Atlanta Public School Accredation

Image via Wikipedia Atlanta public has been in the news everyday regarding the school being put on probation. Atlanta Public School was caught cheating on Standardized Testing at certain schools that the Governor Sunny Purdue had to step in and send a team down for the misconduct of the school system. A team from SACS came into invesitagate the schools alleged charges about cheating on the CRCT. The SACS team has placed Atlanta Public School System on probation so that it won't lose its accredation. Many parents, teachers, and school board members are really upset about the how SACS is handeling this investigation.

Concerned Black Clergy Press Conference Atlanta Public School

WSB News Clergy: CRCT Investigation is a Witch Hunt By Jay Black @ December 7, 2010 3:42 AM By Chris Chandler WSB Radio (WSB Radio) -- A group of black clergy says the CRCT cheating scandal is a witch hunt against Georgia's black teachers. About two-...

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Winter Snow make up days

The Winter Snow Storm has finally left the southeast. Atlanta and surrounding Metro Counties school system are being asked when will schools make up snow days. The last week has really been a huge problem for Atlanta and the Metro Counties cause of the ice. Ice has really been the big problem with the roads. The DOT( Department of Transportation) had a tough time clearing the roads and putting salt down to melt the snow and ice.

North & South Carolina & Georgia NOT Observing Martin Luther King Day To Make Up School Snow Days

January 14, 2011 KOMO 4 News MOXNews.com

Metro Schools Working To Reschedule Snow Days - WSB News on ...

(WSB Radio) -- For the first time in recent memory, metro Atlanta schools have been forced to cancel classes for an entire week because of the snow and ice that hit Sunday night. But the snow may be long gone before school districts can figure out where to reschedule this lost week. The state allows each school system four scheduled make-up days per year. Districts will have to make up this week, plus many lost another snow day when classes were canceled December 16 ...

Parents Involvement with Menu

Image via Wikipedia School Menus should have parental involvement. The school dietary system that creates menu's for the kids in the public school system is poor and needs some reviewing. I think that it would be good for parents to get involved in creating a school menu with in the school budget.

Parents should sit down with the school board and the cafe staff and create new menus that will be healthy for the kids.

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Serving Food with A Smile

Attitudes inside the school system is a huge problem. The caferteria staff always seems to have an attitude when serving the students and teachers inside the Atlanta Public School District. Low wage paying jobs seem to keep people in low spirits. When the staff cooks food for the students, the energy you give off goes into the food and along with the bad attitudes.
Many people who work inside the public school servicing industry are not making alot of money. The attitudes they give off when providing customer service is poor. I think that if the staff needs training on how to serve people with a pleasing personality.