From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Selma City School Board completes the interview process for the five finalists in its search for a new superintendent. The school board has been conducting public interviews all week in the Selma High School Media Center. Dr. Elgin Dixon and Dr. Titus Hines were interviewed Tuesday. Dr. David Scott and Dr. Davion Lewis were…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Dallas County Schools Superintendent Anthony Sampson has asked the school board not to renew his contract at the end of the school year. Sampson informed the school board that this school year will be his last leading the district. “I gave the board that notice so that they had adequate time to make the appropriate…
Pike Road Schools Superintendent Dr. Chuck Ledbetter talks to Alabama News Network about why he is leaving.
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…
Montgomery County Board of Education District 2 Representative W. Durden Dean has resigned from the school board. The following is a statement from Montgomery Public Schools: Montgomery County Board of Education District 2 Representative W. Durden Dean has resigned from the board effective today. Superintendent Moore and board members were notified of his decision in an email received at 10:57…
Interim State Superintendent, Dr. Ed Richardson says there’s a need for new plans to fix the serious financial and academic concerns in Montgomery Public schools and fears they could soon face bigger issues. In a blunt assessment of the intervention process so far at a State School board meeting Thursday, Richardson told board members that the intervention is taking more…
The Selma Board of Education is regaining control of the city’s schools after almost four years of state control. The state board voted Thursday to release the city system from state intervention that followed an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct between a teacher and students. Selma school board chairman Johnny Moss tells the Selma Times-Journal he’s relieved. Moss says…
The Montgomery Public School Board of Education held a second budget meeting Thursday. This, in an attempt to finalize a 2018 fiscal budget plan. A budget was proposed on Tuesday which included the $9.85 million sale of Georgia Washington Middle School. Chief Education Officer Reginald Eggleston recommended the initial budget option to the board – and would have resulted in…
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…
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…
