Jackie Daves

Atlanta Public Schools is committed to raising the bar for our nearly 50,000 students. The District is organized into nine K-12 clusters with 59 traditional schools, 19 charter schools, 5 partner schools, 2 citywide single-gender academies and 2 alternative programs. To learn more about Atlanta Public Schools, follow us on social media – Twitter (@apsupdate), Facebook (Atlanta Public Schools), and Instagram (apsupdate) – or visit us online at www.atlantapublicschools.us. Our mission is to ensure that with a caring culture of trust and collaboration, every student will graduate ready for college and career. Our vision is one of a high-performing school district where students love to learn, educators inspire, families engage and the community trusts the system. Our schools provide a vibrant, high-performing learning environment with excellent teachers, the latest technology and innovative learning environments that exceed geographic, racial or economic boundaries. Our standards and expectations are high. We are committed to seeing all students graduate from Atlanta Public Schools ready for success in college and lprovides greater access to a more equitable distribution of resources and multiple layers of support. APS has adopted Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS), which outline high expectations for what students should know in the 21st century and make the district part of the nation-wide initiative to standardize instruction. Our schools provide a vibrant, high-performing learning environment with excellent teachers, the latest technology and innovative learning environments that exceed geographic, racial or economic boundaries. Our standards and expecatations are high. We are committed to seeing all students graduate from Atlanta Public Schools ready for success in college and life, and prepared to be contributing and productive citizens of our city, state, nation and world. We know strong schools build a strong Atlanta!