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In [[1989]] [[Southern Progress]] chose Center Street Middle School for a continuing series of special projects including field trips, reading activities, and the "Center Street Photography Project" in which selected students are given cameras to document the world around them. The best photographs are exhibited to the public at the end of each year. | In [[1989]] [[Southern Progress]] chose Center Street Middle School for a continuing series of special projects including field trips, reading activities, and the "Center Street Photography Project" in which selected students are given cameras to document the world around them. The best photographs are exhibited to the public at the end of each year. | ||
In [[2013]], under the terms of the [[Alabama Accountability Act]], Center Street Middle School was deemed a "failing school", permitting parents to claim tax credits to transfer students to another school. | In [[2013]], under the terms of the [[Alabama Accountability Act]], Center Street Middle School was deemed a "failing school", permitting parents to claim tax credits to transfer students to another school. The school was taken off the list in [[2014]]. | ||
==Principals== | ==Principals== | ||
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* Folse, Molly (May 15, 2008) "Photo phenoms: Center Street Middle School students unleash their inner shutterbugs." ''Birmingham Weekly''. | * Folse, Molly (May 15, 2008) "Photo phenoms: Center Street Middle School students unleash their inner shutterbugs." ''Birmingham Weekly''. | ||
* Chandler, Kim (June 18, 2013) "Alabama Accountability Act: 78 schools listed as failing/ Current private school students not eligible for tax credits." {{BN}} | * Chandler, Kim (June 18, 2013) "Alabama Accountability Act: 78 schools listed as failing/ Current private school students not eligible for tax credits." {{BN}} | ||
* Stephens, Challen (January 16, 2014) "Alabama releases new list of 76 failing schools." {{BN}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 11:40, 16 January 2014
| Center Street Middle School | |
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Birmingham City Schools |
| Years | 1955–present |
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| Location | 1832 Center Way South, (map) Titusville |
| Grades | 6-8 |
| Principal | Carolyn Denson |
| Enrollment | 356 (2008) |
| Colors | |
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| Website | 499 birmingham.schoolinsites.com |
Center Street Middle School is a middle school in the Birmingham City Schools system located at 1832 Center Way South in Titusville. The principal is [[Carolyn Denson].
The school building was constructed in 1955 with major additions in the 2000s.
In 1989 Southern Progress chose Center Street Middle School for a continuing series of special projects including field trips, reading activities, and the "Center Street Photography Project" in which selected students are given cameras to document the world around them. The best photographs are exhibited to the public at the end of each year.
In 2013, under the terms of the Alabama Accountability Act, Center Street Middle School was deemed a "failing school", permitting parents to claim tax credits to transfer students to another school. The school was taken off the list in 2014.
Principals
- Cassanda Fincher-Fells
- Carolyn Denson, 2010-present
References
- Folse, Molly (May 15, 2008) "Photo phenoms: Center Street Middle School students unleash their inner shutterbugs." Birmingham Weekly.
- 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
- Stephens, Challen (January 16, 2014) "Alabama releases new list of 76 failing schools." The Birmingham News
External links
- Center Street Middle School at birmingham.schoolinsites.com
- Center Street Photography Project website