Chambers County Schools Revenue and Competitors

Your children and grandchildren are our primary focus. Our school system, under the leadership of the Chambers County Board of Education and Superintendent of Education Leonard Riley, is committed to "creating lifelong learners" who can function successfully in today's and tomorrow's workplace and world. The Chambers County Board of Education operates 11 schools in the Valley and LaFayette, Alabama areas, including six elementary, two middle, two secondary schools and a business/industry certified career technical center. Our school system and all of our schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Over a 10-year period, we completed over $40 million in capital improvements to school properties including two state-of-the-art high school media centers, new music buildings and additions and/or improvements at almost every school. We are making great strides to stay on the cutting edge of the latest technology to adequately prepare our students for tomorrow’s job market. In our classrooms, the ratio of the number of students with access to computers and technology is better than the state average. Our new website, with links to every school and web pages for every teacher and department, is one example of our use of technology to communicate more efficiently with our students, parents and the public. Among the programs in place to improve achievement and meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind are the Reading First program and Alabama Reading Initiative in our elementary schools, TEAM-Math, a hands-on approach to mathematics, AMSTI. the DIBELS assessment for Grades 1-3, and pre-kindergarten classes in five elementary schools. Our high schools are improving their graduation exam passing rate in core subjects and supplement their academic curriculum with art, drama, music, horticulture, well-rounded athletic programs and extracurricular activities. Children with special needs are served through co-teaching opportunities and individualized education plans. After-school remediation programs and the New Directions Learning Center provide learning opportunities and incentives for at-risk students to stay in school and succeed. Our ever-changing career technical center includes innovative programs in information technology, automotive technology, environmental management, aquaculture, cosmetology, health science, business/marketing, horticulture, and building construction. Please browse our website and our individual school websites for specific information about our schools. If you have questions, feel free to visit us online, in person or via other means of communication. The Career Technical Center has added Teacher Education to its curriculum. High school students are given an overview of the teaching profession and an opportunity to be mentored by veteran teachers through a classroom internship. In the July issue of Connection, you can read more about this program as well as information for the 2009-10 school year, special education as a team effort, new personnel, our school system's 2009-10 calendar, football schedules and a message from Superintendent Leonard Riley. To read the July 2009 Connection, please go to the Communications section, click on Connection Newspaper, then Present and Past Issues. The Chambers County School District was recently recommended for district accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Quality Assurance Team. This milestone is the result of a year of hard work on the part of administrators, teachers, students and community stakeholders. Please read the May 2009 edition of Connection for more details. You will also find articles and photos of our high school Valedictorians, Salutatorians and Historians as well as news from all of our 11 schools. Go to the Communications section and click on Connection newspaper. To open the May 2009 edition, please click on the topic in the box on the right.