Mary Boehm: Difference between revisions

From Bhamwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
(8 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Mary Boehm''' is the current [[Birmingham City Council District 3|District 3]] representative on the [[Birmingham Board of Education]].
[[File:Mary Boehm.jpg|right|thumb|Mary Boehm]]
'''Mary Drennen Boehm''' (born c. [[1953]] in [[Birmingham]]) is the current [[Birmingham City Council District 3|District 3]] representative on the [[Birmingham Board of Education]].


She was elected to the Birmingham Board of Education in the [[2017 Birmingham municipal election]]. Since serving on the Birmingham Board of Education she has voted on four charter school applications, including voting in favor of two charter school applications, and in opposition to two applications, despite the recommendations submitted to the board to deny all four applications. Boehm qualified on [[June 28]], [[2021]] to run for re-election in the [[2021 Birmingham municipal election]].
Mary is the daughter of former [[Birmingham City Council]]or [[Alan Drennen]]. She attended the [[Brooke Hill School]] in Birmingham and earned a bachelor’s degree in biology at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in [[1978]]. She taught at [[Creative Montessori School]] and worked with the [[American Red Cross]]. In [[1986]] she began working for the [[Birmingham YWCA]], and helped found its daycare program for homeless children.


==Charter Schools==
Boehm joined the [[Alabama Power Foundation]] as president in [[1989]]. In [[1997]] she left to take the same position with the [[BellSouth Foundation]]. From [[2007]] to [[2017]] she was on the staff of [[A+ Education Partnership]] as director of their A+ College Ready initiative.
On [[January 24]], [[2019]], the Birmingham Board of Education denied charter school applicant [[i3 Academy]]. The board voted 8-1 to accept Superintendent Lisa Herring’s recommendation to deny the application during a special-called meeting. Board member Mary Boehm cast the sole vote against the recommendation. On [[January 27]], [[2020]], Birmingham school board members voted to reject two charter school applications. First the school board voted unanimously to reject the application for Knowledge Unlimited Charter School, also known as Knowledge U. The review committee said the application doesn’t meet requirements necessary for approval under the guidelines of [[Birmingham City Schools]]. The second charter school vote in January was for the [[Magic City Acceptance Academy]] (MCAA). Birmingham’s review committee, which is responsible for reviewing charter school applications, recommended board members deny MCAA’s application due to its lack of detail when it comes to educational program design, an operations plan and financial plan. The board accepted the review committee’s request for denial with a 5-3 vote, with Mary Boehm voting in opposition to the review committee's recommendation.
 
She was elected to the Birmingham Board of Education in the [[2017 Birmingham municipal election]]. Boehm qualified on [[June 28]], [[2021]] to run for re-election in the [[2021 Birmingham municipal election]]. In her campaign she pledged support for superintendent Dr. [[Mark Sullivan]] and the system's strategic plan, and to work to improve academic performance and expand pre-K enrollment.
 
On [[January 24]], [[2019]] Boehm cast the sole vote against superintendent [[Lisa Herring]]'s and the review committee's recommendations to deny a charter school license for [[i3 Academy]]. On [[January 27]], [[2020]] she was part of a unanimous vote to deny a charter school license to the promoters of [[Knowledge Unlimited]], and was one of three members who voted, against the review committee's recommendation, to deny granting a charter school license to [[Magic City Acceptance Academy]].
 
Boehm has served on the boards of [[Ruffner Mountain Nature Center]] and [[Voices for Alabama’s Children]]. She served on the [[Mayor’s Task Force on Refugee Resettlement]] and is an alumna of [[Leadership Birmingham]] and [[Leadership Alabama]].
 
{{Start box}}
{{succession box |
  before=[[Brian Giattina]] |
  title=[[Birmingham Board of Education]] [[Birmingham City Council District 3|District 3]] |
  years=[[2017]]– |
  after=
}}
{{End box}}


==References==
==References==
* Jan 24, 2019, Trisha Powell Crain, "Birmingham school board denies charter application" https://www.al.com/news/2019/01/birmingham-school-board-denies-charter-application.html (AL.com)
* Crain, Trisha Powell (January 24, 2019) "[https://www.al.com/news/2019/01/birmingham-school-board-denies-charter-application.html Birmingham school board denies charter application]" {{BN}}
* Jan. 28, 2020, Randi Hildreth, "Birmingham School Board denies charter school applications" https://www.wbrc.com/2020/01/29/birmingham-school-board-denies-charter-school-applications/ (WBRC)
* Hildreth, Randi (January 28, 2020) "[https://www.wbrc.com/2020/01/29/birmingham-school-board-denies-charter-school-applications/ Birmingham School Board denies charter school applications]" (WBRC)
* Jan 29, 2020, Jonece Starr Dunigan, "Birmingham board denies state’s first LGBTQ charter school application" https://www.al.com/news/2020/01/birmingham-board-denies-states-first-lgbtq-charter-school-application.html (AL.com)
* Dunigan, Jonece Starr (January 29, 2020) "[https://www.al.com/news/2020/01/birmingham-board-denies-states-first-lgbtq-charter-school-application.html Birmingham board denies state’s first LGBTQ charter school application]" {{BN}}
* "Board of Education Contenders and Their Backgrounds." (August 19, 2021) {{BT}}
 
==External links==
* [https://www.boehmforbirmingham.com/ Mary Boehm] campaign website
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boehm, Mary}}
[[Category:1953 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Brooke Hill graduates]]
[[Category:Educators]]
[[Category:Nonprofit executives]]
[[Category:Birmingham Board of Education]]
[[Category:Leadership Birmingham alumni]]

Latest revision as of 21:32, 25 May 2023

Mary Boehm

Mary Drennen Boehm (born c. 1953 in Birmingham) is the current District 3 representative on the Birmingham Board of Education.

Mary is the daughter of former Birmingham City Councilor Alan Drennen. She attended the Brooke Hill School in Birmingham and earned a bachelor’s degree in biology at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1978. She taught at Creative Montessori School and worked with the American Red Cross. In 1986 she began working for the Birmingham YWCA, and helped found its daycare program for homeless children.

Boehm joined the Alabama Power Foundation as president in 1989. In 1997 she left to take the same position with the BellSouth Foundation. From 2007 to 2017 she was on the staff of A+ Education Partnership as director of their A+ College Ready initiative.

She was elected to the Birmingham Board of Education in the 2017 Birmingham municipal election. Boehm qualified on June 28, 2021 to run for re-election in the 2021 Birmingham municipal election. In her campaign she pledged support for superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan and the system's strategic plan, and to work to improve academic performance and expand pre-K enrollment.

On January 24, 2019 Boehm cast the sole vote against superintendent Lisa Herring's and the review committee's recommendations to deny a charter school license for i3 Academy. On January 27, 2020 she was part of a unanimous vote to deny a charter school license to the promoters of Knowledge Unlimited, and was one of three members who voted, against the review committee's recommendation, to deny granting a charter school license to Magic City Acceptance Academy.

Boehm has served on the boards of Ruffner Mountain Nature Center and Voices for Alabama’s Children. She served on the Mayor’s Task Force on Refugee Resettlement and is an alumna of Leadership Birmingham and Leadership Alabama.

Preceded by:
Brian Giattina 		Birmingham Board of Education District 3
2017– 		Succeeded by:
'

References

External links

Retrieved from "http://bhamwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Mary_Boehm&oldid=203043"