Wylam K-8 School
| Wylam K-8 School | |
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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 | Judith Ross |
| Enrollment | 230 (2008) |
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| Website | birmingham.schoolinsites.com |
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 principal is Judith Ross.
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.
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.
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