Bush K-8 School

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Bush K-8 School
BCS small logo.png Birmingham City Schools
Years 1901–present
Location 1112 25th Street Ensley, (map)
Ensley
Grades K-8
Principal Genita Nolan-Matthews
Enrollment 475 (2012)
Colors blue & gold
Mascot Bulldogs
Website bcs.schoolwires.net

Ernest F. Bush K-8 School is a school serving Kindergarten through eighth grade in the Birmingham City Schools system located at 1112 25th Street Ensley in Ensley. The principal is Genita Nolan-Matthews.

Bush K-8 School is the successor to the Ensley School which was founded at the corner of Avenue G and 23rd Street by the city of Ensley in 1901. By 1903 it was renamed for Ernest Forrest Bush, the first superintendent of schools for Ensley.

Ensley School became part of the Birmingham City Schools system in 1910 when Ensley was annexed as part of the Greater Birmingham consolidation. The high school grades were transferred to the new Ensley High School the same year. The new school replaced the older Ensley School completely after the 1928 school year.

The present building was built in 1923 adjacent to Ensley High School and was designed by the same architect, David O. Whilldin. Additions to the school were completed in 1928, 1952, 1957 and in the 1990s.

In 2009 plans were made for $7 million in renovations to Councill Elementary, but interim superintendent Barbara Allen suggested joining the student body with that of Bush Middle School in a new K-8 school.

In 2013, under the terms of the Alabama Accountability Act, Bush K-8 School was deemed a "failing school," permitting parents to claim tax credits to transfer students to another school.

In 2014 the board reconsidered the proposal to build a new school, proposing to apply $7 million toward renovating and upgrading the existing building. Some parents opposed the change in plans, arguing that the community had been promised a new school, that the renovation would not allow for pre-kindergarten program, parking improvements, and improvements to playgrounds and athletic fields. Some also complained that students were getting sick in the existing building, possibly from mold.

Principals

References

  • Prince, A. G. (1982) Landmarks of Ensley: Past and Present. revised edition. Ensley: Best Printing Service
  • Gray, Jeremy (February 23, 2010) "Councill, Bush merger opponents voice concerns." 'The Birmingham News
  • Chandler, Kim (June 18, 2013) "Alabama Accountability Act: 78 schools listed as failing/ Current private school students not eligible for tax credits." The Birmingham News
  • Belanger, Evan (April 11, 2014) "Birmingham City Schools officials to revisit issue of new K-8 school for Ensley community." The Birmingham News
  • Belanger, Evan (May 12, 2013) "City school officials investigating claims that Bush K-8 building is making students sick." The Birmingham News

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