The Butler County Career Academy is a major player in the county’s economic development. The Academy trains existing workers and the next wave of the workforce in numerous subjects like welding, nursing, soft skills, culinary courses, and electric work. The Academy has always offered classes to the community, but now through several partnerships and grants, anyone at any age or education…
School Superintendents have a tough decision during severe weather: stay open at the risk of the students or close schools and miss out on a day of learning? If superintendents do decide to cancel classes, then comes the task of trying to make those days up. Butler County Schools Superintendent Amy Bryan learned the phrase “it’s always better to be safe…
Butler County Superintendent Amy Bryan announces her plans for retirement after nearly three years in the position. Butler County Schools Superintendent Amy Bryan announced her plans for retirement Tuesday afternoon. Bryan has been in the Superintendent’s seat for three years and been with the school system for nearly 30 years. Bryan helped Butler County Schools earn systemwide accreditation, grow the nationally…
The Superintendent of Butler County Schools, Amy Bryan, is in the running for a prestigious award – Superintendent of the Year for the state of Alabama. Bryan has 30 years in the Butler County School System. She taught for 13 years at Greenville High, then worked 13 Bryan is in the running for Superintendent of the Year. years in administration…
Dads enjoying lunch with some Greenville High students. The Million Father March started in Chicago in 2004, as a way to get dads involved in their kids’ education. It quickly grew to a nationwide movement, and now there are Million Father Marches in almost every state. And there’s one more participating school system in Alabama. Butler County schools began planning for…
Two Butler County schools are getting some much needed new additions. The refinancing of a 2007 bond issue left the Butler County School Board with a little more than $3 million. The refinance mandated this money be spent on capitol improvement within a three year period. Butler County BOE decided the best way to use the money would be give…
A directive issued by President Obama’s staff earlier this month has school systems looking to State Boards of Education for guidance. The directive letter states schools must allow transgender students to use the restroom they feel best fits their gender. Now school systems like Butler County are waiting to see what new policies will be enacted. The directive issued by…
Superintendent Amy Bryan started her career in education teaching, but after 13 years was looking to branch out. “I got interested in writing grants,” Bryan explains. “It was a challenge to me. I don’t gamble, but that was my high, I guess, that gamblers get! I wanted our name in the pot for any amount of money that was out…
