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Citizens for Better Schools Helps You Contact Your School and Government Representatives:

You can express yourself by contacting Birmingham Board of Education members and superintendent.  Let them know what you think - They work for you!

District  1 Martha Wixom  841-2356  Schools:  Sun Valley, Arthur, Wright, Going, North Roebuck, Huffman MS; Smith, Gaskin, Christian, Huffman HS

 

District 2 Virginia Volker  592—7966 224-4804  Schools: Robinson, McElwain, Banks/Mitchell, Oliver, Avondale

District 3   Mike  Higgenbotham: 933-2765613-3642 Schools:  Gate City, Oliver Avondale

 

District 4  Carolyn Hollman Cobb 591-9851 821-7577

 Schools: Inglenook, Barrett, Gibson, Hudson, Kingston, Whatley, Norwood, Curry, Hayes, Kennedy, Woodlawn

District 5 Danetta K. Thornton Ownes 322-6430 Fax:  322-6610

 Schools: Glen Iris, Epic, Tuggle, Hill, Wilkerson, Kirby, Ramsay, Parker

District 6  Willie May  923-8237 249-6445 Fax:  925-5715

Schools:  Hemphill, Jackson, Center  Street, Washington

 

District 7  Odessa Ashley  Schools: Price, Central Park, Powderly, Arrington, Gaston, Wenonah ES, Wenonah H, Lee, Gree Acres, Jones valley, West End

 

District 8 April Williams 786-0627 960-6257

Schools Wilson, Princeton, Minor, Brown, Bush, Glenn

 

District 9  Phyllis Wyne Schools:  791-9640;  542-6796

Schools:  Wylam, Council, South Hampton, North B’ham, Lewis, Daniel Payne, Jackson-Olin, Carver,

 

Superintendent & BOE Secretary

Stanley Mims

231-4220

Fax: 231-4315

State and Federal Contacts:

State Government:

Find Your House and Senate representative Here:

 

Alabama House of Representatives

http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/house.html

 

Alabama Senate:

http://www.legislature.state.al.us/senate/senate.htmlA

ALABAMA STATE BAORD OF EDUCATION

http://www.alsde.edu/html/boe1.asp

 

 

Federal Government:

http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

http://thomas.loc.gov/