June Newsletter - City of Alabaster

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The Alabaster Board of Education held its first-ever meeting this past April at the Alabaster Senior Center. During the meeting, Dr. Melanie Shores was elected president of the new school board, while Ty Quarles was elected as vice president. Following the meeting, Shores said she was pleased with the way the first official meeting had gone. “I think it went well for our first meeting,” said Shores. “We had a work session last week, but it wasn’t anything like preparing us for this meeting. It was just catching us up to speed and going over some documents and discussing some things like that, but nothing to prepare us for tonight. But overall I SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS FIRST MEETING think it went well.” Shores, who is an assistant professor of education at UAB, has a Ph.D. in educational psychology from Auburn University. She’s also been active with the Creek View Elementary School PTO, serving recently as secretary. Quarles also works for UAB, serving currently as the executive director for facilities administration at the university. He also has a law degree from the University of Alabama School of Law. In addition to electing officials, the school board also addressed other important issues during the meeting, such as training for the new board members and the board’s 24 SEE YOU AT CITYFEST JUNE 2 MUNICIPAL PARK! June, 2012 future meeting schedule. “We hope to decide that in the next couple of weeks,” said Shores. Before finalizing a regular meeting date, board members said they wanted to be sure to avoid any potential scheduling conflicts in order to allow more people to attend. They also have to determine the location for future meetings. For residents interested in attending future school board meetings, the meeting schedule and location should be available via the City of Alabaster website. “I think the best option is the Alabaster city website,” said Shores. “I may try to contact some of the principals from some of the schools and see if we can work with their PTO or put it on their marquee and that way parents can know if they want to attend.” Shores said people can also submit questions or comments via the City website. “There’s a place on the website to comment, and then they’ll forward those to us,” she said. In fact, Shores said they’ve already received a number of emails from residents addressing various issues regarding the future of the school district. “We have several emails that came in before we were appointed, so we’re holding on to those, and those are issues we want to make sure we address at some time,” said Shores.
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