After frustrations boiled over at last week’s Montgomery Public Schools board meeting, school leaders took their concerns directly to the state department of education and asked for answers Monday. MPS Board Member Melissa Snowden shared documents from the meeting with Alabama News Network. One of the biggest concerns from the MPS board was a lack of organization and communication. “At…
A few months in to the State Department of Education’s intervention into Montgomery Public Schools, board members are speaking out about the process. Many say they are unhappy with how the intervention has gone so far. Board Member Melissa Snowden says the intervention has not been the collaborative process they expected it to be. She says the lack of a…
The funeral arrangements for 14-year-old Jaquerria Timmons have been announced. Services will be held at True Divine Baptist Church located at 4525 Virginia Loop Rd, Saturday, May 13 at 2:00 pm. Visitation is scheduled for all day Friday, May 12 and at noon on May 13. According to Montgomery Public Schools, the family needs assistance with funeral expenses. Anyone wanting…
The Alabama State Department of Education hosted the final community engagement forum for the intervention into Montgomery Public Schools Thursday evening at Park Crossing High School. Parents had a chance to hear from state officials directly about the intervention. They also had the chance to ask questions. Parent Narissa Keeler says she still wants to know more about what the…
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With the possibility of a state takeover looming, Montgomery Public Schools officials are working on issues highlighted by State Superintendent Michael Sentance. The first issue involves the school’s finances. The School Board recently appointed Brenda Palmer as Interim Chief School Financial Officer. With the position now filled, they held a budget hearing Tuesday evening. School Board President Robert Porterfield says…
As Montgomery Public Schools officials craft their response to State Superintendent Michael Sentance, School Board Vice President Lesa Keith is speaking out about one problem directly affecting students. Keith says there are serious teacher attendance issues with many teachers not showing up to work because of discipline problems with students. “We’ve got teachers that are missing 30, 40, 50 days…
The Montgomery County School Board voted unanimously Friday to work with the State Department of Education on an intervention. Superintendent Margaret Allen has created committees to address numerous issues State Superintendent Michael Sentance has highlighted. Each School Board member will work with one of those committees. School Board Vice President Dr. Lesa Keith voiced her concerns about teacher attendance issues….
Montgomery currently has 12 different schools that qualified as failing in Alabama in 2016. That’s about 15 percent, and after looking at recent test scores, Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange says things aren’t moving in the right direction. “We only have one in 5 of our schools that have their students at state average, and certainly our state average isn’t that…
Close to $1.4 million that was supposed to be allocated to Montgomery Public Schools was mistakenly sent to Pike Road City Schools, according to the Alabama Department of Education. Michael Sibley, Director of Communications for the Alabama Department of Education, sent Alabama News Network the following statement: “In every school system’s initial year, all funding computations are entered manually. They…
