All activities under Title II are based on a needs assessment for professional development and hiring. Funds will be used to:

• Recruit and hire highly qualified teachers to reduce class size

• Promote retention of highly qualified teachers by implementing a teacher mentoring program

• Provide professional activities that improve the knowledge of teachers and principals, and in appropriate cases, paraprofessionals

All professional development activities are:

• Included in the LEA Professional Development Plan

• High quality, sustained, intensive, and classroom-focused in order to have a positive and lasting impact on classroom instruction and

• Not one-day or short-term workshops or conferences

Funds will be shared equitability with private schools in the district that wish to participate.

Private Schools Served

Coosa Valley Academy
163 Park Street
Harpersville, AL 35078
205-672-73267
Contact: Pam Lovelady

Cornerstone Christian School
24975 Hwy 25
Columbiana, AL 35051
205-669-7777
Contact: Margaret Pickett

Our Lady of the Valley School
4414 Double Oak Lane
Birmingham, AL 35242
205-991-5963
Contact: Andy Rothery

Westminster at Oak Mountain
5080 Cahaba Valley Trace
Birmingham, AL 35242
205-995-9694
Contact: Katie Moody