Alabama
“Turnaround Schools Initiative” hoping to help 15 schools across Alabama
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Hundreds of thousands of {dollars} are heading into not less than 15 faculties across the state in hopes of turning them round.
The “Turnaround Colleges Initiative” is a brand new effort to enhance elementary faculties recognized as failing. $15 million will probably be allotted to the colleges. 5 Birmingham faculties are on the listing.
The initiative partially will usher in exterior sources from the Departmental of Psychological Well being, Early Childhood Schooling and others to assist inside faculties. Governor Kay Ivey’s workplace says this isn’t a one dimension matches all method. Will probably be personalized to the actual wants of every of the struggling faculties.
“There’s additionally an enormous turnover situation in a lot of these faculties as a result of they’re troublesome to workers as a result of they’re in troublesome communities and so we’re addressing turnover. We’re addressing what occurs within the classroom. I feel in time we’ll see all of these faculties turnaround,” Dr. Eric Mackey, Alabama State Superintendent mentioned.
Mackey says the colleges had been chosen based mostly on want, considering tutorial scores and poverty ranges.
Right here’s a listing of faculties receiving funds:
- Barbour County Intermediate Faculty – Barbour County
- Charles A Brown Elementary Faculty – Birmingham
- Hayes Okay-8 – Birmingham
- Hemphill Elementary Faculty -Birmingham
- Washington K8 – Birmingham
- West Finish Academy – Birmingham
- Faine Elementary Faculty – Dothan
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Faculty – Huntsville
- Chastang-Fournier Center Faculty – Cell County
- J F Shields Excessive Faculty – Monroe County
- Chisholm Elementary Faculty – Montgomery County
- Dozier Elementary Faculty – Montgomery County
- Highland Gardens Elementary Faculty – Montgomery County
- ABC Elementary – Wilcox County
- J E Hobbs Elementary Faculty – Wilcox County
Governor Ivey’s workplace despatched us this assertion in regards to the Turnaround Colleges Initiative:
“This initiative started with Governor Ivey’s imaginative and prescient, after which, throughout the governor’s state of the state handle, she proposed offering sources that might not be one-size-fits-all to help the elementary faculties recognized as “failing.” She mentioned, “We have to work with these faculties with an Alabama spirit of cooperation and dedication, and we have to discover new methods to deal with outdated issues. That begins with ensuring that each elementary faculty in Alabama is a profitable faculty.” She labored with the Alabama Legislature, the State Division of Schooling and others to safe this funding, and now the implementation is ongoing.
When Governor Ivey hosted the superintendents of those faculties in her workplace this previous spring, she made it some extent to dub this the “turnaround” faculties initiative, which depicts precisely what the governor desires to see achieved. Governor Ivey, first, want to see no elementary faculty ranked within the backside six %. When Alabama is investing a historic quantity of funding for our faculties, we should always not have our elementary college students left behind. The governor believes that’s too crucial of a time in a scholar’s instructional journey to not be giving it our greatest. Whereas the Alabama State Division of Schooling will not be straight below the governor’s authority, she determined to take a daring, whole-of-government method and tasked just a few of her personal businesses – the Alabama Division of Psychological Well being, the Division of Early Childhood Schooling and DHR – to affix this effort, as a result of in spite of everything, solely throwing cash at a difficulty doesn’t resolve the issue. This will probably be a multi-year, multifaceted effort, and Governor Ivey desires to see this achieved for our college students. In spite of everything, Alabama’s youngsters are a serious purpose Governor Ivey is working for a second-term.”
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The Alabama Association of Resource, Conservation and Development (RC&D) Councils presented a $25,000 grant to Alabama State Parks on Friday, June 21 during the Pollinator Festival at Oak Mountain State Park (OMSP).
The RC&D grant will fund development of 12 pollinator gardens at state parks throughout the state.
“We truly appreciate RC&D for funding this project, which will create a new interactive experience for State Parks visitors to enjoy,” State Parks Director Greg Lein said. “These pollinator gardens are more than just something pretty to look at and enjoy. They also improve and enhance habitat for pollinators, and that has incredible ecological benefits for all Alabamians.”
The check presentation also included a surprise for Lein as officials dedicated the pollinator garden at OMSP in his honor in recognition of his visionary leadership and unwavering passion to preserve natural spaces. The festivities were part of the first Pollinator Festival at OMSP, which celebrates National Pollinator Week and debuts the first of the 12 pollinator gardens.
“This is an unexpected honor, and I’m greatly humbled by this recognition,” Lein said.
The pollinator gardens funded by the RC&D grant will be located in 12 Alabama State Parks:
- Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham
- Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores
- Wind Creek State Park in Alexander City
- Lakepoint State Park in Eufaula
- DeSoto State Park in Fort Payne
- Joe Wheeler State Park in Rogersville
- Lake Guntersville State Park in Guntersville
- Cheaha State Park in Delta
- Chewacla State Park in Auburn
- Roland Cooper State Park in Camden
- Meaher State Park in Spanish Fort
- Lake Lurleen State Park in Coker
Tasha Simon, Chief of the Natural Resources Section for Alabama State Parks, welcomed the opening of Oak Mountain’s pollinator garden. She shared the paced park-by-park schedule of pollinator garden installations will allow park guests to see all the gardens in full bloom by 2025.
Six of the 12 will include a story trail, which will be a children’s storybook experience within the pollinator garden. Oak Mountain State Park’s pollinator garden includes a story trail, as do the gardens at Gulf, Wind Creek, Lakepoint, DeSoto and Joe Wheeler State Parks.
Alabama State Parks Chief of Interpretation and Education Renee Raney also shared, “Each pollinator garden allows educators to utilize interactive learning tools through our on-site Teacher Toolkits. The kits paired with the pollinator garden trail experience provide opportunities beyond the park and into the classroom for students and educators.”
Bees, birds, moths, bats and other pollinators have been in decline in many parts of the country due to habitat fragmentation, pollution and invasive species. Pollinators need flowering plants and vegetation to live and forage for food, which the Alabama State Parks’ new pollinator gardens will supply.
“Healthy ecosystems depend on pollinators,” Simon said. “In fact, at least 75 percent of all the flowering plants on earth are pollinated by insects and animals. These plants stabilize our soils, clean our air, supply oxygen and support wildlife.”
At Oak Mountain, the pollinator garden was installed in an area that was devastated by a tornado in March 2021. “It was the perfect place to create habitat for our pollinators,” Simon said.
Pollinators play a critical role in ecological balance, food production, biodiversity and environmental health.
“The new pollinator gardens are sure to become popular experiences at our State Parks. We again want to express our appreciation to RC&D for providing the funding,” Lein said. “We strive for every visitor to enjoy a first-class experience in our state parks, and these gardens definitely fulfill that goal.”
Park leaders welcome guests to stay, play, and explore naturally in all 21 Alabama State Parks by making reservations through the Plan Your Adventure Online portal at Alapark.com. Advance planning is encouraged to secure preferred dates.
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