Concord Elementary sold the most books for the February campaign for School Couponbooks. Minor Community was second and Snow Rogers Elementary was third place winners.

The 20th annual Superintendent’s 100 Super Scholars awards program was held Tuesday, March 7, 2009 in the Bruno Great Hall at Birmingham Southern College.

On Wednesday, March 4, 2009, Tabitha Robinson and Robyn Blake, Senior AP students at Hueytown High School were honored for their Alabama third place finish in the NMSI (National Math and Science Initiative).

Minor Community School's Ribbon cutting was October 20th. Many media and community friends showed up for the celebration of this penny-tax construction.

It was a red letter day on October 6 when Mortimer Jordan community spaded dirt to replace a building built in the 1920s.

A huge crowd assembles for the groundbreaking for the new Hueytown High School. Two former principals and the current one, center Gayle Gober helped spade some dirt at the ceremony on October 7.

The audit of the Jefferson County Board of Education for the fiscal year October1, 2008 through September 30, 2009 by the Examiners of Public Accounts was released on Friday, April 9, 2010. The audit results are available at the Examiner’s website, www.examiners.alabama.gov or on the Jefcoed website under Jefcoed Financial Reports.

Principal Van Phillips, Mayor Tom Henderson, the Grandfather of Center Point as a town, Wink Chapman, and Superintendent Phil Hammonds spade the first dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Center Point High School.

For 14 years the Jefferson County School System has been recognized by the 19th annual SchoolMatch What Parents Want Award. There are 24 other Alabama public school systems that join us in meeting the standards of excellence in the seven required criteria.

Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, a dose of Tdap vaccine will be required for Alabama students ages 11 or 12 years old entering 6th grade. This vaccine protects against 3 serious bacterial diseases: Tetanus, Diptheria and Pertussis.

The audit of JefCoEd for fiscal year 2010 has been released by the Examiners of Public Accounts. A copy of the audit may be accessed by going to the QuickLinks section of the district webpage and clicking on JefCoEd Financial Reports.

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The Jefferson County School System is in LEA School Improvement for not making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the past two years. Attached is a letter from Dr. Hammonds explaining the improvement efforts of the school district.

Beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 7th, the student attendance at all Jefferson County Schools will be recorded and an average daily attendance will be tabulated. This average daily attendance is the number used to calculate the number of teacher units we receive for the next school year. It is also part of the Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) report used to measure if a school makes AYP

Students will make up the day lost on September 6 due to Tropical Storm Lee on the first scheduled inclement weather day on the JefCoEd calendar, October 21. The work schedule for district employees with this makeup day is reflected in the chart...