NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Sylacauga City School District is the only District level winner of the Southern Regional Education Board’s (SREB) 2024 District Leadership Award. The award and honor recognizes the commitment to engaging instruction, professional development, and quality career pathways.
SCS was presented with the award while in attendance at the 2024 SREB Making Schools Work Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on July 9. The District Leadership Award recognizes local school districts that implement continuous improvement processes that help schools transform their school and classroom practices, establish and sustain change, and thus increase student achievement.
This directly aligns with the SCS mission to encourage, equip and empower all of our students to own their future by providing diverse pathways to an excellent education.
Superintendent Dr. Michele Eller said, “One of the tasks I was charged with by our board when I began as superintendent was to improve student achievement. This award not only recognizes those improvement efforts but is also a testament to the hard work and dedication of our administrators, instructional coaches, and teachers.”
Alabama State Department of Education data shows that in report cards for the 2022-23 school year, Sylacauga City Schools received a B overall, with increased scores in all four schools in the district. The report card highlights improvements in academic achievement, growth in math and literacy proficiency, and steady increases in graduation rates and college and career readiness. Sylacauga High School currently has the highest number of students taking dual enrollment courses at Central Alabama Community College.
SREB technical assistance visits, career pathway reviews, and curriculum and instructional audits have helped the district with strong instructional planning to meet its goals.
