Recently middle and high school assistant principals and teachers attended the annual Mobile County Public School System's (MCPSS) Making Middle Grades Work and High Schools That Work (MMGW-HSTW) workshop.  The sessions are reform initiatives designed for secondary schools.  MCPSS adopted the MMGW initiative over two years ago and the school system has seen increase student academic achievement in the middle schools setting. In an effort to improve graduation rates and...

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A little change can go a long way...During the month of August the Environmental Studies Center will be the designated charity for B & B Pet Stop's "Round-Up for Charity" program.  When you make a purchase at B & B Pet Stop in August, your cashier will ask you if you want to "Round-Up for Charity".  It will always be less than $1.00 since they're asking if you would round your sale up to the next dollar and donate the difference. So say "Yes"...

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The Murphy High School Chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), attended the National Leadership Conference of FCCLA, which was held in Nashville, TN on July 12-16-09. Chapter members attending were (left to right) Gloria Sherer, Sabina Iliyazova, Kiah Owens, Fredtasia Williams, Keyonna Phillips, Brianna Allen and Daniel Russell. Leadership participants Owens and Sherer presented their Chapter Service Project entitled - Murphy FCCLA Members Prepare and Contribute Hurricane...

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STATE HOST INNOVATIVE WORKSHOP - ALABAMA'S TEACHERS RECEIVE FREE SOFTWARE FOR CLASSROOMSThe new school year is almost here, and Alabama's teachers are already working hard to make it one of the best yet. This week, the Alabama Department of Education and the Governor's Office of Workforce Development, are offering cooperative education teachers and career and technical education (CTE) administrators statewide, an opportunity to participate in a special one-day professional development...

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