Board members earn academy hours
Madison Board of Education. (CONTRIBUTED)
MONTGOMERY – School board members from Madison County’s three public school districts ‘finished their homework’ to advance in the School Board Member Academy.
The Alabama Association of School Boards sponsors the academy as a “school for school board members,” association publicist Denise L. Berkhalter said.
“It’s such a pleasure to see our members invest in their development as school board leaders,” association president Katy Campbell said. Campbell serves on the Macon County School Board. “They know students perform better when their school systems are led by highly effective school boards.”
Below are the local board members and the levels they have achieved (***denotes first-time Masters Honor Roll):
Eliza Ferrell, Walker McGinnis and Beth Wilder with Huntsville City Board of Education completed Level II study, requiring 50 training hours. David Hergenroeder with Madison Board of Education finished Level III, which demands 75 training hours.
The Master Level requires Level 4 plus 15 hours, including one additional core course. Local educators completing Master Level are Dr. Terri Johnson, first year and Connie Spears, Madison, third year, with Madison Board of Education; David Vess, first year, and Mary Stowe, fourth year, with Madison County Board of Education; and Laurie McCaulley, third year, Huntsville.
The association has nine geographic districts. District 9 includes Madison City, Huntsville City and Madison County’s school boards.
Alabama Association of School Boards will honor academy graduates at its annual awards luncheon on Dec. 5 at Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham. The awards program will be a highlight of the association’s annual convention, orientation and delegate assembly on Dec. 2-5.
Keynote speakers will be retired Brig. Gen. Stuart Rodeheaver, former primary logistics officer for the war in Iran; Dr. Ronald Ferguson with Harvard University; and three-time Emmy award winner Jack Gallagher.
Alabama Association of School Boards represents all of the state’s public local school boards. For more information, visit AlabamaSchoolBoards.org.
