- Atlanta Public Schools
- Overview
How to Connect & Engage at APS
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At APS, one of our Core Values is "Every Voice Matters." We have heard from stakeholders the importance of understanding how they can engage based on their need, role, and goal. This website will act as a one-stop-shop highlighting our values, ways to engage, upcoming events, and recaps of what we have heard. Thanks for making your voice heard!
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Phase 1 Needs Assessment: Superintendent Listening Sessions | Fall 2024
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Below you can find information that captures everything we heard, as well as each cluster’s materials.
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Phase 2 Strategic Direction: Values & Goals | February 13th - March 6th
Below you can find the February presentation, overall summary, and individual summaries by session.
Atlanta Public Schools Presentation
SESSION SUMMARIES
Individual Summaries:
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Phase 3 Strategy Development: Focus & Priorities | March 7th-March 25th
Below you can find the March presentation, overall summary, and individual summaries by session.
Strategy Development Presentation
Individual Summaries
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Phase 4 Strategy Refinement: Strategies & Initiatives | April 3rd - April 22nd
Below you can find the April presentation, overall summary, and individual summaries by sessio
Strategy Refinement Presentation
SESSION SUMMARIES
Individual Summaries
Ways to Engage
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Reach out to your student's teacher or school to support. Find your school. If your student's teacher or principal is unable to help, please reach out to the Associate Superintendent responsible for your cluster.
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Use APS "Let's Talk", and we will direct you to the right person. You can also view reports and common questions & answers from Let's talk.
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Volunteer to serve on your school's GO Team, or participate in district engagements on upcoming decisions. You can also join your local school's PTA, or get one started if your school does not have a PTA.
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After each Board Meeting this Fall, we are launching virtual conversations to discuss the Goal or Guardrail presented (eg. Literacy, College & Career Readiness, Culture & Climate). More information to come.
In addition, APS has many opportunities to dive deep into a specific topic. Some of the topic-specific groups can be found below:
- Community Equity Task Force
- Budget & Finance Advisory Committee
- Special Education Advisory Committee
- E-SPLOST (Facilities & Infrastructure)
- Multilingual Services (Servicios Multilingües) Weekly Meetings
If your topic is not included, please reach out via Let's Talk.
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Follow your school and cluster schools on social media, and tune into GO Team and Cluster Advisory Team meetings. Also, check out your local school's PTA meetings.
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People should expect timely responses to their questions and feedback. As part of our APS Core Value that "Every Voice Matters," we are aligning our response time to the Board Policy for Board Members (eg. 5 days for written correspondence). In addition, at the end of each month, we will provide a recap of the engagement and impact. That feedback will be shared on this site.
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If you feel your question or feedback needs more conversation than Let's Talk or the other engagement opportunities, sign up for a chat with the Office of Strategy & Engagement.