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Montgomery mayor Steven Reed and state superintendent Eric Mackey positive for COVID-19

Associated Press January 25, 2022

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said he is quarantining after testing positive for the coronavirus and developing a mild case of COVID-19. Reed sent a message on social media on Sunday saying he will be fine and encouraging others to get tested, vaccinated, and boosted. He announced the diagnosis a day earlier, saying he tested positive after returning home from a business trip despite being fully vaccinated. “I’ll be in isolation for the next week while staying engaged in city matters,” Reed said. Eric Mackey, Alabama’s state school superintendent, announced on Friday that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Mackey said he was vaccinated and had received a booster

Eric Mackey: Up to half of students will do virtual classes

Kim Chandler, Associated Press July 25, 2020

Alabama Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey on Friday estimated that up to half of the state’s public school students will be attending classes remotely in the fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mackey said more than a quarter of students are in systems that are only doing remote classes for the first part of the year. He said as many as 15% to 30% of students will be choosing to do remote learning in school systems that have that as an option, in addition to in-person classes. “My request for everybody is for patience. I know people are frustrated. I know people are in many cases scared. …

Alabama State Superintendent Eric Mackey unveils plan for reopening all schools this fall

Staff Writer June 26, 2020

Students across Alabama will be returning to all public schools this fall — a welcome development for many families after months of online learning as a result of the COVID-19 quarantine. Alabama state superintendent Eric Mackey discussed the plan Friday morning during a press conference. He explained there would also be an online learning option for those interested because as many as 15% of Alabama parents said they did not feel comfortable sending their children back to school because of the pandemic. “This is going to be the most difficult school year we have ever faced,” Mackey explained. Mackey and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris released a roadmap in

Eric Mackey outlines phased plan to reopen schools

Associated Press May 4, 2020

The timeline was tentative and dependent on the impact of the virus.

Eric Mackey sends memo to school superintendents outlining new safety program

Staff Writer July 30, 2018

As schools across the state begin opening for the fall and in the wake of school shootings across the county one issue on nearly every parents mind is school safety. On Friday, State Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey sent a memo to city and county Superintendents across the state outlining the suggested implementation of Governor Kay Ivey‘s Alabama Sentry Program. In May Ivey announced her new plan to provide additional security measure in schools that do not have a School Resource Officer (SRO). The voluntary program will permit administrators in schools, without an SRO, to maintain a firearm on campus in a secured safe in order to be prepared to respond to an active

A+ Education Partnership urging Eric Mackey to implement new changes

Staff Writer May 16, 2018

Alabama’s A+ Education Partnership, a Montgomery-based non-profit, called on newly chosen State Superintendent, Eric Mackey to focus his efforts on implementing four new education policies the partnership believes will boost student achievement across the state. Mackey, who beat out Hoover City Schools Superintendent Kathy Murphy and Jefferson County Superintendent Craig Pouncey for the position in late April, started working in his new position on Monday. “We have worked closely with Dr. Mackey for many years, and we look forward to continuing this partnership with him as our State Superintendent of Education,” said president of A+ Education Partnership, Caroline Novak. “Dr. Mackey is keenly aware of the challenges facing Alabama’s schools, and he knows that change will not

Board of Education approves new superintendent Eric Mackey’s contract

Staff Writer May 14, 2018

The Alabama Board of Education approved new State Superintendent, Eric Mackey‘s compensation package and contract worth $311,000 on Thursday with a 7 to 2 vote. Mackey, who beat out Hoover City Schools Superintendent Kathy Murphy and Jefferson County Superintendent Craig Pouncey for the position in late April, starts on Monday. The contract details include a base salary of $245,000 a year for the initial three-year term, a $21,000 annual housing allowance, state-owned vehicle for official travel, reimbursement of up to $5,000 for professional development activities annually, and professional association dues. Mackey will also receive a 3 percent raise each year starting in 2019, unless the board votes against it. Board of Education

Alabama education board chooses Eric Mackey for state superintendent

Associated Press April 21, 2018

The director of Alabama’s superintendent association, Eric Mackey, was chosen Friday as the state’s new education superintendent in a tight vote clouded by an ongoing lawsuit between a candidate and a state education board member. Mackey beat out Hoover City Schools Superintendent Kathy Murphy and Jefferson County Superintendent Craig Pouncey. A fourth finalist, former Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott, dropped out of the running Friday morning. Mackey is a former teacher, principal and city superintendent who has served as the executive director of the School Superintendent Association of Alabama since 2010. He said his top priority will be to find an “assessment that fits right” on top of

Report recommends changes to Alabama’s education system

Guest Author December 4, 2023

Recommendations have been made to improve education at the student and educator levels in Alabama by the Governor’s Commission on Teaching and Learning. The state should promote quality teaching and learning, offer more support for both impoverished and low-performing schools, bolster data collection and accountability, and improve the retention and development of educators, the report says. “These recommendations won’t just serve as mere guidelines; they are a blueprint – a roadmap to our goal of positioning Alabama among the top 30 states on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, which is known as the nation’s report card,” Gov. Kay Ivey said in a release. “They are

Alabama Department of Education wants to boost literacy in later grades

Guest Author November 2, 2023

Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector Having spent years focusing on reading skills for early elementary school students, the Alabama State Board of Education is seeking funds to boost literacy after third grade. The State Board of Education on Oct. 12 approved a budget request for “struggling readers beyond grade 3” for $22 million. Last year, the Board had requested $3 million but did not receive any funding for the program. State Superintendent Eric Mackey said during the September work session that the earlier program had been a small one for a small number of students. The rest of the board members wanted to see something larger. The $22 million

Multiple lawsuits filed against Alabama officials over systemic discrimination of children with disabilities

Staff Writer September 21, 2023

Multiple lawsuits were filed yesterday in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama against Nancy Buckner, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Human Resources, and Eric Mackey, State Superintendent of the Alabama Department of Education, claiming flagrant violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Six federal lawsuits were filed yesterday on behalf of children placed in residential treatment facilities in Alabama. The lawsuits allege children with disabilities in these facilities are discriminated against by segregating them in on-site “schools,” denying them educational opportunities equal to their non-disabled peers in regular education settings. A recent probe by the Department of Justice (DOJ) uncovered evidence

State Superintendent warns that financial cliff is 18 months away as federal Covid relief dollars run out

Brandon Moseley February 23, 2023

The federal government has flooded the state with billions in COVID relief dollars through the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act. Nowhere has more one-time money flooded into budgets than in public schools. “Those funds are going away in time,” said State Superintendent Eric Mackey addressing the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Finance and Budgets-Education on Thursday. “We are going to have that funding cliff that we have been talking about,” Mackey said. “There are three tranches of federal money: Cares round one, Cares round 2, and then the American Rescue Act,” Mackey explained. “That money has to be spent by September 2024. The is only 18 months away.” “In 2021 and

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