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In [[1980]] the EPIC program moved to a new modern building designed by [[Pedro Costa]], with color-coded walls for each grade level and abundant natural lighting. All students were taught sign language and the music classroom included special construction to transmit vibrations through the floor for the benefit of the hearing impaired. The school also housed a small animal menagerie and a well-stocked library. | In [[1980]] the EPIC program moved to a new modern building designed by [[Pedro Costa]], with color-coded walls for each grade level and abundant natural lighting. All students were taught sign language and the music classroom included special construction to transmit vibrations through the floor for the benefit of the hearing impaired. The school also housed a small animal menagerie and a well-stocked library. | ||
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* [[Vicki Stokes]], 2012 | |||
* [[Petra Leonard]], 2018- | |||
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Revision as of 15:13, 3 January 2019
| Epic Elementary School | |
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Birmingham City Schools |
| Years | 1980–present |
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| Location | 1000 10th Avenue South, (map) Glen Iris |
| Grades | K-5 |
| Principal | Petra Leonard |
| Enrollment | 482 (2012) |
| Colors | purple & gold |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Website | bcs.schoolwires.net |
Epic Elementary School (sometimes known as EPIC School or Epic Alternative Elementary School) is an elementary school in the Birmingham Public School System that is located at 1000 10th Avenue South, adjacent to Bessie Estelle Park in the Glen Iris neighborhood. The name is an acronym for "Educational Program for the Individual Child".
The school was founded in partnership with the UAB School of Education and serves as a training center for teachers. The curriculum focuses on creating individualized learning plans for students, including those considered "gifted" and those with disabilities. The pilot program, funded by a three-year federal grant, was housed at Glen Iris Elementary School beginning with the 1973-1974 academic year. Although the program was intended to maintain a 50/50 balance of white and black students, the inclusion of the rest of Glen Iris's students changed the racial makeup of the program.
In 1980 the EPIC program moved to a new modern building designed by Pedro Costa, with color-coded walls for each grade level and abundant natural lighting. All students were taught sign language and the music classroom included special construction to transmit vibrations through the floor for the benefit of the hearing impaired. The school also housed a small animal menagerie and a well-stocked library.
Principals
- Vicki Stokes, 2012
- Petra Leonard, 2018-
References
- Reeves, Garland (May 16, 1974) "City board to expand Glen Iris ed program stressing individual" The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
- Gargiulo, Richard M. & John Batson (1985) "EPIC School: An adventure in the least restrictive alternative." Education Vol. 105, No. 4, pp. 394-5
- Cummings, Meredith (August 2012) "EPIC Success Story: How one radical idea in education became a long-term success story." Birmingham magazine