Montgomery Public Schools

The Montgomery Public Schools headquarters and Montgomery County Board of Education is located at 307 S. Decatur Street in Montgomery.

Montgomery Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. The current Superintendent of Montgomery Public Schools is Margaret Allen. The district serves the city of Montgomery and surrounding Montgomery County. It is the third largest district in Alabama, with 31,743 students enrolled.[1] The entire district is accredited by AdvancED and also has three International Baccalaureate programs: Macmillan International Academy (Elementary), Johnnie Carr Middle School, and Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School.

History

In the mid-1910's the county operated forty-seven schools for 3,020 White children. These schools were funded by the county and had only enough desks for about a third of the students. Combined, these schools had a value about half that of the county jail.[2]

In 2014 four Montgomery Public School high schools made it onto the US News and World Report best high schools list, the most of any system in the state, with LAMP High School being named both the best high school in the state and among the top 20 high schools in the nation. Two other MPS schools (BTW Magnet High School and Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School) were named in the top ten best Alabama high schools list, and George Washington Carver High School was also recognized as a top high school on the list.

In 2017 the state took over a number of failing schools in the system.[3] In April 2017, it was reported that the principals of the 27 failing schools were to receive ten-percent salary increases and three-year contract extensions.[4]

Schools

Secondary schools

7-12 schools

High schools

Middle schools and junior high schools

K-8 schools

Elementary schools

See also

Education in Alabama

References

  1. ↑ Montgomery Public Schools System Facts, retrieved 2009-05-17
  2. ↑ Flynt, Wayne (February 5, 2016). Poor But Proud. 5720essdate=27 July 2017: University of Alabama Press.
  3. ↑ Yawn, Andrew J. (4 January 2017). "State plans takeover of MPS after failing schools list grows". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Moon, Josh (5 April 2017). "Montgomery’s failing school principals to get raises, contract extensions". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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