Yesterday was a fabulous day for the Leeds City Schools. For the first time since such state report card grades were distributed, the Leeds City Schools have received an ‘A.’
What an accomplishment.
Of course the steady and consistent leadership of John Moore and the BOE, Stephen Porter, Rachel Haley, Bobby Byrd, and Joey Miller (and Rayford Williams before him) deserve big applause. They skillfully and graciously keep all trains on the tracks.
In an email to the faculty and staff, Superintendent John Moore wrote:
Through the past 18 years, we have improved the schools by every metric available: impressive graduation rates (96% for the Class of 2026), improving math & literacy scores, we developed a real EL program, & served special needs children with a genuine desire to improve their outcomes.
We AP, dual enroll, and National Board (3rd highest number of NBs per capita in Alabama) like few others.
We’ve built buildings, added to our fine arts offerings, developed great CTE programs, pre-K and summer programs to help every child be the best (s)he can be. We feed kids dinner (again, thank you for that) and transport them in air conditioned busses. We secure our facilities and have armed security at each campus so that you can feel as safe as possible in an era where that’s not necessarily a guarantee. We have a robust athletic program & now new facilities that help bind kids to community and bring people together, which is a tougher task than ever these days.
As a team, we tend to countless details and try our best to serve everybody well.
Well said sir.
Our teachers are the bedrock of this community. I think they are our noblest citizens. They are the caring professionals not always appreciated by the state Congressionals. But our educators make sure that every three to eighteen-year-old that walks through the doors of our four beautiful schools feel seen and loved. I’ve witnessed it. I believe in ‘em.
And this is a community accomplishment. This one belongs to us all. If you ever helped with a fundraiser, gave a kid a ride, paid to see a play or a concert, liked an LCS post, talked good about a teacher or a coach, smiled at a bus driver, cafeteria worker, or resource officer, or waved at a Homecoming Parade, this “A’s’ for YOU.
In an era when the public schools are under closer scrutiny, and various options for education are increasing, it fills me with pride that our schools receive the highest grade. Let’s all go to the playoff football game tonight at Homer Smiles and high five and celebrate our accomplishment.
We live in a great town with great schools.
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