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* [[Birmingham City Council District 4|District 4]]: [[Carolyn Cobb]] | * [[Birmingham City Council District 4|District 4]]: [[Carolyn Cobb]] | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 5|District 5]]: [[Dannetta K. Thornton Owens]] | * [[Birmingham City Council District 5|District 5]]: [[Dannetta K. Thornton Owens]] | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 6|District 6]]: | * [[Birmingham City Council District 6|District 6]]: [[Willie Maye, Jr]] | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 7|District 7]]: [[Odessa Ashley]], vice-president | * [[Birmingham City Council District 7|District 7]]: [[Odessa Ashley]], vice-president | ||
* [[Birmingham City Council District 8|District 8]]: [[April Williams]], president | * [[Birmingham City Council District 8|District 8]]: [[April Williams]], president | ||
Revision as of 08:30, 25 July 2009
The Birmingham Board of Education is an elected body which oversees the operation of Birmingham City Schools. Each board member represents a district that coincides with the Birmingham City Council districts. The board meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month in the auditorium of the Birmingham Board of Education Building at 2015 Park Place North.
History
The first Board of School Trustees was appointed by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen in 1873 in preparation for the opening of the first school the following spring. The first trustees were J. T. Terry, George Thomas and J. J. Jolly. The board was reorganized as a Board of Education on July 16, 1884, shortly after the appointment of John Herbert Phillips as superintendent of schools.
Presidents of the Board
- 1884-1888: A. O. Lane
- 1889-1890: James Webb
- 1891-1892: A. O. Lane
- 1893-1900: Samuel Ullman
- 1901-1904: A. O. Lane
- 1905-1906: William Drennen
- 1907-1908: B. A. Thompson
- 1909-1914: J. L. Parker
- 1915 : Ben Jacobs
- 1916-1917: George Ward
- 1918-1920: Nathaniel Barrett
- 1921-1922: W. J. Rushton
- 1922- : Erskine Ramsay
- - present: April Williams
Current board
- District 1: Martha Wixon
- District 2: Virginia Volker
- District 3: Howard Bayless
- District 4: Carolyn Cobb
- District 5: Dannetta K. Thornton Owens
- District 6: Willie Maye, Jr
- District 7: Odessa Ashley, vice-president
- District 8: April Williams, president
- District 9: Phyllis Wyne
References
- Birmingham Public Schools (1931) Report of Progress, Birmingham Public Schools: September 1, 1921 to August 31, 1931 - accessed via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
- Hansen, Jeff (April 16, 2008) "Birmingham Board of Education wrestles with superintendent search, curbing legal costs, and developing a sense of vision." Birmingham News
External links
- Board of Education at birmingham.schoolinsites.com