Shelby County Schools District Profile 2013-2014

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Shelby County Schools
District Profile
2013-2014
Randy Fuller
Superintendent
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An Introduction to the Shelby County School District
History/Demographics:
The Shelby County School District is a suburban system whose
mission is “to make every student a graduate, and every
graduate prepared.” The school district is a public school district
that is governed by a five-member elected school board, which
supports the district in fulfilling its vision “to be a model for
excellence.”
The Shelby County School District has a rich history, dating back to
1856 when Mr. Henry M. Jones became the system’s first
superintendent. A total of 24 superintendents have served since then, with Mr. Randy Fuller being most recently
elected to the position. Shelby County is one of 39 counties out of 67 in Alabama with an elected superintendent.
The Shelby County School District reflects the county demographics. According to the United States Census Bureau,
Shelby County currently has an estimated total population of 204,180, a 4.7 percent increase in population since
2010. It is the 5th most populated county in the state. In 2011 Shelby County was listed as 98 on the Census
Bureau’s list of 100 Fastest Growing Counties in the United States, gaining 51,806 people from 2000 to 2010, a
population increase of 36.1 percent. According to a March 2008 article in The Birmingham News, planners are
estimating Shelby County will grow by 85.2 percent by the year 2035. Washington D.C. based Woods & Poole
Economics, Inc. estimates that Shelby County employment levels will expand at an average annual rate of 2.61
percent from 2010-2015, which is more than double the national rate of 1.15 percent.
The median age for a Shelby County resident is 37.6 years. There are 73,624 households and the median household
income is $69,379. Ninety-one percent of residents 25 years and over have at least graduated high school and 40
percent have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Through the years, the Shelby County School District has changed from being small and rural, to a suburban district
experiencing rapid growth. Shelby County has long been recognized as one of the fastest growing school districts in
the state with an enrollment increase of nearly 8,000 students over the past ten years. While the growth presents
certain challenges to county leaders, it has also provided a more diverse and talented citizenry.
The most significant challenge to the school district over the past ten years has been the need for capital
improvements and maintenance of small class sizes. The district has completed many capital improvement
projects, including the construction of several new schools and renovation projects in nearly every school in the
district. Helena Middle School and Calera High School were constructed with a $50 million bond issue and opened
to staff and students in August of 2008. On February 8, 2011, Shelby County residents approved
the renewal of 30 mills of local property tax that was used in part to fund new capital improvement projects,
including the construction of the district’s three newest schools in the fast-growing areas of Calera, Chelsea, and
Helena. The new Calera Middle School opened in October 2012. Forest Oaks Elementary School opened in January
2014 and Helena High School will open in August 2014.
For the 2013-2014 school year, Shelby County Schools served 22,773 students in 34 schools. The schools include 17
elementary and intermediate schools, 7 middle schools, 7 high schools, the Linda Nolen Learning Center (serving
students with special needs), the Shelby County College and Career Center, and New Direction. All schools and the
Shelby County School District received District Accreditation from AdvancED in October of 2009.
Shelby County Schools District Accreditation Profile
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Another challenge for the district was finalizing separation agreements with two cities that recently pulled away
and formed their own city districts. Those districts include Alabaster City School in 2013 and Pelham City Schools in
2014. Enrollment decreased by approximately 6,000 students for the 2013-2014 school year with the creation of
the Alabaster City School District.
The school district is ranked by the Birmingham Business Alliance as Shelby County’s largest employer with 2,969
total employees for the 2013-2014 school year. The school district and was also ranked by The Birmingham
Business Journal as the 11th largest employer in the Metro Birmingham area. Of the current employees, 99.75
percent of the district’s teachers are highly qualified under the guidelines established by the No Child Left Behind
Act. Shelby County also maintains the national average of two percent of its teachers who have achieved National
Board Certification. This high level of skills, knowledge, and certification of Shelby County School District
employees helps support the delivery of relevant and engaging instruction in the classroom.
Student Population
The student population of the school district is reflective of
the community. The total enrollment reflects an ethnic
background of 72.5 percent white, 14.47 percent black,
8.75 percent Hispanic, 2.3 percent Asian, and 1.98 percent
other. A total of 51.5 percent of the students are males,
while 48.5 percent are females.
The Shelby County School district has 2,476 students, or
4.9 percent of the student population, who use languages
other than English in their homes. Of those, 912 students
are classified as Limited English Proficient students.
Represented in the district’s ELL population are students
from 66 countries and from 37 language backgrounds.
During the 2013-2104 school year, Shelby County had 1,673 students who received special education services.
Services in Shelby County are provided according to the Individuals with Disabilities Act and the Alabama State
Code whereas individualized services are offered for students ages 3-21 who have a disability and require
specialized instruction. Student referrals are made by parents or teachers to local schools or the Special Education
Department at any time during the school year. Young children receiving early intervention (EI) services are
referred to Shelby County Schools when they are 30 months old in order to provide seamless services from EI to the
school district. Shelby County Schools refers eleventh and twelfth grade students to Vocational Rehabilitation
Services (VR) for transitional support services. Shelby County Schools and VR partner to ensure successful student
transitions from high school to adulthood.
In 2013-2014 Shelby County Schools had 3,858 students that met the SDE requirements for gifted education
services. This included 1,285 students in elementary school, 1,213 students in middle school, and 1,360 students in
high school. Elementary students receive gifted education services at their schools weekly from designated gifted
education teachers. Middle school students are served through a content class taught by a gifted education
teacher. In high school, students’ gifted identity is maintained and academic needs are met through academic
programming, honors and advanced placement classes.
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The total value of scholarship offers to the Class of 2014 was $20.5
million. (*The 2014 amount does not include Pelham High School,
which became part of the Pelham City School District on July 1 and
did not provide graduation data). The district also tracks the
number of students who report plans to attend two-year and fouryear postsecondary institutions, along with those planning to enter
the military, the workforce or were unknown about their future
plans. An average of 45 percent of students reported that they
would be attending a four-year college, while 36 percent planned
to attend a two-year college. A total of 10 percent of students
indicated plans to enter the workforce, while another 4 percent
were joining the military. A total of 5 percent did not have future plans clearly defined.
Shelby County is considered to be one of the most affluent counties in the state, but there are areas where the
socioeconomic level is much lower. Approximately 32 percent of students in Shelby County qualified for free or
reduced lunches during the 2013-2014 school year. There were four schools in the district in which 50 percent of
the student population qualified for free and reduced lunch, and an additional eight schools where the qualification
rate was 60 percent or greater. Shelby County had eight elementary schools that qualified as Title I schools and
receive federal funding to support school improvement efforts. There are no middle or high schools currently
classified as Title I schools. Students who are in financial need also receive support through the Shelby County
Homeless Education Program and from the Shelby County Needy Children’s Fund, a fund supported through the
United Way of Central Alabama.
Academics/Learning Supports
Improving the academic performance of all students is a goal of the district’s Continuous School Improvement (CSI)
process, which has been implemented at all schools. Each school has formed a CSI team, comprised of teacher
leaders, administrators, parents and other constituents. This team is responsible for reviewing assessment data,
school culture survey results, and other variables in order to formulate plans for continuous school improvement.
The CSI teams meet at least three times per year.
The Shelby County School District has implemented several intervention programs to help identify struggling
students and provide the additional support needed to help them succeed. Teachers use progress monitoring and
analyze student data to drive their instructional practices. The district has a specific Response to Instruction plan to
help struggling students be successful.
The Shelby County School System's Success Program is designed to prevent at-risk high school students from
dropping out of school. The Success Program is housed at the Shelby County College and Career
Center, but serves students from all eight high schools. Students are referred through counselors and
administrators from their home-based high school. The Success Program offers a setting where at-risk students
stay in school and enjoy their success because they are accepted, encouraged, and valued. Because of the many
ingredients and facets of the Success Program, students feel ownership of the program, develop pride in their work,
and develop responsibility for themselves and their actions. Students set their own pace for their progressive
performance. Students cannot graduate early, but by working hard, they can make up lost time and get back "on
track" with their graduating class. Students can graduate from high school with a diploma plus job skills that will
help them succeed in a career. The three components of the Success Program are academics, life skills, and
Career/Technical Education.
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To ease the transition into ninth grade, each high school implements a variation of Freshman Forum. This freshman
orientation course is designed to assist freshman students in making the academic and social transition from the
middle school team approach to the open approach of high school. Students review a range of skills necessary for
academic and social success and are exposed to a variety of elective disciplines. Students may receive individualized
academic planning with their teacher/advisor, spend time with a peer mentor, have opportunities to hear guest
speakers, go on field trips, acquire leadership skills, improve study skills, practice test taking skills, and review
advanced reading and writing skills.
In 2009 the Shelby County Board of Education implemented the Supporting Families Initiative (SFI). SFI is a
collaborative effort between the Shelby County Schools and key community agencies including: Shelby County
Juvenile Court, the Shelby County Department of Human Resources, and the Shelby County District Attorney’s
office. The objective of the SFI program is to identify families at risk for court involvement due to ongoing truancy
and/or issues; and implement community services to avoid these cases proceeding to formalized court
involvement.
To implement this program, the school district employed a clinical level social worker licensed through the Alabama
State Board of Social Work Examiners. This specialist school social worker position works through the Student
Services Department and serves as a liaison between the schools and the key community agencies listed above. The
school social worker has pulled together over 20 community agencies to provide resources and support to at-risk
families that have been referred to the Juvenile Court Early Warning Program due to truancy or conduct issues. The
SFI program provides individualized intervention plans for these families that utilize a myriad of community
resources including but not limited to: family/individual counseling, psychiatric consults, medical evaluation, parent
education classes, substance abuse assessments, and afterschool therapeutic programs for students. Over several
years the SFI program has proven to be a proactive prevention response for our at-risk students.
Shelby County Schools was one of eleven districts in the state to participate in a Unified and Comprehensive
System of Learning Supports for Alabama Students initiative. This framework encompasses the resources,
strategies and practices that support the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development and well-being to
enable all students to have an equal opportunity for success. This systematic approach encourages schools to
partner with all stakeholder groups to give students, staff, and families the necessary support in six key focus areas:
classroom approaches to learning, support for transitions, family engagement, community collaboration, crisis
assistance and prevention, and student and family interventions.
Shelby County Schools provided system wide school-based mental health services, support for student transitions
through the work of a transition counselor, and partnered with community agencies to provide additional support
for our students and their families. For the 2013-2014 school year, Shelby County Schools selected two school
communities in which to implement the program in depth; the Montevallo and Vincent school zones. Based on the
learning support approaches implemented both at the district and local school levels, noted improvements were
made regarding student attendance, behavior, and student performance. The five participating schools saw an
increase in attendance rates, a decrease in overall student absences, as well as a decrease in student suspensions
and alternative school placements. In addition to the system-wide supports previously mentioned, the pilot schools
also implemented practices specific to the needs of their individual schools. Each of the five participating schools
focused on strengthening their mentoring program and established a partnership with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters
organization. The Montevallo schools also partnered locally with the University of Montevallo to utilize college
students as mentors. Both partnerships proved to be a valuable resource and were actually advantageous to both
organizations.
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The accomplishments that were achieved with our five pilot schools and with our district learning supports initiative
have resulted in our school system launching the Learning Supports Model district-wide for the 2014-2015 school
year. We believe by mapping our resources both at the district and local school level, identifying our continuum of
interventions, and developing a unifying framework that brings instruction, management, and learning supports
together will provide us with the framework and strategies to help remove the barriers to learning and support our
students and staff as we continue our mission of every student a graduate and every graduate prepared.
Providing early academic intervention is the goal of a pre-school program in Shelby County currently serving fouryear-old preschool students in the Vincent community. Vincent Elementary School received an Office of School
Readiness grant six years ago from the State Department of Education to operate the program, which serves 18
four-year-old students with a certified teacher and an aide. Shelby County also operates a preschool program
serving special needs students at the Linda Nolen Learning Center. A limited number of preschool aged students
without special needs are allowed to pay tuition and attend the program from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Preschool students
with special needs are also being served in their least restrictive natural environments – home, daycare centers,
and Mother’s Day Out programs.
Shelby County Schools implements Alabama’s College and Career Ready Standards and Alabama Courses of Study.
A variety of sound instructional strategies are utilized to engage students in their learning. Educators in the district
participate in continuous professional development, and implement research based best practices, such as
strategies from the Alabama Reading Initiative, the Alabama Math Science and Technology Initiative, and from the
College Board. In striving for excellence, an instructional framework guides practice for all grades, K-12. It is
comprised of four critical questions that are essential to achieve student success. These questions are based on the
research of Drs. Richard and Rebecca DuFour and have been adapted for our district. The questions are as follows:
What do we want students to know and be able to do? How will we know when they know it? What will we do
when they don’t know it? What will we do when they already know it?
All high schools in Shelby County offer Advanced Placement classes. The Advanced Placement (AP) Program is an
academic program of college level courses. The following AP courses are offered in Shelby County: AP English
Literature, AP English Language, AP US History, AP European History, AP Government & Politics, AP
Macroeconomics, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP
Environmental Science, AP Psychology, AP Art-Drawing, AP Art-2D, AP Art-3D, AP Spanish, AP Latin, AP French, and
AP Music Theory. During the 2013-14 academic year, enrollment in AP classes was 2,243* students (*some students
will be counted more than once, since they take more than one AP course during the course of the year).
Shelby County also implemented the A+ College Ready Program, which works to expand AP course offerings in the
key subject areas of Math, Science, and English and to increase the number of students receiving qualifying scores
on these Advanced Placement Exams. Calera High School and Shelby County High School implemented the
program in 2011-2012 and Vincent High School and Montevallo High School implemented the program in 20122013. All four schools are still A+ College Ready schools or partner schools, and they each saw increases in the
number of students participating in AP courses and AP exams.
Some high school students participated in distance learning classes through the state ACCESS program or through
in-system connections. During 2013-2014, 73 high school students participated in ACCESS web-based instruction
and 35 participated in an inter-active video conferencing classes – which involves real-time instruction from a
teacher at another location. Both Vincent High School and Oak Mountain High School had students receive an
American Sign Language VCI class from an ACCESS instructor.
Another academic option that some high school students in Shelby County participate in is Dual Enrollment and/or
Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit since Shelby County has agreements with: University of Montevallo, The University of
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Alabama, UAB, Jefferson State Community College, Wallace State Community College, and Central Alabama
Community College.
Shelby County piloted a new program called My Future during the 2011-2012 school year at Calera and Chelsea
High Schools. During 2012-2013, it expanded to include implementation at Vincent Middle/High and Montevallo
High Schools. The program gives students an opportunity to plan what their post- high-school lives will look like.
My Future fosters career exploration, identification, and preparation. Additionally, traditional academic offerings
are coupled with career tech opportunities to create a comprehensive
post-high-school plan for students. My Future is another way that Shelby
County is fulfilling its mission to make “every child a graduate and every
graduate prepared”.
The school system was already doing many things throughout the grade
levels to prepare students for college and the future workplace. The goal
of the My Future team was to examine what was already occurring,
develop new strategies to address areas of improvement, and pull it all
together into a systematic plan. The result is a blueprint that shows detailed expectations for grades 8-12. These
multiple pathways help students establish goals for the future and determine the roadmap to achieve those goals.
Although the initiative focused on seniors during its pilot year, students in grades 8-11 have been included in the
program expansion.
When Shelby County seniors graduate, each has a plan in place regardless of whether they are going on to college,
or entering the workforce or military. The plan includes an online portfolio that travels with the students when they
leave. The portfolio includes resumes, college applications, financial aid information, job references, credentials
earned, and a listing of community service activities for the past four years.
In addition to the online portfolio, schools involved in My Future are incorporating a variety of activities to help
prepare students for the future. Job shadowing opportunities at Shelby Baptist were offered to Chelsea and Calera
students during the year. Mock interviews were implemented at Vincent Middle/High School for all sophomores
and seniors, and a “Personal Empowerment Conference” was held on Montevallo’s campus for the first time last
November.
Another component of the initiative is the My Future web portal. This comprehensive webpage linking students and
parents to career exploration, career planning, workforce information, college investigation, and portfolio sites was
featured in the Alabama School Connection newsletter as a top career planning site in July of 2013. The portal
breaks employment possibilities into 16 career clusters and gives the user an ability to look at job and education
requirements for the chosen career. Other links give detailed information on salaries and trends for jobs in Alabama
and nationally. A link to the portal can be found on the Shelby County Schools homepage.
Vertical Team Initiative
In the fall of 2011, Shelby County Schools initiated a
collaborative effort between K-12 and higher education to
address “college and career readiness.” For the past three
years, a team of teachers from Shelby County schools have met
two times a year with college professors from University of
Montevallo, instructors from Jefferson State Community
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College, and representatives from the Birmingham Business Alliance to discuss what skills, experiences, behaviors,
and expectations high school students need for successful transition to post-secondary education or directly into
careers.
The Vertical Team Initiative (VTI) discussions involve a focus on both academic skills and the “soft skills” needed for
success. “Soft skills” that were identified as being critical to students’ success were: the ability to communicate; to
listen; manage time; be respectful; think independently and critically; and accept the consequences of one’s
actions.
As a result of the VTI discussions, schools were asked to develop and implement action plans. The Vertical Team
Initiative has drawn the attention of Dr. Tommy Bice, State Superintendent of Education, who attended several VTI
sessions and said it is the “model for what needs to be happening statewide.” Dr. Bice also stated that the Vertical
Team Initiative is the foundational piece of helping define what ‘college & career readiness’ means.
Awards / Honors
For 2013-14, Shelby County had seven National Merit Scholarship Program Commended students. The 2013-14
twelfth graders received the following Advanced Placement Awards from The College Board: two students were
named Advanced Placement Scholars with Distinction, five were named Advanced Placement Scholars with Honors,
and twenty-two students were named Advanced Placement Scholars.
Shelby County has four Blue Ribbon Schools, which is considered to be the highest honor a school can earn. These
schools include Elvin Hill Elementary, Oak Mountain Elementary, Inverness Elementary and Oak Mountain High
School, which earned the distinction in 2011. Montevallo Elementary has also been recognized as a National
Distinguished Title I School.
Additionally, Shelby County has had several schools to be named Banner Schools by the Council for Leaders in
Alabama Schools. Those schools include the Shelby County College and Career Center, Montevallo Elementary
School, Oak Mountain Elementary, Oak Mountain Intermediate School and Calera High School, which earned the
honor in 2012. Oak Mountain High School has been honored with the Siemens Award for Advanced Placement and
has been named by Newsweek Magazine and The Washington Post as one of the top high schools in America.
Shelby Elementary School was given the International Reading Association’s Exemplary Reading Program Award.
The school district has also had several state and national awards bestowed upon its faculty and staff. Those
awards include:
• Alabama State Teacher of the Year (winner and semi-finalists)
• People Magazine Teacher of the Year
• American Stars of Teaching Award from the U.S. Department of Education
• Jacksonville State University Teacher Hall of Fame (multiple winners)
• State Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year from the Alabama State Association of Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance
• National Distinguished Principal of the Year from the U.S Department of Education and National Association of
Elementary School Principals
• Lawrence Malone Outstanding Principal Award from the University of Montevallo (multiple winners)
• Alabama’s Assistant Principal of the Year from the Alabama Association of Secondary School Principals (multiple
winners)
• Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools Leadership Award
• Outstanding Director of the Year from the American School Food Service Association
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Outstanding Director of the Year by the Alabama School Nutrition Association
20 schools named Gold Medal of Distinction Award through the HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) program
of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Outstanding New Career and Technical Teacher from the Association for Career and Technical Education
Sally Moore Award and Marbury Technology Award from the Alabama Educational Technology Association
Counselor Supervisor of the Year and Elementary Counselor of the
Year by the Alabama School Counselor’s Association
Principal of the Year (multiple winners) and Community Education
Impact Award (Outstanding New Coordinator) from Alabama
Community Education Association
Communicator of the Year and Superintendent of the Year from the
Alabama School Communicators Association
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Education Service
Award
Professional Award from the Association of Persons in Supported
Employment
Fulbright Scholar awards to Japan and Argentina
University of Montevallo – Montevallo Connection Award (multiple
winners)
University of Montevallo – Education Homecoming Awards (multiple winners)
Golden Achievement Award for tax renewal campaign from the National School Public Relations Association
Alabama Family and Consumer Science Teacher of the Year
Advanced Placement® Program’s AP® Achievement District Honor Roll
Outstanding AP Teacher of the Year for the Southern Region of the College Board
Outstanding Staff Developer award from The Alabama Staff Development Council (now Learning Forward AL)
Herman Moore LAMP Award of Exceptional Service and The President’s Award from the Alabama Library Expo
Safe Schools Award from Alabama Attorney General (multiple winners)
Joe O. Lewis Award from Samford University
Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education and Professional Studies at Samford University Outstanding
Alumnus Award
Yale University Educator Award
Outstanding Achievement Award in Gifted Education from the Alabama Association of Gifted Children
Parental / Community Support
Parents and community members are considered to be vital stakeholders in
the Shelby County School District. The school district is honored to have
been selected for the national “What Parents Want Award” for the past 12
years. The award is given by SchoolMatch, the nation’s largest school
selection consulting firm, and honors only 2,529 of the 15,571 public school
systems in the United States.
Parents are included in the planning process of district and school plans,
including the Strategic Plan, Title I plans and school improvement plans.
Parents also serve on the district’s Federal Program Advisory Committee,
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where they assist in reviewing the district’s Parental Involvement Plan, and serve on the district’s Calendar
Committee. All Title I schools conduct a survey of parents each year to assist in determining the needs of the
parents as related to helping students achieve academic success.
Parents play a crucial role in providing financial and in-kind resources to the schools. Additionally, they provide
countless hours of volunteer support – working in the schools, with Parent Teacher Organizations (PTO), and
various clubs and booster organizations. All the PTO presidents are included in the district’s Key Leaders Network
and are invited to events such as the PTO Forum to provide feedback and input on key district issues.
Parents and community leaders have also played an important role in ensuring that Shelby County schools are
adequately funded through local tax dollars. Local funding accounted for $106.8 million, or 40 percent, of the
2012-2013 budget. The district currently benefits from 30 mills of ad valorem tax that was passed during local
referendums in 1988, 1989, 1997, 2001 and 2011. The district also benefits from the countywide collection of ½ of
one cent sales tax and a beer tax. Local tax funding has enabled the district to build new schools and to expand
academic program offerings over the past ten years.
Elected officials from various municipalities in Shelby County, the
Shelby County Commission, and the Shelby County state
legislative delegation have shown tremendous support by
providing financial contributions and services. Municipal leaders
have also partnered with the school district on various capital
needs projects, including Helena Middle School, Helena High
School, and Calera High School. Various schools have upgraded
recreational facilities thanks to grant funding provided by the
Shelby County Commission Parks and Recreation Grant Program.
The school district has established very strong partnerships with
local businesses and industries. EBSCO Industries, the developer of the Mt Laurel residential community, was
instrumental in providing the land for Mt Laurel Elementary School. Another residential developer, Eddleman
Properties also joined forces with the school district to donate land for Chelsea Park Elementary School, while U.S.
Steel Realty donated land for Helena Middle School.
The Career and Technical Education Program has developed partnerships with many local businesses including (but
not limited to), KBR, Alabama Power, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama, and Regions Bank. These companies are
providing the school district with valuable insight into workforce development issues, as well as providing job
opportunities for students to gain practical, real-world experience.
The school district enjoys a very good relationship with all five of the local chambers of commerce in Shelby County.
The two largest chambers, the Greater Shelby Chamber of Commerce and the South Shelby Chamber of Commerce,
have played key roles in providing support and guidance to the district. Representatives from both of these
chambers served on the Community Partnerships Leadership Team during the strategic planning process. They also
coordinate the Teacher Internship Program, which matches teachers with local Shelby County businesses for a
three-day summer internship to give teachers hands-on experience working at a business related to their area of
teaching.
The Shelby County Schools Education Foundation (formerly the Greater
Shelby County Education Foundation) was formed in 1992. The
Foundation operates independently of the Board of Education as a nonprofit advocate for quality public education for the Shelby County
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Schools district, to provide financial support for schools and to strengthen interactive partnerships between
parents, communities, businesses and educators to ensure that each student is offered maximum potential for
achievement. The Foundation will forward excellence in the classroom by targeting key academic initiatives above
and beyond normal budgeted operations and activities.
Since inception, the Foundation has awarded more than $440,000 to teachers for classroom projects and
equipment not otherwise funded through the school system budget. The classroom mini-grants provide many new
learning experiences for students. The funds for these grants are generated through the annual Coupons for
Classrooms campaign held each February.
The Foundation has sponsored various programs over the years. These have included Teacher Classroom MiniGrants, Teacher of the Year, Healthy Students Health Room Initiative, Professional Development Stipends, Principal
Partners, Principals’ Institute, Teacher Mentoring Program, National Board Certified Teachers grants, Dollars for
Scholars employee contribution program, the annual Taste of Shelby County and the Shelby County Schools
Showcase luncheon.
The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors representative of all key stakeholders: parents, community
partners, business partners, and educators. This Board meets quarterly and strives to uphold the mission to be the
primary pathway for all stakeholders to contribute to the successful journeys of Shelby County Schools’ students
and employees.
Technology
Many colleges and employers now use online venues and tools to
provide education and training to their students and employees. Shelby
County Schools helps its students prepare for success in these future
digital learning environments in a variety of ways. First, all graduates
complete at least one course that requires them to interact with
instructors and content via a Learning Management System. This
includes taking an online course provided through the state ACCESS
program, which uses the Destiny LMS, or taking a Shelby County
Course, using Moodle. In addition, some students take classes using live video conferencing, such as an American
Sign Language Course offered by instructors at the Alabama School for the Deaf and Blind.
Students are now using personal technology for learning in school. Over the past three years nearly all Shelby
County Schools have adopted a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program. BYOD gives students the freedom to bring
their own laptop, tablet, or smart phone and use it in school for educational purposes. This opportunity helps
students identify and master the use of these powerful devices in a purposeful way. It also helps them to develop
the self-discipline to use their devices appropriately in the school environment.
As of January of 2014, Shelby County Schools’ 4th through 12th graders have the option of using a Google Apps for
Education account issued to them by the District. Google Apps for Education gives participating students an email
account, a calendar, and access to a Google Drive, which includes storage space and document creation apps. This
shift to cloud-based access to files and applications is expected to give Shelby County students continuous access to
their digital school work as well as increase and broaden the ways in which teachers and students communicate.
During the 2014-2015 school year Shelby County Schools is piloting a new technology program, an elective high
school course – Introduction to Computer Programming. This is an online course using content developed by
former Stanford University Computer Science graduates. A local teacher will facilitate the course.
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Table 1
ENROLLMENT DATA
Forty –Day Enrollment
Calera Community
Calera Elementary
Calera Intermediate
Calera Middle
Calera High
Chelsea Community
Chelsea Park Elementary
Forest Oaks Elementary
Mt Laurel Elementary
Chelsea Middle
Chelsea High
Columbiana Community
Elvin Hill Elementary
Shelby Elementary
Wilsonville Elementary
Columbiana Middle
Shelby County High
Helena Community
Helena Elementary
Helena Intermediate
Helena Middle
Montevallo Community
Montevallo Elementary
Montevallo Middle
Montevallo High
Oak Mountain Community
Inverness Elementary
Oak Mountain Elementary
Oak Mountain Intermediate
Oak Mountain Middle
Oak Mountain High
Pelham Community
Valley Elementary
Valley Intermediate
Riverchase Middle
Pelham High
Vincent Community
Vincent Elementary
Vincent Middle/High
Total
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
1995
700
-491
804
3661
2193
729
-554
910
3897
2297
782
-607
908
4017
2442
*832
*412
*587
*611
4210
2611
705
630
624
652
4222
758
782
816
817
617
805
866
2086
550
202
215
496
623
2406
825
860
721
1402
703
338
361
5114
601
789
768
1221
1735
3805
756
764
629
874
960
2099
533
197
220
498
651
2452
810
856
786
1402
706
325
371
5070
655
737
762
1230
1686
3834
743
740
650
915
984
2055
511
191
212
507
634
2523
835
854
834
1380
708
317
355
4984
685
710
710
1219
1660
3918
741
747
640
968
1084
2021
509
189
201
499
623
2574
826
878
870
1401
703
313
385
4902
682
697
715
1165
1643
3998
748
698
763
748
655
966
1090
1981
508
170
205
459
639
2565
794
884
887
1441
728
322
391
4961
682
710
771
1153
1645
4044
750
718
699
1586
938
449
489
27,553
686
1665
905
425
480
27,948
711
1719
889
433
456
28,331
747
1805
902
435
467
28,734
730
1846
915
438
477
22,740
+Enrollment
%
Difference
+169
-127
+218
+37
+41
+12
-54
+6.9
-15.3
+15.3
+6.3
+6.7
+0.3
-6.6
n/a
+2.3
-0.2
+0.6
-1.98
-0.19
-10
+1.99
-8
+2.6
-0.3
-3.8
+0.68
+1.9
+2.85
+3.5
+2.8
+1.55
+1.2
0
+1.8
+7.8
-1.03
+0.1
+1.5
+0.2
+0.26
n/a
+15
-2
+6
-40
-1
-19
+4
-40
+16
-9
-32
+6
+17
+40
+25
+9
+6
+59
0
+13
+56
-12
+2
+46
+2
+20
-17
-2.27
+2.27
+1.4
+0.68
+2.1
-20.86
+41
+13
+3
+10
-5994
*Enrollment figures for Calera School Zone for 2012-2013 were impacted by the opening of the new Calera Middle and grade
restructuring for the entire Calera School Zone. Enrollment for 2013-2104 in the Chelsea zone was impacted by the opening of the
new Forest Oaks Elementary School and grade restructuring at Chelsea Park and Mt Laurel Elementary Schools.
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CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
School Year
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
9,500
10,226
11,077
10,834
8,549
92.73%
93.66%
91.84%
96.66%
97.26%
Students Served
Percentage of Successful
Placements
Career and Technical Education in Shelby County Schools offers a wide variety of courses in all 14 middle and high
schools in the district. These courses offer academic subject matter taught with relevance to the real world, often
called contextual learning. Employability skills ranging from job-related skills to work-place ethics are an integral
part of the Career/Tech curriculum. The Shelby County pathway offers courses from 14 of the 16 National Career
Clusters which allow students to explore their interests and career opportunities through high school. The goal of
Career and Technical Education is to provide students with a rigorous curriculum that is tied to Business and
Industry standards so that they may graduate with the knowledge and skills needed to join the workforce or to
proceed with post-secondary education.
In all of Shelby County Schools’ middle schools, students are allowed to rotate through an exploratory wheel and
are introduced to Career/Tech classes in Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS), Business/ Marketing Education,
Career Technologies, and Project Lead the Way Pre-Engineering. Seventh graders usually take each course for nine
weeks or a semester and eighth grade students are on a semester or year-long rotation. In these program areas,
instructors provide an introduction to life and employment skills using hands-on, project-based learning in the
classroom and they also sponsor Career/Technical Student Organizations. These organizations, such as Family,
Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), and Technical
Students’ Association (TSA), offer opportunities for leadership, school and community service, and competitive
events to showcase student talent.
High School program offerings build on the skills introduced in the middle school. Shelby County high schools offer
classes in Family and Consumer Sciences and Business/Marketing Education. Three high schools also include
programs in Agriscience. One high school offers a course in Aerospace Engineering. Students may begin taking
these Career/Tech courses in the ninth grade and progress through a sequenced path of study until graduation.
There is an opportunity for students to participate in Cooperative Education as eleventh and twelfth graders.
Cooperative Education students complete their core academic courses in the morning and then are released to
spend the afternoon in supervised work experiences. As in the middle school programs, Career/Technical Student
Organizations are also a big part of the high school curriculum. There are high school chapters of Family, Career,
and Community Leaders of American (FCCLA), Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Future Farmers of
America (FFA), and the marketing students’ organization, DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America).
Shelby County’s College and Career Center, formerly the School of Technology, is a centralized high school serving
students from all district high schools. A wider variety of Career and Technical Education programs are available to
students who take their academic courses in their home school and then travel to the College and Career Center for
Career/Tech classes. Thirteen Career and Technical programs are currently offered at the College and Career
Center. These include: Automotive Technology with Collision and Repair; Building Science; Cosmetology; Culinary
Arts; Electrical Technology; Healthcare Science; Landscape Management; Drafting Design Technology; the Public
Service Academy; Robotics & Automated Manufacturing (RAM), and Welding. Cooperative Education opportunities
are also offered at the College and Career Center. Students participate in the student organization, Skills USA.
Their participation in the competitive events sponsored by this organization enable students’ to win scholarships
that help them pursue their education after high school. The National Skills USA competition is held annually in
Kansas City, Kansas.
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Today’s Career and Technical Education is no longer the old fashioned “Vocational Ed.” A national survey, “Are
They Really Ready to Work,” found that most of the potential job growth is found in the so-called “mid level” sector
– those jobs needing some type of post-secondary training such as community college, technical schools, and/or
apprenticeships. To meet the needs, the focus of today’s schools needs to shift. Current focus needs to be on
curriculum that integrates strong, but applicable, coursework with applied career and technical education courses.
There is a new emphasis on “blurring” the traditional boundaries between academic work and classes related to the
world of work. The goal is to prepare students who have a choice of EITHER going to college or entering the
workforce right after high school. Career/Tech coursework does not impede college attendance. In fact, these
students actually graduate at higher rates. Shelby County Schools has reviewed current research shows and is
continually adapting Career and Technical Education to help students meet the demands of the future. Career and
Technical Education programs and course offerings are listed on the following page.
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CAREER CLUSTER/PROGRAM
Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources
COURSE OFFERINGS
Plant Systems
Agriscience I, II, II, IV
SCHOOLS
Montevallo High School
College and Career Center
Shelby County High School
Vincent Middle/High School
Architecture & Construction
Building Science
Drafting Design
Electrical
Welding
Business Management & Administration
Business Mgt. & Administration
Calera High School
Chelsea High School
Oak Mountain High School
Finance
Finance Program
Government and Public Administration
JROTC
Health Science
Therapeutic Services Program
Navy – Pelham High School
Army - Vincent Middle/High School
Hospitality and Tourism
Restaurant Food & Beverage Services
(Culinary) Program
Hospitality and Tourism
Cosmetology Program
Family Studies & Community Services
Program
Law, Public Safety, Corrections, &
Security
Emergency & Fire Management Services
Program
Law Enforcement Services Program
Marketing, Sales, & Service
Marketing, Sales, & Service Program
Science, Technology, Engineering, &
Math
Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics
Engineering Program
Aerospace Engineering Program
Automotive Service Program
Collision Repair Program
Pelham High School
Calera High School
Human Services
Cooperative Education
Pelham High School
Calera High School
Chelsea High School
Calera High School
Chelsea High School
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Middle School Programs
7th & 8th Grade Agriscience Program
Business Technology Program
Career Technologies Program
Family and Consumer Science Program
Project Lead the Way
Pre-Engineering Program
Calera Middle School
Chelsea Middle School
Helena Middle School
Oak Mountain Middle School
Riverchase Middle School
Columbiana Middle School
Calera Middle School
Columbiana Middle School
Helena Middle School
Montevallo Middle School
Riverchase Middle School
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SHELBY COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PROGRAM – NEW DIRECTION
School Year
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
Students Served
240
279
291
285
195
New Direction
New Direction is an alternative school program located at the Shelby County Instructional Services Center. New
Direction's vision is to provide each student effective interventions today for success in school and society
tomorrow. The mission of New Direction is to help students be successful academically and socially through a
program of differentiated instruction and clear behavioral expectations.
New Direction was originally known as the PASS (Positive Alternative to Suspending Students) program or the
Shelby County Alternative School. The basic philosophy of the program is that all students can learn and all
students deserve the opportunity to learn. It was designed with the belief that suspending students does not lead
to any rehabilitation or development of appropriate decision making skills, which will enable a person to become a
functional adult. The ultimate goal of the program is to change patterns of inappropriate behavior by promoting
competence in healthy, positive interactions with others.
The name of the school was officially changed to New Direction in 2013. The name change to New Direction sets a
more positive tone overall for the school and reinforces the message of encouraging students to set a new direction
for themselves as they learn from their mistakes.
AYH – Alabama Youth Home
The Alabama Youth Home Program is located at the Shelby County Instructional Service Center and educates
students who currently reside at the Alabama Youth Home in Westover, Alabama. These students are in the
custody of either the Department of Human Resources or the Department of Youth Services. They are court
mandated to reside at the Alabama Youth Home and must attend this special program which serves students in
grades 6-12 until they have completed their assigned time at the Youth Home and/or are released back into a
public school setting. Students are taught their core subjects as well as electives while attending this program.
Over the past four years, approximately 200 students have been enrolled in this program which averages about fifty
students a year. The students come from all over the state of Alabama and range in age from eleven to eighteen.
Typically, the students who are in the Department of Youth Services will remain in this program for two or three
months. The students who are in the Department of Human Resources assigned times vary depending on their
current situation and why they were placed in the program initially.
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LINDA NOLEN LEARNING CENTER (LNLC)
School Year
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
Students Served
76
88
49
44
33
What would eventually become the Linda Nolen Learning Center was created in August 1977. The school was
originally a large classroom at Shelby County High School, and employed two teachers to serve 10-12 students.
After two years of growth, the school was in need of additional space and relocated to the Central Office in 1979 as
the Center for Exceptional Children. In April 1990, the school once again relocated to the renovated Thompson
High School facility in Alabaster. On March 9, 1997, the Center for Exceptional Education was rededicated as the
Linda Nolen Learning Center in honor of Dr. Linda M. Nolen who was instrumental in developing the facility and
programs which support special education students in Shelby County.
The Linda Nolen Learning Center (LNLC) was located in Alabaster until May 2009. It was relocated to its current
location in Pelham in May 2009.
Today, the Linda Nolen Learning Center is widely recognized as a leader in the provision of special education
services to children with disabilities. The school serves students with special needs in self-contained classrooms.
Students, ages 3-21 are served in one of three programs: a Multi-Disabled Program for students ages 5-21; The Star
Program, serving students with severe emotional needs in kindergarten through eighth grade; and The Eclipse
Program, serving typical and atypical students ages 3-4.
Students are provided daily opportunities for educational development in academic reasoning, communication
skills, daily living skills, physical growth and development, social and emotional skills, technological/ assistive skills,
and vocational skills.
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Table 2
DISTRICT STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
Student Count
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Indian
Multi/Pacific Islander
White
Grand Total
2009-2010
508
3,817
2,233
40
337
20,813
27,748
2010-2011
530
4,008
2,382
43
210
20,863
28,036
2011-2012
543
4,115
2,518
40
317
20,850
28,383
Hundreds
2012-2013
548
4,250
2,682
39
408
20,807
28,734
2013-2014
522
3,295
1,994
36
416
16,510
22,773
Asian
251
Black
201
151
Hispanic
101
Indian
51
1
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011/2012
2010/2011
2009/2010
Multi/Pacific
White
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Table 3
DISTRICT STAFF PROFILE
School Year
11-12
12-13
13-14
Teachers
1,787
1,809
1,474
Counselors
60
60
48
Librarians
39
39
34
Administrators
94
95
81
Nurses
18
18
13
Instructional Asst.
69
73
70
Other Certified
72
85
76
Support Staff
1,343
1,362
1,156
Total
3,482
3,521
2,952
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Table 4
OPERATING BUDGET
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Table 5
AVERAGE PER PUPIL EXPENDITURES
Total FY 2009
Minus Capital
Outlay
Total
ADM
282,302,867.44
Total FY 2010
277,900,918.43
(15,111,773.64)
Minus Capital Outlay
(9,766,227.84)
267,191,093.80
27,122.00
Total
ADM
Per Student
Expenditure
268,134,690.59
27,778.20
297,993,145.29
(45,567,582.99)
Per Student Expenditure
9,851
Total FY 2011
Minus Capital
Outlay
Total
ADM
271,561,438.05
Total FY 2012
(9,362,411.12)
262,199,026.93
28,171.95
252,425,562.30
28,432.20
9,307.10
Total
ADM
Per Student
Expenditure
Total FY 2013
Minus Capital
Outlay
Total
ADM
306,063,533.18
(42,623,857.10)
Total FY 2014
264,661,089.50
(19,459,783.27)
245,201,306.23
22,618.55
9,164.60
Total
ADM
Per Student
Expenditure
263,439,696.08
28,745.35
9,652
8,878.16
10,840.72
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Table 6
POST SECONDARY & BUSINESS/COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Post Secondary/Business Partners
Description
KBR Construction
•
•
•
Southern Company/
Alabama Power
•
•
•
•
Brasfield & Gorrie Construction
Pepsi Bottling
Regions Bank
Merchants and Farmer’s Bank
Cadence Bank
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
eCo Federal Credit Union
Mutual Savings Credit Union
•
•
•
•
•
South Shelby
Chamber of Commerce
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Greater Shelby County Chamber of
Commerce
•
•
•
•
•
Gives donations of money, materials, and equipment
Provides on-site instruction and training using KBR employees
Co-sponsors annual Girls Can Construction Summer Camp at College and
Career Center
Sponsors College and Career Center Construction Academy
Provides on-site instruction and training using employees
Provides career exploration programs in district middle schools
Co-sponsors annual Girls Can Construction Summer Camp at College and Career
Center
Co-sponsors annual Girls Can Construction Summer Camp at College and Career
Center
Workforce Development presentations
Sponsors College and Career Center Career/Technical Programs
Partner in Workforce Development Initiative
Members on Community Partnerships Leadership Team
Partners with various schools around Shelby County
Provides monetary donations
Partners to provide financial literacy resources, professional development, in-class
expertise for Career Preparedness classes
expertise for Career Preparedness Classes
Sponsor of Monthly Administrative Meeting Breakfast
Event Sponsor
expertise for Career Preparedness classes
Partners with College and Career Center
Members serve on various Shelby County Career and Technical Education
Program Advisory Committees
Director serves on District Leadership Team
Director serves on Community Partnerships Leadership Team
Director is leader of Goal Action Teams for Community Partnership Leadership
Team
Partners to provide students real-world opportunities such as mock interviews
Director serves on District Leadership Team
Director serves on Community Partnerships Leadership Team
Director serves on Career and Technical Education Administrative Advisory
Committee
Members serve on district CTE Advisory Committee
Partners in RDYZWRK Job Internship Program
Partner with Workforce Development Initiative with Shelby County Schools
“Keeping it Real” to all 9th graders in Career Preparedness Courses
Student of the Year Program
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Post Secondary/Business Partners
University of Montevallo
Description
•
•
Jefferson State Community
College
University of Alabama Birmingham
Samford University
•
•
•
•
Professors in College of Education serve on Goal Action Team for Community
Partnerships Leadership Team
Partners in Shelby County Career and Technical Education Programs, including
Health Science, Emergency Medicine, and Public Service Academy.
Dual Enrollment
Youth Leadership Program
Boy Scouts Culinary Explorers Post
Career Tech Prep Director serves on Shelby County Career and Technical
Education Administrative Advisory Committee
•
Partnership agreements for Instructional Leadership Initiatives
•
•
•
•
Partners with system on career coaches
Partners with College and Career Center on Career/Technical Program Initiatives,
including the Robotics and Automated Manufacturing Program
Dual Enrollment for students at the College and Career Center
Youth Leadership Program
•
Partners with College and Career Center to offer Carpentry Certificate Program.
•
•
Helps host Explorer Programs in health sciences, engineering, culinary, law
enforcement, and fire fighting
Youth Leadership Development Program
Alabama Fire College
•
Partners with College and Career Center Public Service Academy
Lemak Sports Medical Group
•
•
Partner with the Health Sciences/Sports Medicine Program at Helena High School
Partners with Health Sciences/Public Service Academy at College and Career
Center
Boy Scouts Fire/Police Explorer Programs
Partners with the College and Career Center to provide internships for clinical
rotations
Partner with Project SEARCH to provide job opportunities to high school students
who are in their last eligible year (ages 18-21) obtain job skills that will help them
find competitive employment within the community.
Partners with the College and Career Center to provide welding and construction
programs
Provides support for Girls Can Camp
Career/Tech Student of the Month Program
Partners with Project HOPE (Herbs Offering Personal Enrichment) Program at
Vincent Middle High School and Shelby County High School. Providing
employment to students with special needs through this unique entrepreneurial
program.
Partner to provide financial literacy information through in-class participation and
providing business expertise to teachers
Lawson State Community College
Alabama Home Builders’
Association
Boy Scouts of America
Montevallo Fire/North Shelby Fire
Helena Fire and Police/Calera Fire
Shelby Baptist Medical Center
•
•
•
•
Go Build Alabama
•
•
•
Taziki’s Restaurant
Junior Achievement
•
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Table 7
STUDENT POPULATION DISSAGGREGATED
Schools
Enrollment
Black
White
Calera High
652
250
354
Calera Intermediate
630
181
382
Calera Middle
624
226
354
Calera Elementary
705
200
Chelsea High
1090
Chelsea Middle
966
763
Hispanic
Asian
Indian
Pacific
Multi
34
9
1
0
4
43
3
0
1
20
29
5
0
0
10
422
39
5
0
1
38
109
924
27
14
4
0
12
78
838
20
14
3
2
11
64
638
30
13
0
0
18
Linda Nolen LC
33
8
17
6
1
0
0
1
Columbiana Middle
459
46
390
19
1
1
0
2
508
86
375
31
2
1
0
13
Forest Oaks Elementary
748
58
645
22
9
2
0
12
Helena Elementary
794
82
646
29
6
1
0
30
Helena Intermediate
884
101
716
27
20
0
0
20
Helena Middle
887
110
719
31
16
4
0
7
682
119
430
70
38
1
1
23
Montevallo High
391
108
232
45
3
1
0
2
Montevallo Middle
322
93
179
38
3
0
0
9
728
179
384
140
2
0
0
23
655
47
570
11
12
0
0
15
Oak Mountain High
1645
141
1355
62
78
1
0
8
Oak Mountain Middle
1153
123
890
73
57
0
0
10
771
70
583
53
51
3
2
9
710
44
543
67
43
0
3
10
Pelham High
1846
233
1300
267
34
7
0
5
Riverchase Middle
730
93
409
193
26
0
1
8
Shelby County High
639
71
538
23
1
1
0
5
Shelby Elementary
170
1
157
4
0
1
0
7
Valley Elementary
750
78
326
283
30
0
0
33
Valley Intermediate
718
85
352
245
26
0
0
10
Vincent Middle High
477
116
345
9
0
1
0
6
Vincent Elementary
438
91
316
9
0
2
0
20
205
4
181
15
0
1
0
4
Unique Situations
119
0
119
0
0
0
0
1
Total Enrollment
22,773
3,295
16,510
1,994
522
36
11
405
Percentage
100.00%
14.47%
72.49%
9.34%
1.91%
0.14%
0.02%
1.40%
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Table 8
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL SITE
Calera Elementary
Calera Middle
Calera High
Calera Intermediate
Calera Total
Chelsea Intermediate/Forest Oaks
Elementary
Chelsea High
Chelsea Middle
Chelsea Total
Columbiana Middle
Shelby County High
Shelby Elementary
Columbiana Total
Montevallo High
Montevallo Middle
Montevallo Total
Oak Mountain High
Oak Mountain Middle
Oak Mountain Total
Helena Elementary
Helena Intermediate
Helena Middle
Helena Total
Pelham High
Riverchase Middle
Valley Elementary
Valley Intermediate
Pelham Total
Vincent Elementary
Vincent Middle/High
Vincent Total
GRAND TOTAL
09-10
45
16
32
--93
21
10-11
53
21
31
--105
25
11-12
46
17
19
--82
23
12-13
41
18
13
16
88
27
13-14
40
6
9
21
76
18
9
15
2
16
9
9
9
19
67
4
21
14
8
5
54
65
6
10
81
83
38
34
25
23
203
33
19
10
62
86
70
228
118
502
6
4
10
1,550
11
10
25
86
10
20
5
3
10
48
73
9
10
92
87
41
15
34
32
209
29
18
12
59
71
64
267
115
517
3
2
5
1,634
8
8
20
61
8
17
2
1
15
49
70
5
10
85
70
38
20
21
35
184
16
9
11
36
46
45
238
113
442
3
3
6
1,405
13
12
30
98
12
24
6
1
10
53
112
10
19
141
84
56
34
57
44
275
21
25
9
55
70
81
264
194
609
3
0
3
1,976
6
6
11
50
5
21
4
1
5
36
93
13
8
114
80
48
27
19
21
195
21
5
1
27
44
29
261
78
412
2
0
2
912
In Shelby County, we have 2,476 students who identify having a language other than English in their home or in their
background. Of this number, 912 are receiving ESL services. Represented in the 2,476 are students from 66
countries and from 37 language backgrounds.
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Table 9
GIFTED EDUCATION STUDENT ENROLLMENT
09-10
1,263
1,389
1,594
4,246
Elementary
Middle
High
Totals
10-11
1,486
1,412
1,657
4,555
11-12
1,489
1,421
1,725
4,635
12-13
1,559
1,446
1,699
4,704
13-14
1,285
1,213
1,360
3,858
Table 10
GIFTED EDUCATION LOCAL SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Calera Elementary
Calera Intermediate
Calera Middle
Calera High (7-8)
Calera High (9-12)
Chelsea High
Chelsea Intermediate
Chelsea Middle
Columbiana Middle
Creek View Elementary
Helena Elementary (K-2)
Helena Intermediate
Helena Middle
Meadow View Elementary
Montevallo High
Montevallo Middle
Mount Laurel Elementary
Oak Mountain High
Oak Mountain Int
Oak Mountain Middle
Pelham High
Riverchase Middle
Shelby County High
Shelby Elementary
Thompson High
Thompson Intermediate
Thompson 6GC
Thompson Middle
Valley Elementary (K-2)
Valley Intermediate
Vincent Elementary
Vincent Middle
Vincent High
Total
10-11
Students / %
25/14%
---61/11%
33/10%
66/12%
168/17%
166/26%
197/22%
66/37%
104/21%
43/17%
46/17%
----234/27%
202/26%
46/31%
33/12%
48/14%
57/15%
48/15%
45/29%
45/24%
502/30%
189/25%
346/28%
317/19%
131/19%
130/20%
16/16%
365/21%
153/16%
76/16%
183/20%
----136/18%
29/13%
37/17%
53/20%
30/25%
4,426/21%
11-12
Students / %
33/16%
---90/15%
33/10%
63/11%
193/20%
177/27%
207/23%
56/27%
86/17%
48/19%
52/21%
----258/30%
204/24%
47/26%
40/18%
52/15%
58/16%
37/12%
40/25%
36/18%
501/30%
248/35%
344/20%
344/20%
109/15%
152/24%
28/31%
366/21%
158/16%
98/20%
168/18%
----152/20%
30/14%
45/21%
48/20%
34/30%
4,635/22%
12-13
Students / %
30/15%
63/15%
73/12%
Now CAMS
67/11%
191/18%
201/29%
245/25%
46/22%
90/18%
51/20%
59/24%
---243/28%
234/27%
59/35%
44/19%
51/15%
54/14%
44/14%
45/31%
49/24%
477/29%
231/32%
349/30%
370/21%
132/18%
146/23%
27/28%
345/19%
170/17%
79/16%
162/17%
----130/19%
28/14%
38/17%
49/20%
32/29%
4,704/22%
13-14
Students / %
n/a (now K-2)
96/15%
74/12%
Now CAMS
64/10%
223/20%
Now FOES
252/26%
90/24%
93/20%
No longer in district
57/24%
---245/28%
238/27%
63/36%
57/17%
54/15%
46/14%
94/30%
42/23%
450/27%
211/28%
34130%
388/21%
133/18%
134/21%
22/25%
---155/22%
32/16%
36/17%
47/18%
29/28%
3,858/22%
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Table 11
AP COURSES LOCAL SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Enrollment in AP Courses
AP
Cal
BC
School
AP Eng
Lit
AP Eng
Lang
AP
Cal AB
CHS
17
42
11
20
ChHS
20
22
12
MHS
32
30
12
19
OMHS
111
142
35
PHS
54
40
SCHS
26
VHS
TOTAL
School
AP
Physics
B
AP
Physics
C
AP
Env Sci
AP Bio
AP
US Hist
25
56
26
63
19
54
147
108
13
9
36
20
30
13
39
20
18
36
10
10
27
5
15
10
32
270
320
125
26
AP Econ
AP
Euro
History
0
136
37
26
92
273
294
AP Art
AP
Psych
AP Gov
AP
Music
Theory
AP
Spanish
AP Latin
AP
French
Computer
Science
TOTAL
10
11
21
3
8
37
MHS
120
PHS
36
46
250
102
5
OMHS
26
15
24
ChHS
26
AP
Chem
22
CHS
256
7
5
77
23
SCHS
139
27
7
10
43
987
3
320
47
VHS
TOTAL
AP
Stats
2013-2014
156
83
0
7
17
20
41
307
196
1
10
36
124
7
10
3
2,243
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Table 12
SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT ENROLLMENT
Classifications
Total
School Year Enrollment
AUT
DD
ED
HI (Deaf)
MD
MR
OHI
OI
SLD
SLI
TBI
VI (Blind
2009-2010
1,878
260
208
110
15
60
119
316
14
485
273
9
9
2010-2011
1,930
273
171
116
20
72
134
275
27
488
330
9
15
2011-2012
1,940
290
160
118
24
66
137
250
25
472
381
5
14
2012-2013
2,032
317
146
139
25
61
153
270
20
472
411
5
13
2013-2014
1,673
260
115
108
26
121
57
254
19
378
316
4
15
Table 13
TITLE I SCHOOLS
FREE / REDUCED LUNCH STUDENTS
School Site
Calera
Elementary
Calera
Intermediate
Elvin Hill
Elementary
Montevallo
Elementary
Shelby
Elementary
Valley
Elementary
Vincent
Elementary
Wilsonville
Elementary
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
328/47%
356/49%
391/51%
394/47%
341/48%
253/52%
282/51%
323/55%
226/54%
300/47%
296/54%
297/56%
308/61%
311/61%
296/58%
469/67%
496/70%
520/71%
469/66%
213/66%
133/66%
127/64%
115/63%
122/64%
105/61%
Not Served
344/46%
351/48%
370/49%
357/48%
310/69%
307/72%
310/73%
310/71%
279/63%
110/51%
101/46%
116/53%
100/49%
98/48%
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Section 2 – Student Characteristics
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Table 1
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Table 2
TESTING DATA
2014 ACT Aspire Math Proficiency by Grade Level
ACT Aspire
Math Proficiency by Grade Level
District
National
63
55
55
49
49
44
40
42
44
43
34
30
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
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Table 3
TESTING DATA
ACT Explore Trending Data
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Table 3 (Continued)
TESTING DATA
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Table 3 (Continued)
TESTING DATA
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Table 4
TESTING DATA
ACT Plan Trending Data
ACT Plan
English
18.5
18
17.5
17
English
16.5
16
15.5
15
2012-13
2013-14
National
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Table 4 (Continued)
TESTING DATA
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Table 4 (Continued)
TESTING DATA
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Table 5
TESTING DATA
District ACT College Readiness Statistics
Total Tested
English
Math
Reading
Science
Composite
Grad
Year
Shelby
State
Shelby
State
Shelby
State
Shelby
State
Shelby
State
Shelby
State
2010
1,370
36,624
22.5
20.4
21.1
19.5
22.5
20.7
21.7
20.2
22.1
20.3
2011
1,353
37,800
22.4
20.4
20.9
19.6
22.2
20.7
21.5
20.1
21.9
20.3
2012
1,488
39,565
22.4
20.3
21.4
19.6
22.5
20.7
21.6
20.1
22.1
20.3
2013
1,469
38,122
22.5
20.5
21.0
19.5
22.8
21.0
21.8
20.2
22.1
20.4
2014
1,541
48,329
20.4
17.9
19.5
17.9
20.9
18.7
20.4
18.4
20.4
18.3
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Table 5 (Continued)
TESTING DATA
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Table 5 (Continued)
TESTING DATA
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Table 6
GRADUATING CLASS SCHOLARSHIPS
Class of 2012
School
Calera High
# in
Graduating
Class
% to 4 yr.
College
% to 2 yr.
College
% to
Military
% to Work
%
Unknown
Amount
of
Scholarships
5%
4%
$1,316,084
103
50%
37%
4%
Chelsea High
215
54%
30%
3%
6%
7%
$3,141,801
Montevallo High
77
58%
16%
9%
14%
3%
$812,650
Oak Mountain High
439
83%
10%
2%
1%
4%
$11,000,000
Pelham High
360
61%
26%
2%
11%
0%
$4,998,000
Shelby County High
144
34%
38%
8%
17%
3%
$1,265,955
Thompson High
386
48%
24%
4%
9%
15%
$3,680,711
Vincent High
62
26%
48%
5%
16%
5%
$648,936
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Class of 2013
School
Calera High
Chelsea High
Montevallo High
Oak Mountain High
Pelham High
Shelby County High
Vincent High
# in
Graduating
Class
117
226
71
386
410
113
55
% to 4 yr.
College
46%
53%
32%
77%
56%
34%
31%
% to 2 yr.
College
37%%
29%
35%
15%
29%
29%
44%
% to
Military
4%
2%
5%
1%
2%
7%
4%
% to Work
13%
10%
14%
4%
9%
30%
21%
%
Unknown
0%
6%
14%
3%
4%
0%
0%
Amount
of
Scholarships
$2,340,152
$6,471,942
$618,000
$11,129,277
$5,600,000
$1,361,772
$460,318
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Class of 2014
# in
Graduating
Class
% to
4 yr.
College
% to 2 yr.
College
% to
Military
% to Work
% Unknown
Amount of
Scholarships
Calera High
156
42%
43%
3%
9%
3%
$ 3,159,481
Chelsea High
241
55%
31%
4%
6%
5%
$4,096,225
Montevallo High
96
27%
36%
6%
20%
11%
$882,350
Oak Mountain High
396
79%
16%
1%
3%
1%
$10,414,000
Shelby County High
131
44%
37%
3%
10%
6%
$1,460,226
Vincent High
56
27%
57%
4%
9%
3%
$480,924
SCHOOL
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Section 3 – Student Behavior
P ROFILE
Table 1
DISCIPLINE
2011-2012
Action Taken
Type of
Incident
Number of
Incidents Reported
Suspension
Expulsion
Sent to
Alternative School
Assault
25
10
1
14
Bomb Threat
1
Drug Related
44
Weapon Related
44
1
50
38
2012-2013
Action Taken
Type of
Incident
Assault
Bomb Threat
Drug Related
Weapon Related
Number of
Incidents Reported
15
1
71
25
Suspension
11
Expulsion
2
Sent to
Alternative School
2
1
71
15
2013-2014
Action Taken
Type of
Incident
Assault
Bomb Threat
Drug Related
Weapon Related
Number of
Incidents Reported
7
1
32
28
Suspension
4
19
Expulsion
1
Sent to
Alternative School
2
1
36
5
*Note: This chart reflects the number of incidents reported. The Action Taken columns reflects that more than one student
might have been involved in an incident. The number of incidents also includes elementary age students who might not have
been suspended, expelled or sent to Alternative School.
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Section 4 – Community Characteristics
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Table 1
POPULATION GROWTH
(2013 US CENSUS QUICK FACTS)
People Quick Facts
Population, 2013 estimate
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimate base
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013
Population, 2010
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013
Female persons, percent, 2013
White alone, percent, 2013 (a)
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a)
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 (a)
Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a)
Two or More Races, percent, 2013
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b)
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012
Veterans, 2008-2012
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012
Housing units, 2013
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012
Households, 2008-2012
Persons per household, 2008-2012
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012
Median household income, 2008-2012
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012
Shelby Co.
204,180
Alabama
4,833,722
195,078
4.7%
195,085
6.1%
24.7%
12.4%
51.2%
84.4%
11.8%
0.4%
2.1%
0.1%
1.3%
6.0%
78.8%
86.6%
6.1%
8.2%
91.5%
40.5%
13,858
29.4
82,471
79.6%
11.8%
$196,000
73,624
2.62
$34,081
$69,379
7.7%
4,779,758
1.1%
4,779,736
6.1%
23.0%
14.9%
51.5%
69.8%
26.6%
0.7%
1.3%
0.1%
1.5%
4.1%
66.4%
84.9%
3.5%
5.2%
82.6%
22.3%
398,343
24.1
2,189,938
70.2%
15.8%
$122,300
1,837,576
2.54
$23,587
$43,160
18.1%
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Business Quick Facts
Shelby County
Alabama
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012
Private nonfarm employment, 2012
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012
Non-employer establishments, 2012
Total number of firms, 2007
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007
Manufacturers’ shipments, 2007 ($1000)
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)
Retail sales per capita, 2007
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)
Building permits, 2012
Geography Quick Facts
Land area in square miles, 2010
Persons per square mile, 2010
FIPS Code
4,798
74,570
-0.4%
15,459
18,393
5.7%
0.6%
S
F
2.0%
30.5%
1,723,017
4,385,596
2,520,488
$13,737
301,893
844
Shelby County
784.93
248.5
117
97,9381
1,585,7611
0.8%1
315,382
382,350
14.8%
0.8%
1.8%
0.1%
1.2%
28.1%
112,858,843
52,252,752
57,344,851
$12,364
6,426,342
13,506
Alabama
50,645.33
94.4
01
•
•
•
•
•
Shelby County is in the top 5% of Alabama counties in population and percentage of growth between
2010-2013
With a 2013 population estimate of 204,180, Shelby County’s population has increased 43% since 2000.
Shelby County is ranked 8th in the country for expected job growth between 2011-2015
Shelby County has the lowest unemployment rate in the state at 4.3%
Shelby County is consistently ranked as the best county in Alabama to raise children, according to AL Kids
Count.
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Table 2
FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION
Resource
Title I, A
Description
Improving Basic Programs Operated by LEAs
Amount
$3,144,410.00
Title II
Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High-Quality Teachers and Principals
$639,682.00
Title III
Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant
Students
$301,879.74
Title X, C
Community Health
Education Grant
United Way Grant
Title I, D
HIPPY
National Center for
Family Literacy
Dollar General Literacy
Foundation Grant
Homeless Education
Baptist Health Center Benevolence Funds to Help With Needy Children’s
Medical Expenses
Shelby Needy School Children’s Fund to Help with Needy Students with
Medical Expenses, Counseling, and Clothing
Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are
Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters
$27,500.00
$2,055.00
$18,500.00
$119,207.00
$60,000.00
LEAPS (Literacy English and Parenting Skills)
$5,000.00
$3,500.00
State Farm Grant
$150.00
Target Community Grant
$700.00
The instruction and learning of English Language Learners is supported through a variety of resources and
initiatives. Local, state, and federal monies (Title III) are utilized as are grants from other public and private
organizations. State and local funds provide ESL teachers for every school, and interpretation and translation
services for effective communication with parents and students’ families. Local and federal funds provide
professional development for all teachers of English Language Learners. The majority of Title III funds provide
additional instructional programs designed to close the gap between ELLs and immigrant students, and their
peers. These programs include an annual two-week summer program, after-school tutoring, family literacy,
and parenting activities. Family literacy initiatives began with a grant from the National Center for Family
Literacy in 2005. The program, now entitled LEAPS (Literacy English and Parenting Skills) is in operation at
Inverness Elementary School and Valley Elementary.
The program has been sustained through grant funds from a variety of organizations, including The Women’s
Fund of Greater Birmingham, The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, Dollar General, State Farm
and Target Community Grant.
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Table 3
PARENT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
Various parent and community organizations provide support and resources for Shelby County citizens. Although
the school system does not work directly with all of these programs, information is available for these organizations
through the combined efforts of our Student Services and Federal Program Departments. Through this process,
counselors are also provided with lists of resources that can be utilized to meet the needs of families. The goal of
the Shelby County School System is to provide parents with information to meet the needs of their students.
Organization
Alabama Abuse Counseling Center
Alabama Career Center System
of Alabama
Alabama Parent Education Center
Alabama Psychiatric Services (APS)
AL-ANON and ALATEEN
Amelia Center
Autism Society of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Arc of Shelby County
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby
County
Description
Nonprofit mental health agency that offers assessment, evaluation, and
treatment options. Specialized counseling services include anger management,
coping with divorce, domestic violence, and substance abuse.
www.alabamaabusecounselingcenter.com
Work force programs, jobs skills trainings, employability assessment, job
opportunities for ages 16 and older. Scholarship funds from this agency are
regularly awarded to Shelby County students.
https://joblink.alabama.gov/ada/
The Alabama Parent Education Center (APEC) is a non-profit agency
organized by parents in central Alabama. It was formed to provide parents with
training and information to help them become meaningful participants in their
children’s education.
www.alabamaparentcenter.com
Each APS office offers a variety of individual and group therapies to address
both mental health and substance abuse issues. www.apsy.com
Support programs for teens and adults affected by addictions.
www.aa.org
Free grief and loss counseling to children and families; individual and group
counseling; critical incident/stress management; training for caregiver, health
care professionals, school counselors, teachers, clergy, others; media center
with numerous resources. www.ameliacenter.org
The mission of the Autism Society is to improve the quality of life of persons
with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families through education, advocacy,
and support.
www.autism-alabama.org
Services and advocacy for all people with disabilities, early intervention
programs for children.
www.thearcofshelby.org
BBBS is a youth mentoring program that targets at-risk students,
including but not limited to those living in single parent homes, growing
up in poverty and coping with parental incarceration.
www.bbbsbham.org
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Organization
Bradford Health Services
Children’s Aid Society
Children’s Policy Council
Chilton-Shelby Mental Health
Columbiana Public Housing Authority
Community of Hope Medical Clinic
Covenant Counseling and Education
Crisis Center
Department of Human Resources,
Shelby County
Department of Public Health, Shelby
County
Family Connection, Inc.
Gateway, Inc.
Glenwood, Inc.
HIPPY
Kid One Transport
Description
Substance abuse assessment and treatment for adults and teens. Free parent
support groups and adolescent NA meetings.
www.bradfordhealth.com
Therapy and interventions, including programs for adolescent parents.
www.childrensaid.org
The Children’s Policy Council (CPC) of Shelby County is composed of a
network of local providers of children’s services that works collaboratively in
developing community service plans to address the needs of children ages 0-19
and their families.
www.children.alabama.gov
Professional mental health, substance abuse, and intellectual disability services
available with insurance and/or sliding scale fees.
www.chiltonshelby.org
Public housing for low income families. Shelby County has offices in
Columbiana and Montevallo.
Free medical care for ages 18-64 without insurance.
www.communityofhopeclinic.org
Individual, marriage, and family counseling for children, adolescents, and
adults.
www.covenantcounsel.com
24 hour crisis phone lines including: Kids Help Line, Teen Talk, Crisis Line, and
Rape Response.
www.crisiscenterbham.org
Programs for abuse prevention, family preservation, and food stamps.
www.dhr.alabama.gov
Resources including: WIC, health care provision, and immunizations.
www.adph.org/shelby/
Resources including: emergency care, short term residential care/shelter, and
school based counseling for teens 12-18 and their families.
www.familyconnection-inc.org/
Individual/family counseling, parenting skills, school based counseling program
for at risk youth. *Access to bilingual therapists.
www.gway.org
Assessment and school based counseling services for emotionally disturbed
children and families.
www.glenwood.org
A community program working to prepare preschoolers for success.
www.hippyalabama.com
Transportation assistance for children and pregnant mothers for health and
mental health appointments.
www.kidone.org
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Organization
Kings Home
Hand in Paw
HICA
Owen’s House
Parent Project of Shelby County
Parent Information & Resource Center
of Central Alabama
PTO – Parent/Teacher Organization
PTA – Parent/Teacher Association
PTSO – Parent/Teacher and Student
Organization
Safe Harbor
Safe House
Salvation Army
Save a Life
Pregnancy Resource Center
Shelby Baptist Association
Shelby Emergency Assistance
Description
Resources including residential care for at risk youth, long term shelter for
victims of domestic violence, and various counseling services.
www.kingshome.com
Provides educational therapeutic curriculums to at risk youth including Pawsitive
Living and No More Bullies.
www.handinpaw.org
A 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the social, civic and economic
integration of Hispanic families in Alabama.
www.hispanicinterest.org
Comprehensive services for abused and neglected children, specializing in
sexual abuse cases, and parenting skills classes.
www.owenshousecac.org
Parenting classes for parents of out of control or strong willed youth ages 5-18.
A non-profit organized by parents in central Alabama. It was formed to provide
parents with training and information to help them become meaningful
participants in their children’s education. APEC operates such projects such as
the Alabama Network for Children with Disabilities and the Alabama Statewide
Parent Information and Resource Center. APEC believes that parents have the
greatest impact on their children’s lives. APEC provides families with training,
information and support they need to help them ensure that their children
become productive, well-educated citizens.
All the schools in Shelby County have some form of one of the organizations
listed (PTO, PTA, or PTSO). These organizations are designed to involve
parents in the school and to build capacity in them as they play such an
important role in the education of their children.
Offers the Refuge counseling program for adolescents and families. The
Refuge program is a 12 week long group curriculum for teenagers incorporating
mentoring and making good decisions. Parents also meet in a group setting to
discuss parenting techniques.
www.thesafeharbor.org
Domestic Violence shelter for women and children. Safe House also offers
prevention education curriculums to Shelby County students.
www.safehouse.rog
Emergency shelter and assistance with utility bills, food, clothing, treatment, etc.
www.birminghamsalvationarmy.org
Free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, parenting classes, abortion information, and
material assistance.
www.savalifeshelby.org
Emergency assistance for Shelby County families in need of food, furniture,
clothing, utility assistance, etc.
www.shelbybaptist.org
Food, clothing, and other assistance for families and individuals in need.
www.shelbyemergencyassistance.com
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Organization
Shelby County Drug Free Coalition
Shelby County Juvenile Court
Shelby Psychological Services
Wellspring Christian Clinic
Upward Bound at the
United Way of Central Alabama
STEP (Shelby Teens for Effective
Parenting) Program
(Shelby Emergency Assistance)
Description
A collaboration of local service providers and agencies with the common goal of
preventing substance abuse among the youth of Shelby County. Resources
include training on local substance abuse trends, educational literary materials
for parents and students, a speakers bureau, etc.
www.shelbycountydrugfree.com
Various prevention services including the Early Warning Program for youth at
risk of becoming court involved due to ongoing behavior or truancy issues.
www.shelbyal.com
A variety of mental health services including: counseling, psychiatric consults,
psychological evaluation/testing.
www.shelbypsych.com
Christian counseling practice with various therapists on staff, including a clinical
psychologist, marriage and family therapist, certified addictions counselor, and
psychiatrist.
Free program made possible through federal grants that provides high school
students with the tools and resources necessary for success in college.
Students must apply and qualify for membership.
Provides financial support services to individuals and families that have
experience disaster and/or traumatic event.
www.unitedway.org
The STEP Program is a prenatal and parenting education program offered by
Shelby Emergency Assistance to teen parents ages 12-19 in Shelby County
Schools.
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