A+ College Ready Announces 15 New Participating High Schools and Middle Schools in 2022-23 School Year
In the 2022-2023 school year, students from multiple Alabama public school districts will be able to participate in A+ College […]
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Across the Board March 2021: Key Takeaways from the ALBOE Meeting
Recapping important education policy decisions for you
We’re continuing our monthly series dedicated to keeping you informed about key policy […]
Alabama Elementary Teachers Share Perspectives from the COVID Classroom
As many Alabama students are finishing up their first 9 weeks of school, we wanted to check in with teachers […]
First to Reopen: Lessons Learned in Saraland City Schools
Saraland City Schools in Mobile County was one of the first systems in Alabama to reopen schools (on 8/6/20) for in-person instruction this fall amid COVID-19. With many other districts planning to reopen in the coming weeks, we wanted to highlight how one district did it. We spoke with Superintendent Dr. Aaron Milner and other district/school leaders about the decision to reopen and how school has gone for the first 8 weeks.
Schools Reopen: Overcoming the Equity Challenges of COVID-19
The reality of schooling in America looks vastly different than it did at the beginning of last school year. COVID-19 […]
A+ College Ready Announces the Addition of Statewide Individual Teacher Training Program
In the 2020-2021 school year, A+ College Ready, in partnership with the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE), will be […]
10 Takeaways from ABPC’s Hard Conversations Institute with Jennifer Abrams
In a time when the teacher workforce is rapidly evolving and schools are under great pressure to strengthen their systems for professional learning and collaboration, what better topics for a learning “retreat” than cross-generation communication and “hard conversations” about professional growth. Cathy Gassenheimer reports on ABPC’s two-day Hard Conversations Institute with expert Jennifer Abrams.
Congratulations to Carol Yarbrough for earning a perfect score on the Computer Science certification exam, becoming Alabama’s first certified Computer Science teacher!
Congratulations to Carol Yarbrough, A+ College Ready’s Computer Science Content Director, for becoming Alabama’s first certified computer science teacher! Carol […]
Why Do We Need the Alabama Best Practices Center?
Over the summer, Cathy Gassenheimer had the chance to ask Greg Edge, principal of Attalla Elementary School, why he continues to be involved in ABPC’s professional learning opportunities. “I told him about the questions we often hear from potential funders, who want to know how ABPC programs differ from what Alabama educators might otherwise experience.” Here’s what Greg (and some other Key Leaders Network participants) told us.
KLN East Helps ABPC Launch a New Year of Leadership Learning and Networking Across Alabama
Without a doubt, this was the best “first meeting” with new Key Leaders Network members ever, writes A+ Education Partnership’s professional learning leader Cathy Gassenheimer. “These educators were really open to our process and they engaged deeply throughout the day, with support from our more veteran participants. School and system leaders are hungry to talk about their challenges and dreams with colleagues who really get it.”
