Talladega County Schools, Alabama
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Talladega County Schools is a school district in the state of Alabama.
Website evaluation
The good
- Monthly budget statements, including revenue information, are posted, but no complete budgets are available. Monthly check registers are also posted.[1]
- Only a few Board meeting agendas are posted online[2].
- Contact information for the Board of Education members is available.[3]
- Contact information for the Administrative officials is available.[4]
- The email for the Public Information Officer is available, but there is no information about requesting public records.
- Background checks are mentioned as part of the employment application process.[5]
- Employment application procedures and forms are posted.[6]
The bad
- Teacher and vendor contract information is not provided. Vendor information can be found on the Alabama State website.[7]
- No lobbyists are mentioned.
- No audits are posted.
- There is no information about the district's academic performance. The information can be found on the Alabama State Department of Education website.[8]
School Board
Below are the school district board members:[3]
| School board member |
|---|
| John Ponder, President |
| Jerry Fielding, Vice President |
| Beulah Garrett |
| Kathy Landers |
| Mike Turner |
The current district superintendent is Suzanne Lacey.
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.[9]
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 Talledega County School District 2010 expenditures budget, as reported May 2010, totaled $54,795,087.55, including $25,685,902.68 in state revenue, $8,256,349.68 in federal revenue, $19,455,634.15 in local revenue, and $132,881.45 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. [10]
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.[11]
AYP results for the State of Alabama and Talladega County Schools are noted below.[12] Results for individual schools within each district can be accessed through the Accountability Reporting Query System on the Alabama State Department of Education website.[13]
State of Alabama Reading Scores 2009-2010[12] - 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[12] - 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[12]
| District | Made AYP? |
|---|---|
| State of Alabama |  |
| Talladega County |  |
Unions
The Alabama Education Association (AEA) is the teachers union for the State of Alabama.[14] The AEA is affiliated with the National Education Association (NEA).[15]
External Links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Finances
- ↑ Board meetings
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Board of Education
- ↑ Administrators
- ↑ Applications/Background checks
- ↑ Employment
- ↑ ‘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
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 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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