Linda Duffis, an art teacher at Dunbar School for the Creative and Performing Arts, has been named Alabama's Middle School Art Teacher of the Year by the Alabama Art Educators Association.
For the first time since Alabama began issuing a state report card, Mobile County Public Schools has earned a B rating, improving six points from a 77 last year to an 83 in 2019.
A total of 228 Mobile County Public Schools students earned Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar recognition in 2019. Many of them were congratulated by MCPSS Deputy Superintendent Dr. Lakesha Brackins recently at Central Campus.
The magnet school focusing on math, science and technology is the 14th MCPSS school to win the Blue Ribbon, which is the highest honor given by the U.S. Department of Education to public and private schools.
Linda Duffis, an art teacher at Dunbar School for the Creative and Performing Arts, has been named Alabama's Middle School Art Teacher of the Year by the Alabama Art Educators Association.
We are pleased to announce that Baker High School was a recipient for a $5,000 beautification grant from the Lowe’s Charitable and Education Foundation. Stephanie Tashbin, the school’s Career Academy Specialist, applied for the grant to spruce up the Freshman Academy annex. Toolbox for Education grants are reserved for school improvement projects in order to improve the communities they serve. The school used the money for a new sidewalk and landscaping. Baker High School would like to thank Lowe’s Home Improvement and Toolbox for Education for their generosity and support!
Baker High School serves about 2,400 students and is located on Airport Boulevard.
Mobile County Public Schools re-launched its website – www.mcpss.com – this summer, creating a more user-friendly format and more visually appealing platform.
Six Mobile County Public Schools high schools are participating in the Concussion Awareness Program, which is designed to decrease the number of missed concussions and to decrease the recovery time for players.
The Mobile County Board of School Commissioners gave Superintendent Chresal Threadgill all 5’s out of 5 on his annual evaluation, which was conducted during a special-called meeting on Thursday.
Clark-Shaw School of Math, Science and Technology and Phillips Preparatory School were recognized recently as Bicentennial Schools of Excellence for their students’ work honoring Alabama’s history. Clark-Shaw and Phillips are two of only 21 schools to receive this honor, which comes with a $5,000 grant.
As part of a new enhanced protocol for entry into high school sporting events, Mobile County Public Schools has purchased and assembled walk-through metal detectors to be used at every home football game.
Students at several Mobile County high schools have joined with a local environmental organization to participate in projects to help the environment in their communities.
With classes set to begin on Tuesday, Mobile County Public Schools’ teachers received some words of encouragement and inspiration, as well as some beautiful songs and performances, at the second Teachers Institute on Friday at the Mobile Civic Center.
