Calhoun County Schools, Alabama
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Calhoun County Schools is a school district in Alabama.
Website evaluation
The good
- Budget information is available.[1]
- Phone numbers for the School Board members are listed.[2]
- Phone numbers for the Administrators are also available.[2][3]
- A link to the State Department of Education web site is posted for finding academic performance ratings, but not much further academic information is available.[4]
- Board meeting times and location are listed on the calender, but minutes and agendas are not provided.[5]
The bad
- No tax information is available.
- No contracts are posted.
- No lobbyists are mentioned.
- There is no information about requesting public records under the Alabama Public Records Law.
- No audits are posted.
- Background checks are not mentioned.
School board
Below are the school district board members:[2]
| School board member |
|---|
| Mike Almaroad |
| June Evans |
| David Gilmore |
| Dale Harbin |
| Phillip Murphy |
| Larry Stewart |
| Thomas Young |
The current superintendent is
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
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 Calhoun 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 |  |
| Calhoun County | |
Unions
The Alabama Education Association (AEA) is the teachers union for the State of Alabama.[11] The AEA is affiliated with the National Education Association (NEA).[12]
External links
- Calhoun County School District website
- Calhoun County, Alabama Website
- Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce
- Schooltree.org - Calhoun County
- Education.com - Calhoun County School District
- Private School Review - Calhoun County Private Schools
- Alabama State Department of Education official website
References
- ↑ Budgets
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Officials
- ↑ Staff search
- ↑ Accountability reports, Elementary curriculum
- ↑ Board meetings
- ↑ ‘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 Education Association', September 2, 2010
- ↑ 'National Education Association', September 2, 2010
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