2007-2008 BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL CLOSINGS - "DOWN SIZING, RIGHT SIZING, or CAPSIZING" (HERE WE GO AGAIN)

Welcome to Citizens for Better Schools WHAT'S NEW: Ala Ed Budget Crisis - State Takes Fed Stimulus Funds Then Cuts State Funding SCHOOL TAKEOVER CORNER: BIRMINGHAM * DETROIT * SAINT LOUIS School Size and Grade Structure Brown Past 50 Symposium and Education Workshops Contact Citizens for Better Schools Education Statistics & Thumbnail Facts: School size not saving Detroit schools form chopping blocks - Economies of scale B'ham Superintendent Search: Edgecombe County - Birmingham City Schools NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND REAUTHORIZATION UPDATE PAGE - NOW OPEN BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL CLOSING WATCH: MORE SECRET MEETINGS 2007-2008 BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL CLOSINGS (HERE WE GO AGAIN - "DOWN SIZING, RIGHT SIZING, or CAPSIZING" ) Alabama School Districts Without One Month Reserve Fund More Busing in Birmingham With School Consolidations ALA'S #1 PROBLEM: TEACHER SEXUAL MISCONDUCT Blog Ala's Biggest Problem - Teacher Sexual Misconduct BIG SPENDERS - MOST COSTLY SCHOOLS NOT SMALL SCHOOLS The late Henry Sparks made Birmingham the financial envy of the state's education system Education Finance, Economics, & Budget Monitoring Despite Free Space in SomeSchools, Many Packed Classrooms(How are Birmingham Classrooms?) Class Size Comparison Changes For Parents - The Classroom Effects of Closing & Consolidating Schools COMING SOON: ** THE CHOICE: SCHOOL ZONING, BIG SCHOOLS - SMALL SCHOOLS (WHICH EDUCATES THE POOR BEST?) CLASS SIZE REDUCTION Education Research on School Size: School Climate and Academic Achievement Evidence Based Consequences of Increased School Size Curriculum and Instruction  BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS DECLINE: THEFT IN SCHOLS - INTERNAL CONTROLS LACKING Worhtless BOE Guidelines and Frame Work For Superintendent Stan Mims, Lay Citizen Advisory Task Force (BOE Policy 6170) Sabotaged In Education: Big Is Not Better - Research Finds Small Schools Better for Poor and Black Students Links About Birmingham City Schools The Good Common School Journal Thumbnail Facts: Birmingham Enrollment/ Teacher Loss Not Cause of $22 Million Bham BOE Losses Anniston Citizens for Better Schools FAIRFIELD CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS Jefferson County (Alabama) School System: Sylacauga Citizens for Better Schools Citizens For Better Schools: Education Management and Leadership Special, Exceptional, and Gifted and Talented Education GOLD FACULTY - BROWN PAST 50 WORKSHOP: BEYOND NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND - FULFILLING THE PROMISE OF BROWN Contact Your School, State, and Federal Representation Here! Favorite Links: Legal Resources - College Funding Opportunity ALL SPORTS Birmingham - ALL THE TIME GENDER EQUITY: Public Schools, Segregated Schools? Phillips Academy - Crisis in Student School Bus Transportation WE ARE "HOKIES" TOO! Topic Index: BREAKING SCHOOL CLOSING NEWS ** Citizens for Better Schools



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BIRMINGHAM HIGH SCHOOLS COLLEGE PREP SCORES SUBPAR - ACT SCORES BELOW STATE AND NATION(Public college and university admission scores beyond reach)Alabama State Department of EducationBIRMINGHAM SCHOOL SYSTEM REPORT CARDS – ACT PREFORMANCE TEST  2006-2007 SCHOOL YEAR BIRMINGHAM CITY HIGH SCHOOLS - ACT REPORT CARDS
Birmingham City  ACT Average Score 17.3                            State ACT Average Score 20.4U.S. Average 21.2
Carver HS                    16.6                   F
HAYES HS                    16.0F
Huffman Magnet 17.1D
Jackson-Olin HS     16.1F
Parker HS                  16.2F
RAMSAY ALTERNAITVE hs                                21.1C+
WENONAH HS            15.9F
WEST END  HS            16.5F
WOODLAWN  HS       16.0 F
ENTIRE SYSTEM         17.3D-
Data Source: Birmingham City Schools (System 114); Alabama State Department of Education http://www.alsde.edu/html/system_info.asp?syscode=114  Joe Morton, State Superintendent 8 of nine Birmingham high schools score below both state and national norms on the ACT.                                   STATE AVERAGE ACT SCORE = 20.4 Birmingham High Schools Average ACT Score = 17.3                                                    Academic Deficit      -3.1 Hayes HS ftp://ftp.alsde.edu/documents/ReportCards/2006-2007/114/1140330.pdfACT Score                                                        16.0 – State Grade F Huffman Magnet HS ACT Score                                                        17.1 - State Grade: D- Jackson-Olin HS http://www.alsde.edu/html/school_detail.asp?syscode=114&schcode=0415ACT Score                                                        16.1 – State Grade F Parker HS ftp://ftp.alsde.edu/documents/ReportCards/2006-2007/114/1140630.pdfACT Score                                                        16.2 – State Grade F Ramsay Alternative HS           ftp://ftp.alsde.edu/documents/ReportCards/2006-2007/114/1140720.pdfACT Score                                                        21.5  State Grade C+ Wenonah HS ftp://ftp.alsde.edu/documents/ReportCards/2006-2007/114/1140858.pdfACT Score                                                        15.9     State Grade F West end HS ftp://ftp.alsde.edu/documents/ReportCards/2006-2007/114/1140870.pdfACT Score                                                        16.5     State Grade F Woodlawn Magnet HS  ftp://ftp.alsde.edu/documents/ReportCards/2006-2007/114/1140920.pdfACT Score                                                        16.0     State Grade F 

 

 

 
ALABAMA COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION
 Average ACT and GPA admission requirements as reported March 2006
InstitutionACTGPA
   
Alabama A&M University18.002.00
Alabama State University 
 From an Unaccredited High School
 20.002.00
 From an Accredited High School
 Recommended that FT-Freshmen take ACT or SAT, no set score is required2.20
Athens State UniversityUpper Division Institution-No FreshmenUpper Division Institution-No Freshmen
Auburn UniversityThe minimum test score and gpa requirements for consideration as a freshman applicant are listed below. However, over the past few years, those students offered admission typically had academic credentials significantly above these minimums. It is important to note that actual offers of admission are based upon the pool of applicants and the availability of space.
 18&
17&
16&
2.00
2.50
3.00
Auburn University Montgomery18 for regular admission2.3 for regular admission
Jacksonville State University19.00No GPA admission requirement
Troy University182.00
University of Alabama203.00 cumulative
University of Alabama at Birmingham20.002.00
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleUnconditional Admission
 22&
21-20&
19&
18&
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
University of Montevallo18.002.0 (Minimum secondary school academic (core curriculum)
University of North AlabamaUnconditional Admission
 18.00Rank in the top 50% of their HS Graduating class with a GPA of 2.0 with a core of 13 HS units
University of South Alabama19 for regular admission - Students with less than 19 may be admitted to Developmental Studies program2.00
University of West Alabama18.00No GPA admission requirement

 

 

 

Dispelling Myths and Lies About Small Schools and Closings Birmingham School Closings FACT SHEET: ü BIRMINGHAM IS NOT THE ONLY SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHOUT ONE MONTH’S OPERATING RESERVE FUND (Read "The List" Below)27 Other Alabama School districts don’t have one month’s operating reserve BULLOCK AND LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM’S HAVE NO OPERATING RESERVE FUNDS, ZERO – NOTHING - IN THEIR OPERATING RESERVE. THE ALABAMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FUNDS 211 schools with student enrollment below 300. The Alabama State Department of Education http://www.alsde.edu/ funds one school with 47 students; ALSDE funds Florala High School with only 162 students and Floralla Middle School with only 74 students; and Mobile County's John S. Shaw High School with the remarkable enrollment of 14 students in the entire school.ALABAMA SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHOUT ONEMONTH'S OPERATING RESERVE FUND IN FY2006-2007:(One Month's Reserve Fund = 1.0) CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS WITH LESS THAN ONE MONTH’S OPERATING RESERVE FUNDS ON HAND: Anniston (0.7); Birmingham (0.6); Huntsville (0.5); Lanett (0.3; Leeds (0.7); Linden (0.2); Piedmont (0.7); Sheffield (0.1); Tuscumbia (0.3)