Anniston school board highlights summer programs
ANNISTON — The Anniston Board of Education convened Monday morning to discuss upcoming educational initiatives and approve several operational measures.
Natasha Scott, site director of the Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative and the Alabama Science in Motion program at Jacksonville State University, presented plans for summer professional development sessions. These sessions, scheduled for June 10-13, will be held at Randolph Park Elementary School for K-5 math training and at Anniston High School for grades 6-12.
'The week of June 10-13, we will actually be providing our summer learning opportunities at Randolph Park," Scott said.
"We're really excited that we're actually going to use your kids to model and train teachers," she added.
Scott highlighted the collaboration with Anniston City Schools.
'We're very thankful for the partnership with Anniston City Schools to allow AMSTI into the schools,' she said, adding that this initiative serves as a model for other districts. 'We actually then used this model and presented this idea to other school districts that have allowed us to do something very similar, but we use Anniston as our poster child.'
Superintendent Dr. D. Ray Hill expressed support for the summer program.
"I'm loving this, because the focus has truly been about the students of Anniston City Schools the entire time,' he said.
In other business, the board met in executive session for over an hour before approving personnel recommendations. Additional approvals included:
— A standard student data privacy agreement, which Hill described as essential for managing computer usage policies, including AI and emerging technologies.
— Field trips for various student groups.
— A bid for new freezers and coolers: one large freezer and one small cooler at Cobb Preparatory Academy, a large freezer at Anniston High School and a large freezer at Anniston Middle School.
The board announced that elementary summer school will run from June 3-27, 2025. A secondary summer school is scheduled for June 3-30, 2025.
Anniston High School's graduation ceremony is set for May 29 at 7 p.m. at Lott-Mosby Memorial Stadium, with a rain location at the school's auditorium.
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