Lesa Keith, Vice President of The Montgomery Public School Board, weighed on State superintendent Michael Sentance’s one year evaluation. She says her hope is that the board is fair after Sentance came in to position under rocky circumstances. She explains “nobody so far has done what needed to be done so to me I think he needs to be given…
The newly released Montgomery Public Schools audits are revealing some chronic problems across schools, especially excessive teacher absences. The audit states that at Robert E. Lee High School there were 659 teacher days lost in the first half of the 2016-2017 school year. That’s double the number of absences at the same point in the 2015-2016 school year. Park Crossing…
Montgomery Police Department reports there is one person of interest in custody in the shooting death of a Bellingrath student. Montgomery Police Department spokesperson, Capt. Regina Duckett, says the 14-year-old female student shot this afternoon has died. Duckett says she was transported to Baptist South where she was pronounced. According to Police Chief Ernest Finley the unidentified student was shot…
News of the possible intervention in Montgomery Public Schools by the Alabama State Department of Education is hitting parents hard. JaNai Thompson has two daughters in MPS and says she’s not sure the schools are preparing them for the real world. Now she’s considering many options to get them out of the schools, including moving to another city or homeschooling….
News of the State Board of Education’s intention to possibly intervene in the Montgomery Public School system is drawing mixed reaction from city officials and stakeholders in the school system. Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange says that changes have been needed for years, citing low test scores and financial problems. “For ten years or more we have moving in a…
Preliminary findings of MPD’s investigation indicate that a total of seven vehicles were involved in Wednesday’s crash at Taylor Road and the Troy Highway. The investigation indicates that the crash occurred when the tractor-trailer, which was traveling northbound on the Troy Highway, ran through a red light at the Taylor Road intersection and struck a two passenger vehicles. This initial…
After a human error caused for close to 5,000 Montgomery Public School employees to get their paychecks late. The school board dished out it’s punishment today by firing the Chief School Financial Officer. The School board called a special meeting to consider firing the CSFO, Pamela Wooden. With a 4-2 vote, they approved the termination. After not getting their paychecks Wednesday,…
Montgomery Public Schools/Child Nutrition Program is participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act for the 2016-2017 school year. If your child/children attend any of the schools within Montgomery Public Schools, breakfast and lunch will be available to them at no charge. All students enrolled in the school system may participate in the School Breakfast…
