Letter to the Editor: My Petition for Beecher Hills

Dear Cascade Patch:

Beecher Hills Elementary School is listed to be closed based on a demographic study initiated by APS school board. Beecher Hills is a historically high performing school, meeting AYP consecutively, and is due to meet AYP this year.

Beecher Hills is an authorized International Baccalaureate school, one of two in the South side of Atlanta. As an IB school, Beecher Hills follows a rigorous set of standards and practices that ensures that all including Administrative, Teachers, and Parents must meet.

That's why I created a petition to The Georgia State House, The Georgia State Senate, and Governor Nathan Deal, which says:

"STOP the proposed closing of Beecher Hills Elementary School!
Beecher Hills is a high performing school, meeting AYP consecutively, and is due to meet AYP this year. Beecher Hills is also an International Baccalaureate school which has rigorous  set of standards and practices followed by all including Administrative, Teachers and Parents. NONE of our neighboring schools have this level of achievement. APS is basing the closing on a demographic study. The closing should not focus of the Quantity of children but the Quality of education. 

BIG THINGS come out the BH BEE HIVE!"

Will you sign this petition? Click here:

http://signon.org/sign/say-no-to-apsdo-not-close?source=c.em.mt&r_by=827271

Thanks!

Editor's Note: Beecher Hills Elementary School is one of seven southwest Atlanta area schools that APS is considering for a merger or closing. District officials are expected to present new redistricting alternatives at a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tues., Jan. 31, at Young Middle School.

Melody Cook-Blout, Beecher Hills Parent and Cascade Patch Reader