With just over a month left until Montgomery Public Schools students return to class, there are still questions about what school will look like as parents choose between virtual and in-person schooling. MPS Superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore says even the first day of school, right now scheduled for August 10th, could still change. Students will be required to wear…
After the release of the Alabama State Department of Education’s (ALSDE) Roadmap to Reopening Alabama schools, Montgomery Public Schools MPS will now finalize the system’s reopening plans. “Since the start of the pandemic, we started thinking about our process of returning to school for the upcoming school year. MPS’s leadership team is working around the clock to address the specific…
It’s been three years since the state intervened in Montgomery Public Schools. Since then, the school board and superintendent have all changed, and MPS leaders say they are ready for the intervention to be lifted. Former State Superintendent Michael Sentance identified major issues in the school system in a letter to school leaders in January of 2017. He also expressed…
Montgomery Public Schools has announced it is making changes to upcoming high school graduation ceremonies. According to Jade Jones, Senior Communications Officer with MPS, the events have been moved from Cramton Bowl to each of the high schools, with social distancing rules in place. There will be specific guidelines for students and their small number of invited guests, Jones said…
CORRECTION: This story was edited on 5/9/2020 to reflect the property tax increase would be 12 mils, as opposed to the previous reported 18.5 mils. On Tuesday a House Committee made of the Montgomery delegation approved a bill that would increase property taxes for education in Montgomery County. The Ad Valorem Tax Bill narrowly passed along party lines with a…
The Montgomery Public Schools Child Nutrition Program has designated 16 schools located throughout Montgomery County as locations where both breakfast and lunch will be available for pickup starting Monday, March 23. The schools will be open 7 to 9 a.m. for breakfast and 11 a.m to 1 p.m. for lunch. The meals will be available for anyone 18 and under…
The Montgomery County school board has been hoping to get more funding through a property tax increase. However, an audit that uncovered more than $700,000 in misused and missing funds has at least one Montgomery County commissioner re-thinking what he thinks would be best for schools at this time. The school board wants the Montgomery County Commission to pass a proclamation…
As Alabama News Network was first to report on Sunday, an audit shows more than $700,000 is missing from Montgomery Public Schools. The details of that 106-page audit, which spans from October 2017 to September 2018, show several employees spent public funds to make purchases at a gentlemen’s club, a bar, for online gaming, video sites and more. Among the…
Source: School Superintendents of Alabama Here are the latest developments in the story that Alabama News Network was first to bring you Sunday. State School Superintendent Eric Mackey has released a statement following news of an audit of Montgomery Public Schools that shows $700,000 missing. In part, Mackey says, “Despite the findings already uncovered, we remain cautiously optimistic about the…
An audit of Montgomery Public Schools shows over $700,000 missing. The audit which is from Oct. 2017 to Sept. 2018 shows $703,197.66 missing. The audit says letters were sent to current and former employees requesting repayments of the money. CLICK HERE to read the full audit. One section details how public funds at Brewbaker Tech Magnet High School were used…
