We should find out Friday morning what’s next in the intervention of Montgomery Public Schools. That’s when Interim state superintendent Dr. Ed Richardson is expected to reveal the changes on the way to the school system. Richardson has said that he will lay out his “aggressive” plan for the financial and academic changes for the Montgomery Public School System, though…
Education was the hot topic at the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce’s 145th Annual Meeting Thursday, as 600 business leaders packed the Renaissance to celebrate the Chamber’s key wins in 2017. “We’re number one in jobs in the state and new jobs from last year,” said David Reed, outgoing chairman of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Reed says the launch of…
Typical computer servers Montgomery Public School officials say almost all of the computer functionality has been restored—-after a worm infected one of the system’s servers. When teachers started reporting problems on Monday, MPS officials initially said there was no indication their computer problems were the result of a malicious attack. They say they noticed unusual activity last Saturday. As a…
Signs lined the entryway into Montgomery Public Schools Headquarters Tuesday night for a packed, standing-room only board meeting. A group of MPS custodians protested changes to their jobs. They will now report to the logistics department instead of their individual schools, which doesn’t sit well with many custodians. “We’re going to fight, when they push we’re going to push. We’re…
When asked how he would grade the intervention into Montgomery Public Schools, State Superintendent Michael Sentance says he would give it a B. It’s an intervention process that has had its share of controversy with many Montgomery County Board of Education members complaining about a lack of collaboration. Sentance says this is something he’s working on. “I enjoy them individually,…
Earlier this month we reported on parents transferring their kids out of failing Montgomery schools through the Alabama Accountability Act. Now we’ve obtained the final numbers of just how many students are transferring. Montgomery Public Schools officials tell Alabama News Network that 69 students are transferring to Park Crossing High School. That’s in comparison to just 37 students total transferring…
Some parents are taking matters into their own hands in an attempt to get their children out of failing schools and the Alabama Accountability Act is one solution they are finding. It allows for parents to get tax credits if they transfer their child out of a failing school. So far Alabama News Network has learned that seven M.P.S. schools…
The Alabama Board of Education has released its audit report into Montgomery Public Schools. Earlier this year, the state took over 27 schools in the system, which is about half of Montgomery Public Schools’ facilities. In the overall categories of the audit, the state found these results: Overall effectiveness – Inadequate Effectiveness of Leadership and Governance – Inadequate Effectiveness of…
Soon after Montgomery Public Schools Superintendent Margaret Allen announced her retirement Monday, officials with the State Department of Education appointed Dr. Reginald Eggleston to the job. Dr. Eggleston will continue his role as Chief Education Officer while assuming superintendent duties. Friday he shared that he will be the acting superintendent throughout entire intervention process and he’ll soon be attending Montgomery…
Margaret Allen was greeted with applause and gratitude at Tuesday’s MPS School Board meeting, just one day after announcing plans to retire. “I’m very very grateful, I really am. It’s good for somebody to say thank you,” she explained. Just hours after the news broke Monday, the State Department of Education announced Dr. Reginald Eggleston as her replacement. Eggleston…
