
New date set! Join us in celebrating the STATE CHAMPION Wenonah Dragons next Thursday, May 14, starting at 10:30 a.m. 🏀🏆🎉



The Mind Strong Expo, a series of mental health awareness workshops held during physical education classes at our middle schools throughout May, kicked off today at Smith Middle School.
Students rotate through 12 engaging stations in small groups, building skills in emotional regulation, decision-making, coping strategies, and healthy relationships. By blending movement with mental wellness, the expo creates a space where students feel comfortable, energized, and supported.





















Today marks the start National Teacher Appreciation Week! To kick things off, we held our annual Teachers of the Year luncheon, where we honored our top educators at every school as well as our Teachers, Counselors, and Librarian of the Year for the district! More photos available at Flickr.










Several accomplished Birmingham attorneys, many of whom are BCS alumni, spoke to scholars at all seven high schools today about careers in the legal arena! Visits to Carver and Jackson-Olin are pictured here. ⚖








Leaders of Tomorrow, featuring chapters by Superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan and 14 other education leaders, is available now as a free download now!









Their participation reflects our shared commitment to high-quality professional learning and support for early-career educators across the region and represents an important opportunity for Birmingham City Schools to share internal expertise, support new educators, and contribute to capacity-building efforts across the region. It also reinforces our leadership role in advancing instructional quality beyond our district. #SuccessStartsHere 🍎
The Superintendent’s Academy is a four-week, achievement-based, summer enrichment opportunity designed to engage scholars in grades 4-10.
The application deadline has been extended to May 8 at 6 p.m. Apply today!


The digital catalog for our Visual Arts Showcase, featuring work by our talented K-12 artists, is now available!
You can see these pieces in person at the Lincoln Professional Development Center. The exhibit closes at 5 p.m. tomorrow so don't miss out!












View the Visual Art Showcase featuring dozens of works of art from our K-12 scholars now through Thursday at the Lincoln Professional Development Center! Viewing hours are 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily. 🎨




































Celebrate the team at the Championship Parade on Tuesday, April 28 starting at 10 a.m. in downtown Birmingham. 🎉
Route details available at https://www.bhamcityschools.org/dragon-parade 🗺️



#SuccessStartsHere at Huffman Academy, who held its Autism Awareness Parade today! 🧩
Board President Sherman Collins, Huffman Academy PTO President Rosalind Short, the Birmingham Police Department, Birmingham Fire and Rescue and Irondale Police Department were among the participants in the parade.
After the parade, scholars enjoyed some sweet treats from Dream Flavors and some playtime in the bouncy houses!










Scholars at Princeton Alternative Elementary commemorated the day by planting a trio of trees in the schoolyard! 🌲









