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Jason F. Esteves (Seat 9)
Board ChairEshe' P. Collins (District 6)
Vice ChairLeslie Grant
(District 1)Aretta L. Baldon
(District 2)Michelle D. Olympiadis
(District 3)Nancy M. Meister
(District 4)Erika Y. Mitchell
(Seat 5)Kandis Wood Jackson
(Seat 7)Cynthia Briscoe Brown
(Seat 8)
The Atlanta Board of Education establishes and approves the policies that govern the Atlanta Public School system. The Board consists of nine members, representing six geographical districts and three "at-large" districts. One person is elected per district to represent the schools in a given district for a four-year term.
Under the provisions of the new board charter, approved by the Georgia Legislature in 2003, Board members elect a new chair and vice-chair every two years. The day-to-day administration of the school district is the responsibility of the Superintendent, who is appointed by the Board.
Schools Located in District
District 1
Elementary Schools: Barack & Michelle Obama Academy, Benteen, Dobbs, Hope-Hill, Mary Lin, Parkside, Slater, Thomasville Heights
Middle Schools: King, Price
High Schools: Carver, Carver Early College, Grady, Jackson
Charter Schools: Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School (K-8), KIPP Vision Academy (K-8) The Kindezi School - Old Fourth Ward (K-8) Wesley International Academy (K-8)
District 2
Elementary Schools: Dunbar, Finch, Hollis Innovation Academy (K-8), Jones, Stanton
Middle Schools: Brown
High Schools: Douglass, North Metro, Washington
Charter Schools: Centennial Academy (K-8), KIPP Strive Academy (K-8), KIPP WAYS Academy (K-8), KIPP Atlanta Collegiate (9-12)
District 3
Elementary Schools: Burgess-Peterson Academy, Morningside, Springdale Park, Toomer
Middle Schools: Inman
High Schools: Adult Literacy Program, Alonzo Crim Open Campus, Grady, West End Academy
Charter Schools: Drew Charter (K-12)
Residential Flexible Learning Program: Hillside Conant (Grades 2-12)
District 4
Elementary Schools: Brandon, Brandon Primary, E. Rivers, Garden Hills, Jackson, Jackson Primary, Smith, Smith Primary
Middle Schools: Sutton
High Schools: North Atlanta
Charter Schools: Atlanta Classical Academy (K-8)
District 5
Elementary Schools: Beecher Hills, Bolton Academy, Boyd, Fain, Miles, Peyton Forest, Scott, Towns, Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy, Usher-Collier, West Manor, Woodson Park Academy
Middle Schools: Harper-Archer, John Lewis Invictus Academy, Young
High Schools: Mays
Single Gender Schools: B.E.S.T. Academy (6-12), Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy (6-12)
Charter Schools: Kindezi West (K-8), Westside Atlanta Charter (K-6)
District 6
Elementary Schools: Cascade, Cleveland Avenue, Continental Colony, Deerwood Academy, Fickett, Heritage Academy, Humphries, Hutchinson, Kimberly, Kindezi at Gideons, Perkerson
Middle Schools: Bunche, Forrest Hill Academy, Long, Sylvan Hills
High Schools: Forrest Hill Academy, South Atlanta, Therrell
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