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2 SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010BALDWIN REGISTER

New leadership, bold challenges frame next termBaldwin County

Public Schoolsstudents excel despiteongoing financialcrisis

By CONNIE BAGGETTStaff Reporter

Increasing enrollment. De-clining revenue. School clo-sures. Massive layoffs.

Those issues clouded thepast two years for BaldwinCounty Public Schools, but re-newed public support and achange in leadership have offi-cials believing the two canhelp refocus the school sys-tem with creative solutionswhile maintaining its track re-cord of excellence.

The school system strug-gled through unprecedenteddeclines in revenue, the lossof their superintendent in thewake of financial crisis and awave of public criticism. But a

well-run campaign won a salestax vote — a rare feat in thestate — and public supportseems to be solid as a new su-perintendent takes the reins.There are still steep hills toclimb, board members ac-knowledge, but many educa-tion foundation members saya spirit of change and hopehas taken hold.

After years of spending onnew buildings and addingteachers with local revenueplentiful thanks to a thrivingtourist industry, the economicdownturn thrust the countyinto crisis mode like manyother systems in the country.But here, analysts say, theblow was multiplied becausestate funding for schoolscomes from sales and incometaxes. Local funding comeslargely from sales taxes, too,leaving Baldwin no way tomake up the shortfall.

Local and state funding de-clined by $61 million over twoyears, forcing hundreds of lay-offs including support person-

nel and teachers. Two schoolsclosed and others remain un-der review for possible elimi-nation.

Superintendent Faron Hol-linger left more than a yearbefore the end of his contractas school board membersasked county commissionersto call for a 3-year, 1-percentsales tax. In a referendumsome called nothing short ofstunning, voters overwhelm-ingly approved the tax thatwas expected to add $25 mil-lion annually to publicschools. The tax took effectJune 1, and school officialshoped the anticipated moneywould bring the system out ofdeficit and allow rehiring bymid-July or August.

In a split vote, school boardmembers hired Alan Lee asthe new superintendent forBaldwin County PublicSchools following a less-than-smooth national search. Leestarted work here July 1,plunging into meetings withother elected officials and

economists concerned thatthe Deepwater Horizon oil dis-aster will drastically alter thesales tax revenue crucial tothe system’s recovery andservices for 27,000 students.

Despite the financial strug-gles and cutbacks to popularand successful programs,Baldwin students continuedto excel, placing among thetop performers in the stateand nation in technology com-petitions and earning Interna-tional Baccalaureatediplomas.

Lee, who comes to thecounty from WashingtonCounty Schools in Abingdon,Va., has praised local studentsand the system here as aplace already respected in thestate, with high expectationsfor improvement. He said hisphilosophy is to change theway people think about edu-cation, making learning morerelevant to real-world applica-tions and making schoolsmore service-oriented.

Lee said the coming months

will be filled with meetingswith students, teachers, ad-ministrators, community lead-ers and education foundationmembers as all the stakehold-ers help forge goals for the fu-ture of the system.

Lee said he’s already seen“a great system, and one withgreat potential to be even bet-ter.”

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A MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT

Greetings to the students,parents and staff of BaldwinCounty Public Schools

Baldwin County PublicSchools are known acrossour state to be very good.People who have residedhere and then moved toother parts of our countryequally admire them. Thenumber of people who con-tacted me directly or indi-rectly to extol the virtues ofour schools has impressedme.

Dr. Hollinger, Mrs. Daw-son, the board, and all the parents de-voted to providing an outstandingeducation are to be commended. It ishumbling to be asked to work in Bald-win County.

Beginning my new job as superin-tendent is exciting for me, for I knowthat there is unprecedented communi-ty support for the schools, and that isthe greatest strength of the system.

It means that parents and commu-

nity residents will support teachersand principals when they are expect-ing more learning from every studentand expecting every student to be suc-cessful.

We as a school system, inturn, have a duty to be cer-tain that we operate in thehighest professional modeand make our decisionsbased upon service to ourcommunity and its children.

Over the course of the nextmonths, I will be seeking yourinput and ideas on which im-provements need to comefirst, and then look for yoursupport in the hard decisionsthat invariably follow.

Baldwin County PublicSchools are blessed to have outstand-ing professionals, and my job is tohelp them provide an education to allof our students that is second to none.

Again, I am excited to work withour community of students, parentsand professionals. I welcome your in-put on taking our schools to the nextlevel of achievement.

Alan T. Lee,Superintendent

Lee

Group wants big changesEducation

coalition seekscommunity input,support for newcampaign

By JESSICA SAWYERRIGBYNews staff

When the individual

education associationsin Baldwin County cametogether last fall as theBaldwin County Educa-tion Coalition, their en-thusiasm for supportingand improving the coun-ty’s schools was un-matched.

Today, that samegroup is poised tochange the long-term di-rection of educationwith the implementation

of the “Yes We Can Bald-win County” initiative.

The coalition servedas the steering commit-tee behind the “VoteYes” campaign for thetemporary 1-cent salestax referendum, and dur-ing that time committeemembers heard muchfrom the public duringthe work on that vote,

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Dual enrollment program growsNew career and

technical program helpshigh school students gainneeded workplace skills

By LESLEY FARREY PACEYCorrespondent

By the time Matthew D’Agatigraduated from high school, healready had earned a college-levelwelding certificate.

The Lillian teen graduated inMay from Foley High School a fewdays before he racked up 20 col-lege credits during two semestersof his junior and senior years ofhigh school. The credits satisfiedrequirements for his welding cer-tificate from a new career andtechnical dual enrollment pro-gram offered by Faulkner StateCommunity College and the Bald-win County Board of Education.

“I thought it was a great oppor-tunity for free college for some-body that wouldn’t normally get

the opportunity to do somethinglike that,” said D’Agati, whoearned college credits while at-tending classes at South BaldwinCenter for Technology. “It alsogives you the opportunity to get agood job right out of highschool.”

A different programFSCC and the BCBE have long

offered academic dual enrollmentprograms to eligible high schoolstudents, allowing qualified stu-dents to enroll in college classesconcurrently with high schoolclasses. Those students receivehigh school as well as cost-freecollege credit for academiccourses, allowing them to jump-start their college education.

For credit toward their highschool diploma and college de-gree, students taking part in aca-demic dual enrollment may takeclasses at either the high schoolor at any of the three FSCC cam-puses — Bay Minette, Fairhope orGulf Shores — after school hours,during the evenings, on weekends

or in the summer.Qualified students may also get

permission to leave the highschool campus to take collegecourses during regular schoolhours. In some cases, a studentmay even be able to attain an as-sociate of arts or equivalent de-gree shortly before or after highschool graduation, building earlyon long-term education goals.

Courses include anthropology,photography, art history,electronic publishing, criminaljustice, criminal law and proce-dure, English, ecology, geogra-phy, western civilization,hospitality management, politicalscience, paralegal studies, legalresearch and writing and socialpsychology.

Students who want to enroll inacademic dual enrollment musthave completed the 10th grade,have a 3.0 or better GPA and com-plete a dual enrollment packetwith official high school tran-script.

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Photo courtesy Matthew D’Agati

FSCC President Gary Branch presents MatthewD’Agati with his certificate earned as part of thedual enrollment program. Matthew also graduatedfrom Foley High School.

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“Academic dual enrollmentinvolves courses that stu-dents can transfer to four-yearuniversities,” said FSCC In-structor Cale Ebert.

But FSCC and BaldwinCounty Schools recentlylaunched career and technicaldual enrollment programs,which also allow high schoolstudents in Baldwin Countythe opportunity to obtain freecollege credit. However, thesework force developmentcourses give students the op-portunity to learn a muchneeded workplace skill whileattending classes at BaldwinCounty Schools’ technicalcenters, Ebert said.

To qualify for the program,students must be enrolled atone of the county’s technicalcenters — either the NorthBaldwin Center for Technolo-gy in Bay Minette or the SouthBaldwin Center for Technolo-gy in Robertsdale — have anoverall grade point average of

2.5. They also must maintain a3.0 GPA in career techcourses. Students are busedto the technical centers fromhigh schools throughout theBaldwin County school sys-tem.

“If they are eligible for ca-reer and technical dual enroll-ment, they also are eligible forthe grant benefit, which is freetuition,” Ebert said. “Their tui-tion is paid through a grantfrom the governor’s office ofwork force development.FSCC wrote for the grant andreceived it two years in arow.”

A success storySince the program began

two years ago, 17 high schoolstudents have graduated fromFSCC’s career and technicaldual enrollment program, allcompleting their training cer-tificates in a variety of in-de-mand work fields includingwelding, automotive technolo-gy, computer-aided drafting

and building construction,Ebert said. Seven of those stu-dents donned caps and gownsto take part in the graduationceremony at FSCC in May.

“Students go every day tothe technical center, and bydoing nothing extra, they getFaulkner State credit,” Ebertsaid. “The teachers at thetechnical centers are qualifiedto teach students at the col-lege level so students arelearning during the school dayjust by meeting the require-ments. Someone could finishwelding training in two semes-ters, so the earlier they getstarted the better.”

Students can participate inthe program as early as 10thgrade, she added.

“We had four juniors finishtheir training certificates thisyear,” Ebert said. “So studentscan enter their senior yearwith a college training certifi-cate their belt.”

High school students canrequest an application for thecareer and technical dual en-rollment program from theirschool guidance counselorafter school starts in August,Ebert said.

“High school and tech cen-ter counselors bend overbackwards to get this informa-tion to students,” she said.

Some courses take longer tofinish. Students need only 16college credits to earn theirwelding certificate, while ittakes 61 credits to finish an in-dustrial maintenance associ-ate degree.

“That is the longest careerand technical dual enrollmentcourse offered,” Ebert said.“Many of the students areworking toward that degree,gaining credits in high schoolthat are tuition free.”

Ebert contends the careerand technical dual enrollmentprogram is providing opportu-nities for students who previ-ously thought college was outof their reach.

“Students who might havenever considered going to col-lege after graduation are real-izing they already are collegestudents and these creditsthat they have accumulated inhigh school may be used to-ward an associate degree atFaulkner State,” Ebert said.“We’ve already had eight stu-dents from the program con-

tinue working on their collegedegrees after high schoolgraduation. We are talkingabout first generation collegestudents in the family whonever thought college educa-tion was within their grasp.There has almost been a para-digm shift from going to afour-year school to sink orswim to going to school fortwo years, learning a tradeand going straight to work.”

D’Agati, who could havegone to work right out of highschool with his welding short-term training certificate, al-ready is enrolled at FSCCwhere he is working towardan associate degree in appliedscience with an emphasis onwelding. He was able to apply10 of 20 credits he earnedwhile still in high school tothe associate degree he isstriving to complete. He is ex-cited about the prospect offinishing college faster thanexpected.

“After I finish college, I wantto go to a welding college andget hired into a welding com-pany,” he said. “I’m takingcourses now, but plan ongoing fulltime in the fall.”

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By TINA COVINGTONNews Staff

Baldwin County’s Interna-tional Baccalaureate Pro-gramme recently graduatedits first batch of students, andnumbers for the rigorous pro-gram continue to rise. Enroll-ment for this school year hasreached 325 students — in-cluding 43 seniors — who willattend classes on host cam-puses at Daphne and FairhopeHigh schools.

The program offers an in-tense curriculum focused cre-ating free thinkers who areprepared for college, officialssaid.

“The teaching strategies

that IB teachers employ con-centrate on the higher levelthinking skills and encouragestudents to understand thematerial and not just memo-rize it,” said Joseph Roh, DHSassistant principal and IB co-ordinator. “The students areasked to actually use theirknowledge and not just repeatthe facts on a test.”

That curriculum also boostsa student’s ability to adapt tocollege-level courses, he said.

“IB students are preparedfor university work not onlybecause of their exposure tochallenging curriculum in highschool, but they have devel-oped incredible work ethicsand time management skills,”he said.

Roh said IB students areplaced in common classes andmove through their highschool years as a “cohort,”which creates a commonbond and “emphasizes an ap-preciation for diversity andconsideration of a global per-

spective.”Stephanie Harrison, assist-

ant principal at Fairhope High,said the benefits of participat-ing include the “developmentof advanced writing, criticalthinking, research, time man-agement, and study skillswhile receiving a college pre-paratory education in a co-hort learning environment.”

Before signing up, prospec-tive students need to considerthe rigorous demands on theirtime and Roh said those bestsuited for the IB program arethe ones who are motivated,dedicated and organized.

“A student does not have tohave the highest IQ to be inthe program, but they do haveto be willing to work. When astudent enters the ninthgrade, they need to be willingto put forth effort to developthe necessary study and timemanagement skills that willmake them successful in the

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IB has room to growBy TINA COVINGTONNews Staff

Baldwin County’s two International Baccalau-reate programs are housed at Daphne and Fair-hope high schools. While the program is offeredto students throughout the county, the bulk ofthose enrolled — 80 percent — hail from the twoEastern Shore communities.

Daphne’s program pulls students from BaldwinCounty and Spanish Fort high schools, while stu-dents from Gulf Shores, Robertsdale and Foleyhigh schools can join Fairhope’s IB program.

For the 2010-11 school year, Daphne’s IB pro-gram has enrolled 170 students and 34 will befrom feeder schools outside Daphne, including 16from the Spanish Fort area, four from Bay Minette,and the rest from private schools or home-schoolprograms.

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Opportunities abound with Upward BoundDanielleWagner, right,and RachelNemecekperform in theDanceAerobic classas part of theUpwardBoundprogram atFaulknerState.

High school studentsenjoy campus life,support as theyprepare for college

By JESSICA SAWYER RIGBYNews Staff

For six weeks each summer,high school students with theUpward Bound program livethe college life on the campusof Faulkner State CommunityCollege in Bay Minette. Fromdorm life to study time, thestudents are exposed to agamut of college experiences.

The Upward Bound pro-gram was designed to helpopen the door to college formany students from low-in-come families who may notsee college as a viable optionfor their futures. Counselorswith the program provide asupport system to encouragestudents to graduate from

high school and set theirsights toward a four-year col-lege career.

The program is part ofTRIO, a set of federally fundedcollege opportunity programsto motivate and support stu-dents in their pursuit of a col-lege degree. Lena Dexter,Faulkner State’s dean of Fed-eral Programs, said that Up-ward Bound is the oldest ofthe established TRIO pro-

grams.“It was started in 1965, and

we’ve had it (at FSCC) since1992,” said Dexter, who hasbeen the program’s directorsince its start on the FSCCcampus. “It’s a wonderful pro-gram for the high school stu-dents. It’s not a dropoutprevention program — it’s aprogram that is here to en-courage them to want to goon. We spend a lot of time

making sure that they havethe supportive services thatthey need.”

As part of the program, rep-resentatives from UpwardBound go into middle schoolsin the spring, where they dis-seminate program informationto rising ninth-graders. Eligi-ble candidates are inter-viewed in July, and thestudents selected are broughtinto the fold when the newschool year starts.

“The students must be fromlow-income families or neitherparent can have graduatedfrom a four-year college,” saidPatsy Robertson, academicadviser and curriculum advis-er for Upward Bound at FSCC.“We have 65 students in ourprogram, but they are in dif-ferent grades. As seniors grad-uate, we bring in ninth-graders to replace them.”

During the school year, stu-dents must take academicclasses on campus one Satur-day a month for a total of nine

Saturdays before they are al-lowed to take part in the six-week summer course on cam-pus.

When move-in day comesthe students are ready for thelessons that are headed theirway about life as well as aca-demics, Robertson said.

“We have students whobring in trunks, refrigerators,microwaves — just like theywere going off to college,”Robertson said. “They have toroom with someone andusually that person is notfrom the same high school.They get used to sharingspace.”

Robertsdale resident Brit-ney Neilsen, a rising juniorand aspiring dentist, is spend-ing her first summer on cam-pus with Upward Bound.

“I’m glad I got to do this be-fore heading straight out toAlabama or Auburn or some-where like that because it

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according to Terry Bur-kle of the South BaldwinEducation Foundation.

“While we were out inthe community bringingabout awareness of theschool system and howour schools are funded,we got a lot of feedbackfrom the community. Alot of questions, con-cerns,” Burkle said.“People felt like theywould like to have theopportunity to havemore input.”

Coalition memberDenise D’Oliveira of Sup-porting Education En-richment in DaphneSchools was the commu-nications director for theMobile Area EducationFoundation when thegroup developed the“Yes We Can” initiativein 2001.

“They undertook thisproject right on the

heels of their successfultax referendum in 2001,and it has been the driv-ing force behindachievement reform andthe improvementsthey’ve seen there,” D’O-liveira said. “Just fiveyears ago they had halfof their schools making(average yearly pro-gress), and last year 95percent of the schoolsdid. That kind of dramat-ic improvement was a di-rect result of thecommunity coming to-gether, deciding whatneeded to be done andcoming together to makeit happen. A whole lot ofit had to do with thecommunity getting orga-nized to change some ofthe ways they dothings.”

Since its inception, thecommunity-driven initia-tive has been duplicatedacross the nation.

“It has proven to bevery, very successful,”Burkle said. “Why

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Change

‘Better Together’ Photo courtesy of Denise D’Oliveira

Members of the Baldwin County EducationCoalition, composed of representatives fromseven local education foundations, are workingtogether to launch their newest initiative, “YesWe Can Baldwin County.” Several steeringcommittee members met recently in Daphne todiscuss plans for their upcoming communityconversations including, from left, front row,Sherren LeBlanc of Spanish Fort EducationalEnrichment Foundation, Carolyn Akers of theMobile Area Education Foundation, DeniseD’Oliveira of Supporting EducationalEnrichment in Daphne’s Schools; back row,Sandra Bostrum of the Spanish Fortfoundation, Cindy McBrearty and Diana Brewerof the Fairhope Educational EnrichmentFoundation, Donna Gates of the CentralBaldwin Education Foundation, MirandaSchrubbe of the Fairhope foundation, AshleyHammond of the Daphne foundation and TerryBurkle of the South Baldwin ChamberFoundation.

Baldwin County educationfoundations join forces

By JESSICA SAWYERRIGBYNews staff

Throughout the years,education foundationshave popped up in eachof the high school feederpatterns in BaldwinCounty and have beeneffective at raising com-munity awareness to ed-ucation as well as moneyfor areas schools.

When those sevenfoundations joinedforces as the BaldwinCounty Education Coali-

tion in 2009, however,they proved a force tobe reckoned with.

“A good school equalsa good community;when a school falters, acommunity falters,” saidTina Covington of theNorth Baldwin Coalitionfor Excellence in Educa-tion. “We still have ourindividual foundations,but we’re coming togeth-er to brainstorm as a col-lective group.”

Among the successes

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Tuning upFootball right around cornerSpanish Fort’sKeller Davisreturns a kickagainstDemopolisduring asemifinalgame lastseason.

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School may be out for thesummer, but that doesn’tmean that educators and stu-dents aren’t busy gettingready for the next schoolyear.

Like their athletic counter-parts, Baldwin County’smarching bands are holdingsummer camps to learn newmusic and halftime shows.Hundreds of students acrossthe county will be practicingin the heat to perfect theirperformances.

The schedule of summercamps for area high schoolsinclude the following:

Baldwin County HighJuly 26: Mandatory parent

meeting, 7 p.m. in BCHS cafete-ria.

July 27-28: Percussion campfrom 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (drumline,pit and drum major)

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County teams busygearing up for 2010season

By DANIEL BOYETTESports Reporter

It may be July, but it’s nev-er too early to look ahead tofootball season.

County teams have beenworking hard in the weightroom and at 7-on-7 eventsthis summer. Preseasonpractice begins Aug. 2 andthe season kicks off Aug. 26and 27.

Following are some thingsto look out for in 2010:

New foes: It’s a classifi-cation year in the state,which means a number ofschools moved up or downbased on enrollment. NoBaldwin teams moved, butsome of their opponents did.County teams in 6A Region 2— BCHS, Daphne, Fairhope,Foley and Robertsdale — willhave a new region opponent

in Williamson, which is mak-ing the jump from 5A.

Bayside will play in anoverhauled 3A Region 1. OnlyT.R. Miller remains from lastseason, with MontgomeryAcademy, Clarke County,Washington County, TrinityPresbyterian, MontgomeryCatholic and Excel set to jointhe fray.

Historic meetings: Span-ish Fort is set to introduce it-self officially to two countyschools. The Toros will openagainst Fairhope and take on

BCHS in week five. GulfShores has previously beenthe only county team Span-ish Fort has faced.

On the road again: Sev-eral teams have long roadtrips scheduled, with the far-thest being Foley’s 238-miletrek to Tuscaloosa to faceCentral in the last week ofthe season. Also, SpanishFort will go to Ozark to meetCarroll and Bayside has to

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BAND CAMPBaldwin County High Schoolhad several students attendthe summer band camp atTroy University. Theyincluded, from left, TaylorEdwards, Joshua Phillips,Jessie Minter, MeganShaughnessy, MorganCovington and CalebMcDonald. The studentspracticed skills to improvetheir individual and ensembleperformances and musictheory. Jessie Minter, drummajor, attended classes onleadership, marchingfundamentals, commands,score reading and conducting.

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Staff Report

Baldwin County schools re-ceive support from area edu-cation foundations that havesprouted all across the coun-ty, one representing each ofthe seven feeder patterns inthe system. Here’s a roundupof the foundations and theprograms and fundraisersthey offer.

Alabama Gulf Coast AreaEducation Foundation

The Alabama Gulf CoastArea Education Foundationserves students in the GulfShores High School feeder

pattern. Member schools in-clude Gulf Shores Elementary,Gulf Shores Middle, OrangeBeach Elementary and GulfShores High.

The foundation will host agolf tournament with the Ala-bama Gulf Coast Area Cham-

ber of Commerce in the fall.

Donations can be sent toAGCAEF, P.O. Box 5050 GulfShores, AL 36547. For more in-formation about the founda-tion, visit www.agcaef.com.

— Nick Wilmott

Central BaldwinEducation Foundation

The Central Baldwin Educa-tion Foundation supports thefeeder pattern for RobertsdaleHigh, including five elemen-tary schools and Central Bald-

win Middle.Upcoming fundraisers in-

clude the Honeybee 5K &1-Mile Fun Run set for Oct. 2.CBEF will also raffle a youthmodel hunting rifle Nov. 6.Contact [email protected] for more information.

— Ashley Kucera

Fairhope EducationalEnrichment Foundation

In 1996, a group of Fairhopeparents, business leaders andeducators came together toprovide a local revenuesource to supplement the in-adequate funding provided topublic education in Alabama.That entity came to be knownas the Fairhope EducationalEnrichment Foundation, orFEEF, and to date has raisedmore than $3 million to en-hance and enrich educationalopportunities for every stu-dent in the Fairhope publicschools.

One of FEEF’s main fund-raisers — Phantasy of the Arts— has raised almost $300,000since its inception. This year,

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On amission

WRITE STUFFA Summer Lyceum writing classfor students who are enteringor continuing in theInternational BaccalaureateProgromme at Daphne Highwas held in June. Sponsoredby SEEDS — SupportingEducational Enrichment inDaphne’s Schools — the one-week course was designed tosharpen and expand writtencomposition skills. Amongthose taking part are MaryCatherine Bailey, left, andBriana Burdick. AndreLaPalme, not pictured, servedas SEEDS’ Summer Lyceumwriting instructor for thesecond consecutive year.

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the event co-chairs have set the barhigher by taking a more regional ap-proach in an effort to bring togetherpeople from both sides of Mobile Bayfor a spectacular evening. Called TheBattle for Mobile Bay, Phantasy 2010will be held Oct. 9 at Space 301 indowntown Mobile.

FEEF’s other signature fundraiseris the annual Mayor’s Golf Tourna-ment. Since its inception, the tourna-ment has raised more than $500,000,providing funding for FEEF’s tutoringprogram and for classroom grants.

“There are so many things we wantto do for the students in our schools,but we cannot rely on a funding mech-anism that, at best, pays only for thatwhich is required,” Diana Brewer, ex-ecutive director of FEEF said. “Thereare incredible education opportunitiesout there. We can’t afford to let ourstudents miss out simply becausefunding for education in Alabama is in-adequate. Fortunately, many in ourcommunity agree, and continue tosupport our students by supportingFEEF.”

A 501(c)3 organization, FEEF isgoverned by a 26-member volunteerboard of directors. Each directorserves a three-year term.

For more information about FEEFand the impact it has had on publiceducation in Fairhope, visit the website at www.feefonline.org.

— Diana Brewer

North Baldwin Coalition forExcellence in Education

NBCEE was formed in 2008 withthe purpose of working toward thebetterment of all schools in the Bald-win County High School feeder pat-tern. Member schools include BCHS,Bay Minette Middle, Bay Minette Inter-mediate, Bay Minette Elementary, PineGrove, Delta Elementary, Stapleton El-ementary, Perdido Elementary/Middleand North Baldwin Center for Tech-nology.

The foundation has already award-ed numerous teacher grants and hon-ors the individual schools’ teacher ofthe year with a cash award.

The foundation raises its moneythrough an annual “Saddle up forSchools” rodeo and a “Riding TowardExcellence” cycling event. Othergroups also hold fundraisers to bene-fit NBCEE.

North Baldwin Coalition for Excel-lence is a nonprofit/tax exempt orga-

nization and donations, memorials or“in honor of” gifts can be sent to:NBCEE, P.O. Box 880, Bay Minette, AL36507. For more information, call251-580-0434 or send e-mails to [email protected].

— Tina Covington

Supporting EducationalEnrichment in Daphne’s Schools

SEEDS has already had a busysummer. A writing camp for incomingInternational Baccalaureate studentswas held at Daphne High as a featuredSummer Lyceum class.

One of the students’ favorite as-signments involved taking part inSEEDS’ Daphne Writes blog atwww.seedsindaphne.wordpress.comwhere authors of every age have beensharing thoughts about summer lifelessons. Daphne Writes is an ongoingcommunity learning project designedto promote a lifelong love of the writ-ten word.

SEEDS’ traditional Summer Lyceumclasses were replaced this year by anenrichment opportunity of a differentkind. As a member of the BaldwinCounty Education Coalition, SEEDStook an active role in planning for theYes We Can Community Conversa-tions now under way across the coun-ty. Over the next two months, SEEDSwill host 10-12 neighborhood meetingsto give Daphne citizens an opportuni-ty to talk about ideas for improvingeducation and community life.

SEEDS will once again present afull schedule of Summer Lyceum en-richment classes in 2011. Announce-ment of this year’s ClassroomEnrichment Grants has been moved toNovember, giving Daphne teachersmore time to work together on innova-tive project proposals. Grant applica-tion information is available fordownload on the SEEDS website,seedsindaphne.org.

SEEDS has planned its sixth annualMamma Mia Cook-Off for Nov. 13. Thefall fundraiser celebrating Daphne’sItalian heritage featured 29 colorfulcooking teams in 2009 and most are al-ready testing recipes and planning ta-ble themes for this year’s event.Information on tickets or team regis-tration is available at seedsindaph-ne.org.

To join, visit seedsindaphne.org orcall 251-656-7333.

— Denise D’Oliveira

Spanish Fort EducationalEnrichment Foundation

SFEEF exists to serve the needs ofall Spanish Fort School children by en-riching their educational experienceand preparing them to compete in aninternational job market.

SFEEF involves the community,parents and business members tomanage and allocate its resourcesthrough scholarship and teacher-stu-dent grants. SFEEF has donated$420,000 in teacher-student grants,scholarships and supplements forScholars Bowl, The Snoozlen Roomand other principal requests since itsinception.

Spanish Fort Educational Enrich-ment Foundation will host its annualfundraiser “Fiesta” on Nov. 6 at Fitz-pen Place and The Haulin’ Hoofs 5 Krace at the Spanish Fort Town Centeron Nov. 20.

Log on to www.sfeef.org for moreinformation.

— Alison Hill

South Baldwin ChamberFoundation

Incoming freshmen at Foley HighSchool will experience a new orienta-tion program — Link Crew, a year-longtransition program, sponsored by theSouth Baldwin Chamber Foundation.

Foley High School will becomeonly the second school in Alabama toimplement the program.

Link Crew is a high school transi-tion program that welcomes freshmenand makes them feel comfortable

throughout the first year of their highschool experience. Link Crew trainsmembers of the junior and seniorclasses to be Link Leaders, selectedfrom a broad social cross-section andserve as motivators, leaders andteachers who guide freshmen to dis-cover what it takes to be successful intheir high school years.

All freshmen are divided into Link“crews” of four to five students. Eachcrew is assigned a Link Leader whowill serve as mentor and friend for theyear. On Aug. 4, about 490 studentswill merge from three middle schoolsfor an orientation day focused on get-ting to know other students and learnstrategies for being successful in highschool.

Freshmen receive a personal callfrom their Link Leader the night be-fore and are greeted with cheers andcelebration when they arrive at theorientation. Students will take part inteam-building exercises with theirLink Leader throughout the day, learnthe school campus, and receive theirclass schedules and lockers.

The program will continuethroughout the year with academicfollowups, social followups and leaderinitiated followups.

— Terry Burkle

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Baldwin conference showcaseshigh-tech teaching methodsBy DOUGLAS COKERStaff Reporter

On Wednesday and Thurs-day, the Baldwin County Boardof Education will hold its sec-ond annual Gulf Regional In-structional TechnologyConference at Robertsdale Ele-mentary School.

This two-day event will fea-ture Superintendent Alan Lee,as well as presentations bytechnology experts and Bald-win teachers and administra-tors, system spokesman TerryWilhite said.

Melinda Maddox from theAlabama Department of Educa-tion’s Technology InitiativesOffice will be the keynotespeaker, and more than 300county teachers confirmedthat they would attend,according to Wilhite.

The conference, BaldwinCounty Institutional Technolo-gy Coordinator Margaret Blakesaid, shows the county’s com-

mitment to modern learningmethods in schools.

“Years ago,” she said, “wetaught our (teachers and stu-dents) how to use technology.Now, we will teach them howto use technology to learn.”

Baldwin County is in theprocess of voluntarily adop-ting the International Societyof Technology in Education’s2007 standard for interactiveclassrooms, Blake said. Thisstandard requires teachers toassign computer-based home-work, and students to collabo-rate on this homework.

In today’s test-driven cli-mate, ITSE CEO Don Knezeksaid in a news release, thisstandard helps both studentsand teachers adapt to the rap-idly changing role of technolo-gy in the classroom.

To comply with the progres-sive technology requirementsstipulated by the 2007 stan-dard, the county has adoptednew learning programs and

techniques, Robertsdale Ele-mentary School teacher andconference presenter Kim Car-nley said. The summer confer-ence will help equip teachersto implement these programs.

An online homework andcollaboration engine known asMoodle forms the foundationof the county’s technologyplan, Blake said. This web ap-plication allows students to logon from any computer con-nected to the Internet and see,print or even complete certainhomework assignments online,as well as remotely collaboratewith classmates on assign-ments.

According to the Moodlewebsite, the program seeks toremove students from a “lec-ture box,” and help them seethemselves “as members of anongoing, active learning com-munity.”

Moodle even helps parentsbecome active participants intheir child’s learning experi-

ence, Carnley said.“Sometimes, parents may

not have a great background ina subject. If a teacher video-re-corded her lecture, parentscan watch it with their chil-dren” before helping themwith homework or giving ad-vice.

“Moodle is a great communi-cation tool,” Carnley said.

But, Blake said, these rapidadvances in collaborative, on-line instruction bring a new setof challenges to teachers.

With our students spendingan increased amount of time

online, she said, it becomes“more and more important forus to teach them safe and ap-propriate Internet behaviors.”

To achieve this goal, theconference will include ses-sions designed to help teach-ers keep their studentsinformed and safe online,Blake said, both at school andat home,

Wilhite said the county willshow off some of its new tech-nology during the conference.

“For the first time ever,” hesaid, “we’ll be doing a live web-cast that includes interviewsand breaking news from theevent.”

According to Wilhite, thestream will keep parents in-formed, while simultaneouslydemonstrating one of thecounty’s new technology initia-tives. On the days of the con-ference, the live stream will beavailable to the public atbcbe.org, Wilhite said.

Of course, we’re not going tobe CNN or Fox News,” he said,“but we’re going to give ourfirst live stream our best shotand hope to have a lot of funshowcasing our technology.”

“Years ago, wetaught our (teachersand students) howto use technology.Now, we will teachthem how to usetechnology to learn.”

— Margaret Blake,Baldwin County Institutional

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Submitted by Terry Wilhite

Twenty-seven of Bald-win County’s third-through eighth-gradeclassrooms have a spe-cial designation. Theyare called eMINTS class-rooms and inside themyou’ll find eMINTStrained teachers.

eMINTS began in Mis-souri, its name an acro-nym for the projectEnhancing Missouri’s In-structional NetworkedTeaching Strategies, and,according to the websitewww.emints.org, theprogram has three maingoals:

Inspire educators touse instructional strate-gies powered by technol-ogy.

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Enrich teaching todramatically improvestudent performance.

The elite program hasexpanded beyond Mis-souri. It can now befound in higher achiev-ing school districtsacross the country likeBaldwin County, the firstsystem in Alabama toadopt the prestigiousprogram.

“eMINTS provides par-ticipating teachers withstate-of-the-art technolo-gy and more than 230hours of training on in-struction that focuses onthe kinds of classroomactivities that teach stu-dents the 21st centuryskills that they will needin college and in the

workforce,” said Marga-ret Blake, who overseesthe program as part ofher responsibilities inBaldwin School’s Infor-mation Technology Serv-ices division. Thoseskills include workingcooperatively in teamsor collecting data tosolve real-world prob-lems, Blake said.

Each eMINTS class-room will include the fol-lowing technologycomponents:

Computers (at leastone Internet-connectedcomputer for every twostudents);

Teacher laptopcomputer;

SMART Board orPromethean (interactivewhite board) and projec-tor;

Peripherals: print-ers, cameras, scanner,document camera; and

Microsoft Officesoftware and other soft-ware that helps studentsorganize notes, write,and conduct multimediaprojects; or applicationsfor specific contentareas.

“Students will use thistechnology to completeinquiry-based lessonsthat require higher orderthinking skills. Lessonsand assessments will bebased on the regular dis-trict curriculum, withone change, assignmentswill be supported by theuse of instructional tech-nology,” Blake said.

Additional informationabout eMINTS can befound at www.bcbe.orgunder the IT Servicestab.

Submitted by Baldwin County Public Schools

While some information is sent to parentsvia e-mail or with a rapid notification phone call,information is also readily available atwww.bcbe.org and from independent schoolwebsites. A listing of school sites can be foundunder the “schools” tab on the homepage.

“We log more than 180,000 hits (visits) toour www.bcbe.org website each month,” saidTerry Wilhite, director of communications, “andthe communications department uploads doz-ens of articles, interesting podcasts and videoreports to the site that are designed to help par-ents engage in the learning process.”

And the Baldwin system’s website has gar-nered top honors from an independent authori-ty that measures school system transparency.

For the second straight year, the AlabamaSchool Community Information Network hasranked the Baldwin County School System inthe top 12 in the state for the amount of key in-formation that’s posted, according to Wilhite.

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Baldwin County Public Schools CalendarAugust 2010

11: Teacher Institute/Professional Development

12: Teacher workday13: Teacher workday16: First day for students

September 20106: Labor Day holiday

October 201019: Third- and fourth-block ex-

ams20: First- and second-block ex-

ams

November 201011: Veterans Day holiday24-26: Thanksgiving holiday for

students and teachers

December 201016: Third- and fourth-block ex-


ams20-31: Christmas holidays

(Hurricane makeup days will beDec. 20-22 if needed.)

January 20113-4: Christmas holidays3: Teacher workday

4: Teacher professional devel-opment

5: Students return from Christ-mas holidays

17: King/Lee holiday

March 20117-8: Mardi Gras holiday14: Third- and fourth-block ex-


ams

April 201118-22: Good Friday holiday

and spring break

May 201116-17: Senior Exam24: Graduation at Daphne, Gulf

Shores, Robertsdale high schools25: Graduation at Baldwin

County, Fairhope, Foley andSpanish Fort high schools

26: Third- and fourth-block ex-ams

27: First- and second-block ex-ams and last day for students

30: Memorial holiday for em-ployees

31: Teacher workday

June 20111: Teacher workday

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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOLDeandre Atkinson works on a math problem on the first day of school last year at Bay MinetteIntermediate. Deandre will be a fifth-grader in the fall. Baldwin County public school studentsreturn to school Aug. 16.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL REGISTRATIONSubmitted by Baldwin County School System

Registration details for the 2010-11 ac-ademic year have been announced for all45 Baldwin County public schools. Back-to-school information can be found at eachschool’s website and first-time registrationinformation can also be found atwww.bcbe.org/newcomer.

The first day of school for students isAug. 16; however, teachers report toschool Aug. 11.

School administrators stress that par-ents and guardians must bring all neces-sary documents to the school office foreach child they wish to enroll. The counse-lor or the registrar at each school is re-sponsible for student enrollment. Allstudents, whether new to the school sys-tem or previously enrolled, are required totake part in any pre-registration activitiesthe school may offer.

The Baldwin County Board of Educa-tion requires that the following documentsbe presented for each child enrolling: birthcertificate; Social Security card; two proofsof residence, one of which must be a re-cent utility bill with a Baldwin County ad-dress; withdrawal papers from last schoolattended, including transcript; and immuni-zation form.

All students are required by Alabamalaw to have an original, up-to-date certifi-cate of immunization (IMM-50); copies areunacceptable. These certificates may beobtained from the child’s physician or the

Baldwin County Health Department inRobertsdale, which can be reached at251-947-1910.

Parents or guardians will be required tocomplete an enrollment form for each stu-dent. These will be available from the reg-istrar or counselor during the visit to theschool and a copy of this form is providedat www.bcbe.org.

All students who will be in sixth gradein the coming year must receive a “boosterdose” of tetanus and diphtheria toxoidsand accellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) at11 or 12 years of age. This is a new healthdepartment requirement. Students will notbe enrolled in sixth grade without this vac-cination. This requirement will escalate byone successive grade each year for thefollowing six years to include sixth through12th grades, beginning in the fall of 2016.

Parents are urged to make sure that allcontact information, including cell phonenumbers and e-mail addresses, is currentfor emergency phone calls and rapid notifi-cation messages.

Registration information for eachschool is as follows.

Bay Minette Elementary School:Meet the Teacher, Aug. 12, 2-4 p.m.; classrolls will be posted Aug. 9. Website:www.bayminetteelementary.com.

Bay Minette Intermediate: Meet theTeacher, Aug. 12, 2-4 p.m. Bring student

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Continued from Page 14supplies. Homeroom assignments will beposted Aug. 11. Website: www.bayminet-teintermediateschool.com.

Bay Minette Middle: Registration,Aug. 3, 3-6 p.m. for eighth-graders andAug. 4, 3-6 p.m. for seventh-graders. Stu-dents who have cleared all obligationsfrom past school years and have paid reg-istration fees for the upcoming school yearmay pick up schedules during this time. Allother students will receive schedules onthe first day of school.

School fees: $65. All checks writtenmust include a physical address andphone number. Parents may pay two$32.50 installments if preferred. The firstpayment is due in August and the secondin January. Parents will also be able topurchase spirit T-shirts, yearbooks andP.E. uniforms. “Meet the Teacher” will beheld 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 13. Website:www.bayminettemiddle.com.

Baldwin County High: Registrationdates for students who have cleared allprior-year obligations will be: seniors, Aug.2, 8:30 a.m.-noon; juniors, Aug. 3, 8:30a.m.-noon; sophomores, Aug. 4, 8:30a.m.-noon; and freshmen, Aug. 5, 8:30a.m.-noon. Registration fee: $40. Studentparking: $40; must have driver’s license,vehicle registration and proof of insurance.Website: www.baldwincountyhighs-chool.com.

Central Baldwin Middle: Studentsmay preregister for the 2010-11 schoolyear. Completed mail-in registration pack-ets will be due July 1. All students musthave cleared any financial obligation withthe office prior to registration.

Registration dates: eighth grade, July27, 8 a.m.-noon; seventh grade, July 28, 8a.m.-noon; and makeup day, July 29, 3-6p.m. Registration fees: $60.

Students may only register on theirdesignated day.

Students who have completed the pre-paid registration packets may pick up theircompleted registration schedules eitherduring their designated day for registrationor any time from July 29-Aug. 6 in the frontoffice between 8 a.m.-noon. Students whodo not pre-register or register during oneof these designated days will be requiredto wait until the first day of school to com-plete their registration. Website: www.cen-tralbaldwinmiddle.com.

Daphne East Elementary: Meet theTeacher Night for kindergarten, first, sec-ond and third grades, Aug. 13, 3:30-5:30 p.m.; Meet the Teacher Night forfourth, fifth and sixth grades: Aug. 12,3:30-5:30 p.m.; kindergarten Parent Night,Aug. 5, 5:30 p.m. Prepaid supply packswill be available in the classrooms. Newstudents are encouraged to registerthrough Aug. 6, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily.Website: www.daphneeast.org.

Daphne Elementary: Meet theTeacher Night, Aug. 12. Last names be-

ginning with A-G, 5-6 p.m.; H-P, 6-7 p.m.;Q-Z, 4-5 p.m. Prepaid school supply packswill be in the classrooms. Website:www.daphneelementary.com.

Daphne Middle: Registration foreighth grade, Aug. 3, 3-6 p.m.; seventhgrade, Aug. 4, 3-6 p.m. Registration fee:$55. Band fee: $30. Chorus fee: $25. P.E.uniforms will be sold for $16. Outstandingfees from previous years must be paid infull. Website: www.daphnemiddleschool.com.

Daphne High: Mail-in registrationwas due in the front office by July 16. Allregistered students will be able to pick uptheir schedules, locker combinations, text-books and other information during regis-tration week. The schedule includes:seniors, July 26; juniors, July 27; sopho-mores, July 28; and freshmen, July 29. Amakeup day will be held Aug. 2 and 9. Thetimes for all of the registration days andmakeup days are 8-11 a.m. Freshman ori-entation will be Aug. 12, 5:30 p.m. in Tro-jan Hall. Registration fees for freshmen,sophomores and juniors: $35; seniors:$40, includes locker, student ID, studenthandbook and postage. Parking fee, (jun-iors and seniors only): $30. Parking spotsfor sophomores will be determined if spaceis available. Website: www.daphnehs.com.

Delta Elementary School: MeetYour Teacher Day, Aug. 13, 1-3 p.m. Newstudents register, July 27-29 from 8-3 p.m.Website: www.deltaelementary.com.

Elberta Elementary: Meet theTeacher Night and orientation will be heldfor returning students and students previ-ously registered. The schedule includes:kindergarten, Aug. 2, 6 p.m.; first grade,Aug. 3, 6 p.m.; second grade, Aug. 9, 6p.m.; third grade, Aug. 5, 6 p.m. Registra-tion for new students entering Elberta Ele-mentary for the first time: 8-3 p.m., June1-July 30. School T-shirts and pre-pack-aged school supplies will be available forpurchase each orientation night. Website:www.elbertaelementary.com.

Elberta Middle: Registration forfourth through eighth grades will be Aug.9, from 8-11 a.m. and 3-6 p.m. Fourthgrade parents and students are invited to a“Welcome to Elberta Middle School” Cook-out Aug. 10 at 6 p.m. in the courtyard ofthe school. Registration fees: fourth, fifth,sixth grades, $20 donation and $10 fee forstudents participating in band; seventh andeighth grades, $40 (additional $10 if stu-dent takes band). All students registeringon Aug. 9 will receive a free Friday shirt.PTSO/Open House will be Aug. 23 at 6:30p.m. Website: www.elbertamiddle.com.

Elsanor Elementary: Meet theTeacher, Aug. 13, kindergarten, 9 a.m.;first grade, 9:45 a.m.; second grade, 1:30p.m.; third grade, 10:30 a.m.; fourth grade,11:15 a.m.; fifth grade, noon; sixth grade12:45 p.m. Website: www.elsanors-chool.com.

Fairhope K Center: Meet theTeacher, Aug. 13, 9-11 a.m. Registration,June 1-July 29, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Enrichmentfee: $55. Website: www.fairhopek-1center.com.


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Teacher, Aug. 13, 1-3 p.m. Registrationwill be 8-11 a.m. Postcards with teacherassignments will be mailed to studentsAug. 4. Opening school expense: $50, in-cludes school T-shirt, math and tech labsexpenses, and all in-school special pro-grams. Website: www.fairhopeelementa-ry.com.

Fairhope Intermediate: Meet theTeacher and registration, Aug. 13, 1-3p.m. The teachers will contact the studentswho will be in their 2010-11 classes byAug. 4. Website: www.fairhopeintermediate.com.

Fairhope Middle: Students whohave cleared all obligations from 2009-10and have paid their registration fee for theupcoming school year may pick up theirschedules and prepaid items on the follow-ing dates: July 28, 1-3 p.m.; eighth gradeschedule pickup, July 29, 1-3 p.m.; sev-enth grade schedule pickup. Registrationfee: $30. Enrichment fee: $20, except forband students. Band fee: $30; P.E. locker:$5; P.E. uniforms will be sold for $20; openhouse, Aug. 24, 6 p.m. Website: www.fair-hopems.com.

Fairhope High: Registration pack-ets were mailed. If you did not receive apacket, call the school at 251-928-8309.Schedules may be picked up by those stu-

dents who have cleared all prior year obli-gations and paid registration fees on thefollowing dates and times: seniors, Aug. 2;juniors, Aug 3; sophomores, Aug. 4; fresh-men, Aug 5, 9-10:30 a.m. Registration fee:$45 was due July 6, includes postage,locker, student ID, and technology fee.Spirit shirts: $15 each; PTO membership:$10; Yearbook: $75; Parking fee: $40.Parking applications were due before July8. Students will need to be present atscheduled pick up times to have photo IDsmade and textbooks issued. Website:www.fairhopehs.com.

Foley Elementary: Meet the Teach-er, Aug. 13, 3:30-6 p.m. New student reg-istration, Aug. 3, 8-4 p.m. Studentsenrolling in Foley Elementary from otherschools must register on this date. Firstgrade registration Aug. 4, 4-7 p.m. Return-ing students entering first grade must reg-ister on this date; second graderegistration, Aug. 5, 4-7 p.m.; third graderegistration, Aug. 9, 4-7 p.m. Returningstudents entering third grade must registeron this date. Fourth grade registration,Aug. 10, 4-7 p.m. Returning students en-tering fourth grade must register on thisdate. For more information: www.foleyelementary.com.

Foley Intermediate: Meet theTeacher and registration for fifth- andsixth-grade students will be from 3-6 p.m.Aug. 3, in the cafeteria. Parents may pickup the registration paperwork from 7:30a.m.-5 p.m. from July 26-29, in the schooloffice. Students who did not attend Foleyschools last year need to pick up registra-

tion materials as soon as possible. Stu-dents interested in attending single-genderclasses need to call the school immediate-ly at 251-943-1244. School shirts andcharacter education shirts may be orderedduring registration. Website: www.foleyintermediate.org.

Foley Middle: Registration for sev-enth-graders will be Aug. 3 from 8-11 a.m.and 3-6 p.m. Registration for eighth-grad-ers will be Aug. 5 from 8-11 a.m. and 3-6p.m. All students that register on these twodays will receive a free Friday shirt. Regis-tration fee for all students: $50. Parentswill be required to fill out enrollment formsto update information for this school year.If they have recently moved, they will needto bring two proofs of residency with themat this time. Website: www.foleymid-dle.com.

Foley High: Foley High School willhold freshman registration by mail duringJuly. All sophomores, juniors, and seniorspre-registered in May. All students new toBaldwin County should come to the schooland pick up a new student packet to com-plete. Website: www.foleyhs.com.

Gulf Shores Elementary: Meet theTeacher, Aug. 13, 1-3 p.m. Registrationwill be Aug. 2, 3, 4 from 8:30 a.m.-noonand 1-3 p.m. as follows: last names begin-ning with A-H, Aug. 2; last names begin-ning with I-P, Aug. 3; last names beginningwith Q-Z, Aug. 4. Parents are asked toprovide registration information, receiveclass roll assignments, purchase plannersand Friday/field trip shirt, and clarify trans-portation and health information. Students

new to GSES are encouraged to enrollMonday through Thursday in the school of-fice prior to the August registration. Web-site: www.gsesdolphins.com.

Gulf Shores Middle: Registration:seventh grade, Aug. 3, 9 a.m.-noon and3-6 p.m.; eighth grade, Aug. 4, 9 a.m.-noon and 3-6 p.m. Make-up day, Aug. 5,8-3 p.m. Orientation for seventh grade willbe Aug. 3, 6 p.m. Registration fee: $45.Band fee: $30; P.E. uniform: $20. Website:www.gsmsdolphins.com.

Gulf Shores High: Registration:seniors, July 26; juniors, July 27; sopho-mores, July 28; freshmen, July 29; andJuly 30 will be a make-up day/new studentregistration. Daily time will be 9 a.m.-noon.Registration packets will be available topick up and fill out at home the week ofJuly 12. Website: www.gs-hs.com.

J. Larry Newton: Meet the Teacherand registration in the school cafeteriaaccording to the following schedule: July26, kindergarten, 8-9 a.m.; first grade,10-11 a.m.; second grade, noon-1 p.m.;third grade, 2-3 p.m.; July 27, fourth grade,8-9 a.m.; fifth grade, 10-11 a.m.; sixthgrade, noon-1 p.m.; make-up 2-3 p.m.Website: www.jlnewtonschool.com.

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Continued from Page 16parents are encouraged to drop-off schoolsupplies at that time. New students mayregister in the school office 7 a.m.-5 p.m.throughout the summer. All registered stu-dents will receive a welcome letter fromtheir new teacher and a supply list in mid-July. Website: www.loxleyelementary.com.

Magnolia School: Meet the Teach-er, Aug. 13, 1-3 p.m. Bring student sup-plies. Supply packs will be available forsale in the cafeteria. Pre-paid supplypacks will be delivered to the classrooms.Returning student registration for lastnames beginning A-M, Aug. 3, 8:30-3:30p.m.; N-Z, Aug. 4, 8:30-3:30 p.m. New stu-dents can register any day during regularoffice hours. Class rolls will be posted Aug.6 at 5 p.m. Kindergarten orientation will beAug. 11 at 6 p.m. Pre-K orientation will beAug. 5 at 6 p.m. Website:www.magnoliaschoolk6.com.

Orange Beach Elementary: Meetthe Teacher, Aug. 13, 1:30-3 p.m.; bringstudent supplies; Prepaid supply kits willbe delivered to the classrooms. Parents ofstudents new to Orange Beach are en-couraged to register their child during thesummer. Summer registration hours are 9a.m.-3 p.m., Monday through Thursdaythrough July 23 and from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.Monday through Friday beginning July 26.Website: www.orangebeachelementa-ry.com.

Perdido Elementary/MiddleSchool: Registration will be held 2 to 6p.m. July 20. Meet the Teacher will be 4 to6 p.m. Aug. 12. Students may bring sup-plies. Class lists will be posted on thedoors of each building. Parents will needto update student information for the2010-11 school year. Fees: grades 6-8,$40. Website: www.perdidoschool.com.

Pine Grove Elementary: Meet theTeacher, Aug. 13, 1-3:30 p.m. Class rollswill be posted on Aug. 11 after 10 a.m.Website: www.pgelementary.com.

Robertsdale Elementary: Meet theTeacher, Aug. 12, 3-5 p.m. Registrationwill be Aug. 5, A-L, 8-11 a.m. and M-Z,noon-3 p.m. in the multipurpose room. Stu-dents can bring supplies to the rooms.Website: www.

robertsdaleelementary.com.Robertsdale High School: Regis-

tration for students who have cleared allprior yearly obligations will be: seniors,July 19, 8:30-11:30 a.m.; juniors, July 20,8:30-11:30 a.m., sophomores, July 21,8:30-11:30 a.m.; freshmen, July 22,8:30-11:30 a.m. only for students who at-tended eighth grade at Central BaldwinMiddle School. Students not previouslyregistered or new students should contactthe registrar to schedule an appointmentwith a counselor. Registration fee: $40.Parking permit, seniors and juniors only:$40; must provide a valid drivers license,proof of insurance and provide tag numberand vehicle description to purchase aparking permit. Website: www.robertsdale-high.com.

Rockwell Elementary: Meet theTeacher, kindergarten-fifth grade, Aug. 12,2-6 p.m. Class lists will be posted. All pre-paid items (i.e. supply packs, T-shirts,sweatshirts) will be in classrooms. Bringschool supplies at this time. Website:www.rockwellelem.org.

Rosinton Elementary School:Meet the Teacher and Open House, Aug.12, 4-6 p.m. Website: www.rosinton.com.

Silverhill Elementary: Meet theTeacher, Aug. 13, 1-3 p.m. for kindergar-ten through sixth grade students and par-ents. Pre-kindergarten orientation forparents will be June 8 at 6 p.m. in the pre-K classroom. Students may bring schoolsupplies. Pre-ordered school supplies willbe in the assigned classroom of the stu-dent. Parents of students new to Silverhillare encouraged to register their child/children during summer. Mandatory sixthgrade registration will be held July 30 from3-5 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Website:www.silverhillelementary.com.

Spanish Fort Elementary: Meet theTeacher for kindergarten, Aug. 12, 4:30p.m.; firstthrough fifth-grades, Aug. 12, 5p.m. Go to the gym first to find the name ofteacher and pick up information. Registra-tion forms should be returned to the teach-ers on the first day of class.

Website: www.spanishfortelementa-ry.com.

Spanish Fort Middle: Registrationwill take place in the gym: eighth grade,July 26, 9 a.m.-noon; seventh grade, July27, 9 a.m.-noon; sixth grade, July 28, 9a.m.-noon. Students who did not pre-regis-

ter or are new to area need to call the of-fice at 251-625-3271 to make anappointment to complete the registrationprocess prior to July 26. Toro Mini Camp(sixth grade orientation) Aug. 12, 6:30-8:30p.m. Registration fee: $70; Band fee: $30;Choral fee: $20. P. E. uniforms will beavailable for purchase at registration.Open House, Aug. 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m.Website: www.spanishfortmiddle.com.

Spanish Fort High: New studentsshould make an appointment with the reg-istrar as soon as possible, beginning thesecond week of June. The enrollment pro-cess must be completed prior to registra-tion.

Registration will be 8-10:30 a.m. in thegym each of the following days: seniors,Aug. 2; juniors, Aug. 3; sophomores, Aug.4; freshmen and make-ups, Aug. 5. Regis-tration fees: $35 for all students. Parkingspaces are issued in the order that com-pleted paperwork is received. Studentparking: $30. A parking agreement, signedby the student and a parent/guardian is re-quired, as well as a copy of the student’sdriver license and proof of insurance.Forms are available on the website. Stu-dents are asked to bring separate checksto pay for any items other thanregistration/parking. Website: www.spa-nishforttoros.org.

Stapleton Elementary: Meet theTeacher, Aug. 12, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Post-cards with classroom assignments will bemailed the last week in July. Class lists willbe posted on school exterior bulletinboard. Pre-paid supply packs will be in

classrooms. Students may bring schoolsupplies to classroom. Get The FactsNight, Aug. 19, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Teacherswill meet with parents to give classroomprocedures and student expectation for theschool year. Website: www.stapletonelementary.com.

Summerdale: Meet the Teacher/Dinner, Aug. 12, 6 p.m. Students maybring supplies and a dinner will be served.Class lists will be posted on doors of eachbuilding. Registration for sixth- througheighth-grade will be July 28, 10-2 p.m.Registration fee: $40, includes locker, en-richment, planner, and handbook. P.E.locker fee: $5, P.E. uniform $20 for sev-enth- and eighth-grade only. Registrationpackets will be sent home with elementarystudents on the first day of school. Newstudents should notify the office as soonas possible. Website: www.summerdales-chool.com.

Swift Elementary: Meet the Teach-er and registration, Aug. 12, 8-3 p.m. Web-site: www.swiftschool.org.

W. J. Carroll Intermediate: Meetthe Teacher, Aug. 12 in the gymnasium.Last names beginning R-Z 12:30-1:30p.m.; A-G 1:30-2:30p.m.; H-Q 2:30-3:30p.m. Class rolls will be posted. Studentsmay bring school supplies to their as-signed homerooms. Website: www.wjcintermediate.com.

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Cafeterias work to reduce wasteSubmitted by Terry Wilhite

This school year, all 42 Baldwinschool cafeterias will implement a policydesigned to reduce waste of cafeteriafood.

The Child Nutrition Program offerslunch to all children in Baldwin CountyPublic Schools and breakfast at designat-ed schools.

Offer versus Serve is a system for re-imbursable meals that allows students todecline a certain number of food items inthe meal in order to reduce waste.

For lunch, students may decline two

of the five food items offered and theirmeal still may be considered a reimburs-able lunch.

For breakfast, students may declineone of the four food items offered and theselection may still be considered a reim-bursable breakfast.

A reimbursable meal consists of threedifferent food components and meets nu-trient and portion size standards.

“If children do not choose enoughfood items to comprise a reimbursablemeal, a la carte prices will be charged,”said Erin Miller, who heads the schoolsystem’s Child Nutrition Program.

Offer verses Serve will apply to allgrades, Pre-K through 12, for breakfastand lunch. Under this policy, children inall grades can decline milk as one of thefood items.

For lunch, the food items studentschoose from are: Meat or Meat Alternate,Vegetable or fruit, Fruit or vegetable,Bread/Grain, Milk. For breakfast, the fooditems students can choose from are: Meator Meat Alternate, Bread/Grain, Fruit/Juice, and Milk. The breakfast meal mayconsist of two meat/meat alternates ortwo bread grains.


If your child has a foodallergy, you’ll want totake note of a new policythat gives both parentsand the school systemguidance and assists stu-dents.

USDA regulations re-quire substitutions ormodifications in schoolmeals for children whosedisabilities restrict theirdiets.

As spelled out by thenew policy, a child with adisability is only pro-vided substitutions infoods when that need issupported by a state-ment signed by a li-censed physician,according to BaldwinSchool officials.

“The Baldwin CountyPublic Schools Child Nu-trition Program will workwith these children toprovide the best accom-modations possible,”said Erin Miller, whoheads the school sys-tem’s Child NutritionProgram and is its dieti-tian.

“Each special dietaryrequest must be support-ed by a diet prescriptionform, signed by a li-censed and recognizedmedical authority,” Mill-er says. “The form iswhere the food allergyand recommended sub-stitutes are spelled out.”

The diet prescriptionshould include:

An identification ofthe medical or other spe-cial dietary conditionwhich restricts thechild’s diet.

The food or foods tobe omitted from thechild’s diet.

The food or choiceof foods to be substi-tuted.

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School lunch prices are un-changed for the 2010-11school year.

The cost for school meals isas follows:

Breakfast: Students, $1;Visitors/Employees, $1.25; Re-duced-cost: 30 cents.

Lunch - K-6th grade, $1.75;7th-12th grade: $2; Employees:$2.75; Visitors (adult andchild): $3.25; reduced-cost,

40-cents. Milk is 30 cents.To see if a child qualifies for

a free or reduced meal, appli-cations are available in eachlocal school office or cafeteriaand are online atwww.bcbe.org. Most schools

distribute the applications atregistration or on the first dayof school. Free and reducedstatus are kept anonymous.

The Baldwin County PublicSchool System accepts onlinepayments through PayPams, aservice that can be accessedat www.bcbe.org.

Menus will be posted onlineat www.bcbe.org.

Lunch prices remain the same

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reinvent the wheel when thereis something that exists thatwe can easily take and tailorand duplicate here? It’s a pro-cess that you take the wholecommunity through.”

90 meetingsTo help guide them through

the process, the coalition haspartnered with the MobileArea Education Foundation,Burkle said.

“We were very much in fa-vor of doing this and part-nering with that organization,”she said. “They have theknowledge of the program andthey are sharing resources tohelp us go through this pro-cess.”

The process begins in Bald-win County this month with aseries of small group meetingswith a facilitator. At the meet-ings, each group will be askedthe same six open-ended ques-tions designed to get peopletalking about the future of edu-cation in Baldwin County. In-

formation gained from themeetings will be combinedand analyzed to determine acommon theme and the ideaswill be presented to the Boardof Education in November.

“There will be a six- to eight-week period in July and Au-gust that we’ll be holdingthese conversations through-out the county. Our goal is tohave 90 meetings across thewhole county,” Burkle said.

The coalition’s plan is tohave people from all walks oflife represented in the smallgroups. Burkle said a host willbe identified in each of thecommunities who will respon-sible for inviting 15 to 25 peo-ple to the meeting.

“We want all demographicsrepresented,” Burkle said. “Wearen’t just targeting parents ofschool-age kids. This is opento business communities,grandparents, retired people— we want everyone’s voiceand opinion to be repre-sented.”

D’Oliveira agreed that everycitizen’s voice will be soughtin the process, including thosewho may not have supportedthe coalition’s mission withthe tax referendum.

“Citizens are not just stake-holders but shareholders ofthe public schools — everycitizen, whether they havechildren in schools or not,”she said. “This process won’tbe as effective or as genuine ifwe don’t hear from folks whowere against the funding andwhat their hopes and con-cerns are.”

Coalition members will bepresent at all of the groupmeetings, Burkle said.

“I serve the Foley HighSchool feeder pattern and thesouth Baldwin area,” Burklesaid. “Of the 90 meetings, 15will be held in Lillian, Elberta,Magnolia Springs, Foley. Whatwe’ve been encouraged to dois for me to not be (present atthe meetings) in my district.We are being encouraged toswap districts so that we getinsight into how other commu-nities feel. I think it’s an excel-lent suggestion and we plan todo that.”

Public meetings in each ofthe feeder patterns will also bescheduled for people whowant to participate but do notget an invitation to a smallgroup meeting.

“We really encourage folks

to look for those dates,” D’Oli-veira said. “It’s crucial that ev-erybody gets a chance to havea voice in the agreement that’sgoing to be produced.”

‘Community agreement’The second phase of the

process begins when the meet-ings wrap up in August. Coali-tion members andrepresentatives from the Mo-bile Area Education Founda-tion will then begin the task ofcombining the data gleanedfrom each meeting.

“If you can imagine takingflip charts from the 90 meet-ings across the county andthen analyzing them to comeup with a common theme —that is going to take sometime,” Burkle said. “We’re for-tunate that the Mobile AreaEducation Foundation is goingto help cover that. They havea grant through the KetteringFoundation that is going tohelp cover that, plus theyhave the expertise.”

Burkle said the plan is topresent the results to theBoard of Education in Novem-ber.

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“The end result iswhat we call a commu-nity agreement,” Bur-kle said. “Informationthat we take for theschool board and say‘OK, the communitywanted the opportuni-ty to express what ourexpectations are, andhere they are.’ ”

Coalition memberssay implementing theco-owned strategicplan throughout thecounty would involvework from not onlyschool board mem-bers, but also mem-bers of the verycommunity thathelped define theagreement.

“A number of theareas we anticipatehearing about aregoing to be areas inwhich that work canonly be done by the

community — biggerissues that affect fund-ing and growth andlegislation,” D’Oliveirasaid. “There is workfor everyone to do ifwe hope to accomplishthe kind of thingswe’ve talked aboutover the years, if wehope to establish whatworld-class is.”

As the meetings getunder way, D’Oliveirais careful to stress thatthe coalition is focus-ing on the long term.

“This is not going tobe about pointing fin-gers or criticizing indi-viduals,” she said. “It’sabout the bigger pic-ture. We’ve got to lookat this from the balco-ny level. That’s whatthis movement isabout — getting at theissues that are key tomaking the resourcesand the public supportavailable to accom-plish the changes thatwe all want to see.”

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Baldwin County Public Schools’parents can get information onstudent activities and school no-tices when they provide an updat-ed e-mail address at registration.

“We highly encourage everyparent to supply one or more e-mail addresses during school reg-istration,” said Terry Wilhite, thesystem’s director of communica-tions. “Those e-mail addressesare plugged into our rapid notifi-cation system so if there’s impor-tant news from the school orfrom the school system, parentsare alerted.

“We also remind parents todouble check their spam settingsto ensure that mail from bcbe.orgaddresses, especially the rapidnotification system, aren’t consid-ered spam and subsequently areblocked.”

The spokesman said the sys-tem never shares its e-mail listswith outside entities.

“The e-mails provided to us aresolely used for school systempurposes,” he said.

And often times a rapid notifi-cation phone call is made to par-ents as well, to update on specialevents or emergency situations.

“Schools will call parents aboutimportant events as a courtesyreminder,” Wilhite said. “Havingthe most updated phone numberfrom a phone that’s readily acces-sible, say a cell phone, is very,very important.”

An automated process is set upthrough the school system’s In-formation Technology ServicesDivision so if a child is absent orlunch money is past due, parentsor guardians are notified.

“The rapid notification systemadministered by the communica-tions department can ring themore than 40,000 phone numberswe have on file and send e-mailsto every parent (with available e-mail addresses) within just a fewminutes,” Wilhite said. “In ourhurricane-prone area, rapid notifi-cation is a very important service,but it’s only as good as the con-tact information.”

Key Communicator NetworkFor those who have a heighten-

ed interest in school board pro-ceedings and education news, theKey Communicator Network is an-other component of the rapid no-tification system.

“We’re able to contact everyelected official, every law enforce-ment agency and every communi-ty representative in a matter of afew minutes,” Wilhite said. “Thisallows our school system part-ners to know very quickly aboutmatters that affect schools, in-cluding breaking news.”

Getting on the Key Communica-tor list is easy. Wilhite said all oneneeds to do is to send an e-mail tohim at [email protected] and in-clude an e-mail address and otherdesired rapid notification infor-mation, such as a cell phone num-ber. General information from theschool system is sent through theregular rapid notification chan-nels and is available from theschool system website,www.bcbe.org.

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Delta Elementary to takepart in anti-obesity programSubmitted by The Cosby Company

The Wee Can Fight Obesity Partner-ship has created and developed a newphysical education pilot program thatwill be administered during in the fallin six Alabama elementary schools —including Delta Elementary.

The “Wee Can Fight Obesity” proj-ect allows for the use of a motion-based gaming system during physicaleducation class for third-grade stu-dents. The system’s aim is to promotehealth, physical activity and educa-tional awareness associated by obesityrisks factors and to enhance interest inpersonal health, movement related ac-tivities and sports.

The WCFO Partnership hopes thatthe pilot program will initiate a futurestatewide effort to encourage newphysical fitness technology as a way toassist children with obesity.

Delta Elementary was selected toparticipate in the pilot project, in con-junction with ASU, to perform assess-ments on interest and attitude, historysurveys for students and parents, in-cluding a preliminary, interim and posttest evaluation for students. The datawill be privately collected and com-pared in relation to Body Mass Index,

weight and attitude of students.Delta Elementary School P.E. pro-

gram will be loaned equipment that in-cludes the Nintendo Wii Fit PlusBundle, EA Sports Active, projector,speakers, additional hardware, andcart from Alabama State Universitywith a total value of $1,600.

The equipment was purchasedfrom a reimbursable community devel-opment grant provided by Mid-SouthResource Conservation and Develop-ment Council.

There are nearly 340,000 childrenin Alabama that are overweight and indanger of serious health problems,according to reports, and Alabama hasconsistently been near or at the bot-tom ranking of obesity compared withother states.

State Representative and StateCommission on Physical Fitness boardmember Harry Shiver feels that stu-dents are excited about using the pro-gram and hopes it will generatepositive results.

“Students get to exercise and burncalories by doing things we know theylove,” Shiver said. “I think we are cre-ating a new exciting tool for physicaleducation.”

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HONORING VETERANSDr. Barry Booth, a Spanish Fort dentist, draws the quick attention ofstudents from J. Larry Newton School as he relates a story abouthelping veterans make a trip to Washington to see the World War IIMemorial. Booth regularly speaks to students about the South AlabamaHonor Flight and thousands of Baldwin students have helped raisemoney for veterans to make the trip.

Bullying won’t be toleratedSubmitted by Terry Wilhite

Harassment, often referred to asbullying, won’t be tolerated in BaldwinCounty Public Schools, and a new anti-harassment policy has been approvedby the Board of Education to ensurethat stance is extremely clear.

The policy spells out the behaviorthe school system expects. It reads inpart:

“Students are expected to treatother students with courtesy, respect,and dignity and to comply with theStudent Code of Conduct. Studentsare expected and required (1) to com-ply with the requirements of law, poli-cy, regulation, and rules prohibitingharassment, violence, or intimidation;(2) to refrain from inflicting or threat-ening to inflict violence, injury, ordamage to the person or property ofanother student; and (3) to refrainfrom placing another student in fear ofbeing subjected to violence, injury, or

damage when such actions or threatsare reasonably perceived as being mo-tivated by any personal characteristicof the student$”

To constitute harassment, the poli-cy says a pattern of behavior may in-clude the following:

Place a student in reasonablefear of harm to his or her person ordamage to his or her property.

Have the effect of substantiallyinterfering with the educational per-formance, opportunities, or benefits ofa student.

Have the effect of substantiallydisrupting or interfering with the or-derly operation of the school.

Have the effect of creating a hos-tile environment in the school, onschool property, on a school bus, orat a school-sponsored function.

Have the effect of being suffi-ciently severe, persistent, or perva-sive enough to create an intimidating,threatening, or abusive educational

environment for a student.“Generally, our students are very

well behaved, but this policy exists tosend a clear message to those whomay be thinking about bullying anoth-er student,” said Baldwin County Pub-lic Schools’ Patrice Harris, whooversees guidance counselor effortsacross the school system. She led theprocess to get the policy adopted.

The policy says that those who ha-rass, intimidate, or who conduct actsof violence or even threaten violencewill be subject to disciplinary conse-quences and sanctions if the actionsinvolve certain characteristics that in-clude the student’s race, sex, religion,national origin, disability, marital sta-tus,sexual orientation, or gender iden-tity.

Consequences of bullying arespelled out in the Student Code ofConduct Handbook, which is senthome to every parent at the start ofschools. Penalties can include suspen-

sion and expulsion.If a student or parent wants to re-

port harassment, Harris says officialBCBE complaint forms are available atthe principal and/or counselor’s of-fice. Forms are also available online atwww.bcbe.org.

Harris says the policy spells outthe investigation procedure a princi-pal or administrator will use and shewarns acts of reprisal or retaliationagainst any student who has reporteda violation also violate the policy andwill also be dealt with swiftly and ap-propriately.

Harris says in addition to reportingharassment to the school, parents orguardians can also contact law en-forcement and other agencies if theydeem it sufficient to warrant a charge.

“It takes everybody working to-gether to keep our campuses pleasantand safe places to learn. We certainlytake bullying seriously and encourageparents or students who have con-cerns to report what they feel mightbe harassment,” Harris said.

The new anti-harassment policy isavailable at www.bcbe.org.



program,” he said. “Thebiggest obstacles to stu-dents being successful inthe program are procras-

tination and lack of ef-fort.”

Harrison echoed that,saying students are re-quired to complete mul-tiple long-term projectsand research papers, aswell as lengthy formalexams similar to those

given at the college lev-el. “The IB program isvery rigorous, and stu-dents should expect tospend several hours pernight completing home-work and studying forexams,” Harrison said.

In addition to thiswork, students are re-

quired to complete an in-dependent researchproject that ends with a4,000-word essay as wellas 150 hours of commu-nity service.

“Students who typical-ly do well in our IB pro-gram are well-roundedindividuals who actively

enjoy learning,” Harrisonsaid. “They are open-minded, self-motivatedand manage their timewell.”

School board memberAngie Swiger said the IBprogram benefits thestudent and the system.

“The IB program gives

our students the oppor-tunity to participate in arigorous academic cur-riculum that is bothchallenging and innova-tive,” she said. “Anytimewe can offer programsthat go beyond the stan-dard education, every-one benefits.”

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At Fairhope, the per-centage is about thesame: 155 students areenrolled and 28 hail fromschools outside Fair-hope including 14 fromElberta, five from Sum-merdale, three from Rob-ertsdale, two from Foleyand Gulf Shores, and oneeach from Loxley andMagnolia Springs.

School board presi-dent Tracy Roberts saidas the successes of theprogram become better-known, interest will ex-pand outside the EasternShore.

“The more informa-tion we have to shareshould sell the programmore; i.e., scholarships

awarded, colleges at-tended,” she said. “I dobelieve it is natural formost kids to stay in theirhome-school setting sothe program is probablyserving those who wantto attend — despite thelack of transportation.”

Terry Wilhite, schoolboard spokesman, saidinformative programsare offered at every mid-dle school to encouragestudents to enroll. TheIB program is technicallyfor juniors and seniorsonly, but pre-IB pro-grams for freshmen andsophomores are also of-fered at the two schools.

Raekwon Williams wasone of the students tosign up, after hearingabout the program at the

Bay Minette MiddleSchool.

His mother DorothyMoorer, said Raekwonapproached her aboutenrolling in IB because it“seemed like an opportu-nity for him to challengehimself and also pad hiscollege resume.”

Moorer said shehopes the program willprovide Raekwon with a“solid high school foun-dation for his educationthat will enable him tobe the best he can be inlife. Raekwon definitelywants to go to collegeand we feel that in addi-tion to his regular diplo-ma if he can attain an IBdiploma also, then hemay have a higherchance of being ac-cepted into hopefully anIvy League school.”

With a county as largeas Baldwin, distance can

prove to be a deterrentto enroll in the IB pro-gram — especially forstudents who are not yetat the driving age.

Until the 2009-10school year, the schoolsystem provided sometransportation for IB stu-dents outside the Daph-ne-Fairhope feederpatterns, but that assist-ance was cut as thecounty faced an econom-ic downturn and begancost-cutting measures,Wilhite said.

Moorer said she hadconsidered moving toDaphne, but decided tostay in Stockton anddrive her son to Daphne

High on her way to workand he will stay at theYMCA after school pro-gram until she leaveswork.

“IB is a big commit-ment for the entire fami-ly,” Moorer said.

Roberts said addition-al IB programs could beadded, eventually, tomake it more accessible.

“I’d favor the additionof IB for a school in thesouth part of the countyif the numbers justifiedit,” she said.

School board memberAngie Swiger, who repre-sents the Gulf Shoresarea, heartily agreed.

“I have always been

supportive of having aprogram in the southernend of the county that ismore accessible to thestudents in this area,”Swiger said, adding thatthe training and start-upcosts is a major de-terrent at this time.

Baldwin Countylaunched the two IB pro-grams in August 2007with 75 students andgraduated its first groupof seniors earlier thisyear. Wilhite said the 20students who graduatedfrom the IB program inthe spring earned ap-proximately $2.2 millionin scholarships.

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At the helm: Thereare no new head coachesin the county this seasonafter two new faces —Fairhope’s David Faulkn-er and Gulf Shores’ MarkFreeman — came on thescene last year. Return-ing are Glenn Vickery

(seventh year atDaphne), Todd Watson(sixth, Foley), ScottPhelps (fifth, Rob-ertsdale), David Wofford(fourth, BCHS), BryantVincent (fourth, SpanishFort) and Phil Lazenby(fourth, Bayside).

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Continued from Page 9July 29-30: Music camp, 8 a.m. to 4

p.m. (all percussion and instrumentalplayers)

Aug 2-6: Marching camp, 8 a.m. to 4p.m. auxiliary/marching camp (all instru-ments and auxiliary)

Aug. 9: Marching camp, 8 a.m. to 4p.m. (all instruments and auxiliary)

Aug. 10: Marching camp, 8 to 11 a.m.(all instruments and auxiliary) Followingpractice, the band will perform a portionof the show for parents, followed by aluncheon provided by the Band Boosters.

Daphne High SchoolJuly 19-23: Flag camp, 9 a.m. to 1

p.m.On July 20: Battery practice from 9

a.m. to noon and pit from 1 to 3 p.m.July 26-29: Percussion camp, 9 a.m.

to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Weapons camp,9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

July 27-29: Music camp, 9 a.m. tonoon.

Aug. 2-6: Band camp, 8 a.m. to noonand 2 to 4 p.m. (Uniforms fittings/colorguard only). Full band, 5 to 8 p.m.

Aug. 6: Band camp 8 a.m. to noon(lunch served).

Aug. 10 and 12: Full band, 5 to 8 p.m.

Fairhope High SchoolJuly 20: Guard rehearsal, 6 p.m..July 22, Percussion rehearsal, 4 p.m.;

Full band rehearsal, 6 p.m.July 29: Percussion rehearsal, 4 p.m.

Guard and full band rehearsal, 6 p.m.Aug. 3: Guard rehearsal, 6 p.m.Aug. 4-6, 9-10: Guard rehearsal, 10

a.m. Band camp, 1 p.m.Aug. 11: 6 p.m. Full band rehearsal at

6 p.m.Aug. 12: Full band rehearsal at 6

p.m., followed by a parent meeting at 7p.m.

Foley High SchoolJuly 19-20: Color guard camp, 9 a.m.

to 1 p.m.July 19-20: Rookie camp (all middle

school and ninth grade) will be held 9a.m. to 1 p.m. (no percussion).

July 19-20: Low brass camp: 2 to 6p.m. (All tubas, baritones and trombonesattend)

July 21-23: Band camp “A” (Colorguard does attend): 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

July 26-30: Band camp “B” (Colorguard does attend): 8 a.m. to noon, 1:30to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m.

Aug. 3, 5, 10 and 12: afternoon re-hearsals before school starts, 6 to 9 p.m.

Gulf Shores High SchoolJuly 20, 22, 27 and 29: Full band

practice 8 to 11 a.m. These are very im-portant. Students are allowed to missthree practices before being removedfrom marching band. Notify the directorsin advance of all vacations, church trips,etc. that may be planned.

Aug. 2-6: Band camp will be held 8 to11 a.m., 1 to 4 p.m. and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.Students will be allowed to stay at schoolduring breaks. We will take a food ordereach morning for lunch.

Aug. 10 and 12: Afternoon practice.

Robertsdale High SchoolSummer rehearsals are every Tues-

day and Thursday. Band camp is 1 to 9p.m. for two weeks, beginning Aug. 2.

Spanish Fort High SchoolJuly 26-29 band camp will be held 6

to 9:30 p.m. in the band room and is re-quired for all students in marching band.Aug. 2-6 Band camp 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Spanish Fort High School band room. In-strumentalists should sign up for march-ing band and symphonic band.

Band

Continued from Page 18Miller says the diet prescriptions

should be as specific as possible. Forexample, if a child cannot have fluidmilk, it should be noted if the child canhave cheese or food products madewith milk. If milk is marked to beavoided and no other notations aremade, all foods made with milk will notbe given to the child.

Specific foods that the child can orcannot have should be noted. If a childis prescribed a “rotation diet,” specificguidelines must be given with the dietprescription.

“Under no circumstances is schoolfood service staff to revise or change adiet prescription. If any changes needto be made, the parent is responsible

for obtaining a new diet prescriptionfrom the medical doctor,” the policyreads.

School food service staff offer spe-cial meals at no additional cost to chil-dren whose disability restricts theirdiet as defined in USDA’s nondiscrimi-nation regulations, 7 CFR Part 15b.

It is advised by the state Depart-ment of Education and USDA that allchildren with diet prescriptions on fileobtain new diet prescriptions for eachschool year.

Parents are also encouraged to ob-tain the monthly menus from the localschool and highlight items that thechild can eat.

This menu should be returned tothe cafeteria manager at least oneweek before the first of the month.Miller says that food service staff willwork with the child and parent to pro-vide the best meal possible.

Allergies



kind of gets you ready,”Neilsen said. “It’s kind ofpreparing me, and it’sshowing me what I’mgoing to be facing when Iget into college. It’s help-ing me to make choiceson my own.”

The dorm requirementis one of the many pro-gram aspects that helpachieve the goal of help-ing the students preparefor life beyond highschool.

“During the summer

when the students areon campus we arrangethe class schedule like acollege campus,” Rob-ertson said. “Everythingwe do in the program isdesigned to help them tobecome familiar withwhat they’re going toface.”

The classes each stu-dent takes during thesummer serve as an in-troduction for what theywill be taking during theupcoming school year.For the academic year

participation require-ment, the classes serveas a supplementalcourse to what they aretaking each day in highschool.

“They come in andthey are enrolled in theclasses that they are cur-rently enrolled in duringthat time,” Dexter said.“At any given point intime they’re taking math,English, literature, a sci-ence course, plus theyget the counseling. Thecounseling is so desper-ately needed.”

That much-neededsupport includes helpingthe students with transi-tions that are on the ho-

rizon as their highschool years come to aclose.

“We’re helping themprepare for the changesthey have coming, andthere is one that is evenbigger when they haveto graduate from highschool,” Dexter said.“We make sure that theypass the exit exam; weprovide them with waiv-ers to help them passthe ACT. We even helpparents and the studentsfill out the financial aidpaperwork and schol-arship paperwork.”

That support has paidoff in spades for manystudents, including Tim-

berley Hood, a recentBaldwin County HighSchool graduate, whoplans to study to be-come a pediatrician.

“I had future goalsplanned and they actual-ly helped us, and I’m stillsticking with it,” Hoodsaid. “Being with Mrs.Dexter and Mrs. Rob-ertson, they have en-couraged us a lot tonever give up. They areour backbones, and theyhave helped us with ourmaturity levels out ofhigh school, too.”

As for the program’ssuccess, the proof is inthe pudding. Robertsonsaid that approximately

95 percent of UpwardBound students not onlycomplete their first se-mester in college by highschool graduation, butthey are also enrolled incollege the next fall.

“We have a very highsuccess rate,” Robertsonsaid. “These are stu-dents who, without thisprogram, probablywould not end up in col-lege. They wouldn’tknow the ins and outs ofapplying for financialaid, scholarships, thingslike that as well as theacademic assistance thatthe government pro-vides.”

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in their short union, coa-lition members were in-tegral supporters of the1-cent tax referendum inMarch.

“We worked with theschool system on that toget information to thepeople,” Covington said.“We tried to get the mes-sage out about whatwould happen to Bald-win County schools if itwas not passed. We puta face to the message.”

Denise D’Oliveira ofSupporting EducationalEnrichment in Daphne’sSchools said the peoplethey encounteredthrough that campaigndrove home the pointthat Baldwin citizens are

proud of their schools.“We saw during the

‘Vote Yes’ campaign thatpeople really cherishand are proud of ourschools here, but thefunding crisis gave ev-erybody a chance to sortof think about where weare and maybe begin tothink about where wewant to be,” D’Oliveirasaid.

With those goals inmind, the coalition ispresenting the “Yes WeCan, Baldwin” initiativeto help join the commu-nity and the Board of Ed-ucation to bring about astronger school systemin Baldwin County. Tosupport the initiative thecoalition has incorporat-ed a slogan to bring

home their message ofworking together: “Bet-ter Schools. Better Bald-win. Better Together.”

“The coalition’s newrole is collecting thepublic voice and using itto help us keep a clearsense of the communi-ty’s priorities in decisionmaking about educationand other areas of com-munity life,” D’Oliveirasaid.

Baldwin County Boardof Education PresidentTracy Roberts said sheis looking forward to theresults of a partnershipbetween the schoolboard and the BaldwinCounty Education Coali-tion.

“I am certain that apartnership between theBoard of Education andthe Education Coalitionwill be positive and pro-ductive,” Roberts said.

“The board has similarpartnerships with busi-ness and industry, high-er education and electedofficials. I welcome allstakeholders to the tablebecause it will take all ofus to promote and ad-vance education in Bald-

win County, particularlyduring tough economictimes.”

While each educationfoundation will still re-main incorporated andactive in its individualfeeder patterns, the coa-lition will present a un-

ified front on key issuesthat impact education inBaldwin County.

“There are some is-sues that are bigger thanour feeder patterns, andour voice is strongerwhen we’re together,”Covington said.

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