Friday, March 1, 2013
Join the 2nd Annual 5K Run supporting Centennial Place Elementary on Saturday, March 2, 2013.
If you are looking to support Centennial Place Elementary and take a quick run with parents, students, and other supporters then head over to Georgia Tech and take place in the 2nd Annual Centennial Place 5K on Saturday. Race Day registration will be available on Saturday March 2nd, from 7am to 7:30am. According to the race flyer, "all proceeds go directly to benefit CPE!", and organizers say that over 150 people have already registered! The Centennial Place Elementary Foundation was formed in February 2007 as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt entity to engage in major fundraising initiatives to support Centennial Place Elementary school and supplement the activities of the PTA and other support organizations. Brief Description Join the Centennial …
Friday, February 8, 2013
Atlanta Public Schools' administrators and principals gave an overview and answered questions Thursday night at Grady High School concerning where local schools stand regarding a variety of education-related issues.
In the First Annual State of the Grady Cluster Presentation, held at Grady High School on Thursday, February 7, 2013, parents and interested community members learned there is much to celebrate in the Grady Cluster of Atlanta Public Schools (APS). The Grady Cluster includes Grady High School, Inman Middle School, and the five “feeder” elementary schools: Centennial Place, Hope-Hill, Mary Lin, Morningside and Springdale Park. No. 1 on my celebration list, as a Grady parent, is the chart of SAT scores shared by Grady Principal Dr. Vincent Murray, indicating an overall increase in 2012 SAT scores, with Grady High School 2012 seniors scoring higher than the national average. After several turbulent years, “moving beyond scandal” and …
Monday, August 6, 2012
The 2012-13 APS school year begins Monday and Patch wants to see pictures as parents send their students off to school
It’s back to school today as the 2012-13 school year begins for most Atlanta Public Schools (APS) students on Monday, Aug. 6. Students attending year-round schools, such as Centennial Place Elementary, began on July 10. It could be a muggy and wet first day for students at Grady High, Inman Middle and Springdale Park Elementary school as there is a 60 percent chance of precipitation in the metro Atlanta area Monday. There’s much anew this year and you might want to look at the “I’m Going Back to School” video provided by the APS here. One change is the new Common Core of standardized academic standards for math, English and language arts that Georgia was one of 47 states to adopt. See the video for more info. Extensive transportation …
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Atlanta Board of Education meets Monday; Centennial Place Elementary back to school Tuesday; portable classrooms installed at Inman Middle
The Atlanta Board of Education is set to meet Monday, July 9 for the first time in more than a month. Chief Financial Officer Chuck Burbridge is expected to deliver a financial forecast at the Committee of the Whole meeting at 3:30 p.m. The community meeting is set for 6 p.m. and input from students/staff/parents and members of the community is welcomed. Speaker sign in is from 5-5:30 p.m. and the legislative meeting begins at 7 p.m. The meetings are at 130 Trinity Avenue in downtown Atlanta and charter school issues not specifically related to Midtown are expected to be a hot topic. The full agenda can be found at the APS website here. Here’s a recap from APS on the most recent board meeting on June 4: Financial Update What has changed …
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Letter from Cecily Harsch-Kinnane (APS Board member, District 3) and Paula Herrema (Inman Principal) regarding Community Task Force
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
The following letter from Cecily Harsch-Kinnane (APS Board member, District 3) and Paula Herrema (Inman Principal) was sent to the community regarding a Community Task Force. Dear Grady Cluster School Community, Happy summer! The purpose of this letter is to provide a brief update about the task force that has been formed to assist with the planning for a long term solution to address overcrowding at the middle school level in the Grady cluster. The task force will have its first meeting on July 10th and will then meet regularly throughout the summer and into the fall. The goal is to have a rational and workable solution identified this fall. The task force will be a working group - comprised of parents, faculty, APS administration, and …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
A peek around at some Midtown school news to use
Four Grady High School students were awarded 2012 Gates Millennium Scholarships this week. Raveen Ford, Abena Amoakuh, Chantil Coleman and Shafiq Gyagenda were among 22 Atlanta Public Schools students to receive the prestigious scholarship given to only 1,000 students from around the country. The Gates Millennium scholarship covers the students’ tuition, room and board through their undergraduate education and beyond if students decide to pursue advanced degrees. _______ A team of Grady debaters won the National Urban Debate League policy debate earlier this month. Seniors Holden Choi and Ben Dean beat out top-ranked teams from 20 cities to win the title at Georgetown University on April 15. The Grady Jesters debate team is coached by Lisa…
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
A plethora of Midtown related school news you can use
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Staff Reports The Atlanta Public Schools board of education approved a redistricting plan Tuesday night that includes placing between six and eight portable classrooms at Inman Middle School next year to alleviate overcrowding. Inman currently houses students from four elementary schools including Centennial Place Elementary. See Virginia Highland-Druid Hills Patch for more coverage from Tuesday night's APS meeting. _______ Congratulations to a trio of Grady High School students - Eloisa O. Cleveland, Brandon S. Edmondson and Camille R. Harris - who last week were among the approximately 800 black high school seniors who won Achievement Scholarship awards through the National Achievement Scholarship Program. These awards are financed by …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Final proposal will be presented to the board of education on Tuesday
A grade six academy at Cook Elementary School is off the table — for now. In his final proposal, Superintendent Erroll B. Davis said portable classrooms will be installed at Inman Middle School for the 2012-2013 school year to addresses capacity issues. He said this will give “time to plan for any needed transitions,” which parents from the Inman cluster have actively advocated for. But the sixth grade academy for Inman Middle that was proposed to be built at Cook Elementary on Memorial Drive is still on the table for the future. “Inman has the former Cook facility available to use as a sixth grade academy while the enrollment numbers are assessed and a long-term solution is developed and implemented,” Davis wrote in his final proposal. …
Monday, March 19, 2012
Parents for seven Grady cluster schools call for neighborhood togetherness during the final weeks of the APS redistricting process, including at this week's SRT-3 community meeting.
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Monday, March 19, 2012
The following letter was posted on an APS redistricting parent-run message board on Sunday, March 18. An open letter to our friends and neighbors at Centennial Place Elementary, Hope-Hill Elementary, Mary Lin Elementary, Morningside Elementary, Springdale Park Elementary, Inman Middle and Grady High Schools. Dear Grady Cluster parents, We are running out of time to unite our voices and impress upon Superintendent Erroll Davis and the Board of Education the highest priorities that many of us within the newly formed Grady Cluster share. We are strongest together and we need strength and unity NOW to keep our voices ringing in the ears of the Superintendent and Board Members as they debate the final recommendations for the redistricting of …
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
While group acknowledges that neighborhood is low on school-age children, it explains to residents that current APS redistricting process "will definitely affect your property values."
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
In a recent email letter, Kathy Boehmer of the Home Park Community Improvement Association (HPCIA), urged her neighbors to take the Atlanta Public Schools survey and explained why the association does not favor either of the current redistricting options that have been presented following the demographic survey. The HPCIA also wants to keep Centennial Place Elementary School K-5. The letter reads as follows: Dear Home Park Neighbors, Home Park needs your help! This issue takes 5 minutes of your time and affects our property values; and the quality and social fabric of our neighborhood. Please complete the survey link and tell Atlanta Public Schools (APS) that Home Park wants to stay "Centennial-Inman-Grady." Include comments that will …
Greg Wilkinson
5:34 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
It's nice to see some sense for a change and not building another school when it's not needed. The trailers should work fine for now or a move to Cook for the 6th grade academy in the near future. APS just can't afford to waste money on building a new middle school when they were options on the table. This is a good move that helps the problem now. more ›