Two hundred million dollars in deferred maintenance… That’s just the estimate for Montgomery Public Schools, but one board member said that number could actually be higher. Unusable classrooms, faulty heat and A.C. units… and numerous schools that need new roofs. Now, we’re taking you inside the schools to see these issues up close. It is no secret that Montgomery Public…
In an Alabama News Network I-Team Extra, Andrew James investigates maintenance needs across the Montgomery Public School system. School leaders estimate deferred maintenance needs are near $200 million and say the money in the budget doesn’t even scratch the surface. So what is the plan to address the maintenance needs & who will pay for it? Hear what MPS…
Nearly a dozen Montgomery Public Schools have been named in this year’s legislature-mandated list of the lowest performing schools in Alabama. Compared to the list released last January, the total number of schools has risen from 10 to 11. That is the second-highest number in the state, behind Birmingham City Schools, which had 16. Overall, there are 75 schools statewide…
On Tuesday February 19, the Montgomery County School Board voted no to a contract. That contract would have put charter school conversions in motion. Now that the contract has been struck down what is next? Many members of the school board are not against charter schools. They were against the short amount of time they had to review that contract…
The more pressing topic at Thursday’s MPS board meeting was a recent report card grade. The school system went from a grade of D, up to a C. MPS superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore says they are excited about the higher grade, but there is still much work to be done. The school system is still under state intervention, and…
Data collected by the Alabama Department of Education reveals that Montgomery Public Schools is shrinking, and we know that enrollment numbers have been dropping for many years now. MPS Superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore says the biggest factor in this decline is the opening of Pike Road Schools. Every year the system loses students to Pike Road as the new…
Hundreds of job openings, that’s what you’ll find if you look on the Montgomery Public Schools website right now. With school less than two weeks away, we asked school leaders how they plan to fill these positions and learned the numbers online may not be accurate. There are 368 open positions listed on MPS’ website right now. They range…
After last night’s primary election, it looks like changes will be coming to the Montgomery Public School Board. Incumbent Melissa Snowden was defeated and Board President Robert Porterfield is moving to a runoff. Newcomer Jannah Bailey defeated Snowden on the republican side of the District Five race, and board president Robert Porterfield will face off with Claudia Mitchell in a…
Officials with the accrediting board-AdvancED met with the Montgomery Public School Board Wednesday, for an update in the school systems’ accreditation status. AdvancED State Director Andre Harrison, announced the change from ‘accredited’ to ‘under review’ point, he says not to be confused with probation. Harrison presented a report based on info gathered in a special review conducted by 6 educators …
A lawsuit by the Alabama Education Association (AEA) challenging the sale of Georgia Washington Middle School to the Town of Pike Road has not yet been given a final ruling from a judge. However, Pike Road’s attorney says the sale has already been called off. Attorney Doyle Fuller, says the sale of the school has been terminated after the contract…
