Covington County Board Of Education, Alabama
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Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Alabama school district websites
The good
- Budget information, including revenue information, is available. Monthly check registers are also posted.[1]
- A meeting schedule is available, but no minutes or agendas are posted.[2]
- The Board members are named, but no contact information is provided.[3]
- Contact information for the Administrative officials is provided.[4]
- A 2008 audit report is posted; current audits are not available.[1]
The bad
- Teacher and vendor contracts are not available. Vendor information can be found on the Alabama State website.[5]
- No lobbyists are mentioned.
- There is no information about requesting public records under the Alabama Public Records Law.
- Academic performance information is not provided. The information can also be found on the Alabama State Department of Education website.[6]
- Background checks are not mentioned.
School board
Current Covington County Public School Board members include:[3]
| School board member |
|---|
| John H. Clark, President |
| James T. Prestwood, Vice President |
| James L. Rodgers |
| Lynda B. Powell |
| Jeff Bailey |
The current superintendent is Terry Holley.
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.[7]
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 Covington County Public Schools 2010 expenditures budget totaled $30,763,996.48, including $18,017,606.00 in state revenue, $6,428,618.00 in federal revenue, $6,677,632.20 in local revenue and $123,500.00 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. [8]
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.[9]
AYP results for the State of Alabama and Covington County Schools are noted below.[10] Results for individual schools within each district can be accessed through the Accountability Reporting Query System on the Alabama State Department of Education website.[11]
State of Alabama Reading Scores 2009-2010[10] - 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[10] - 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[10]
| District | Made AYP? |
|---|---|
| State of Alabama |  |
| Covington County |  |
Unions
The Alabama Education Association (AEA) is the teachers union for the State of Alabama.[12] The AEA is affiliated with the National Education Association (NEA).[13]
External links
- Covington County School District website
- Encyclopedia of Alabama - Covington County
- GreatSchools.org - Covington County
- - SchoolTree.org - Covington County
- Alabama State Department of Education official website
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Budgets
- ↑ Meetings
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Board members
- ↑ Superintendent staff, Business staff
- ↑ ‘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
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 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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