Alabama / School Districts / Mobile County Public Schools
On Dec. 17, 2025 the Mobile County Public Schools board approved a $2,856,700 professional-development contract funded by Title I, Title II and carryover funds and adopted a package of grouped action and consent items, including 15 student expulsions and multiple small purchases and grants.
Alabama / School Districts / Mobile County Public Schools
At a Mobile County Public Schools work session, administrators read dozens of contracts and change orders including a $5,369,125.83 increase to La Flora High's mechanical upgrade (bringing the project total to $59,851,875.83); the meeting also introduced a draft AI policy and discussed property-sale paperwork for Urbie Street.
Alabama / School Districts / Mobile County Public Schools
A Mobile County Public Schools board member asked the superintendent to investigate why students continue using cameras and devices to record incidents despite a policy-now-law banning such use; members also said student-shot videos have been useful for incident review and requested a cost analysis on school camera systems.
Alabama / School Districts / Mobile County Public Schools
Board reviewed a long list of action and consent items including a $2.86 million professional development contract, multiple roofing and facilities bids, flow‑through funding for private schools, and a timber sale; items C30 (Irby Street transfer) and D13 (Topgolf) were pulled for later consideration.
Alabama / School Districts / Mobile County Public Schools
The Mobile County Public Schools board opened with a prayer, praised superintendent Dr. Brackens for modest report-card gains and reviewed numerous action and consent items, including multi‑thousand‑dollar contracts for instructional software, construction bids and grants; the board pulled a resolution request for attorney review.
Alabama / School Districts / Mobile County Public Schools
At a Mobile County Public Schools board meeting, a speaker asked the board to place restoring prayer in schools on a future agenda and urged cameras in classrooms after a recent incident; board members raised First Amendment concerns and suggested a voluntary moment of silence and continued student‑led flagpole prayer.
Alabama / School Districts / Mobile County Public Schools
The Mobile County Public Schools board approved multiple grouped action items including a $1.925 million culinary arts renovation contract, an architectural selection, a small hunting lease, personnel actions, consent agenda items and expulsions; the board adopted the agenda and directed legal review on certain privacy issues.
Alabama / School Districts / Mobile County Public Schools
A board member urged cameras in all classrooms and sought to return prayer to schools, citing a campus incident; board counsel and the superintendent warned that organized classroom prayer raises First Amendment and litigation risks and directed staff to research legal ramifications.
Alabama / School Districts / Mobile County Public Schools
The Mobile County Public Schools board approved a slate of action items including a $1.925 million culinary-arts renovation contract to Tyndall Construction, architectural selections, a small hunting lease and multiple personnel and expulsion actions. Most items passed by voice vote; one personnel vote drew vocal opposition.
Alabama / School Districts / Mobile County Public Schools
The Mobile County Public Schools superintendent presented dozens of vendor agreements and capital items for the board’s consideration, highlighting several large contracts and a change order to a park project.