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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.
Board members were originally appointed by the [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen]] to staggered five-year terms. Members came to informally represent various areas of the city, so that when a vacancy occurred a new member was typically chosen from the same part of town.


In [[2002]] the board became an elected body, with one member representing each of the city's nine [[Birmingham City Council|City Council districts]].
In [[2002]] the board became an elected body, with one member representing each of the city's nine [[Birmingham City Council|City Council districts]].
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In April [[2012]], shortly after a contentious meeting at which the extension and/or termination of Superintendent [[Craig Witherspoon]] was discussed and numerous motions made out of order, the [[Alabama State Board of Education]] launched an investigation. The state had previously offered to provide conflict resolution and board governance training to the body, but the offer was never accepted. During the investigation, the board was instructed to vote only on routine matters and "not to initiate or approve any adverse personnel action at the senior executive level."
In April [[2012]], shortly after a contentious meeting at which the extension and/or termination of Superintendent [[Craig Witherspoon]] was discussed and numerous motions made out of order, the [[Alabama State Board of Education]] launched an investigation. The state had previously offered to provide conflict resolution and board governance training to the body, but the offer was never accepted. During the investigation, the board was instructed to vote only on routine matters and "not to initiate or approve any adverse personnel action at the senior executive level."


===Presidents of the Board===
==Members==
* [[A. O. Lane]], [[1884]]–[[1888]]
* [[Alonzo Elliott]], 1882-1888
* [[James Webb]], [[1889]]–[[1890]]
* [[A. O. Lane]], 1882-1904; president 1882-1884, 1891-1892, 1901-1904
* A. O. Lane, [[1891]]–[[1892]]
* [[William Rushton]], 1882-1922, president 1921-1922
* [[Samuel Ullman]], [[1893]]–[[1900]]
* [[David Smith]], 1882-1888
* A. O. Lane, [[1901]]–[[1904]]
* [[Samuel Ullman]], 1882-1900; president 1893-1900
* [[William Drennen]], [[1905]]–[[1906]]
* [[J. L. Watkins]], 1882-
* [[B. A. Thompson]], [[1907]]–[[1908]]
* [[C. P. Williamson]], 1882-1884
* [[John L. Parker]], [[1909]]–[[1914]]
* [[H. U. McKinney]], 1884-
* [[Ben Jacobs]], [[1915]]
* [[George Thomas]], 1884-
* [[George Ward]], [[1916]]–[[1917]]
* [[James Ware]], 1884-
* [[Nathaniel Barrett]], [[1918]]–[[1920]]
* [[James Webb]], president 1889-
* [[William Rushton Sr]], [[1921]]–[[1922]]
* [[William Drennen]], president 1905-1906
* [[Erskine Ramsay]], [[1922]]–[[1941]]
* [[B. A. Thompson]], president 1907-1908
* [[F. D. McArthur]], [[1941]]–
* [[John L. Parker]], president 1909-1914
* [[Adelia Troxell]], -[[1963]]
* [[Ben Jacobs|Ben M. Jacobs]], -1915, president 1915
* [[Robert Arthur]], [[1963]]; [[1968]]–[[1969]]
* [[E. P. Hogan]], -1912
* [[Bettye Fine Collins]], [[1978]]-[[1981]]
* [[Sam Will John]], -1913
* [[April Williams]], –[[2009]]
* [[John Tomlinson]], -1915
* [[Willie Maye Jr]], [[2009]]–[[2010]]
* [[George Ward]], president 1916-1917
* [[Phyllis Wyne]], [[2010]]–[[2011]]
* [[Nathaniel Barrett]], president 1918-1920
* [[Edward Maddox]], [[2011]]–[[2012]]
* [[Erskine Ramsay]], president 1922-1941
* [[April Williams]], [[2012]]-[[2013]]
* Mrs [[J. A. Dupuy]], 1939-1956
* [[Randall Woodfin]], 2013-2015
* [[William Christian]], 1941-1957
* [[Wardine Alexander]], 2015-
* [[Donald Comer]], vice president 1941
 
* [[Charles Glenn]], 1941
==1882–1884==
* [[F. D. McArthur]], president 1941
* [[A. O. Lane]], chair
* [[Lawrence Stevens]], 1941
* [[J. L. Watkins]]
* [[Kingman Shelburne]], 1951-1956
* [[Alonzo Elliott]]
* [[T. R. Broom]], 1952-1959
* [[David Smith]]
* [[L. M. Smith]], 1953-1957
* [[William Rushton, Sr]]
* Mrs [[Frank James]], 1956-1957
* [[Samuel Ullman]]
* [[R. F. Whitaker]], 1956-1961
* [[C. P. Williamson]]
* [[J. A. Holcomb]], 1958-1960
 
* Mrs. [[J. A. Sargeant]], 1958-1959
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* [[Art Hanes]], 1958-1961
Image:A O Lane 1887.jpg|[[A. O. Lane]]
* [[Thomas Benners Jr]], 1959-June 1963
Image:William Rushton Sr.jpg|[[William Rushton, Sr]]
* [[Adelia Troxell]]<!--Mrs J. P. Troxell Jr-->, 1959-1962; president, 1962
Image:Samuel Ullman.jpg|[[Samuel Ullman]]
* [[Robert Arthur]], 1960-1971; president, 1963, 1968-1969
</gallery>
* [[Harold Martin]], 1961-January 28, 1963
 
* [[Liston Corcoran]], 1961-1966
==1884–1888==
* [[Herbert Stockham]], March 1962-June 1964
* [[William Rushton]], [[George Thomas]], [[David Smith]], [[Samuel Ullman]], [[Alonzo Elliott]], [[James Ware]], [[H. U. McKinney]]
* [[C. W. Neville]], June 1963-1969, 1971-1975
 
* Mrs [[Sam Phelps]], 1964-1972
==1910==
* [[Charles Price]], 1965-1967
* [[Ben Jacobs]] (term expires 1911)
* [[D. R. Phares]], 1966-1975
* [[E. P. Hogan]] (term expires 1912)
* [[Donald Newsome]], 1967-1974
* [[Sam Will John]] (term expires 1913)
* [[Clyde Kirby]], 1969-1979
* [[John L. Parker]], president (term expires 1914)
* [[Ossie Ware Mitchell]], 1973-1988
* [[John Tomlinson]]
* [[Winnie Mae Shaffner]], 1974-1976
 
* [[Bettye Fine Collins]], 1975-1982; president 1978-1981
==1941==
* [[William Morgan]], 1975-1977
* [[F. D. McArthur]] (president), [[Donald Comer]] (vice president), [[Mrs J. A. Drupy]], [[Lawrence Stevens]], [[C. B. Glenn]] (superintendent)
* [[Alton Parker Jr]], 1976-1981
 
* [[Belle Stoddard]], 1977-1987
==1909==
* [[Louis Dale]], 1979-1989
* [[John Parker]] (president), [[Sam Will John]] (vice president), [[John Tomlinson]], [[E. P. Hogan]], [[Ben M. Jacobs]]
* [[T. L. Alexander]], 1981-1991
* [[Martha Gaskins]], 1982-1990
* [[Mary Moore]], 1998-2002
* [[Virginia Volker]], 1998-2002


==1960==
===2005-2009===
* [[Art Hanes]]
* [[T. H. Benners Jr]]
 
==1963==
* [[T. H. Benners Jr]] (resigned June 1963)
* [[Liston Corcoran]]
* [[Harold Martin]] (resigned January 28, 1963)
* [[Herbert Stockham]] (appointed March 1963)
* [[Adelia Troxell]], president
 
==1974-76==
* [[Bettye Fine Collins]]
 
==1976-78==
* [[Bettye Fine Collins]], president
 
==1978-80==
* [[Bettye Fine Collins]], president
 
==1998-2002==
* [[Mary Moore]]
* [[Virginia Volker]]
 
==2005&ndash;2009==
* [[Birmingham City Council District 1|District 1]]: [[Martha Wixon]]
* [[Birmingham City Council District 1|District 1]]: [[Martha Wixon]]
* [[Birmingham City Council District 2|District 2]]: [[Virginia Volker]]
* [[Birmingham City Council District 2|District 2]]: [[Virginia Volker]]
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* [[Birmingham City Council District 9|District 9]]: [[Phyllis Wyne]]
* [[Birmingham City Council District 9|District 9]]: [[Phyllis Wyne]]


==2009–2013==
===2009–2013===
* [[Birmingham City Council District 1|District 1]]: [[Tyrone Belcher]]
* [[Birmingham City Council District 1|District 1]]: [[Tyrone Belcher]]
* [[Birmingham City Council District 2|District 2]]: [[Virginia Volker]]
* [[Birmingham City Council District 2|District 2]]: [[Virginia Volker]]
* [[Birmingham City Council District 3|District 3]]: [[Brian Giattina]]
* [[Birmingham City Council District 3|District 3]]: [[Brian Giattina]]
* [[Birmingham City Council District 4|District 4]]: [[Edward Maddox]], president ([[2011]]–[[2012|12]]), resigned October [[2012]]. [[Carol Clarke]] appointed to fill remainder of term
* [[Birmingham City Council District 4|District 4]]: [[Edward Maddox]], president (2011–2012), resigned October 2012. [[Carol Clarke]] appointed to fill remainder of term
* [[Birmingham City Council District 5|District 5]]: [[Emanuel Ford]]
* [[Birmingham City Council District 5|District 5]]: [[Emanuel Ford]]
* [[Birmingham City Council District 6|District 6]]: [[Willie Maye Jr]], president ([[2009]]–[[2010|10]])
* [[Birmingham City Council District 6|District 6]]: [[Willie Maye Jr]], president (2009-2010)
* [[Birmingham City Council District 7|District 7]]: [[Alana Haynes]] (formerly Alana Edwards), resigned February [[2013]]. [[Wardine Alexander]] appointed to fill remainder of term
* [[Birmingham City Council District 7|District 7]]: [[Alana Haynes]] (formerly Alana Edwards), resigned February [[2013]]. [[Wardine Alexander]] appointed to fill remainder of term
* [[Birmingham City Council District 8|District 8]]: [[April Williams]], president ([[2012]]–)
* [[Birmingham City Council District 8|District 8]]: [[April Williams]], president (2012–)
* [[Birmingham City Council District 9|District 9]]: [[Phyllis Wyne]], president ([[2010]]–[[2011|11]])
* [[Birmingham City Council District 9|District 9]]: [[Phyllis Wyne]], president (2010-2011)


<gallery>
===2013-2017===
Image:Tyrone Belcher.jpg|[[Tyrone Belcher]]
Image:Virginia Volker.jpg|[[Virginia Volker]]
Image:Brian Giattina.jpg|[[Brian Giattina]]
Image:Carol Clarke.jpg|[[Carol Clarke]]
Image:Emanuel Ford.jpg|[[Emanuel Ford]]
Image:Willie Maye Jr.jpg|[[Willie Maye Jr]]
Image:Alana Edwards.jpg|[[Alana Edwards]]
Image:April Williams.jpg|[[April Williams]]
Image:Phyllis Wyne.jpg|[[Phyllis Wyne]]
</gallery>
 
==2013-2017==
* [[Birmingham City Council District 1|District 1]]: [[Sherman Collins]], vice-president
* [[Birmingham City Council District 1|District 1]]: [[Sherman Collins]], vice-president
* [[Birmingham City Council District 2|District 2]]: [[Lyord Watson]]
* [[Birmingham City Council District 2|District 2]]: [[Lyord Watson]]
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* [[Birmingham City Council District 8|District 8]]: [[April Williams]]
* [[Birmingham City Council District 8|District 8]]: [[April Williams]]
* [[Birmingham City Council District 9|District 9]]: [[Sandra Brown]]
* [[Birmingham City Council District 9|District 9]]: [[Sandra Brown]]
<gallery>
Image:Sherman Collins.jpg|[[Sherman Collins]]
Image:Lyord Watson.jpg|[[Lyord Watson]]
Image:Brian Giattina.jpg|[[Brian Giattina]]
Image:Daagye Hendricks.jpg|[[Daagye Hendricks]]
Image:Randall Woodfin.jpg|[[Randall Woodfin]]
Image:Cheri Gardner.jpg|[[Cheri Gardner]]
Image:Alana Edwards.jpg|[[Wardine Alexander]]
Image:April Williams.jpg|[[April Williams]]
Image:Sandra Brown.jpg|[[Sandra Brown]]
</gallery>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:05, 8 February 2016

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.

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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.

Board members were originally appointed by the Birmingham Board of Aldermen to staggered five-year terms. Members came to informally represent various areas of the city, so that when a vacancy occurred a new member was typically chosen from the same part of town.

In 2002 the board became an elected body, with one member representing each of the city's nine City Council districts.

In April 2012, shortly after a contentious meeting at which the extension and/or termination of Superintendent Craig Witherspoon was discussed and numerous motions made out of order, the Alabama State Board of Education launched an investigation. The state had previously offered to provide conflict resolution and board governance training to the body, but the offer was never accepted. During the investigation, the board was instructed to vote only on routine matters and "not to initiate or approve any adverse personnel action at the senior executive level."

Members

2005-2009

2009–2013

2013-2017

References

External links

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