Baldwin County Board of Education
Coordinates: 30°53′29.03″N 87°47′7.74″W / 30.8913972°N 87.7854833°W
| Baldwin County Board of Education | |
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 Building Excellence |
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| Type and location | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Bay Minette, Alabama |
| District Info | |
| Superintendent | Dr. Alan T. Lee |
| Budget | $201,000,000 (2007) |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 26,800 |
| Teachers | 1,913 |
| Staff | 3,900 |
| Other information | |
| Student Teacher Ratio | 13:1 |
| Website | www.bcbe.org |
The Baldwin County Board of Education oversees all public schools in Baldwin County, Alabama, USA. The board of education offices are based in Bay Minette, Alabama. The Board serves all of Baldwin County, Alabama. It serves both suburban areas and rural areas. It is the only public school systems in the county. Almost 27,000 students are within the supervision of the Board. 3,800 employees including 1,913 classroom teachers, serve the students at 46 campuses. The Board spends $7,425 per student in 2007, ranking as the largest sum spent per student in Alabama. In 2007 the average student/teacher ratio across all schools in the system was 13:1[1]
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[edit] Board composition
The board is composed of seven members elected within districts throughout the county. The Superintendent of Education is appointed by the board and is not a member of it.[2]
[edit] Board members
- Frank Trione, District 1
- Robert Wills, District 2
- Elmer McDaniel, District 3
- Norman Moore, District 4, Board Vice President
- Angie Swiger, District 5, Board President
- Robert Callahan, Jr. District 6
- Tracy Roberts, District 7,
[edit] Superintendent
The Baldwin County Superintendent of Education is Dr. Alan T. Lee. Lee had served as superintendent of Washington County Schools in Abingdon, Va., which has an enrollment of about 7,500 students.
[edit] Finances
Economic difficulties confronted the Board beginning in 2008. A sales tax referendum is on the ballot for March 2010 which is forecast to raise $25 million annually for the three years it is active. If it fails, layoffs and school closures are predicted. Officials have described their situation as "catastrophic" and say they have lost over $61 million in funding in the past 24 months while enrollment has increased.[3] Interim Superintendent Dawson predicts "brutal cuts" if the sales tax is not passed, and predicts it will take the schools "more than a generation to recover."[4]
[edit] School policies
The Baldwin County Board of Education requires all students in the system to wear similar school uniforms.[5] Individual school principals are allowed to deviate from the regulation for certain events.
The Board annually revisits the school attendance zones as rapid growth in Baldwin County frequently forces changes in order to prevent overcrowding in schools.
The system also conducts random drug testing on all high school campuses.[1]
The school board states that it regards good discipline as extremely important to the total school program. Corporal punishment is administered if other disciplinary measures prove ineffective. Swats are administered to the student's buttocks with a paddle "or facsimile thereof".[6]
[edit] Schools
[edit] Secondary schools
[edit] High schools
- Baldwin County High School (Bay Minette)
- Daphne High School (Daphne)
- Fairhope High School (Fairhope)
- Foley High School (Foley)
- Gulf Shores High School (Gulf Shores)
- North Baldwin Center for Technology (Bay Minette) (11th & 12th only)
- Robertsdale High School (Robertsdale)
- South Baldwin Center for Technology (Robertsdale) (11th & 12th only)
- Spanish Fort High School (Spanish Fort) (presently serving 7-11th grade)
[edit] Middle schools
- Bay Minette Middle School (Bay Minette)
- Central Baldwin Middle School (Robertsdale)
- Daphne Middle School (Daphne)
- Elberta Middle School (Elberta)
- Fairhope Middle School (Fairhope)
- Foley Middle School (Foley)
- Gulf Shores Middle School (Gulf Shores)
- Spanish Fort Middle School (Spanish Fort)
[edit] Primary schools
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "We're Meeting the Challenge" (PDF). Baldwin County Public Schools. http://www.bcbe.org/Download.asp?L=1&LMID=&PN=Documents&DivisionID=1009&DepartmentID=&SubDepartmentID=&SubP=&Act=Download&T=1&I=7385. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
- ^ "Board of Education". Baldwin County Public Schools. http://www.bcbe.org/?DivisionID=%27831%27&ToggleSideNav=. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- ^ Baggett, Connie (February 5, 2010). "Spending priorities listed". Press-Register (Mobile, AL): p. Z1.
- ^ Baggett, Connie (February 27, 2010). "To tax or not to tax". Press-Register (Mobile, AL): p. 1A.
- ^ "Baldwin County Public Schools Uniform Policy" (PDF). Baldwin County Public Schools. http://www.bcbe.org/Download.asp?L=1&LMID=&PN=Documents&DivisionID=1009&DepartmentID=&SubDepartmentID=&SubP=&Act=Download&T=2&I=1025. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- ^ 2009-2010 Student Code of Conduct Handbook, Baldwin County Public Schools, p.5.
