Dept of Education Releases New “Failing” Schools List

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter As has been anticipated, the Alabama Department of Education this week released a list of “failing” schools as provided for in the Alabama Accountability Act passed in 2013. The law allows students enrolled in such schools to either transfer to another public school or private school, with the use of a small tax credit. This year, 4 open schools dropped off of the list, 3 schools were closed, and 5 were newly classified as failing. Dropped: Geneva County - Samson Middle Jefferson County - Brighton Middle Birmingham City - Robinson Elementary Tuscaloosa City - Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Closed: Birmingham City - Center Street Middle Birmingham City - Hill Elementary Tarrant City - Tarrant Middle Added: Barbour County - Barbour County Intermediate School Chambers County - Lafayette High School Henry County- Abbeville High School Mobile County- Jeremiah A. Denton Middle School Bessemer City - Bessemer High School Below is the full list of failing schools: Anniston City Anniston Middle School Barbour County Barbour County Intermediate School Barbour County Barbour County Junior High School Bessemer City Bessemer City High School Birmingham City Bush K-8 Green Acres Middle School Martha Gaskins K-5 WE Putnam Middle School-Magnet Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School Arrington Middle School Wylam K-8 Hayes K-8 (formerly Whatley K-8 School) Bullock County Bullock County High School Chambers County Lafayette Eastside Elementary School Chambers County Lafayette High School John P Powell Middle School Cullman County Cullman Child Development Center Dallas County Brantley Elementary School Keith Middle-High School Southside High School Tipton Durant Middle School Decatur City Brookhaven Middle School Fairfield City Forest Hills Middle School Gadsden City Litchfield Middle School Greene County Greene County High School Carver Middle School Hale County Greensboro High School Henry County Abbeville High School Huntsville City SR Butler High School Chapman Middle School Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School Davis Hills Middle School Edward White Middle School JO Johnson High School Lakewood Elementary School James Dawson Elementary Westlawn Middle School Jefferson County Center Point High School Lanett City Lanett Junior High School Linden City George P Austin Junior High School Linden City Linden Elementary School Lowndes County Hayneville Middle School Lowndes County Lowndes County Middle School Macon County Notasulga High School Macon County Tuskegee Institute Middle School Marengo County John Essex High School Marengo County Marengo High School Midfield City Midfield High School Mobile County Jeremiah A Denton Middle School Booker T Washington Middle School Mae Eanes Middle School Mobile County Training Middle School CL Scarborough Middle School Augusta Evans School Montgomery County Bellingrath Middle School Brewbaker Middle School Capitol Heights Middle School Floyd Elementary School Goodwyn Middle School McKee Middle School Southlawn Middle School Children's Center Perry County Francis Marion High School Pickens County Pickens County High School Russell County Russell County Middle School Selma City R.B.Hudson Middle School Shelby County Linda Nolen Learning Center Sumter County Kinterbish Junior High School Sumter County North Sumter Junior High School York West End Junior High School Talladega City Zora Ellis Junior High School Tuscaloosa City Central High School Westlawn Middle School Davis-Emerson Middle School Washington County McIntosh High School Wilcox County Camden School Of Arts & Technology The State Department of Education meets today in Montgomery to discuss this and other issues.