Birmingham Board of Education: Difference between revisions
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==History== | ==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 [[Powell School|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. | The first '''Board of School Trustees''' was appointed by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen in [[1873]] in preparation for the opening of the [[Powell School|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. | ||
In [[2002]] the board became an elected body, with one member representing each of the city's nine [[Birmingham City Council|City Council]] districts]]. | |||
===Presidents of the Board=== | ===Presidents of the Board=== | ||
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* [[William J. Rushton]], [[1921]]–[[1922]] | * [[William J. Rushton]], [[1921]]–[[1922]] | ||
* [[Erskine Ramsay]], [[1922]]–[[1941]] | * [[Erskine Ramsay]], [[1922]]–[[1941]] | ||
* | * [[F. D. McArthur]], [[1941]]– | ||
* [[Robert Arthur]], [[1963]]; [[1968]]–[[1969]] | * [[Robert Arthur]], [[1963]]; [[1968]]–[[1969]] | ||
* [[April Williams]], –[[2009]] | * [[April Williams]], –[[2009]] | ||
Revision as of 14:30, 9 April 2012
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.
In 2002 the board became an elected body, with one member representing each of the city's nine City Council districts]].
Presidents of the Board
- A. O. Lane, 1884–1888
- James Webb, 1889–1890
- A. O. Lane, 1891–1892
- Samuel Ullman, 1893–1900
- A. O. Lane, 1901–1904
- William Drennen, 1905–1906
- B. A. Thompson, 1907–1908
- J. L. Parker, 1909–1914
- Ben Jacobs, 1915
- George Ward, 1916–1917
- Nathaniel Barrett, 1918–1920
- William J. Rushton, 1921–1922
- Erskine Ramsay, 1922–1941
- F. D. McArthur, 1941–
- Robert Arthur, 1963; 1968–1969
- April Williams, –2009
- Willie Maye, Jr, 2009–2010
- Phyllis Wyne, 2010–2011
- Edward Maddox, 2011–
1884–1888
- William Rushton, G. L. Thomas, D. D. Smith, Samuel Ullman, A. S. Elliott, J. L. Ware, H. U. McKinney
1941
- F. D. McArthur (president), Donald Comer (vice president), Mrs J. A. Drupy, Lawrence Stevens, C. B. Glenn (superintendent)
2005–2009
- 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
2009–2013
- District 1: Tyrone Belcher
- District 2: Virginia Volker
- District 3: Brian Giattina
- District 4: Edward Maddox, president (2011–12)
- District 5: Emanuel Ford
- District 6: Willie Maye, Jr, president (2009–10)
- District 7: Alana Edwards
- District 8: April Williams
- District 9: Phyllis Wyne, president (2010–11)
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