Monday, January 28, 2013
Parents will have a chance to weigh in on school calendars for the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 school years at a Jan. 28 meeting at Inman Middle.
In March, the Atlanta Board of Education will take action on the district calendars for the next two school years (2013-14 and 2014-2015). Parents can learn more about the proposed calendars and offer input at a public meeting from 5:30-7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 28 at Inman Middle School. School officials began work on the new calendar at the start of the current school year, gathering data through a survey that gathered public input. See here for more information. The public can now comment on the proposed 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 calendars here. Grady High Gets Grant for Street Art Talk Up APS reports that Grady High School was 1 out of 10 high schools in America to receive a $2,000 Custom Culture Grant by VANS to create a street art …
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Elementary school students that live within one-mile of school will no longer have access to bus transportation
Atlanta Public Schools elementary school students that live within one-mile of school will no longer be able to ride the bus to the schoolhouse. In an effort to save money, the district is enforcing a one-mile walk zone at elementary schools citywide and a 1.5-mile walk zone at middle and high schools. Bus transportation will not be offered to students that live within the walk zone. Instead, these students are encouraged to bike or walk to school. The walk zones have been an established policy at the district for many years, district spokesman Keith Bromery told Patch on Wednesday. But in an effort to cut costs district-wide, Superintendent Erroll B Davis, Jr. and his administration plan to enforce the rule this school year. District …
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Councilman Julian Bond swore in Officer McGruff on Career Day
Atlanta’s favorite crime dog paid a visit to Springdale Park Elementary School on Friday. Officer McGruff, the Atlanta Police Department’s anti-crime campaign character, visited Springdale Park on Friday, May 4, as a part of Career Day. Atlanta City Councilman Julian Bond swore in the officer, who was sporting a new look that was donated by Bond in an effort to promote outreach to kids. During Springdale Park Elementary School Career Day, Atlanta Police officers spoke to first and second-graders about a future career as an Atlanta Police Officer and how the students can help the police by staying vigilant in their own communities. Come join the rest of the VaHi-Druid Hills Patch fans on Facebook! It's Patch and Facebook together. Doesn't …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
SPARK selected from national pool of applicants
Springdale Park Elementary School was named a National Green Ribbon School on Monday for the continuous effort to be environmentally friendly and health conscious. Springdale Park was among 78 schools nationwide to receive the inaugural award. "Science and environmental education play a central role in providing children with a well-rounded education that prepares them for the jobs of the future," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a statement. "Green Ribbon Schools demonstrate compelling examples of the ways schools can expand their coursework while also helping children build real world skill sets, cut school costs, and provide healthy learning environments." U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools is a federal …
Friday, March 16, 2012
The Druid Hills elementary school one of four schools to represent Georgia in the National Green Ribbon Schools program
Springdale Park Elementary School was among four Georgia schools commended by Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle Monday morning for their efforts to be green. Springdale Park, which is located in Druid Hills, and three others were nominated to represent Georgia in the National Green Ribbon Schools contest, launched this year by the U.S. Dept. of Education to award conservation-minded schools. The other Georgia schools are Arabia Mountain High School in DeKalb County, Crabapple Crossing Elementary School in Milton and the Savannah Country Day School. According to a press release from the Georgia Dept. of Education, Springdale Park can win up to $10,000 — pledged by the Turner Foundation — if it is one of the schools recognized with a National Green …
Sunday, February 26, 2012
SPARK LSC asks to remain K-5 and keep neighborhoods together
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Sunday, February 26, 2012
The following letter was sent to the Atlanta Public Schools board of education and district superintendent Erroll B. Davis, Jr. on on behalf of the Springdale Park Elementary School Local School Council on Feb. 22, 2012. Dear Atlanta Board of Education Members and Superintendent Davis, Thank you for your time and commitment to this important process. We appreciate the opportunity to provide feedback throughout this process and we recognize the many constraints under which APS is working including shrinking state budgets and rising student populations. On behalf of Springdale Park Elementary School (“SPARK”) Local School Council, this letter is being sent in response to the redistricting Option A and Option B recommended by the demographers…
Friday, February 10, 2012
Parents demonstrate the importance of walkable schools in the Atlanta Public Schools redistricting debate
Springdale Park Elementary School parents marched to an Atlanta Public Schools redistricting meeting on Thursday at Grady High School. Parents walked to the meeting to show support for walkable neighborhood schools, which has been a hot issue in the Atlanta Public Schools redistricting debate. Groups met at Virginia Avenue and N. Highland Avenue in Virginia-Highland and 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue in Midtown and walked to the meeting at Grady. The Q&A session Thursday night with Atlanta Public Schools board of education members included discussions about alternate middle school configurations and keeping elementary schools kindergarten-through-fifth-grade. Did you march to Grady High on Thursday? Share your photos in the gallery! …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Parents will walk to Grady High on Thursday evening
If you see a large group of parents walking toward Grady High School Thursday night, don’t be alarmed. Springdale Park Elementary School parents plan to walk in groups to a meeting with Atlanta Public Schools board of education members at Grady High School Thursday night. The meeting — which is hosted by the Council of Intown Neighborhoods and Schools — will give parents the opportunity to talk directly with board members about the latest redistricting proposals released in late January. Parents plan to meet at the corner of N. Highland Avenue and Virginia Avenue around 5:30 p.m. A second meet-up spot is planned for 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue for parents coming from Midtown neighborhoods. Springdale Park Elementary is one of several …
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Springdale Park, Morningside, Mary Lin named among others in district
A handful of local schools were cited this week by the Governor's Office of Academic Achievement for high performance in the last two years on the Critereon Referenced Competency Test. Schools cited in the "Highest Performance" category included: "Mary Lin is a community that thrives on parent involvement and on fundraising. Both are essential in making a quality school," said Alex Coffman, Mary Lin Parent Teacher Association president. The PTA works closely with administration to ensure support of teacher efforts and supplementing those initiatives with programs outside the students' regular school day, she told Patch. "This year alone we added a new climbing structure to the playground, paid for Math Matters, a training program for …
Mary R Stouffer
8:20 pm on Wednesday, July 25, 2012
This is an incorrect walk zone map and was not supposed to be posted - the lines drawn are not completely accurate and decisions on the lines are not finalized. more ›