Washington K-8 School
| Washington K-8 School | |
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Birmingham City Schools |
| Years | 1909–present |
|---|---|
| Location | 115 4th Avenue South, (map) Titusville |
| Grades | K-8 |
| Principal | Antonia Ishman |
| Enrollment | 341 (2008) |
| Colors | green & white |
| Mascot | Braves |
| Website | bcs.schoolwires.net |
Booker T. Washington K-8 School (formerly Booker T. Washington Negro Elementary School) is a K-8 school in the Birmingham City Schools system.
The school was first built in 1909 by the Town of Elyton, and was located at 115 Avenue D at Alfred Street in what is now Titusville.
The school joined the Birmingham system after the Greater Birmingham annexation of 1910. It was named for nationally-noted educator Booker T. Washington. Additions to the original building were completed in 1929.
The old school building was demolished in 2007 to make way for a new facility, completed in 2009. The new building includes 35 classrooms, a science lab, and three computer labs, along with a library, 192-seat cafeteria, and 300-seat gymnasium.
In 2011 students from Indian Springs School helped Washington K-8 students construct and plant a "Fertile Minds Learning Garden" on the school's campus.
Under the guidelines of the Alabama Accountability Act of 2015 Washington K-8 School was designated as a "failing" school by the Alabama Department of Education in 2016 and 2017.
Principals
- John Henry Brown, 1909-1945
- Wayman Matherson, 1945-1965
- Benjamin McGhee, 1965-1968
- James Pharris, 1968-1985
- Freddie Shepard Jr, 1985-1994
- Pinnie Yarbrough, 1989-2000
- Sherri Davis, January-May 2001
- Linda Kimbrough, 2001-2011
- Andrea Wallace, 2011-2013
- Damita Dunn-Pitts, 2013-2016
- Antonia Ishman, 2016-
References
- Phillips, Ryan (February 11, 2016) "Birmingham City Schools see staggering number of failing schools." Birmingham Business Journal
- Edgemon, Erin (January 12, 2017) "13 Birmingham City Schools on Alabama's list of 'failing' schools." The Birmingham News