Birmingham City Schools, Alabama

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Birmingham City Schools is a school district in Alabama.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

  • The budget and financial statements are posted[1].
  • The Board meeting schedule is posted, and some agendas are provided, but no meeting minutes are posted[2].
  • Contact information for the Board of Education members is available[3].
  • Contact information for the various Administrative officials is also provided[4].
  • Background checks are only briefly mentioned[5].

[edit] The bad

  • No tax information is mentioned.
  • The requests for bids are listed, but no contracts are posted[6].
  • No lobbyists are mentioned.
  • There is no information about requesting public records under the Alabama Public Records Law.
  • No audits are posted.
  • No academic performance reports are posted.
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[edit] Public Records

The district is considering raising the copying fee for public records from 25 cents a page to $1 per page for the first five pages and 50 cents a page after that. Only reasonable copying fees are permitted under Alabama law. [7]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Budgets
  2. ↑ Meetings
  3. ↑ Board of Education
  4. ↑ Directory, Supervisor staffselect department from links on the left and then click "Staff"
  5. ↑ Employment
  6. ↑ Bids
  7. ↑ Copies shouldn't cost $1, Press-Register, November 25, 2008
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