The State School board of education is now in need of a new superintendent, with the resignation of Michael Sentance earlier Wednesday. Sentance was facing a possible vote to remove him by board member at Thursday’s state school board meeting. During his time as superintendent Sentance has received some push back from state and Montgomery Public School board members on…
State superintendent Michael Sentance has resigned. Below is the official statement from the Alabama Department of Education: Alabama State Superintendent of Education Michael Sentance has officially submitted his letter of resignation to the Alabama State Board of Education and to Alabama Governor Kay Ivey. After one year at the helm of the state’s education system, Sentance said his experience in…
The Alabama Education Association is warning Montgomery Public Schools custodians to keep an eye out for changes to their job. This comes as the school system continues to restructure its departments with the ongoing state intervention. Back in late June, Montgomery Public Schools approved a plan to deep clean 25 schools across the district, but instead of using its custodial…
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,…
