Tag: Baldwin County Schools

Baldwin County Superintendent Eddie Tyler sent a letter to colleagues and a letter to parents and families on Friday following the announcement of his retirement.

Baldwin County Superintendent Eddie Tyler is retiring after over 10 years with the district.

True loyalty, the kind that builds schools and saves students, can’t be demanded. It’s earned.

The Baldwin County Public Schools Board of Education will consider approval of further discussions regarding the expansion of AltaPointe day school services by establishing a new program at the current Loxley Elementary School.

The Baldwin County Board of Education could vote this week on a measure to move forward on a plan to bring an AltaPointe mental health day school to the county.

The Baldwin County School System explained how it handles record requests after media outlets submit them.

The webpage for Baldwin County Public Schools Board of Education (BOE) attorney Sarah Young has been removed, leading to speculation she is no longer with the school system.

The 2025 Baldwin County Public School System Staff Institute was held on Friday in Foley to welcome more than 4,000 educators back to school.

A Fox 10 investigation in Gulf Shores recently revealed text messages between city and school officials and Rabren Construction, following an immigration raid at the construction site of the new Gulf Shores High School. A public records request was also made for similar communications from Baldwin City Schools, but reporters were denied access.

Baldwin County Board of Education is working on a new system to protect children from inappropriate material with no educational value.

Over 100 people packed the Baldwin County Board of Education (BCBE) meeting Thursday night both in support and in opposition of Superintendent Eddie Tyler and the BOE.

The owner of Strategy, Inc., a public relations firm contracted with Baldwin County Public Schools, has resigned.

We need counselors and teachers who know our kids, not corporate psychiatrists, creating files and prescriptions behind closed doors.  

Baldwin County Superintendent Eddie Tyler sent a long letter to parents about State Sen. Chris Elliott’s (R-Josephine) efforts to change the tax distribution to ensure all public school systems in the county get a share.

After weeks of unease in Baldwin County, Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft accused the county school system of conducting a "deliberate misinformation campaign" regarding bills to change the origin or distribution of a portion of a one-cent sales tax.

Statewide legislation that would change how a Baldwin County sales tax is distributed passed the Senate County and Municipal Government committee on Tuesday afternoon.

State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Range) and Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) are at odds over a third bill introduced last week addressing school tax distribution. The bills are in reaction to creating municipal systems in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, and what supporters say is unfair tax distribution.

An issue of tax distribution among school systems in Baldwin County is now up to the legislature.

Gulf Shores City Board of Education president Kevin Corcoran wrote a letter to State Rep. Jennifer Fidler (R-Silverhill) addressing comments she made in opposition to bills that would change the distribution of a countywide education tax.

Let’s set the adult egos and feelings aside, set an example for our kids, and share our plentiful resources with all of Baldwin’s children.

Baldwin County parents addressed the school board Thursday, saying there is a violent situation unfolding in an elementary classroom. The parents say they do not feel heard and their children do not feel safe.

State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) has filed two bills requiring a countywide penny tax to be split between all school systems in Baldwin County instead of going only to the Baldwin County Public School system.

Baldwin County Schools Superintendent Eddie Tyler said he is certain that when ice and snow melt, some school facilities will have busted pipes.

Elberta Middle School wins national 'Blue Ribbon Lighthouse' award.

A teacher at Summerdale School in Baldwin County opened up to 1819 News about problems she is facing due to an increase in English Language Learning students (ELL).

"I have many questions about this curriculum, which could easily be answered if you honored my request. The fact that you won’t is interesting, particularly since your own website stresses the importance of parental involvement."

Baldwin County Schools Superintendent Eddie Tyler responded Friday to a report about an online handbook found on the school system’s website. The documents instructed school counselors to use students’ preferred gender pronouns and teach them how to navigate counseling situations confidentially. The guidelines were from the American School Counselor Association.