One of the greatest challenges schools and districts face is low parent engagement. Often, the assumption is that parents don’t make time to engage with their child’s learning community or do not care about their…
Condoleezza Rice said, “If I can look at your zip code and I can tell whether you’re going to get a good education, we’ve got a real problem.” This sentiment is central to everything we…
AT&T recently donated 250 refurbished laptops to Atlanta students and families as part of the company’s nationwide commitment to help bridge the digital divide. The laptops, funded by an AT&T donation to Compudopt, will be…
[envira-gallery-slider id=”3218″] A unique project based learning experience recently took approximately a dozen 10th graders from the halls of Carver STEAM Academy to the salt marshes of Jekyll Island. The scholars enjoyed an overnight trip…
“Bad food is cheap and cheap food is bad.” That is the mantra of Carolyn Pusey-Wade, Director of Nutrition, Purpose Built Schools Atlanta, more affectionately known as Chef Nana. Since she started in SY 2022-23,…
“I am a bold future leader, a confident reader, and a limitless believer.” Everyone at Slater Elementary begins their day saying these powerful words. The Georgia Department of Education (GADOE) recently recognized Slater among 155…
Imagine not only waking up to a pandemic, forced into an isolated space without the physical and emotional support you need for learning, but also discovering that the place you call home has been deemed…
Reading is fundamental to learning, and Slater Elementary is getting creative to cultivate a love of reading for scholars. The school underwent a shift in building leadership during the 2022-23 school year and established aggressive…
[envira-gallery-slider id=”3131″] Thanks to the enormous talent and passion of Atlanta artist and activist Christina Ward, Slater Elementary School students will now enjoy beautiful new murals along their school hallways. The gorgeous mural features Slater…
[envira-gallery-slider id=”3142″] The six-week, free, in-person sessions took place in June and July at Price Middle School. Each day, students experience small-group reading and math instruction that is differentiated to their individual needs. Additionally, scholars…
Atlanta Public Schools partners with Purpose Built Schools Atlanta, a nonprofit organization with extensive expertise in turnaround education, to operate three traditional APS schools in south Atlanta: Slater Elementary School, Price Middle School, and Carver STEAM Academy.
Partner schools are not charter schools. We are traditional APS public schools. Every student who lives in our attendance zone can enroll in our schools. All of our students are APS students and count toward APS’ enrollment goals.
PBSA receives per-pupil funding from APS at the district’s average rate—just as if our schools were operated directly by APS. Without PBSA, the district would still be responsible for investing the same dollars to educate these same students in these same schools.