News & Announcements
- "TCSS News & Notes" - Community Newsletter
- Report Safety Concerns Confidentially Through SpeakUp for Safety Tip Line
- TCSS Appreciates Our Assistant Principals
- Alabama's Safer Apart Order & Masks in Our Schools
- Brookwood Elementary Student & Teachers Complete Half Marathon with Ainsley's Angels
- Davis-Emerson Middle Teacher Selected as Alabama Middle School Science Teacher of the Year
- April 5, 2021: Latest Data Update on COVID-19 & Our Schools
- Board Votes to Move Forward with CSFO Contract Negotiations
- Final Design Approved for Road at Northport Elementary & Northport Intermediate
- Myrtlewood Elementary Selected for Alabama's P-3 Program
- Thursday, March 25, 2021: TCSS Remote Learning Day
- TCSS Child Nutrition Team Serves More Than 2.8 Million Meals Throughout Pandemic
- WOW 2.0 Provides Job Interview Opportunities for High School Seniors
- March 12, 2021: Data Update on COVID-19 & Our Schools
- TCSS Named 2021 Innovative District by International Center for Leadership in Education
- TCSS Celebrates Our National Board Certified Teachers
- Meet Our TCSS Social Work Team
- 2021-2022 Kindergarten Registration
- Meet the Principal - Mr. Michael Tilford
- Hillcrest High Named 2020 CLAS School of Distinction
- Read Across America 2021
- TCHS Seniors Recognized Through National Merit Scholarship Program
- February 26, 2021: Data Update on COVID-19 & Our Schools
- 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
- Alabama's Safer Apart Order & Masks in Our Schools
Alabama's Safer Apart Order & Masks in Our Schools
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April 7, 2021
From the Office of the Superintendent
TCSS Families, Faculty, and Staff,
Alabama’s current Safer at Home Order, which includes the state mask mandate, expires Friday, April 9, at 5 p.m. At that time, Alabama will transition to a new Safer Apart Order, in which masks are no longer mandated statewide, but individuals are strongly encouraged to wear a mask when in public and in close contact with other people. As we have throughout this school year, TCSS will continue operating under the current state health order. When the state mask mandate expires on April 9, TCSS will no longer require students, faculty, and staff to wear a mask. However, masks will certainly be allowed. The Safer Apart Order recommends the use of masks when in public and in close contact with others. In keeping with the Order, TCSS encourages the same.
Although this school year has brought unprecedented challenges, TCSS is extremely proud of the hard work from our educators, support staff, students, and families, that has kept our schools open for in-person instruction since August 20, 2020. We have learned to live with masks and many other inconveniences, as we worked together to fight COVID-19. Now, our positive COVID-19 cases within TCSS have dropped to the lowest numbers we have seen all school year. With outstanding support from DCH Health System, faculty and staff members have had the opportunity to be vaccinated for COVID-19. We will continue to be vigilant about sanitation procedures, social distancing when possible, and good hygiene practices in our schools. We ask our families to support these efforts and do the same when you are away from school. If changes occur, and we need to make adjustments to our procedures, we will communicate this to our families. Let’s continue working together to have a successful finish to this challenging, but meaningful, school year.
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De la Oficina del Superintendente
Familias, Maestros y el Personal de TCSS,
La actual Orden de Seguridad en el Hogar de Alabama, que incluye el mandato estatal de las máscaras, expira el Viernes Abril 9, a las 5 p.m. En ese momento, Alabama pasará a una nueva Orden de Apartado Más Seguro, en la que las máscaras ya no son obligatorias en todo el estado, pero se recomienda encarecidamente a todas las personas que usen una máscara cuando estén en público y en contacto cercano con otras personas. Como lo hemos hecho a lo largo de este año escolar, TCSS continuará operando actualmente bajo la orden de salud estatal. ¿Cuando expira el mandato de la máscara estatal? en Abril 9, TCSS ya no requerirá que los estudiantes, maestros y el personal usen una máscara. Sin embargo, definitivamente se permitirán las máscaras en todas las escuelas. La orden de más seguro apartado recomienda el uso de máscaras en público y contacto cercano con otras personas.De acuerdo con la orden, de TCSS anima lo mismo.
Aunque este año escolar ha traído desafíos sin precedentes, TCSS está extremadamente orgulloso del arduo trabajo de nuestros educadores, personal de apoyo, estudiantes y todas las familias que ha mantenido nuestras escuelas abiertas para la instrucción en persona desde el 20 de agosto, 2020. Hemos aprendido a vivir con nuestras máscaras y muchos otros inconvenientes, ya que hemos trabajados juntos para luchar contra el COVID-19. Ahora, nuestros casos positivos del COVID-19 dentro de TCSS los números han caído, están más bajos que hemos visto en todo el año escolar. Con el apoyo sobresaliente de DCH Health System, los miembros de la facultad y el personal han tenido la oportunidad de vacunarse contra el COVID-19. Seguiremos atentos a los procedimientos de saneamiento, el distanciamiento social cuando sea posible y las buenas prácticas de higiene en nuestras escuelas. Les pedimos a nuestras familias que apoyen a estos esfuerzos y hagan lo mismo cuando no estén en las escuelas. Si ocurren cambios y necesitamos hacer ajustes a nuestros procedimientos, se lo comunicaremos a todas nuestras familias. Sigamos trabajando juntos para tener un final exitoso en este año escolar desafiante pero significativo.