale Park Elementary, Toomer Elementary, Coan Middle, Inman Middle, King Middle. Patch: Do you think the process is working? Martin: I don’t know how to evaluate this process because I’ve never been through a district-wide redistricting before. My only comparable experience is when Morningside Elementary School was overcrowded. That required a neighborhood …
Chris Murphy
7:47 am on Saturday, February 25, 2012
CINS was wise not to get involved, because this process has pitted neighborhoods against each other, instead of focusing on the problem, which is the unequal schools. Like Ms. Martin notes, APS knows what/who great/good leaders and teachers are. Being more concerned with being a jobs program, APS has chosen to keep substandard and unqualified personnel in most of its schools, and in its offices. … more ›