During Weil tenure as board president, MPS was lifted from State Intervention, made sweeping financial reforms, and had an ad-valorem tax passed that would increase funding to Montgomery schools.
Alabama News Network brought you team coverage of the announcement that Montgomery Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore would be retiring when her contract ends in June. Now the school board is beginning the search for her replacement.
On Tuesday, Governor Kay Ivey released a statement urging educational officials to return to in-person learning as soon as possible. As COVID-19 hospitalizations reached a record high this week, several MPS parents say they are concerned with the governor’s decision. Some say Governor Ivey should consider waiting until vaccines are approved and distributed. Other parents suggest, leaving it up to…
In Tuesday’s school board meeting, MPS Superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore suggested that students return from Thanksgiving break on Dec. 7. Several parents and teachers disagree with Moore and believe students shouldn’t return until after Christmas break. MPS Board President, Clare Weil, says there are pros and cons to both suggestions. The board will meet on Thursday to discuss and…
After waiting seven months, MPS officials say they have received good news about the 15,000 laptops they ordered. In April, the laptops were ordered once students began learning virtually. Though, whenever MPS officials would check on the order, they were told the computers were ‘backlogged’. MPS Board President, Clare Weil, says on Tuesday they found out good news. “Every school…
Montgomery County School Board President Clare Weil joined us by phone on “Alabama News Rising” this morning to talk about the next steps now that Montgomery County voters have approved a property tax hike to increase funding for Montgomery Public Schools. “It’s a new day,” Weil said. She says it has been a long road to win voters’ approval for…
Mechanical issues at a Montgomery Public School sent students home early Tuesday. Students at Floyd Middle Magnet school were left without air conditioning and lights. “They did a phone call to let us know that there are some kind of electrical problems,” parent Tiffany Stephens said. Students were let out at 11:30 Tuesday morning. But parents were in line sooner…
Montgomery Public School Board members are revisiting the idea of charter conversion schools for 3 Montgomery Public Schools. Charter schools have been a hot topic for MPS. Board President Clare Weil says, that in order to move forward, the board needs more information, which is why she invited a representative from the Montgomery Education Foundation to Tuesday’s board meeting. If…
