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'''Wylam K-8 School''' (formerly '''Wylam Elementary School''') is a K-8 school in the [[Birmingham Public School System]] located at 701 [[Erie Street Wylam|Erie Street]] at the intersection of [[7th Avenue Wylam|7th Avenue]] in [[Wylam | '''Wylam K-8 School''' (formerly '''Wylam Elementary School''') is a K-8 school in the [[Birmingham Public School System]] located at 701 [[Erie Street Wylam|Erie Street]] at the intersection of [[7th Avenue Wylam|7th Avenue]] in [[Wylam]]. | ||
The first '''Wylam School''' was constructed by the then-independent Town of Wylam in [[1900]]. It was absorbed into the Birmingham system as part of the [[Greater Birmingham]] annexations of [[1910]]. The present school building was constructed in [[1922]] to designs by architect [[David O. Whilldin]]. | The first '''Wylam School''' was constructed by the then-independent Town of Wylam in [[1900]]. It was absorbed into the Birmingham system as part of the [[Greater Birmingham]] annexations of [[1910]]. The present school building was constructed in [[1922]] to designs by architect [[David O. Whilldin]]. | ||
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Under a school consolidation plan proposed by acting superintendent [[Barbara Allen]] and approved by the Board, Wylam Elementary will accept students from [[A.G. Gaston K-8 School]] after the [[2011]] school year. [http://blog.al.com/bn/2008/02/the_list.html] | Under a school consolidation plan proposed by acting superintendent [[Barbara Allen]] and approved by the Board, Wylam Elementary will accept students from [[A.G. Gaston K-8 School]] after the [[2011]] school year. [http://blog.al.com/bn/2008/02/the_list.html] | ||
On [[December 9]], [[2008]] the Board of Education approved an $11.1 million contract with the [[Argo Building Company]] for a new Wylam K-8 School building. | On [[December 9]], [[2008]] the Board of Education approved an $11.1 million contract with the [[Argo Building Company]] for a new Wylam K-8 School building, designed by [[Exford Architects]]. | ||
In [[2013]], under the terms of the [[Alabama Accountability Act]], Wylam K-8 School was deemed a "failing school", permitting parents to claim tax credits to transfer students to another school. | In [[2013]], under the terms of the [[Alabama Accountability Act]], Wylam K-8 School was deemed a "failing school", permitting parents to claim tax credits to transfer students to another school. | ||
==Principals== | |||
* [[Judith Ross]], -[[2013]] | |||
* [[Jesse Daniel]], [[2013]]- | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 11:56, 25 June 2013
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Birmingham City Schools |
| Years | 1900–present |
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| Location | 701 Erie Street Wylam, (map) Wylam |
| Grades | K-8 |
| Principal | Jesse Daniel |
| Enrollment | 230 (2008) |
| Colors | blue & gold |
| Mascot | Wildcats |
| Website | bcs.schoolwires.net |
Wylam K-8 School (formerly Wylam Elementary School) is a K-8 school in the Birmingham Public School System located at 701 Erie Street at the intersection of 7th Avenue in Wylam.
The first Wylam School was constructed by the then-independent Town of Wylam in 1900. It was absorbed into the Birmingham system as part of the Greater Birmingham annexations of 1910. The present school building was constructed in 1922 to designs by architect David O. Whilldin.
Under a school consolidation plan proposed by acting superintendent Barbara Allen and approved by the Board, Wylam Elementary will accept students from A.G. Gaston K-8 School after the 2011 school year. [1]
On December 9, 2008 the Board of Education approved an $11.1 million contract with the Argo Building Company for a new Wylam K-8 School building, designed by Exford Architects.
In 2013, under the terms of the Alabama Accountability Act, Wylam K-8 School was deemed a "failing school", permitting parents to claim tax credits to transfer students to another school.
Principals
References
- Norris, Toraine (December 10, 2008) "Birmingham Board of Education OKs a new Wylam school for $11.1 million." 'The Birmingham News
- Chandler, Kim (June 18, 2013) "Alabama Accountability Act: 78 schools listed as failing/ Current private school students not eligible for tax credits." The Birmingham News