News & Announcements
- TCHS Seniors Recognized Through National Merit Scholarship Program
- February 26, 2021: Latest Data Update on COVID-19 & Our Schools
- TCSS News & Notes - 2.24.21
- 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: 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: ACT for 11th Graders, E-Learning Day for 9th, 10th, & 12th Graders
- 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-Kindergarten Pre-Registration Deadline Is Monday, March 8
- 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
- Planning for the Opening of Northport Intermediate & Reconfiguration of TCHS Feeder Pattern Schools
Planning for the Opening of Northport Intermediate & Reconfiguration of TCHS Feeder Schools
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February 22, 2021
From the Office of the Superintendent
At the February 22 Board of Education meeting, the Board made two actions related to the new Northport Intermediate School. Northport Intermediate will serve students in grades 5 and 6. Work is on schedule for the August 2021 opening of Northport Intermediate.
Mr. Michael Tilford Named Northport Intermediate Principal
At the meeting Board of Education meeting, the Board approved the appointment of Mr. Michael Tilford as principal of Northport Intermediate School. Mr. Tilford currently serves as Principal of Myrtlewood Elementary School and previously served as Assistant Principal at Duncanville Middle School. Prior to joining TCSS, Mr. Tilford taught both fifth and sixth grades and served as a high school assistant principal. His experience makes him uniquely qualified to serve as principal of our new 5th and 6th grade intermediate school. A date has not yet been determined for Mr. Tilford to assume his duties as Northport Intermediate principal, but he will be involved in preparing for the school to open. Naming a principal is a key step in the important work that must happen between now and the opening of the new school. Mr. Tilford will be missed at Myrtlewood Elementary, and work will soon begin on finding an outstanding new leader for Myrtlewood.
Delay in K-4 Configuration Change at Northport Elementary and Huntington Place Elementary
Also at the meeting, the Board approved a one-year delay in the transition of both Northport Elementary School and Huntington Place Elementary School to K-4 elementary schools. With tonight’s board decision, Northport Elementary will remain a Pre-K through 2nd Grade school for the 2021-2022 school year, and Huntington Place Elementary will become a Grade 3 and 4 school for the 2021-2022 school year. As already planned, fifth graders will attend Northport Intermediate. Even with delaying the configuration change by one year, the goal of creating more space at HPES is still reached, by moving fifth graders to Northport Intermediate.
There are several reasons for the delay in the NES/HPES configuration change. We have a particularly busy and critically important summer ahead of us. With new summer learning initiatives prompted by the Alabama Literacy Act, and an increased need for remediation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will need our available elementary teachers to work in conjunction with these efforts this summer. We also want to preserve time for our teachers to have a much-needed break. For all of these reasons, it will be helpful to reduce the number of teachers who will be moving schools this summer. These circumstances were not anticipated when the timeline was initially set forward for the configuration change.
HPES and NES will become K-4th grade schools in the 2022-2023 school year. Prior to that time, families will be notified whether they are zoned for HPES and NES. Those lines are not determined at this time. This one-year delay will also provide more time to examine new Census data and growth and development information in this area.
TCHS Feeder Pattern Configuration for 2021-2022 School Year
With this change in place, below is the approved configuration for schools in the Tuscaloosa County High School feeder pattern, for the 2021-2022 school year. The new school and reconfiguration of existing schools achieves the goal in creating more space in schools throughout the feeder pattern. This reconfiguration does not involve zoning changes.
Pre-K through 4th Grade:
Crestmont Elementary
Faucett-Vestavia Elementary
Matthews Elementary
Flatwoods Elementary
Pre-K through 2nd Grade:
Northport Elementary
3rd and 4th Grade:
Huntington Place Elementary
Grades 5-6:
Collins-Riverside – Will serve students from Crestmont, Faucett-Vestavia, and Matthews Elementary Schools.
Northport Intermediate – Will serve students from Flatwoods and Huntington Place Elementary Schools.
Grades 7-8:
Echols Middle School – All students in the TCHS feeder pattern (rising from Collins-Riverside and Northport Intermediate) will attend Echols Middle.
We’re excited as we plan for the opening of Northport Intermediate and new opportunities affecting all of our schools in the TCHS feeder pattern. Families of students who will be affected by the reconfiguration will receive information specific to their schools and grade levels, as we prepare for the upcoming school year.