• DISCIPLINE PLACEMENT

    Students who are returning from short-term or long-term detainment, currently under, or recently completed a long-term suspension or expulsion from another school district, or in the custody of the Department of Human Services (DHS), must complete the Atlanta Public Schools Discipline Placement Application.  

    Click here for the Discipline Placement Application

    Note:  To expedite processing, please take a picture of your ID and upload in the file.  Also, please include all contact information.  

    Once an application is complete, the parent, guardian, or student (aged 18 or older) will be contacted by the Office of Student Discipline for an additional consultation within two (2) business days.  Additionally, the Office of Student Discipline will contact a representative from the detention center or alternative education center for consultation to confirm charges, obtain additional details about the case, and assist in determining placement for the student.  The student will be placed in his or her zone school, as opposed to an alternative educational setting, unless the case management consultation team concludes that the best placement for the child would be the alternative setting.  

     

                                        Student Parent Advocate Role

                                                             Student Advocate

    The Student-Parent Advocate (SPA) will work directly with Atlanta Public Schools (APS) campus administrators, parents, and families to ensure that students’ rights are protected, and student interests are respected. ❖Works collaboratively with stakeholders toward ending the school to prison pipeline and maintaining the continued success of APS students.

    ❖Provides resource referrals and intervention services for the district’s most at-risk populations.

    ❖Builds positive and productive relationships with students, schools, homes, and communities to aid the student in addressing social, emotional, and behavioral deficits that hinder school success.

    ❖Serves as a liaison between school and home for those students who have participated in a discipline process.

     

    If you need support in completing the application or have additional questions, please contact

    Mrs. Joanne Govan
    Phone: 404-802-2261
    Fax: 404-802-9013
    Student-Parent Advocate

    joanne.govan1@apsk12.org

     

    Ms. Aquila Welcome 

    Phone: 404-802-2765

    Student-Parent Advocate  

    aquila.welcome@atlanta.k12.ga.us