Registration for the 2026-2027 academic year is now open! Give your scholar a head start towards success with Birmingham City Schools. We offer a rigorous education that prepares our scholars for college, careers and life.
We are excited to invite our families to Literacy Night: Celebrating Diverse Readers! Come out for an evening filled with learning, resources, and fun activities designed to support your child’s literacy journey.
📅 Date: March 12, 2026
📍 Location: Hayes K-8 School
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
What to Expect:
📘 Take-Home Literacy Resources
📖 Learn about the Literacy Act and what it means for your child
🎯 Updates on your student’s 2nd-semester reading goals
💻 Coding in Literacy with EdFarm
⭐ Extra Reading Credit for students who attend
👨👩👧 Third Grade Parent Breakout Session
This is a great opportunity to partner with teachers, learn strategies to support reading at home, and celebrate our amazing, diverse readers!
Bring the family and join us for an engaging evening of literacy, learning, and community. We can’t wait to see you there! 📚💙🧡
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Eight of our teachers recently completed 200 hours of training over 12 months towards becoming Certified Academic Language Therapists (CALT)!
Pictured left to right: Kassandra Stallworth of Tuggle, Rachel Townley of Glen Iris, Kerri Nunn of Oliver, Shameria Voltz of West End, Tonya Allen of Hudson, Veronica Morris of Barrett, Kenyaki Sanders of Hayes, and Maria Snow of Central Park.
Taira Rico, an eighth-grade scholar in Mrs. Marquesha Coleman's math class at Hayes K-8 School, inspired the ST Math design team with her idea of using a snail to demonstrate slowness!
Watch the BCS Cheer Competition Middle School Division this Friday evening, followed by High School Varsity on Saturday morning, LIVE on Facebook or YouTube!
Scholars at Hayes K-8 received a donation of nearly 600 Childhood Hunger Initiative Power Packs (CHIPPS) from the Phi Iota Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha this week — helping to combat childhood hunger and ensure students have access to nutritious meals when school is not in session. 💚
In the true spirit of the season, the members went a step further to uplift hearts as well as households by ensuring that every scholar in the program had at least one gift to open on Christmas morning.
"These efforts reflect commitment to meeting both the immediate needs of our children and the emotional well-being that comes from feeling seen, valued, and supported," said PIO President (and BCS Communications Coordinator) Nikki Seaborn. "Through compassion, generosity, and collective action, Phi Iota Omega aims to make a meaningful impact— one scholar, one family, and one community at a time."
Gee whiz, what a great Christmas concert! The full festival is viewable on Facebook and YouTube and more photos are available on Facebook. 🎄
Reminder: all of our schools and offices will be closed tomorrow, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day. Stay updated on events and holidays via the Events section of our website. #SuccessStartsHere
Families impacted by SNAP delays can now apply for supplemental funding through the City of Birmingham. Visit https://www.birminghamal.gov/bhamready to apply.
This Friday, October 31 will be an e-learning day for Birmingham City Schools! This day is also set aside for parent-teacher conferences, so please reach out to your teachers to schedule meetings during working hours.
Visit our Events page to view other key dates throughout the school year. #SuccessStartsHere
