File includes the following documents:

MCPSS Strategic Plan Flyer

Top 10 Reasons to Attend Mobile County Public Schools

MCPSS Facebook

MCPSS Twitter

MCPSS TV Network

MCPSS theWire ACT Aspire Video It Starts With Us Annual Legislative Meeting Multiple Pathways‐ Choice Schools Flyer

It Starts With Us Flyer

Mission Vision The mission of Mobile Mobile County Public Schools will become a County Public Schools is premier educational system where students Starting high school to graduate prepared and engage in multiple pathways leading to productive citizens. success in a global society. is an invigorating, new experience Julianne Berte Freshman Davidson High

Starting high school is an inter- esting mixture of curiosity and excite- ment, but also wor- ries and anticipation. It’s exciting to be starting high school. In general, starting new things gives me a Engaged Mobile County Public Schools will thrill of excitement, and I can’t wait to see what graduate college- and career-ready it’s going to be like—new programs and teachers, Learners students. bigger hallways, and many different people to be friends with. People have told me that nothing is just like high school and that I will enjoy it so much. It’s invigorating to know that I am going to have this Mobile County Public Schools will hopefully great new experience. Quality recruit, employ, develop and retain Naturally, every high schooler has worries. Professionals professionals who are effective in Academic programs in high school seem way achieving our mission. more advanced than middle school classes. I’m going to be taking intellectually advanced class- es with other people who want their minds to be challenged. Emerging Mobile County Public Schools will Another worry is the social part of high school. use emerging technologies to support According to everyone else, high school is about Technologies teaching, learning and work. “finding yourself,” so apparently we don’t just have to make new friends, which can be difficult enough within itself, but we have to figure out who we are somewhere along the way. But even with these worries, somehow I’m Operational and Mobile County Public Schools will excited. provide safe, supportive and equitable When I start worrying, I remember a couple Support Systems environments. of things. First, I was exactly like this before starting middle school. I was worried about grades and friends, but then actually experiencing middle school was amazing. I have gotten a great educa- Sound Fiscal Mobile County Public Schools will tion and have made great friends along the way. manage financial resources responsibly One of the other things that grounds me is Management and transparently. that I really want to do this. I want to go to high school, get an education, have life-long friends, and have experiences that will last forever. I want to be graduating with both accomplish- Community Mobile County Public Schools will ments and great friends in the class of 2020. communicate with employees and the It Starts With Us. Partnerships community to inform, engage and ensure accountability. Top 10 Reasons to Attend

Education Excellence: We have 12 National Blue Rib- Technology: Students in all our schools use 21st century 1 bon Schools, 15 of Alabama’s Torchbearer Schools and 2 6 technology daily. That includes: SMARTboards, tablets, Baldrige Quality Schools of Excellence. We are the Ad- laptops, desktop computers and other electronic devices. vanced Placement leader in the state with 1,525 AP students this Students have access to cloud storage and Microsoft Office prod- past spring and 144 AP Scholars. One of every four graduates ucts to use at home. earns scholarships, for a total of $72 million in 2014. We are the state leader in Career Technical Education as our students Parent Involvement and Communication: We encourage earned 7,303 credentials in 2014. Also, our JROTC students earn 7 parental involvement and communicate with our parents numerous Academy appointments and scholarships annually. in a variety of ways. That includes PTA’s and PTO’s, various school and system-wide committees, parent conferences, parent Excellent Academic Programs: We focus on literacy, information programs, room parents, school support/booster or- 2 mathematics and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering ganizations, student performances, School Messenger (telephone and Mathematics). We offer college and career prepara- messages), mcpss.com, Facebook, Twitter, mcpssTV and the new tion and advanced curriculums, including Advanced Placement MCPSS app. courses, International Baccalaureate programs, dual enrollment and accelerated learning. We have top-notch magnet schools, Secure Learning Environment: All schools have approved pre-kindergarten and English Language Learner programs. 8 safety plans and security cameras. The district employs 12 school resource officers. Multiple Pathways to Graduation: We offer 3 multiple pathways to graduation to provide Health and Nutri- learning options for students. That includes tion: We were the our High School Signature Academies, Envision 9 first school system Virtual School, Career Technical Education, Eve- in Alabama to have all ning Education Option Program, opportunities for schools meet the Healthier early graduation and our Twilight Schools. U.S. Schools Challenge by serving nutritious meals Comprehensive Education: Our 59,000 and promoting physical 4 students have access to a rigorous core cur- activities. riculum, fine arts, athletics, JROTC, special education, foreign languages, STEM (Science Tech- Student Services: nology Engineering Mathematics), Career Technical 10 MCPSS provides Education, and numerous extracurricular programs school nurses, coun- and activities. selors and other social ser- vices. Our buses transport Skilled Staff & Accredited Schools: Our 26,000 students daily and 5 teachers - 99.9 percent of them - are designated serve students who live at as Highly Qualified by the U.S. Department of least two miles from school, Education. We also have Nationally Board Certified designated special educa- teachers and state and nationally recognized admin- tion students, and students istrators. All 89 of our schools and the system as a who transfer into any of our whole are accredited by AdvancED. Signature Academies. It Starts With Us

ACT Aspire: Understanding the ACT Aspire is a parent video created by MCPSS to help parents: • Understand the ACT Aspire • Read and interpret score reports • Help prepare child for standardized testing It Starts With Us Annual Legislative Meeting

You are invited to participate in a meeting with: The Mobile County Public Schools, Business and Industry Leadership Roundtable, and the Mobile County Legislative Delegation

When: Tuesday, November 19, at 8:30 a.m. Where: Murphy High School 100 South Carlen Street, Mobile, Alabama Topics: MCPSS Programs & Initiatives and Current Education Interests

Refreshments: Murphy’s Culinary Arts Program

RSVP by November 15: Paulette Holley or Pam Johnson [email protected], [email protected] or 251.221.4394

Getting the Workforce Word Out Development Starts with You Starts With Us There are many Signature Academies positive things hap- in eight of our high pening in Mobile schools are giving stu- County Public dents hands-on and Schools. high quality learning experiences to pique Please help us get their interests in ca- the word out. reers readily available in Mobile County. Log on to our • The Signature website, www. Academies intro- Mobile County’s Career-Technical Education Department offers students mcpss.com, to stay duced in 2013 are opportunities in class and in summer camps (above) to learn job skills. Below: informed. Aviation and Aero- School board members and officials break ground on the new Aerospace space at B.C. Rain; Training Facility at B.C. Rain High, which opened in August of 2014. Watch mcpssTV on Manufacturing, Comcast Channel Industry and Tech- a college schol- 15 or AT&T U-verse nology at Citro- arship. In 2014, On Demand Chan- nelle; Health Career graduates received nel 99. Access at Blount; a total of $72 mil- and Teaching and lion in offers. When you see or Learning at Mary G. • During 2013- hear positive news, Montgomery. 14, our students please tell your • The Signature earned 7,307 pro- co-workers and Academies new this fessional creden- friends, share it on year are: Coastal tials. That includes Facebook and men- Studies at Bry- Alabama Career tion it on Twitter. ant; International Readiness Cer- Studies at Murphy; tificates, OSHA 10- Industry and Engi- Hour safety cards, neering at Theo- National Construc- dore; and Maritime, tion Certification Engineering and and licenses to be Stay informed: Certified Nursing Entrepreneurship at Mobile County Assistants. Williamson. Public Schools All 12 of our high • We have expanded schools are providing the number of Ad- MobilePublicSch more opportunities for vanced Placement Mobile County Public Schools students to excel. courses offered in 1 Magnum Pass our high schools. In P.O. Box 180069 mcpss.com • One out of every 2013, our students Mobile, AL 36618 four graduates of took 2,705 exams 251.221.4000 Mobile County Pub- and we had 144 Na- www.mcpss.com lic Schools receives Comcast Channel 15 tional AP Scholars. U-verse On Demand 99 Education Graduating Ready State-of-the-Art Fiscal Starts With Us Starts With Us Classrooms Responsibility Start With Us Starts With Us Mobile County was Ala- Several years back, the com- bama’s first public school munity set a goal for Mobile Our construction cam- Mobile County Public system and we remain County Public Schools to paigns have pumped Schools operates on a $669 the largest with 59,000 graduate 80 percent of our hundreds of millions million budget. students in 90 schools. students by 2020. of dollars into the local economy since 1996. We We spend an average of The Mobile County Public We are pleased to announce have built new schools and $8,433 per student. School System is the that we beat that goal by six completed major renova- county’s largest employer years. Our four-year, on-time tions touching each of our We recently had an excel- with 7,500 workers. graduation rate is now 82 campuses. lent audit by the Alabama percent. But we are not stop- Examiners of Public Ac- Our schools are receiving ping there. Superintendent Recently completed counts, with just minor state and national recog- Martha Peek set a new goal schools include the new findings at three of our 90 nition. We have 12 Blue Innovation Starts With Us to graduate 90 percent of Augusta Evans school schools. Ribbon Schools, which is our students by 2017. for students with spe- the highest honor given to Teachers use technology daily to enhance student cial needs, Calcedeaver public and private schools Our graduation rate in- learning in the classroom. All of our 3,500 core class- Elementary near Mount by the U.S. Department of creased from 75 percent in rooms have SMARTboards and Wi-Fi secured to a Vernon, Taylor-White Education. 2013; 70 percent in 2012; level acceptable by the U.S. Department of Defense. Elementary in west Mobile Twenty-four schools are participating in BYOD, Bring and 64 percent in 2011. Since Alabama began and Whitley Elemen- Your Own (Technical) Device, with eight more sign- recognizing Torchbearer The increase is due in part tary in Prichard. Projects ing on soon. We have an online school, Envision. schools, we have blown to the creation of multiple underway include a new Citronelle High; a new Healthy Living Starts With Us the rest of the state away pathways to graduation. by having more of these We provide more ways for Fournier-Chastang K-8 high-performing, high- students who may not thrive school in Trinity Gardens; We are the only school system in Alabama to have and major renovations at all campuses meet the Healthier U.S. Schools Chal- poverty schools than any in the traditional classroom Mobile County Public Schools Mobile County Barton Academy, tornado- lenge by serving more fruits, vegetables and whole other school district. For setting to earn their diplo- 2014, we had four of Ala- mas. And we are challenging damaged Murphy High, grains and by promoting physical activity. We are Phillips Preparatory, Lott, now serving breakfast and lunch free of charge to all bama’s six Torchbearers. our students with special- ized and advanced courses. Tanner Williams, Dauphin students with USDA funding. Island, and other schools. Did you know? 12 National Blue Ribbons Torchbearers Mobile County’s public schools date back Holding the U.S. Department of Education’s top honor The state has recognized these schools as our Torch- to 1836, when historic Barton Academy are: Austin, Booth, Calcedeaver, Council, Dodge, Hall bearers, 2009-present: Booth, Brazier, Calcedeaver, opened on Government Street in down- and Spencer elementary schools; Clark-Shaw Magnet Collins-Rhodes, Dixon, Hall, Holloway, Indian town Mobile. The school system is spend- and Phillips Preparatory middle schools; and David- Springs, Gilliard, Morningside, Orchard, Robbins, St. ing $3.5 million to renovate Barton. son, Murphy and Vigor high schools. Elmo, Spencer and Wilmer elementary schools.