News & Announcements
- Board Approves Temporary Pay Increase for Substitute Teachers & LPNs
- Architects & Construction Managers Approved for Construction Projects
- Planning for the Opening of Northport Intermediate & Reconfiguration of TCHS Feeder Pattern Schools
- 2021 TCSS Educator Recognition Awards
- TCHS Celebrates Mars Rover Landing & Classmate's Role in Historic Event
- Regular Operations to Resume Wednesday, February 17
- Schools & Central Office Closed Tuesday, February 16
- Schools & Central Office Closed Monday, February 15
- Monitoring the Weather for Monday, February 15
- February 12, 2021: Latest Data Update on COVID-19 & Our Schools
- Neighborhood Bridges Tuscaloosa County Launches Friday, February 12
- Mr. Bill Squires Takes Oath of Office as District 7 Board of Education Member
- February 1-5 Is National School Counseling Week
- Tuesday, March 9: E-Learning Day for 9th, 10th, 12th Grade Students
- TCSS High Schools to Move to Block Schedule for 2021-2022 School Year
- TCSS Adds Mental Health Services Coordinator
- TCSS Adds New Digital Library Resource, SORA
- Thank You, Board Members!
- January 30, 2021: Data Update on COVID-19 & Our Schools
- 2021 High School Graduation Dates Set
- Brookwood Middle Named 2021 State School of Character
- Commission Recognizes TCSS Career Technical Education Programs
- Celebrating 50 Years of Service to TCSS & Our Students
- Board to Hold Interviews January 21 for District 7 Board of Education Seat
- January 15, 2021: Data Update on COVID-19 & Our Schools
- TCSS Seeks Candidates for Position of Chief School Financial Officer
- TCSS to Implement Two-Hour Delay Tuesday, January 12, 2021
- Pre-K Pre-Registration Opens Friday, January 15, 2021
- TCSS to Implement Three-Hour Delay Monday, January 11, 2021
- TCSS to Return to Five-Day On-Campus Schedule Monday, January 11
- December 19, 2020: Data Update on COVID-19 & Our Schools
- TCSS to Implement A/B Schedule for On-Campus Students January 5 - 8, 2021
- Application Period Open Until January 7 for District 7 Board of Education Seat
- Photo Gallery - Celebrating the Holiday Season
- TCSS Educators Receive Tuscaloosa Education Foundation Grants
- Statement on the Passing of Board of Education Member Mr. Bill Copeland
- Board of Education Approves Extraordinary Compensation for Employees
- TCSS CSFO Announces Upcoming Retirement
- ADPH Updates Guidelines for Schools, Regarding Quarantine Period
- TCSS Teachers Receive Nick's Kids Teacher Excellence Awards
- Sipsey Valley Celebrates Addition of Athletics Facilities
- 2021-2022 TCSS Academic Calendar Approved
- TCSS to Shift to A/B Schedule Beginning Monday, December 14
- December 4, 2020: Latest Data Update on COVID-19 & Our Schools
- Board Members Begin New Terms in Office
- December 3: Update from the Office of the Superintendent
- Choose Your Learning Option for Third Nine Weeks
- Provide Feedback on Proposed 2021-2022 TCSS Academic Calendar
- November 20: Data Update on COVID-19 & Our Schools
- Meet Our Education Heroes
- November 17: Update from the Office of the Superintendent
- TEF, Jalapeno's, & TCSS Celebrate Our Education Heroes
- November 12: Information Regarding COVID-19 & Our Schools
- November 10: Data Update on COVID-19 & Our Schools
- Photo Gallery: Vocabulary Parade
- TCSS Celebrates Red Ribbon Week
- Celebrating Decades of Service to Our Schools
- TCSS Receives $389,000 Grant for Career Technical Education
- October 26: An Update on COVID-19 & Our Schools
- Unity Day 2020 - Photo Gallery
- Alabama College Application Week 2020
- October 15: An Update on COVID-19 & Our Schools
- CRMS Tigers Celebrate Championship Win & Undefeated Season
- Second Nine Weeks: Important Upcoming Dates
- TCSS Goes Blue for World Day of Bullying Prevention
- Celebrating Homecoming Traditions
- TCSS Promotes BRAVE Bullying Prevention Initiative
- October 1: An Update on COVID-19 & Our Schools
- TCSS E-Learning Day Set for Friday, October 16
- Schools Receive Tuscaloosa Education Foundation Grants for Character Education
- Big Sandy Receives Visit from National Organization to Mark Achievement
- TCHS Wind Ensemble Receives National Recognition
- Join Our Team as a Substitute
- September 17: An Update on COVID-19 & Our Schools
- TCSS to Implement Edgenuity Online Learning Solution for Remote Learners
- TCHS Student Named National Merit Semifinalist
- An Update on COVID-19 & Our Schools
- Breakfast and Lunch Available to All TCSS Students, at No Cost to Families
- Continuous Improvement Planning
- Photo Gallery: Welcome Back to School!
- Welcome Dr. Johnson!
- Leaders Are Readers
- Celebrating Service to Our Students - Photo Gallery
- Congratulations to the Class of 2020!
- Thank You, Dr. Davie! - Photo Gallery
- Preparing for Our Return to School
- Holt Elementary Selected as 2020 Promising Practice School
- A Message to Our TCSS Community & Resources for Families
- Big Sandy Named First "Model PLC at Work" School in Alabama
- 2020 - 2021 Transportation Information
- Board Selects Candidates to Fill Superintendent and CSFO Positions
- Class of 2020 Graduation Celebrations on WVUA 23
- Two TCSS Schools Chosen as 2020 National Schools of Character
- Board Approves Revised 2020-2021 Academic Calendar
- 2020-2021 Kindergarten Registration
- New Principal Named for Lake View Elementary
- TCHS Junior Names NASA's Mars Helicopter
- Storm Shelter Information
- Superintendent & CSFO Update
- TCSS Reads Across America!
- Information on Search for TCSS Superintendent and Chief School Financial Officer
- Waiver Requested for February 11 Weather Day
- TCSS Students Spread Kindness
- National School Counseling Week 2020
- February Is Career Technical Education Month
- TCSS Schools Chosen as 2020 State Schools of Character
- School Board Member Recognition Month
- Fighting the Flu
- TCSS 2020 Educator Recognition Award Recipients
- TCSS Student Chosen as Finalist in NASA Contest
- Honors for TCHS Wind Ensemble
- Pre-K Registration Information for 2020-2021 School Year
- TCSS Superintendent and CSFO Announce Retirements
- Honors for Holt High Carpentry
- Nick's Kids Teacher Excellence Awards
- TCSS Celebrates Alabama's Bicentennial
- TCSS Teachers Achieve National Board Certification
- Holiday Book Drive
- 2020-2021 TCSS Academic Calendar Approved
- TCSS Students Honor Veterans
- Commission Provides Funding for Projects at Schools
- TCSS High School Students Participate in Reality Check
- Pumpkins Become Book Characters
- May 2020 Graduation Ceremonies Announced
- Alabama Education Report Card
- TCSS Teams Up Against Bullying on Friday, October 18
- TCSS Launches BRAVE Bullying Prevention Program
- TCSS Launching New Community Engagement Program
- TCSS Schools Selected as Bicentennial Schools of Excellence
- TEF Celebrates Superintendents & Supporters of Education
- Ribbon Cutting & Open House for Sipsey Valley Middle School
- TCSS Teacher on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"
- 2019 TCSS Summer Meals Program
- TCSS Names New Administrators
- TCSS Celebrates Alabama Bicentennial
- Tuscaloosa County School System
- TCSS 2020 Educator Recognition Award Recipients
Photo Gallery: Educator Recognition Dinner

















School Nominees for Alabama Teacher of the Year
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Big Sandy Elementary: Leigh Adams
Brookwood Elementary: Amber Hartley
Brookwood High: Jeffrey West
Brookwood Middle: Jeremy Mitchler
Buhl Elementary: Patricia White
Collins-Riverside Middle: Alana Champion
Cottondale Elementary: Leslie VanSlambrouck
Crestmont Elementary: Riley Earnest
Davis-Emerson Middle: Evains Hambright
Duncanville Middle: Ashlee Gillespie
Echols Middle: Mark Patterson
Englewood Elementary: Emily Harding
Faucett-Vestavia Elementary: Candi Hoover
Flatwoods Elementary: Traci Sisk
Hillcrest High: Kathryn Wilkerson
Hillcrest Middle: Dana Fitzpatrick
Holt Elementary: Meghan Gamble
Holt High: Matthew Daugherty
Huntington Place Elementary: Catherine Hocutt
Lake View Elementary: Miranda Sampsell
Lloyd Wood Education Center: Lisa Lynn Ferguson
Matthews Elementary: Jane Harvey
Maxwell Elementary: Katie Smith (Chosen as Elementary System-Level Nominee)
Myrtlewood Elementary: Tina Williams
Northport Elementary: Emily Dunaway
Northside High: Justin Ray (Chosen as Secondary System-Level Nominee)
Northside Middle: Kristin McGuff
Sipsey Valley High: Michelle Higginbotham
Sipsey Valley Middle: Courtney Hooper
Taylorville Primary: Lori Wilmuth
Tuscaloosa County High: Robert Workman
Vance Elementary: Teighlor Caver
Walker Elementary: Lynsey Skelton
Westwood Elementary: Donna Latham
2020 TCSS Educator Recognition Award Recipients
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Congratulations to our 2020 TCSS Educator Recognition award recipients! This year’s recipients were honored with a dinner and awards program on Tuesday, January 21. Each of our 34 schools selected a certified educator at their school as a nominee for Alabama Teacher of the Year. Those nominees were honored at the dinner, and two of them were chosen as system nominees for Alabama Teacher of the Year. Ms. Katie Smith of Maxwell Elementary School is the TCSS elementary nominee, and Mr. Justin Ray of Northside High School is the TCSS secondary nominee. Each school also selected one or more education support professionals to be recognized at the dinner. TCSS also recognized Mrs. Debbie Crawford of Holt Elementary School as Outstanding Principal of the Year, and Mrs. Cheryl Morrow of Hillcrest High School as Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year. A new addition this year to the Educator Recognition Dinner was the Education Partner Award, presented to organizations in our community that help to educate our students. The Education Partner Award recipients were Project Bethel and S.P.A.N of Tuscaloosa County. Superintendent Dr. Walter Davie and Chief School Financial Officer Mr. Danny Higdon were also recognized for their service and contributions to the Tuscaloosa County School System. Both Dr. Davie and Mr. Higdon have announced their upcoming retirements in 2020. TCSS thanks longtime educator and former TCSS assistant superintendent Dr. Polly Moore for serving as guest speaker for this year’s Educator Recognition Dinner. TCSS also thanks our Educator Recognition Dinner sponsors: Barracuda, Channell Communications, Howard Education, N. Joyce Sellers Foundation, Robertson’s BBQ & Catering, Tuscaloosa Education Foundation, and Viperline.
Education Support Professional Award Winners
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Big Sandy Elementary: Stacey Townsend
Brookwood Elementary: Kristina Mills, Diane Powell
Brookwood High: Jennifer Battles, Rachel Watters
Brookwood Middle: Rose Ward
Buhl Elementary: Janice Redding
Central Office: Dawn Barron, Billie Davidson
Cottondale Elementary: Martha Payne
Crestmont Elementary: Lucy Bushong
Davis-Emerson Middle: Bobbie Stark
Duncanville Middle: Kirsten Snead
Echols Middle: Eunive Kitchen
Englewood Elementary: Christy Snyder
Faucett-Vestavia Elementary: Stephanie Applegate
Flatwoods Elementary: Carlos Brewer, Faye Davis
Hillcrest High: Eddy McKnight, Wanda Uptain, Wendy Windham
Hillcrest Middle: Tanya Thames
Holt Elementary: Shonna Allen, Eryn Blake
Huntington Place Elementary: Misti Rinehart
Lake View Elementary: Stephanie George
Lloyd Wood Education Center: Christel Davis, Ann Thomas
Matthews Elementary: Felicia Brown
Maxwell Elementary: Teresa Hendrix
Myrtlewood Elementary: Kimberly Ridley
Northport Elementary: Lacey Sullivan
Northside High: Alana Beard
Northside Middle: Angela Rice
Sipsey Valley High: Sharon Hall
Sipsey Valley Middle: Patricia Wells
Taylorville Primary: Gayland Barger
Transportation Department: Kristy Hayes, Jerry Tidwell
Tuscaloosa County High: Marilyn Frieson, Timothy Steele
Vance Elementary: Becky Watkins
Walker Elementary: Tanya Simmons
Westwood Elementary: Belinda Snow