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In [[1998]] the school was expanded to provide a new band room and gymnasium and to renovate the office and administrative areas. [[Hibbett Sports]] renovated the gymnasium, locker rooms and provided a weight room under its "Operation Sports Renovation" program. | In [[1998]] the school was expanded to provide a new band room and gymnasium and to renovate the office and administrative areas. [[Hibbett Sports]] renovated the gymnasium, locker rooms and provided a weight room under its "Operation Sports Renovation" program. | ||
Under the guidelines of the [[Alabama Accountability Act|Alabama Accountability Act of 2015]] Smith Elementary was designated as a "failing" school by the [[Alabama Department of Education]] in [[2016]] and [[ | Under the guidelines of the [[Alabama Accountability Act|Alabama Accountability Act of 2015]] Smith Elementary was designated as a "failing" school by the [[Alabama Department of Education]] in [[2016]], [[2017]], [[2018]] and [[2019]]. | ||
==Principals== | ==Principals== | ||
* [[Charles Willis Jr]], -2013 | * [[Charles Willis Jr]], -2013 | ||
* [[DeMarcus Gates]], 2013- | * [[DeMarcus Gates]], 2013- | ||
* [[Judith Ross]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 10:30, 5 November 2019
| L. M. Smith Middle School | |
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Birmingham City Schools |
| Years | 1958–present |
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| Location | 1124 Five Mile Road, (map) Roebuck |
| Grades | 6-8 |
| Principal | Judith Ross |
| Enrollment | 345 (2015) |
| Colors | orange & green |
| Mascot | Vikings |
| Website | bhamcityschools.org |
Lewis Martin Smith Middle School is a middle school in the Birmingham City Schools system located at 1124 Five Mile Road in Roebuck. Begun in 1956, Smith School opened as a K-8 school in August 1958 and was named for outgoing Birmingham Board of Education president and Alabama Power Company executive Lewis Smith.
The K-8 school was changed to a middle school in 1981, serving incoming students from North Roebuck, Sun Valley, and Arthur Elementary Schools.
In 1998 the school was expanded to provide a new band room and gymnasium and to renovate the office and administrative areas. Hibbett Sports renovated the gymnasium, locker rooms and provided a weight room under its "Operation Sports Renovation" program.
Under the guidelines of the Alabama Accountability Act of 2015 Smith Elementary was designated as a "failing" school by the Alabama Department of Education in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Principals
- Charles Willis Jr, -2013
- DeMarcus Gates, 2013-
- Judith Ross
References
- Leech, Marie (December 1, 2009) "Hibbett Sports upgrades gym for Birmingham's Smith Middle School." The Birmingham News
- Phillips, Ryan (February 11, 2016) "Birmingham City Schools see staggering number of failing schools." Birmingham Business Journal