MCPSS News

Come and learn about all the great job opportunities available at Mobile County Public Schools at the Career Fair on April 30 at the Mobile Convention Center from noon until 5 p.m.

Tue Apr 15 03:11 PM

Byrd, Mobile County's High School Teacher of the Year in 2025, has been teaching for 19 years, the last 11 at Citronelle High School, where she leads Advanced Placement courses in U.S. History, Psychology, and American Government and Politics

Tue Apr 15 02:51 PM

They are DeCari Carter of Forest Hill Elementary, Amberly Hardy of Dodge Elementary, Caitlyn Zeine of Phillips Preparatory, and Morghan Cooley of Davidson High School.

Mon Mar 24 11:45 AM

The March 2025 issue includes MCPSS Teachers of the Year, other award-winning educators and National Board Certified Teachers, Mobile County Spelling Bee winners, and more.

Mon Mar 24 11:44 AM

More than 1,200 MCPSS students and families attended Gifted Education Family Night at the National Maritime Museum.

Thu Mar 20 02:59 PM

Career and Technical Education Month is a great time to highlight the CTE curriculum offered at MCPSS high schools. These innovative CTE programs introduce students to a wealth of opportunities right here in Mobile County and beyond.

Thu Feb 27 03:55 PM

Hutchens Elementary teacher Nicole Baranov has been named the state's Outstanding Elementary Science Teacher by the Alabama Science Teachers Association (ASTA). Baranov, who leads the STEM lab at Hutchens, received the honor on February 24 in Vestavia Hills at the ASTA Conference, along with a $1,000 monetary award.

Wed Feb 26 02:16 PM

More than 190 students from 12 middle and high schools took part in the South Alabama History Day Competition, held on MCPSS's Central Office campus.

Mon Feb 24 03:54 PM

Lauren Henson, a social worker in the MGM feeder pattern, has been selected as the Alabama School Social Worker of the Year by the School Social Work Association of Alabama.

Tue Feb 18 10:03 AM

The fifth-grade math and science teacher will receive an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize. She is the only recipient in Alabama this year and the 42nd in the state since 1988.

Mon Feb 17 05:23 PM

MCPSS students swept the top three places, as Annalee Towler from Nan Gray Davis Elementary was the runner-up, while Kyler Johnson from Mary B. Austin Elementary finished third.

Tue Feb 11 04:10 PM

Two Mobile County Public Schools teachers, Nicole Bolton and David Dai, were recognized among the nation’s top math and science teachers by the White House and the National Science Foundation. Both are teachers at Barton Academy for Advanced World Studies.

Mon Feb 03 08:28 AM

Krissy Brown of Gilliard Elementary, Justine Wilson of Grand Bay Middle and Roseann Byrd of Citronelle High were selected as the 2025 Teachers of the Year.

Thu Jan 16 04:20 PM

The MCPSS Signature Academies application portal opens on January 7, 2025.

Thu Jan 09 04:01 PM

Fifteen Mobile County Public Schools teachers just received the nation’s most respected professional certification for K-12 educators by becoming National Board Certified.

Thu Jan 09 09:18 AM

MCPSS schools and Central Office organized several charitable pursuits during the months of November and December.

Wed Jan 08 03:44 PM

In 25 years at Davidson, Shipp has led the Warriors girls basketball team to the AHSAA Tournament six times, with Class 6A runner-up finishes in 2005 and 2006.

Wed Jan 08 11:06 AM

Lonnie Parsons returns to represent District 1, while Don Stringfellow was re-elected in District 2.

Tue Jan 07 12:14 PM

Kimberly Jones of Nan Gray Davis Elementary School is the Alabama School Counselor Association’s Counselor of the Year.

Tue Dec 17 02:45 PM

Tue Dec 17 02:44 PM

The application period is currently closed.

Thu May 08 09:01 AM

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

Fri Mar 31 11:45 AM

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

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

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

Thu Aug 19 02:00 PM

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

Thu Aug 19 01:59 PM

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

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

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

Tue Apr 20 08:20 AM

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

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

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

Tue Apr 20 08:17 AM

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

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

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

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

Tue Apr 20 08:14 AM

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

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 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

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