Fairfield City Schools

Fairfield City Schools is a public school system administered by the Fairfield Board of Education to serve the City of Fairfield. Its offices are located at 6405 Avenue D Fairfield.

In August 1965, following a suit brought by a group of Black families represented by Demetrius Newton, District Court Judge H. H. Grooms ordered the system to submit a desegregation plan to his court. Board attorney Maurice Bishop said that the plan would be substantially similar to those already approved for Jefferson County, Birmingham and Bessemer.

In 1988 then-Mayor of Fairfield Larry Langford used newly-granted authority to push through a 1% sales tax increase to bail out the system's debts.

In 2013 the system embarked on a 5-year capital improvement plan funded with the city's share of a 1% sales tax that Langford, then Jefferson County Commission president, had passed in 2005. Projects included a $10.7 million addition to Fairfield Preparatory High School and $2 million in renovations to C. J. Donald Elemenrary School and Glen Oaks Elementary School. Robinson Elementary School was slated for repairs to its outside canopies, and the system purchased 8 new school busses, and 240 Apple iPads for teachers, along with Wi-Fi networks in each school.

The present configuration of the city schools by grade level was adopted in 2022. In September 2023 the school district was awarded a 5-year $15 million grant to operate Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Fairfield, Bessemer, Birmingham, Brighton and Midfield.

Superintendents

• B. B. Baker, 1939
• Yvette Richardson
• Anthony Greene, 2007–2010
  • Frieda Bush (acting), 2010–
• Walter Gonsoulin Jr, 2013–2017
• Regina Thompson, 2018–

Schools

• Robinson Primary School (K-2)
• Glen Oaks Intermediate School (3-5)
• C. J. Donald Middle School (6-8)
• Fairfield High Preparatory School (9-12)
• Forest Hills Community Development Center (formerly Forest Hills Middle School)

References

• Chambers, Jesse (July 23, 2013) "Fairfield schools begin 5-year plan, including building improvements, better technology." The Birmingham News
• Chambers, Jesse (July 15, 2013) "Fairfield City Schools break ground on $13 million in renovations, additions." The Birmingham News
• Wyatt, Jeff & Valerie Bell (May 3, 2022) "Fairfield schools to be reconfigured." ABC3340.com
• Thrailkill, Laurel (September 25, 2023) "Fairfield City School District receives $15M grant for program." Birmingham Business Journal

External link

• Fairfield City Schools website