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APS leaders outline strategy to expand arts, world language and enrichment offerings
Summary
Atlanta Public Schools presented a three-part strategy to broaden arts, world language and enrichment across the district, highlighting 100% school access to those offerings, grants for music technology, immersion programs in nine schools, and requests for better partnership coordination and counselor-driven advisement.
Anyae Payne, Executive Director of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction for Atlanta Public Schools, told the board the district is pursuing a three-part strategy to expand "beyond-the-core" course access and increase pathway completion in fine arts, world languages and physical education. Payne said the district ensures that "100% of our schools have access to fine arts, world language, and health and PE" at every elementary, middle and high school.
The strategy Payne described centers on ensuring vertical articulation of courses so students can complete pathways from elementary through high school, expanding professional learning for teachers and deepening global initiatives and partnerships. "These offerings increase student achievement, student engagement, and college and career readiness," Payne…
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