Gulf Shores Projects School District To Open 2018-2019 School Year

THE CITY OF GULF SHORES TAKES
ANOTHER BIG STEP TOWARDS OPENING
ITS
OWN SCHOOL DISTRICT THIS WEEK...
AS IT
RELEASES THE APPLICATIONS FOR
ITS
SCHOOL BOARD.
MARY SMITH IS LIVE OUTSIDE OF
CITY HALL
TONIGHT.
MARY HOW FAST ARE THEY HOPING TO
GET
THIS ALL DONE?
PRETTY FAST
THE CITY IS RELEASING THOSE
APPLICATIONS STARTING AT 8AM
TOMORROW. WITH
HOPES OF HAVING THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT OPEN
FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. IT SAYS
ITS GOAL IS TO PERSONALIZE
EDUCATION NOT FOR 31-THOUSAND
KIDS IN
THE COUNTY. BUT ABOUT 2-THOUSAND
KIDS HERE IN THE CITY.
SOT: MAYOR CRAFT, GULF SHORES
"We
want every student to come out
of our
schools being prepared for
wherever it is they want to go
and whatever they want to do."
THE SEARCH IS ON FOR FIVE PEOPLE
THAT WILL HELP DEVELOP THE
FUTURE OF EDUCATION FOR
GULF SHORES.
NEWS 5 OBTAINED A COPY OF THE 4-
PAGE APPLICATION TO BECOME A
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION.
IT ASKS SEVERAL ESSAY QUESTIONS,
ARREST HISTORY, EDUCATION
HISTORY AND OTHER SCHOOL BOARD
CRITERIA REQUIRED BY THE STATE
SOT BLAKE PHELPS, CITY OF GULF
SHORES, "In addition to that,
the city council
and mayor are going to look for
people who have education and
community involvement
experience, and who
have the time and ability to
commit the time that is
necessary to serve on this
board."
AND THE RELEASE OF THE
APPLICATION MARKS THE START OF A
FAST PROCESS.
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE OCTOBER
30TH
AT 5PM. WITH HOPES OF
APPOINTING THE 5-MEMBER SCHOOL
BOARD ON NOVEMBER 27TH.
THE BOARD WILL THEN APPOINT A
SUPERINTENDENT, FINANCIAL
OFFICER, AND LEGAL COUNCIL.
THEN THE GULF SHORES SCHOOL
DISTRICT WILL ENTER A SEPARATION
AGREEMENT WITH BALDWIN COUNTY
SCHOOLS. SOT: Mary "what about
facilities for these kids?"
SOT: PHELPS "the existing
facilities will
be transferred in the separation
agreement
and all of that has to be worked
out with the
county board of education." BUT
THAT SEPARATION AGREEMENT
PROCESS CAN'T START UNTIL THE
SCHOOL BOARD IS FORMED.
THE GOAL IS FOR SMALLER
CLASSROOMS WITH MORE TEACHER
ATTENTION. STARTING NEXT SCHOOL
YEAR.
SOT: MAYOR CRAFT "We want to
lower the
class size to get more
individual
opportunities for working
individually with the kids so
the teachers get a little bit
more private time."
THE CITY SAYS IT WORKED
INTERNALLY
WITH ITS LEGAL TEAM TO DRAFT THE
EDUCATION BOARD APPLICATION. YOU
CAN PICK UP THAT APPLICATION AT
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Gulf Shores Projects School District To Open 2018-2019 School Year

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