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Mike Davis Named Chief Executive Officer of Purpose Built Schools
After an intensive search, Purpose Built Schools Atlanta is thrilled to announce that Mike Davis has been named the next Chief Executive Officer. Mike will officially assume the CEO role beginning May 2023. An engaging, innovative and experienced leader, Mike has more than two decades of non-profit, business, and educational experience, including leadership roles at … Continue Reading →
Purpose Built Schools Releases Progress Report Showing Steady Gains
The 2021-22 school year was the fourth full year of operating the complete PreK – 12 pipeline of schools, which includes Slater Elementary School, Price Middle School, Carver STEAM Academy, and previously, Thomasville Heights Elementary School. By offering this complete PreK – 12 trajectory, we provide a consistent, positive experience for students as they make … Continue Reading →
CARVER STEAM ACADEMY
Carver STEAM’s coursework is intellectually rigorous and engaging for all of our students, offering AP classes and an engaging STEAM curriculum. Watch what we do:
AileyCamp Launches in Partnership with Purpose Built Schools Atlanta to Inspire and Transform Area Students Among 10 Cities Nationwide
AileyCamp, the nationally acclaimed summer program that uses dance as a means to stretch the minds, bodies, and spirits of middle-school students, is coming to Atlanta this summer from June 5 – July 14 at Luther J. Price Middle School in partnership with Purpose Built Schools Atlanta. The six-week, full scholarship program helps students ages … Continue Reading →
Teachers make great neighbors
When Slater Elementary School Assistant Principal Dumaka Moultrie learned about “Teachers on the Block,” he and his wife, Antoinette, were intrigued and hopeful. The program, a partnership made possible by FCS Ministries, Citizens Trust Bank, and Neighborworks Columbus, provides Purpose Built Schools employees the opportunity to qualify for down payment assistance for buying a home. … Continue Reading →
Outstanding Price Middle School GO Team Receives Recognition
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) selected the Price Middle School GO Team to receive the Outstanding GO Team Award for 2022-2023. The award recognizes a GO Team that has demonstrated a commitment to creating a culture where teachers, parents and community members actively and authentically participate in school level governance, fostering innovative ideas to increase family … Continue Reading →
Enriching scholars’ experience at Purpose Built Schools Atlanta
The urban agriculture program at Purpose Built Schools Atlanta is educating the next generation of farm entrepreneurs. It may not be the first area of study that comes to mind when thinking about Slater Elementary, Price Middle and Carver STEAM Academy. Yet, agriculture is one of dozens of enrichment programs offered across this network of … Continue Reading →
Students use project-based learning to spark widespread cafeteria changes and enhanced nutrition across Purpose Built Schools Atlanta
When students at Price Middle School voiced concerns about the school’s food program last year, they employed project-based learning (PBL) to spark system wide change across Purpose Built Schools Atlanta. Last year, middle and high school students met with Purpose Built Schools’ leadership team to share concerns about daily nutritional options. They conducted surveys, wrote … Continue Reading →
Trust for Public Land Brings Community Schoolyards Program to Price Middle School
This is a series of installments on the progress of a new partnership with Trust for Public Land.
Letter from APS About Students Affected by Forest Cove Delays
Atlanta Public Schools (APS), Purpose Built Schools (PBSA), and our community partners are making sure every student affected by Forest Cove delays has a seat and the appropriate resources for a successful start to the school year on August 1.
