Our middle school boys and girls learned about strategies for a creating a more supportive and empowering school environment for all last week at our Safety Summits! #SuccessStartsHere
#SuccessStartsHere with our outstanding staff members like Tambra Clark! 🎉
We’re proud to celebrate her selection as a 2026–2027 Voices of Change Fellow with ISTE+ASCD. This national fellowship amplifies educator voices and supports meaningful storytelling that shapes the future of teaching and learning. Way to represent and inspire! 👏
In commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the Freedom Rides, John Herbert Phillips Academy, in collaboration with the Birmingham City Schools Fine Arts Department, hosted the We Shall Someday Project—a powerful blend of history, performance, and student engagement.
The concert performance of the original musical, We Shall Someday, featured Broadway actors. Following the show, the artists held a discussion on-stage with living Freedom Riders and the artists.
#SuccessStartsHere at P.D. Jackson-Olin, where Birmingham City Council President Pro Tem LaTonya A. Tate revealed today that her District 9 Office has allocated $6,500 to the school through this year's Discretionary Funding Initiative!
Announced during a check presentation at the school today, the funds are designated to support expenses related to SGA, ROTC, FBLA, Band, Robotics, Art Club, Fashion Design, Choir, Home Economics, Debate Team Shirts, and Personal Hygiene Items.
Read more at https://www.bhamcityschools.org/article/2881130
Announced during a check presentation at the school today, the funds are designated to support expenses related to SGA, ROTC, FBLA, Band, Robotics, Art Club, Fashion Design, Choir, Home Economics, Debate Team Shirts, and Personal Hygiene Items.
Read more at https://www.bhamcityschools.org/article/2881130
Today, we celebrate the communications professional who keep our families, staff and community informed and tell our story to the world.
If you aren't already, follow us across our social channels to see their work in action! #SuccessStartsHere
If you aren't already, follow us across our social channels to see their work in action! #SuccessStartsHere
Take full advantage of our Sensational Summer Learning programs so that your scholars keep learning going and are ready and recharged for the next school year!
Students at every grade level will have opportunities to stay on track, build confidence, strengthen reading skills, explore enrichment programs, and prepare for college and career success. Meals and transportation are provided!
Seven Jackson-Olin scholars participating in the Dual Enrollment program received Certificates of Academic Achievement today from Dr. Angela Day, Dual Enrollment Specialist for Birmingham City Schools, and Tracy Spence of Lawson State Community College. These scholars maintained a 3.0 or higher college GPA while in high school! 🎓
Volunteers (including Superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan) read aloud to scholars at Robinson Elementary School as part of the Better Basics Reads event! #SuccessStartsHere 📖
Are you interested in giving your child the gift of bilingualism? Learn more about the Dual Language Immersion program at our Informational Meeting at Booker T. Washington on May 14 at 5:30 p.m. 💬
A panel of coaches, athletic trainers, mental health professionals and sports psychologists fielded questions from scholar-athletes at Ramsay High School today as part of Beyond the Game, an event focused on the mental health challenges faced by athletes.
While the event took place at Ramsay, it was also streamed live to other schools. https://youtube.com/live/C5AZjA3ToIU #SuccessStartsHere
This week is National Nurses Week, but today is National School Nurse Day! From tummy aches and head aches, to bumps and bruises, they tend to the well-being of our students EVERY day. #SuccessStartsHere 👩🏽⚕️
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.
Our High School Math Tournament is tomorrow at the Lincoln Professional Development Center! The award ceremony is open to the public and begins at 12:45 p.m. #SuccessStartsHere
Oxmoor Valley Elementary School celebrated the new UNITY mural designed by its scholars! The mural was made possible through a donation from the Magic City (AL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated and was painted by artist Erica Chisolm. #SuccessStartsHere 🎨
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!
Superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan received the Uplifting Our Local Communities Award at the 94th South Eastern Regional Conference of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority last night! #SuccessStartsHere
As part of our collaboration with UAB Regional Inservice Center (Region 5), Dr. Tammarra Tippett, Dr. Sandra Pickens, Dr. Tineka Peoples LaToya Cosby have been selected to facilitate sessions during Region 5 New Teacher Week in June!
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 🍎
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 🍎
