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Isn't It Amazing That One Letter from an Elementary School Class to a State isn’t it amazing that one letter from an elementary school class to a state lawmaker started a program that has provided more than $5.i million to the state’s public schools? In 1990, the late state SEN. MICHAEL A. FIGURES the great good the HST program has done for Alabama’s of Mobile initiated the Helping Schools Tags (HST) public schools. “To keep my late husband’s dream alive, program after MRS. SHIRLEY HENDERSON’S fourth- I decided to sponsor a public relations campaign to better grade class at Mobile’s Leinkauf Elementary School promote Helping Schools Tags in January 2002, using wrote to legislators prompting them to adopt the money donated in my late husband’s name,” said Figures. campaign. Figures was the only elected official to “The state education budget was in proration, schools respond to the students’ request and thus, the Helping statewide were struggling, and I knew I had to bring Schools Tags program was started and carried on by awareness to our citizens of what they could do to help his wife, SEN.VIVIAN DAVIS FIGURES, who now serves with the funding crisis.” Tag revenues to local school in the state legislature. systems in 2002 jumped to over $1.2 million from In speaking with Sen. Figures recently, she reflected $455,000 in 2001. Figures continued, “When people put on her husband’s legacy and expressed her pride about forth the effort to help education, those efforts pay off.” (continued on page 2) The fi f HST ve-year increase (2000-2005) o (continued from page 1) Helping Schools Tags Four Success Stories 3)B ULLOCK COUNTY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT KEITH STEWART has purchased Helping Schools Tags throughout his education career, and he feels more folks ought to join in and buy them as well. “We could do so much more if every registered vehicle in 1) In large counties like Mobile, HST Bullock County sported a Helping sales add quite a bit of extra funding to Schools Tag,” said Stewart. “Think of all schools. LEINKAUF ELEMENTARY the money this system could use in • A HELPING SCHOOLS SCHOOL PRINCIPAL CATHERINE ROGERS continuing our work to achieve great TAG ONLY COSTS $15? has been on the job there three years and academic and financial success. Please she has utilized HST funds to promote don’t get me wrong; we are grateful for • YOU CAN PERSONALIZE the wellness of the school’s children by current revenue. It helps us ‘make ends A HELPING SCHOOLS TAG listening to suggestions from the meet’ because we are a very poor system. But, it’s just a ‘drop in the bucket’ from FOR NO EXTRA COST? students themselves. “When I first came here, the playground equipment was so what we could be making.” • $11.63 OF THE $15 TAG dilapidated that we had to tear it down,” FEE GOES TO SCHOOLS? Rogers said. “We are combining our HST money with other funds to help • YOU CAN SELECT build a recess area, something the kids INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS want and need very much.” TO DIRECT THAT MONEY TO? The Bullock County School System • YOU CAN PURCHASE A used HST funds to buy supplies and, HELPING SCHOOLS TAG most recently, purchase new computer FOR MOTORCYCLES? chairs for Bullock County High School’s new ACCESS (Alabama Connecting • IF EVERY REGISTERED Classrooms, Educators, & Students Statewide) 2) Southern Choctaw Elementary Distance Learning computer lab. ALABAMA VEHICLE School is a very rural school in central “This is a positive way to help SPORTED A HELPING Alabama. PRINCIPAL SUE MOORE is schools for less than the $50 fee paid for SCHOOLS TAG, THE proud of three projects to which her vanity tags. For just 15 bucks, you can STATE’S PUBLIC school dedicates its annual $1,500 HST purchase a Helping Schools Tag, have it money. Moore said they purchased a personalized, and help your schools!” SCHOOLS WOULD digital camera so they could take photos However, Stewart has a word of RECEIVE OVER $52.8 of student accomplishments and share warning to other educators in other MILLION ANNUALLY? them with the media, buy annual systems. “Make sure the money your rewards for student achievement, and school supporters designate is actually bought Accelerated Reader books for coming to your schools because I have the school’s library. learned from experience, county probate offices may not be aware of the designation rules.” How ha a reve ve schools benefited from the extr 2 ALABAMA EDUCATION NEWS reased i venues inc 00.7 percent - $7 re 36,745 Top 5 School Systems with ! the Largest Increase in Revenue from Helping Schools Tags 4) According to KATE ASBURY LARKIN, through my new foundation, The Figures Opelika City Schools Public Relations Legacy Education Foundation, to bring Sales from 2000-2005 Coordinator, promoting HST in even more awareness to the public and to publications is an effective way to encourage more businesses to become 1. Mobile County market such an important commodity. school partners by buying the tags for $120,574.80 Information about the tag has been their fleets of vehicles,” said Figures. 2. Baldwin County featured not only in school and school “Children are our future and we must do $69,935.93 system publications but in chamber of everything we can to help them become 3. Montgomery County commerce magazines and local the best they can be.” $53,513.93 newspapers. To find out how many HST have 4. Madison County Senator Figures said she is pleased been sold in your county, CLICK HERE. $32,259.36 with tag revenue results so far, but For more information on Helping 5. Birmingham City believes so much more can be done. Schools Tags, CLICK HERE. “I am launching another campaign $28,504.52 Helping Schools Tags Sales: Four Success Stories (Total Registered Vehicles in County x $11.63) 1) Mobile County $70 $120,645 $120,575 172,250% 10,374 351,235 $4,084,863 Top 5 School Systems with 2) Choctaw County $1,395 $7,230 $5,835 418% 621 15,816 $183,940 the Largest Percentage Increase 3) Bullock County $2,911 $14,470 $11,559 397% 1,244 8,488 $98,715 from Helping Schools Tags Sales from 2000-2005 4) Opelika City/Lee $2,802 $12,590 $9,788 349% 1,082 107,938 $1,255,319 (*Data is rounded to the nearest dollar amount.) 1. Mobile County 172,249.71% 2. Winston County 2,912.33% 3. Conecuh County 798.93% 4. Tarrant City 775.15% 5. Dothan City 649.75% what can be done to increa nue and se more sales? APRIL 2006 3 ACCOUNTABILITY ROUNDTABLE WILL SERVE STUDENTS Accountability Team Coordinator deann Stone PEPE ALA/TLN ACCOUNTABILITY ROUNDTABLE VISION: Academic ARI Assistance All students will learn to be prepared for college/work/adulthood Assessment in the 21st century. Federal ci Programs fp sed To date, progress of the ic ct Accountability Roundtable includes: Maggie Rivers-Federal Programs Career-Technical Anita Commander-Classroom Improvement Instructional Accountability-Joint Directorship Education AMSTI • Having a checklist and collaborative ari pepe review process for School System arf p&ss Improvement Plans, School Improvement a/asst Prevention and Regional Support Services Plans, and Comprehensive Professional Inservice Centers Development Plans. Alabama Reading Classroom First Initiative • Reviewing plans for possible consolidation. Improvement • Designing a tiered approach for addressing Special Technology Education Initiatives improvement concerns. • Providing opportunities for all SDE sections to work collaboratively for the purpose of addressing school system needs. Just as King Arthur called upon his Knights of the Roundtable to pledge their support, the State Department of • Designing a statewide system of support for Education (SDE) has formed the Accountability Roundtable to school systems and schools not making AYP. assist local school systems in improving instruction. The mission of the Accountability Roundtable is to facilitate a seamless system of data-driven support and services for the purpose of assisting all schools and school systems in meeting annual measurable objectives. SUPERINTENDENT WILLIE C. THOMAS JR. “Our system uses three The SDE Accountability Roundtable, which replaces Teams School Improvement Coaches, a Teacher Leader Network, and the and Team Leaders, includes staff members representing Classroom Parental and Community Training Program (PACT). Improvement; Student Assessment; Special Education; Federal “My principals are my leaders. They are held accountable just Programs; Alabama Reading and Reading First Initiatives; Alabama as I am held accountable. Everyone must buy in for the sake of the Math, Science, and Technology Initiative; Technology Initiatives; children,” said TUSCALOOSA CITY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT Professional Education Personnel Evaluation (PEPE); Alabama DR. JOYCE LEVEY. Parents, board members, and business and Leadership Academy and Teacher Leader Network; Career community leaders participate in the Tuscaloosa City Roundtable, Technical Education; Prevention and Support Services; Academic which is facilitated by a school improvement administrator. Assistance; and Regional Inservice Center Directors. AUTAUGA COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT LARRY BUTLER took the The SDE’s Accountability Roundtable supports Alabama proactive approach toward School Improvement when public schools through state, regional, and district-level plans as implementing a systemwide roundtable. He added a School well as local school system roundtables. Currently, more than 20 Improvement Specialist. Butler praised the benefits in his system local school systems have chosen to model the state’s of after-school tutoring and new teacher mentoring. Other School Accountability Roundtable and implement their own roundtable. Improvement Roundtable successes include a math tutoring Superintendents from three school systems – Autauga County, program at Billingsley High School, same-gender classes and Macon County, and Tuscaloosa City – with Accountability uniforms at Autaugaville School, and gains in special education Roundtables already in place recently shared their experiences at populations throughout all schools.
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