I3 Academy

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I3 Academy (for "Imagine, Investigate, Innovate") is a proposed K-5 charter school, to be chartered under the authority of Birmingham City Schools and located at the former First Baptist Church of Woodlawn at 261 48th Street North in Woodlawn. The school plans to open in 2020 with 420 students.

Martin Nalls is the head of school, and former Alabama State Department of Education superintendent Tommy Bice is chairman of its board. The school plans to adopt a "STEAM" (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) curriculum, with extended hours for extracurricular programs and "wraparound" programs in cases where social, emotional or medical support is necessary.

I3 Academy was the second charter school, after Legacy Prep, proposed for Birmingham since the passage of the 2015 Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act. The school's application for a charter was rejected by the Birmingham Board of Education in January 2019, but that decision can be reversed by the Alabama Public Charter School Commission.

References

  • Crain, Trisha Powell (January 10, 2019) "Birmingham charter school applicant, I3 Academy, holds hearing." The Birmingham News
  • Crain, Trisha Powell (January 24, 2019) "Birmingham school board denies charter application." The Birmingham News

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