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Fairhope principals tell council 3-mil tax funds expanded staff, test support and student services
Summary
Principals from Fairhope High School and Fairhope Middle School reported to the City Council work session that local 3-mil tax revenue has funded additional teachers, intervention programs, arts and testing assistance and that standardized test scores and proficiency rates have risen since the levy was enacted.
Principal John Cardwell of Fairhope High School and Angie Hall, principal at Fairhope Middle School, briefed the Fairhope City Council work session on how the city’s 3-mil education tax has been used and on recent assessment results.
Cardwell said the local revenue allowed the high school to add teachers and to fund expanded ACT preparation. “Money is being well spent at Fairhope High School, and we’re seeing great results, and data doesn’t lie,” he told the council. He…
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