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Sydney Cromwell
Family donation leads to new Edgewood Elementary playground
The playground is expected to open by the end of September. more
Courtesy of Homewood City Schools
Construction causes parking changes at HHS
As school starts back, know where to park this year for students and parents at Homewood High. more
Sydney Cromwell
Board of Education approves state teacher raises, updates code of conduct
The board also accepted several contracts for the upcoming school year. more
Courtesy of Karen Johns
Homewood students join nationwide walkout
According to Homewood City Schools, more than 1,100 students participated in the walkout today. more
Photo by Sydney Cromwell
HCS increases SRO, police presence at schools
There is now one SRO at each school, and a second officer added at the middle and high schools. more
Homewood students to have e-school day to makeup for snow day
This e-school day will make up for the Dec. 8 snow day, when the governor did not declare a state of emergency. more
Sydney Cromwell
City council approves funding for school facilities projects
The plans for additions at all five Homewood schools were presented to the public in October. more
Courtesy of Homewood City Schools
HPM recommends additions, renovations at current school sites to accommodate growth
See the list of projects, budget and timeline for accommodating Homewood City Schools' expected growth over the next 10 years. more
Photo by Sydney Cromwell.
Creative Montessori to add 7th, 8th grades in 2018-19
Parents began asking Greg Smith about adding seventh and eighth grade classes to Creative Montessori School as soon as he became executive director three years ago. Now, the plans are being laid to make that happen. more
Courtesy of NWS
Homewood schools to open late on Tuesday due to inclement weather
Tropical Storm Irma had weakened significantly on Monday, but there were still risks of power outages and other downed limbs from the remnants of the storm. more
Homewood schools closed due to Hurricane Irma state of emergency
The school system will be monitoring the weather on Tuesday as well. more
Courtesy of Cooperative Strategies
Demographics study projects student population to flatten in elementary schools, increase in middle and high schools
These results are based on Cooperative Strategies' analysis of Homewood student population, neighborhoods and birth trends. more
Homewood students head back to school
Homewood schools started the new school year on Wednesday, Aug. 9, and The Homewood Star asked the community to send in their back-to-school pictures. Enjoy browsing through shots of students starting another school year in Homewood! more
Sydney Cromwell
Community, faculty survey show strong desire for more space, smaller class sizes
A final public meeting to discuss the survey results will be held on June 27 at 6 p.m. at Shades Cahaba Elementary. more
Take the Homewood City Schools facilities survey
The survey will precede multiple community input meetings. more
Sydney Cromwell
Project managers announce timeline, public forums for school growth planning
The public forums will be held at all three elementary schools. more
Sydney Cromwell
BOE interviews project management firms
The board will meet Monday at 8 a.m. and intend to make a decision from among the three firms. more
Sydney Cromwell
Council members express concern over being ill equipped to make decision on project manager
The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 10, preceding the council meeting where a vote will be held. more
Sydney Cromwell
Council sets work session to discuss project manager recommendation
The committee of the whole meeting will be April 3 at 5 p.m., and is open to the public. more
Sarah Finnegan
Schools foundation presents spring grants
The Homewood City Schools Foundation awards grants to educators twice a year. more
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Sarah Finnegan
Hall Kent Elementary teacher Becky Salls receives a grant from the Homewood City Schools Foundation on March 19, 2018. The grant will provide resources to teach students in grades three through five the basics of unplugged coding activities.
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Sarah Finnegan
Hall Kent Elementary teacher Becky Salls receives a grant from the Homewood City Schools Foundation on March 19, 2018. The grant will provide resources to teach students in grades three through five the basics of unplugged coding activities.
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Sarah Finnegan
Homewood Middle School teacher Lisa Gaines receives a grant from the Homewood City Schools Foundation on March 19, 2018. The grant provide Swivl cameras for each of the five Homewood schools to allow teachers to easily record their interactions throughout the classroom which can then be sent out for analysis. The grant will also assist teachers pursing National Board certification by providing access to a database of exemplary lessons to facilitate professional learning.
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Sarah Finnegan
Hall Kent Elementary teacher Faith Whitlock receives a grant from the Homewood City Schools Foundation on March 19, 2018. The grant, written in conjunction with the other second grade teachers, will provide a professional learning day for second grade teachers to map out math instruction for the year.
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Sarah Finnegan
Hall Kent Elementary teacher Brooklyn McManus receives a grant from the Homewood City Schools Foundation on March 19, 2018. The grant, which will find the art programs in all of the Homewood elementary schools, will provide materials for the creation of specialty art kits for activities such as styro printing, monoprinting, screenprinting, drawing, weaving and clay. The grant will also provide a subscription to Art Ed PRO, a database of professional development videos and tutorials aimed at art teachers.
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Sarah Finnegan
Hall Kent Elementary teacher Faith Whitlock receives a grant from the Homewood City Schools Foundation on March 19, 2018. The grant, written in conjunction with the other second grade teachers, will provide a professional learning day for second grade teachers to map out math instruction for the year.
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