Butler County Schools, Alabama
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Butler County Schools is a school district in Alabama.
Website evaluation
The good
- Budget information as of July 2010, including revenue information, is available. A monthly check register is also posted.[1]
- Board meeting dates, minutes, and agendas are posted.[2]
- Contact information for Board members is available.[2]
- Administrative officials contact information is listed for each department.
- Employment applications are provided via a link to the Alabama State Department of Education.[3]
The bad
- Teacher and vendor contracts are not posted. Vendor information can be found on the Alabama State website.[4]
- Information regarding lobbyists is not provided.
- There is no information about requesting public records under the Alabama Public Records Law.
- No audits are posted.
- Academic performance information is not provided. The information can be found on the Alabama State Department of Education website.[5]
- Information regarding background checks is not provided.
School board
Current Butler County Public School Board members include:[2]
| School board member | District |
|---|---|
| Mr. Billy W. Jones, Board President | District 1 |
| Mr. Terry Williams | District 2 |
| Mr. Joseph Lisenby | District 3 |
| Ms. Linda C Hamilton, Board Vice President | District 4 |
| Mr. Johnny Lee | District 5 |
The current superintendent is Mr. Darren Douthitt.
The Alabama Public School System is supervised by the State Board of Education. The Board President is Governor Bob Riley and the State Superintendent is the Board’s Chief Executive Officer.[6]
Current Board of Education members include:
| Member | District | Term | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor Bob Riley, President | |||
| Joseph B. Morton, State Superintendent of Education, Secretary and Executive Officer | |||
| Randy McKinney, Vice President | District 1 | 2nd | 2013 |
| Betty Peters | District 2 | 1st | 2011 |
| Stephanie Bell | District 3 | 2nd | 2013 |
| Dr Ethel H Hall, Vice President Emerita | District 4 | 2nd | 2011 |
| Ella B. Bell | District 5 | 2nd | 2013 |
| David F. Byers, Jr. | District 6 | 2nd | 2011 |
| Gary B. Warren | District 7 | 2013 | |
| Dr Mary Jane Caylor, President Pro Tem | District 8 | 2011 |
Budget
The Butler County Public Schools 2010 expenditures budget totaled $25,310,154.76, including $14,485,410.21 in state revenue, $4,959,136.32 in federal revenue, $5,383,519.54 in local revenue and $254,897.01 in other revenue.[1]
Academic Performance
The Alabama Department of Education's Student Assessment Program tests students K – 12 in core content areas of reading, mathematics, language, and science, including specialist populations such as special education students and limited English proficient students. [7]
The Alabama Accountability Program sets Annual Measurable Objectives for schools and school systems. To achieve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) toward system goals, schools must score at or above the set objectives and have at least a 95% participation rate amongst students. Students are tested in reading and mathematics. A school that misses AYP in the same area for two consecutive years is identified as In Improvement.[8]
AYP results for the State of Alabama and Butler County Schools are noted below.[9] Results for individual schools within each district can be accessed through the Accountability Reporting Query System on the Alabama State Department of Education website.[10]
State of Alabama Reading Scores 2009-2010[9] - Percent of Students in Each Achievement Level
| Grade | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 0.67% | 12.75% | 32.55% | 54.04% |
| 4th | 0.29% | 13.02% | 30.83% | 55.86% |
| 5th | 0.72% | 13.63% | 31.68% | 53.96% |
| 6th | 0.41% | 13.45% | 27.00% | 59.13% |
| 7th | 0.37% | 16.61% | 37.07% | 45.95% |
| 8th | 1.14% | 25.35% | 36.72% | 36.79% |
State of Alabama Math Scores 2009-2010[9] - Percent of Students in Each Achievement Level
| Grade | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 4.34% | 15.53% | 29.05% | 51.08% |
| 4th | 2.05% | 16.69% | 28.17% | 53.09% |
| 5th | 0.56% | 16.83% | 33.20% | 49.41% |
| 6th | 0.07% | 22.99% | 40.91% | 36.03% |
| 7th | 0.03% | 31.21% | 39.35% | 29.41% |
| 8th | 0.01% | 21.37% | 53.03% | 25.59% |
Level I - Does Not Meet Academic Content Standards.
Level II - Partially Meets Academic Content Standards.
Level III - Meets Academic Content Standards.
Level IV - Exceeds Academic Content Standards.
State of Alabama AYP Results 2009-2010[9]
| District | Made AYP? |
|---|---|
| State of Alabama |  |
| Butler County | |
School Choice
Schools that do not meet State goals for student achievement are required to provide parents with the option of sending their child to another public school that is not also recognized as In Improvement, per the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).[11]
Greenville Middle School and Greenville High School were both required to participate in school choice in the 2009-2010 academic year. Greenville Middle School students were offered the choice of participating in Supplementary Educational Services (SES) or transferring to a higher performing school. Greenville High School students were eligible to participate in school choice. Eligible schools in the district included McKenzie High School and Butler County Magnet School.[12]
Unions
The Alabama Education Association (AEA) is the teachers union for the State of Alabama.[13] The AEA is affiliated with the National Education Association (NEA).[14]
External links
- Butler County School District website
- Schooltree.org - Butler County
- Alabama State Department of Education official website
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Butler County Public Schools', Finance, September 14, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 School Board
- ↑ 'Butler County Schools', Employment, September 14, 2010
- ↑ ‘The Official Website of the State of Alabama’, State Procurement, September 2, 2010
- ↑ ‘Alabama State Department of Education’, Education Directory/Reports, September 2, 2010
- ↑ ‘Alabama State Department of Education’, State Board of Education, September 1, 2010
- ↑ ‘Alabama State Department of Education’, Assessment and Accountability, September 1, 2010
- ↑ ‘Alabama State Department of Education’, Accountability Overview, September 2, 2010
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Alabama Department of Education, "Accountability Reporting," retrieved September 7, 2010
- ↑ ‘Alabama State Department of Education’, Accountability Reporting Query System, September 7, 2010
- ↑ ‘Alabama State Department of Education’, School Choice Guidance, September 2, 2010
- ↑ 'Butler County Public Schools', School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services, September 14, 2010
- ↑ 'Alabama Education Association', September 2, 2010
- ↑ 'National Education Association', September 2, 2010
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