Satsuma City School System
Satsuma City School System is a school district in Mobile County, Alabama serving the city of Satsuma.
The Satsuma City School System is served by two schools, Robert E. Lee Elementary (K-6) and Satsuma High School (7-12). As of 2012[update] Dr. Joe D. Walters is the current Interim Superintendent.[1]
History
Satsuma voted on April 12, 2011 to create its own school system[2] and began the process of forming a school board with plans to start school in the fall of 2012. The Satsuma City Council received 21 applications for the five member board, and following two rounds of interviews the Satsuma Board of Education was formed with the following members being sworn in on June 7, 2011: Linda Robbins, James B. Woosley, Diane Keasler, Jimmy Upton and Pat Hicks.[3]
The new board immediately began the work required to separate from the Mobile County Public School System. On April 5, 2012, the separation agreement between the two school boards was completed and signed.[4] In June 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice granted Pre-Clearance to the board, officially establishing the Satsuma City School System.
Residents of Axis, Creola, and other areas of Mobile County not in the Satsuma city limits and formerly assigned to Satsuma schools were rezoned to North Mobile County K-8 School in Axis and Citronelle High School in Citronelle.[5]
Operations
As of 2013[update] non-residents must pay $850 per year per child to send their children to Satsuma schools.[6] In 2012 the tuition was $650.[5] As of 2013[update] about 100 students residing in Creola attended Satsuma schools.[7]
References
- ^ Havner Philips, Rena (May 9, 2012). "Satsuma Schools taps Tuscumbia's Joe Walters as interim superintendent". Mobile Press-Register.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Busby, Renee (April 12, 2011). "Satsuma residents approve tax for new public school system". Mobile Press-Register.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Kent, Mark R. (June 8, 2011). "Satsuma school board members take oath of office at council meeting". Mobile Press-Register.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Havner Philips, Rena (April 5, 2012). "Chickasaw, Satsuma school officials: Today is a day for the history books". Mobile Press-Register.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|newspaper=(help) - ^ a b Philips, Rena Havner. "Satsuma sets tuition for out-of-city students at $650." AL.com. April 29, 2012. Retrieved on July 29, 2016.
- ^ Ericson, Sally Pearsall. "Creola ponders its future: 'This whole thing is about schools'." AL.com. August 25, 2013. Retrieved on July 29, 2016.
- ^ Ericson, Sally. "Property taxes a key issue in potential Satsuma-Creola schools partnership, attorney says." AL.com. August 21, 2013. Retrieved on July 29, 2016.
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