Atlanta Public Schools Jobs and Profile

By focusing on student success, APS is striving to prepare every child for the future through effective and innovative teaching that meets the needs of the individual learner, while engaging families, teachers, students, and the community to fully participate in the educational process.  The APS policy-making body is the nine-member Atlanta Board of Education, comprised of six district representatives and three at-large representatives, all of whom are elected. The day-to-day administration of the school district is the responsibility of the superintendent, who is appointed by the board.  APS has an active enrollment of 49,300 students, attending a total of 103 schools.  APS also supports two alternative schools for middle and/or high school students, two community schools, and an adult learning center.  APS schools are organized into ten vertical K-12 clusters, composed of one high school and its feeder elementary and middle schools. Each of the alternative schools relates to a high school, while the community schools and adult learning center are extensions of regular high school programs.  APS employs over 8,000 persons, and for the most recent fiscal year, had an operating budget in excess of $661 million.