Cullman City Board of Education

Infobox School District
name = Cullman City Schools
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motto = Educating Today's Children, Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders.
type = Public
budget = $30,000,000 USD
established = 1908
region = Alabama
grades = PS-12
superintendent = Dr. Jan Irons Harris
contact number = 256-734-2233
teachers = 250
staff = 130
students = 2,994
conference = AHSAA Class 5A
colors = Black, Gold, and White
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location = 301 1st St NE Suite 100 Cullman, Alabama 35055
country = United States
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website = http://www.cullmancats.net/

The Cullman City Board of Education is composed of schools that serve the city of Cullman, Alabama, US. As of 2008, there are 2,994 students enrolled in Cullman City Schools. [Cullman City Schools Website, http://www.cullmancats.net]

As of 2008 Dr. Jan Irons Harris is the Superintendent of Cullman City Schools. [Cullman City Schools Website staff page, http://www.cullmancats.net/staff.html]

Member Schools

*Cullman City Head Start
*Cullman City Primary School
*East Elementary School
*West Elementary School
*Cullman Middle School
*Cullman High School
*Turning Point (Cullman City Alternative School) [Cullman City Schools webpage, http://www.cullmancats.net/schools.html]

Board of Education Members

The Cullman City Board of Education Members. They are, from left to right, respectively, Kaye Donnelly, Dr. Jim Hoover, Dr. Jan Irons Harris (Superintendent), Brenda Howell, Suzanne Harbin (vice president), and Mark Bussman (president).

1:1 Laptop Initiative

Cullman City Schools is notable for several things: offering advances courses, the most modern education technologies, leading the state in athletics, fine arts (including the award-winning [http://www.cullmanband.com Cullman High School band program] ), and of course the 1:1 Laptop Initiative, which began in the 2006-2007 school year by providing all 7th and 8th graders of Cullman Middle School with a laptop to be used as a tool to further their education. In the 2007-2008 school year, it has been expanded to the 9th graders of Cullman High School, and will continue to expand up until all students grades 7-12 are provided laptops. [1:1 page, http://www.cullmancats.net/laptops/index.html]

What Did You Read Last Night?

The What Did You Read Last Night? (WDYRLN) campaign is a pro-reading campaign launched by the Cullman City Schools System during the 2006 - 2007 school year. It has been highly acclaimed for its ability to promote reading to children of all ages and its acceptability. It was praised by the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) for seamlessly tying in with ALSDE English and Reading curriculum standards. It also greatly increased the amount of received AR and RC points at the elementary and middle schools. The scores for the STAR Reading test also increased exponentially. The campaign has also been widely publicized and has started a surge in similar programs at other school systems. A song to complete the WDYRLN program was written by East Elementary School music teacher Tim Clemmons and EES third grade teacher and trained vocalist Cindy Pass. [Cullman City Schools Website, there are several pages and publications throughout the website about WDYRLN, http://www.cullmancats.net]

References

External links

* [http://www.cullmancats.net/ Cullman City Schools]