TweetThe Shelby County School District, in a continuing effort to invest in future leaders, has established a new Teacher Leadership Academy. A total of 12 teachers will make up the pilot cohort of the new…
TweetLauren Woolley was honored at the Alabama Educational Technology Association’s annual fall conference as the third recipient of the organization’s Emerging Leader Award. In her role as the district’s Educational Technology Program Area Specialist, Woolley…
TweetShelby County theater teachers and students will have an opportunity to learn a specific acting technique from a master teacher during a special professional development workshop on August 29. Jeanmarie Collins, a master teacher of the…
TweetEducators from school districts across Central Alabama are giving up a week of their summer vacation to participate in a week-long training program at Helena Middle School this week as part of The Alabama Math,…
TweetChelsea High School art teacher Max Newton has been selected to attend The Power of Art Conference in Washington D.C. April 21-23. Newton is one of only 40 applicants who were selected nationwide to attend…
TweetHaley Spates, who teaches music at both Mt Laurel and Shelby Elementary Schools, recently got the opportunity of a lifetime when she attended the premiere of the movie “Woodlawn” and saw herself on the big…
TweetThe Shelby County School District kicked off the 2015-2016 school year by hosting Middle School and High School Summits for all teachers, counselors and administrators. The Middle School Summit was hosted by Calera Middle School,…
TweetFour members of the Shelby County Schools Board of Education are among the 317 board members being honored statewide this week at the Alabama Association of School Boards’ (AASB) annual convention. The AASB convention will…
TweetCalera Middle School sixth grade science teacher Kevin Pughsley was recently selected to attend an innovative five-day educational workshop sponsored by Honeywell. Held in San Diego, CA in June 2013, the Honeywell Green Boot Camp…
TweetShelby County Schools Technology Coordinator Susan Poling recently earned the Certified Education Technology Leader (CETL) designation by passing a rigorous certification exam. The CETL certification, awarded by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), signifies that…
