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'''Bessemer City Schools''' are administered by the '''Bessemer Board of Education''' to serve the City of [[Bessemer]]. Its offices are located at 1621 [[5th Avenue North Bessemer|5th Avenue North]]. | '''Bessemer City Schools''' are administered by the '''Bessemer Board of Education''' to serve the City of [[Bessemer]]. Its offices are located at 1621 [[5th Avenue North Bessemer|5th Avenue North]]. | ||
The superintendent is [[Fred Primm, Jr]]. The system's total average daily enrollment for the [[2010]]–[[2011]] school year is 4,555. | |||
==Board of Education== | ==Board of Education== | ||
* [[Vera Eades]], District 1 | * [[Vera Eades]], District 1 | ||
* [[Earlean Cochran]], District 2 | * [[Earlean Cochran]], District 2, president | ||
* [[Renna' Soles Scott]], District 3 | * [[Renna' Soles Scott]], District 3, vice-president | ||
* [[Sam Morris]], District 4 | * [[Sam Morris]], District 4 | ||
* [[Darlene Perkins]], District 5 | * [[Darlene Perkins]], District 5 | ||
* [[ | * [[Claire Mitchell]], District 6 | ||
* [[Hattie Aikerson]], District 7 | * [[Hattie Aikerson]], District 7 | ||
==Superintendents== | |||
* [[J. Clyde Orr]], 1936–1948 | |||
* [[Larry Wilson]], <!-- 1990 or earlier-->–1993 | |||
* [[Nick Nicholson]], 1993–1999 <!-- Ernest K. Nicholson --> | |||
** [[Mike Russell]] (interim), 1999–2001 | |||
* [[Linda Houghton]], 2001–2003 | |||
** [[Seth Goldman]] (interim), 2003–2004 | |||
* [[Deborah Horn]], 2004–2008 | |||
* [[Michael Foster]], 2008–2011 | |||
* [[Fred Primm, Jr]], 2011–present | |||
==Schools== | ==Schools== | ||
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* [[Jonesboro Elementary School]] | * [[Jonesboro Elementary School]] | ||
* [[Westhills Elementary School]] | * [[Westhills Elementary School]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Bessemer City Middle School]], opened [[2013]] | ||
* [[New Horizon Alternative School]] | * [[New Horizon Alternative School]] | ||
* [[Bessemer Center for Technology]] | * [[Bessemer Center for Technology]] | ||
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===Former schools=== | ===Former schools=== | ||
* [[Arlington School (Bessemer)]], [[1908]]–[[1986]] | * [[Arlington School (Bessemer)]], [[1908]]–[[1986]] | ||
* [[Bessemer High School]], [[1910]]–[[1970]] | |||
* [[Dunbar High School]], [[1923]]–[[1960]] | |||
* [[Bessemer Junior High School]]/[[Davis Middle School|James A. Davis Middle School]], [[1953]]-[[2013]] | |||
* [[Abrams High School]], [[1960]]–[[1987]] | |||
* [[Jess Lanier High School]], [[1970]]–[[2009]] | * [[Jess Lanier High School]], [[1970]]–[[2009]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:03, 20 February 2023
Bessemer City Schools are administered by the Bessemer Board of Education to serve the City of Bessemer. Its offices are located at 1621 5th Avenue North.
The superintendent is Fred Primm, Jr. The system's total average daily enrollment for the 2010–2011 school year is 4,555.
Board of Education
- Vera Eades, District 1
- Earlean Cochran, District 2, president
- Renna' Soles Scott, District 3, vice-president
- Sam Morris, District 4
- Darlene Perkins, District 5
- Claire Mitchell, District 6
- Hattie Aikerson, District 7
Superintendents
- J. Clyde Orr, 1936–1948
- Larry Wilson, –1993
- Nick Nicholson, 1993–1999
- Mike Russell (interim), 1999–2001
- Linda Houghton, 2001–2003
- Seth Goldman (interim), 2003–2004
- Deborah Horn, 2004–2008
- Michael Foster, 2008–2011
- Fred Primm, Jr, 2011–present
Schools
- Abrams Elementary School
- Charles F. Hard Elementary School
- Jonesboro Elementary School
- Westhills Elementary School
- Bessemer City Middle School, opened 2013
- New Horizon Alternative School
- Bessemer Center for Technology
- Bessemer City High School, opened 2010
Former schools
- Arlington School (Bessemer), 1908–1986
- Bessemer High School, 1910–1970
- Dunbar High School, 1923–1960
- Bessemer Junior High School/James A. Davis Middle School, 1953-2013
- Abrams High School, 1960–1987
- Jess Lanier High School, 1970–2009
External link
- Bessemer City Schools website