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college application week
Alabama College Application Campaign Week is Oct. 7-11

Over 60 colleges and universities will waive their application fees for high school seniors.

Mon Sep 30 04:47 PM

Brigade Command
Top JROTC cadets selected for Brigade Command

C/LTC Mercedes English of Murphy High School is named Cadet Brigade Commander.

Fri Sep 27 08:38 AM

Learning Leading U
Learn more about MCPSS at Learning Leading U

The program is designed to engage community members who are passionate about education, interested in gaining a deeper understanding of issues facing our schools, and want to become informed advocates.

Thu Sep 26 02:58 PM

T-Mobile
Affordable broadband home internet available for students

T-Mobile's Project 10 Million program provides an unlimited 4G data plan for students for $27.99 per month.

Mon Sep 16 03:43 PM

LeFlore counselors
MCPSS counselors earn Program of Distinction recognition

Fifteen MCPSS counselors are being recognized for excellence by the Alabama School Counselor Association.

Tue Sep 10 04:01 PM

August 2024 cover
Read the new issue of Learning Leading magazine

Back to School edition includes features on enhanced safety plan, Wonder Kids and Giving Tree honorees.

Tue Aug 27 03:54 PM

Meeting reminder
Public Hearings

The Mobile County Board of School Commissioners is holding public hearings on the proposed fiscal year 2025 budget and the salary schedule

Sat Aug 24 11:33 AM

weapon detection
Enhanced safety plan adopted for 2024-25

The system will enforce policy restricting cell phone use, and has added advanced weapon detection screening systems in middle and high schools.

Tue Aug 20 01:56 PM

Threadgill
MCPSS is #GrowingGREATNESS in 2024-25!

The new school year opens with a challenge from Superintendent Chresal D. Threadgill: Be the best you can be.

Mon Aug 12 03:53 PM

interns
MCPSS Summer Internships: Connecting with Careers

The program has expanded to include more than 35 businesses and industries throughout Mobile County.

Thu May 30 02:29 PM

archers
MCPSS Student Archers Excel at National Tournament

Archers from Alma Bryant, Grand Bay Middle, Causey Middle and Dawes Intermediate shine.

Wed May 29 04:42 PM

Giving Tree
MCPSS honors award-winning educators on The Giving Tree

The honorees are educators who earned statewide or national awards in the last year, along with our 2024 Teachers of the Year.

Wed May 22 04:15 PM

Davidson graduates
Congratulations to the Class of 2024!

More than 3,000 seniors graduated in ceremonies in May.

Wed May 22 04:10 PM

Learning Leading award winners
MCPSS celebrates Learning Leading Awards

The system recognized exemplary students, teachers and community partners in a ceremony at Murphy High School.

Wed May 22 02:42 PM

LL winners
MCPSS honors Learning Leading Award winners

The 2024 honorees are Stella McWhorter of Mary B. Austin, Justice Nodd of Orchard, Sara Lovelace of Barton Academy and Summer Evans of Mary G. Montgomery.

Thu Apr 11 04:11 PM

NBCT
MCPSS honors new National Board Certified Teachers

After nine more teachers achieved certification, and several others recertified, MCPSS now has 94 National Board Certified Teachers.

Tue Apr 09 09:21 AM

Career Fair
Seniors learn about opportunities at High School Career Fair

More than 80 vendors in a variety of industries and postsecondary education were on hand to share opportunities with Mobile County seniors.

Wed Apr 03 02:05 PM

Pre-K
Pre-K screening deadline is this week

Last opportunities are March 26-28.

Tue Mar 26 01:11 PM

Murphy Hi-Q
Murphy wins state Hi-Q final

Panthers win annual academic competition by one point over Alma Bryant.

Mon Mar 18 04:37 PM

Career Fair
Join #TeamMCPSS at the Career Fair on March 27

MCPSS will be hiring on-site for teachers and many support positions.

Tue Mar 12 10:59 AM

Archived News


teachers of the year
MCPSS names 2022-23 Teachers of the Year

Congratulations to Meagan Gayle of Hutchens Elementary, Amanda Delaney of Barton Academy and Ava Long of Bryant High!

Fri Mar 31 11:45 AM

Graduation schedule
MCPSS Graduation Schedule

A schedule of 2022 graduation ceremonies

Thu Apr 28 11:02 AM

Deborah Pippin
MCPSS names Neidhardt, Mouton and Pippin as countywide Teachers of the Year

The honorees were surprised in their classrooms with news of the awards on Friday. Mobile County’s Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year will now be nominated for Alabama Teacher of the Year.

Thu Aug 19 02:01 PM

Chresal Threadgill
Chresal Threadgill honored as Alabama's Superintendent of the Year

Mobile County Public Schools Superintendent Chresal Threadgill was honored in Montgomery this week as Alabama’s Superintendent of the Year

Thu Aug 19 02:00 PM

truck for auction
Surplus vehicle available for auction

Did you know that MCPSS and other public entities regularly offer surplus vehicles and equipment for auction?

Thu Aug 19 02:00 PM

Jordan Guyton
B.C. Rain freshman publishes novel in honor of great-great-grandmother

What started as a two-page poem blossomed into a 484-page book that Guyton titled "Black Queen."

Thu Aug 19 01:59 PM

Giving Tree/Threadgill
MCPSS adds names of 11 award-winning educators to The Giving Tree

The Giving Tree, located in the lobby of the MCPSS Academic Affairs building, was established in 2011 to honor teachers and administrators who win statewide or national awards.

Thu Aug 19 01:58 PM

E.R. Dickson banner
E.R. Dickson Elementary is named a CLAS Banner School

School is one of eight in Alabama selected for programs that serve as models to the rest of the state.

Thu Aug 19 01:58 PM

Return to school (adjusted)
An important update from Superintendent Chresal D. Threadgill

Mobile County Public Schools will begin transitioning students back into classrooms beginning next week.

Tue Apr 20 08:20 AM

Ladd-Peebles Stadium
New protocol in effect for MCPSS football games

New procedures and rules are in place to guard against the spread of COVID-19 at Mobile County Public Schools sporting events.

Tue Apr 20 08:18 AM

Craighead cafeteria
Feeding program continues through first quarter

Breakfast and lunch will be provided free of charge to any child age 18 and younger at all school cafeteria sites. Meals will be available for the whole week on Mondays from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Tue Apr 20 08:17 AM

remote learning
2020-21 back to school FAQs

Some answers to frequently asked questions from the first week of school.

Tue Apr 20 08:17 AM

new principals
Board approves new principals

Alma Bryant High, Causey Middle and Kate Shepard Elementary will have new principals this year, while a principal was also named for the new Barton Academy for Advanced World Studies, set to open in 2021.

Tue Apr 20 08:16 AM

Threadgill
An important message from Superintendent Chresal D. Threadgill about the start of the 2020-21 school year

The start of school will be delayed until Sept. 1 and students will learn remotely through at least the first quarter.

Tue Apr 20 08:15 AM

space camp 2
MCPSS teachers bring lessons home from Space Academy for Educators

Ten Mobile County Public Schools teachers got some out-of-this-world science-based professional development recently, as they attended Space Academy for Educators at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville.

Tue Apr 20 08:14 AM

Donnie & Tammy Brown
Plans announced for The Miracle League of West Mobile: Schmidt Family Park

Facility in west Mobile will include baseball field, playground for children with special needs.

Tue Apr 20 08:14 AM

Christina Sashington
Austal apprenticeship program leads to jobs for MCPSS graduates

Thirteen members of the MCPSS Class of 2020 were offered full-time jobs at the shipbuilder after training in its Youth Apprenticeship Program.

Tue Apr 20 08:13 AM

Barton Academy
Interior renovations underway at Barton Academy for Advanced World Studies

Renovations to state's oldest public school building are expected to be completed in time for new school to open in 2021.

Tue Apr 20 08:13 AM

Madelyn Fetner
MCPSS honors Learning Leading Award winners

Madelyn Fetner of J.E. Turner, Lily Hoyle of Phillips Preparatory and Vanessa Siggers of Murphy High School are the 2020 Learning Leading Award winners.

Tue Apr 20 08:12 AM

David Dai
Alma Bryant's David Dai named a finalist for state Teacher of the Year

Dai has been named the Alabama State Board of Education's District 1 Secondary Teacher of the Year and is one of 16 finalists for 2020-21 Alabama State Teacher of the Year.

Tue Apr 20 08:11 AM