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Elmore County Schools, Alabama

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Budget P
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Meetings Y
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Elected Officials P
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Administrative Officials Y
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Contracts P
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Public records N
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Academics N
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Elmore County Schools is a school district in Alabama. It consists of 15 public schools and over 10,000 students.[1]

Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Alabama school district websites

Last rated on October 17, 2012.

The good

  • Taxes
    • Revenue details are included in budget documents.[2]
  • Budget
    • Current budget information is available.[2]
  • Meetings
    • Meeting schedules, agendas, and minutes are posted.[3]
  • Elected officials
    • Board members are listed with email addresses.[4]
  • Administrative officials
    • Administrative officials' contact information is provided.[5]
  • Contracts
    • Salary schedules are posted.[6]
  • Audits
    • Recent audits are posted.[2]

The bad

  • Budget
    • Archived budget documents are not posted.
  • Audits
    • Archived audits are not posted.
  • Elected officials
    • Board members' telephone numbers are not posted.
  • Contracts
    • Teacher contracts are not available.* No lobbyists are mentioned.
  • Academic performance
    • Academic performance reports are not available. The information can also be found on the Alabama State Department of Education website.[7]
  • Background check
    • Background check policies and procedures are not described.
  • Public records
    • Public records request details and contacts are not provided.

School board

Current Elmore County Public School Board members include:[4]

School board member District
Mr. Robert Lusk, Jr District 1
Mrs. Patrycya Tucker District 2
Mr. Mark Nelson District 3
Ms. Mary Ann McDonald District 4
Mr. Larry Teel, Chairman District 5
Ms. Kitty Graham, Vice Chairman District 6
Mr. Joey Holley District 7

The current district superintendent is Jeffery E. Langham, Ed.D.

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.[8]

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 Elmore County School District 2010 expenditures budget totaled $106,865,959.70, including $55,454,317.02 in state revenue, $17,499,895.25 in federal revenue, $22,605,561.00 in local revenue and $111,500.00 in other revenue.[2]

The 2% proration of the education budget, announced by Gov. Bob Riley this month, is expected to cost Elmore County Schools $1.1 million. This follows a 7.5% reduction of the state education budget over the past year. The announcement will force the district to revise the 2011 finalized budget.[9]

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 Elmore 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 N
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Elmore County Y
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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. ↑ About Us
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Budgets
  3. ↑ Meetings
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 School Board
  5. ↑ Administrative staff
  6. ↑ Salary Schedule
  7. ↑ ‘Alabama State Department of Education’, Education Directory/Reports, September 2, 2010
  8. ↑ ‘Alabama State Department of Education’, State Board of Education, September 1, 2010
  9. ↑ 'The Eclectic Observer', Another $1.1M cut from schools, September 23, 2010
  10. ↑ ‘Alabama State Department of Education’, Assessment and Accountability, September 1, 2010
  11. ↑ ‘Alabama State Department of Education’, Accountability Overview, September 2, 2010
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Alabama Department of Education, "Accountability Reporting," retrieved September 7, 2010
  13. ↑ ‘Alabama State Department of Education’, Accountability Reporting Query System, September 7, 2010
  14. ↑ 'Alabama Education Association', September 2, 2010
  15. ↑ 'National Education Association', September 2, 2010
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