Atlanta Public Schools (APS) is a school district based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is run by the Atlanta Board of Education with superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring. The system has an active enrollment of 54,956 students, attending a total of 103 school sites: 50 elementary schools (three of which operate on a year-round calendar), 15 middle schools, 21 high schools, four single-gender academies and 13 charter schools. 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 the license for, but does not operate, the radio station WABE-FM 90.1 (the National Public Radio affiliate) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) public television station WABE-TV 30.
Governance
The Atlanta Board of Education establishes and approves the policies that govern the Atlanta Public School system. The board consists of nine members, representing six geographical districts, and three "at-large" districts. One person is elected per district to represent the schools in a given district for a four-year term. Under the provisions of the new board charter, approved by the Georgia Legislature in 2003, board members elect a new chairman and vice chairman every two years. The day-to-day administration of the school district is the responsibility of the superintendent, who is appointed by the board.
School board members
District 1 - Leslie Grant
District 2 - Aretta Baldon
District 3 - Michelle Olympiadis
District 4 - Nancy Meister
District 5 - Erica Mitchell
District 6 - Eshe' Collins (Vice-Chair) Seat 7 - Kandis Wood Jackson Seat 8 - Cynthia Briscoe Brown Seat 9 - Jason Esteves (Chair)
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APS leadership
2020-2021 school year
Dr. Lisa Herring, Ed.D., Superintendent
Steve Smith, Associate Superintendent
Karen Waldon, Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction
Lisa Bracken, Chief Financial Officer
D. Glenn Brock, General Counsel (Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough LLP) Larry Hoskins, Deputy Superintendent for Operations Alexis Kirijan, Ed.D., Chief Strategy Officer Tony Hunter, Chief Information Officer Ron Price, Chief Human Resources Officer
Schools
High schools
Benjamin E. Mays High School
BEST Academy High School
Booker T. Washington High School
Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy High School
Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School
Frederick Douglass High School
Maynard H. Jackson High School
Midtown High School (formerly Henry W. Grady High School) The New Schools at Carver Early College School of the Arts School of Health Sciences & Research School of Technology North Atlanta High School South Atlanta High School
Middle schools
BEST Academy Middle School
Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy Middle School
Crawford Williamson Long Middle School
Jean Childs Young Middle School
Joseph Emerson Brown Middle School
Luther Judson Price Middle School
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
Ralph Johnson Bunche Middle School
Samuel M. Inman Middle School (now David T. Howard Middle School ) Sylvan Hills Middle School Sutton Middle Willis Sutton Middle School