New Board of Officers and Trustees

Accreditation
Yeshiva Atlanta is a Jewish high school with grades 9-12. In 1980, Yeshiva Atlanta received full accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

General Facts
Students are instructed in a wide selection of courses in General Studies and Judaics. The
dual curriculum includes numerous honors and advanced placement courses. Operating on the semester system, the school day is divided into eight 45-minute periods. Yeshiva Atlanta admits any Jewish student regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin.

Student Teacher Ratio
One of the school's great sources of pride is its small average class size -- averaging 15 students. There is an almost unprecedented ratio of one professional staff member for every 5 students.

Honors
Honors classes are available in many courses. Students are placed in these classes by teacher recommendation and with parental apporval. Sudents in any or all honor classes must be prepared
to increase their workload.

Grading Policy
The faculty monitors students' progress by issuing report cards at both midterm and the completion of
each semester. Yeshiva Atlanta calculates students' Grade Point Average at the end of each school year, and updates the average after the first semester of the 12th grade. The General Studies GPA is based
on all credits in general studies courses in English, Math, Social Studies, Science, and Foreign Language.

Graduation Policy
To graduate from Yeshivca Atlanta and particpate in the regular graduation excerises, a student
must have completed the following requirements during grades nine through twelve.

18 Units of Secular Studies:
4 Units of English
4 Units of Math, including Algebra II and Geometry
3 Units of Science, including Chemistry and Biology
3 Units of Social Studies, including World and American History
3 Units of Electives
1 Unit of Physical Education

16 Units of Judaics
4 Units of Chumash
3 Units of Hebrew
4 Units of Talmud
4 Unites of Tefillah
1 Elective

For an explaination of any Jewish courses, please contact Rabbi Elisha Paul, Headmaster,
770-451-5299 ext. 24.