Welcome to the Chambers County School System website. Nestled in East Alabama, our school district is located halfway between Montgomery and Atlanta, a short distance from the Georgia state line. We are home to approximately 4,300 students and a workforce of around 600 full-time and part-time employees in 10 schools, a career technical center and the Board of Education central office.
At Chambers County Schools, we are committed to “creating lifelong learners” who can function successfully in the 21st Century workplace. We are proud of our recent accomplishments in raising standardized test scores, achieving system-wide SACS accreditation, and adding over $40 million in capital improvements in 10 years.
Fifty-eight percent of our certified personnel hold a master’s or higher academic degree and 100 percent of our teachers meet Alabama’s highly qualified standard for requirements of “No Child Left Behind.” Our career tech programs are certified to current business and industry standards. We are continuing to expand our school facilities each year. A new kindergarten building has been added to Huguley Elementary, and new band facilities have opened at both high schools. We have added a new gym and renovated administrative offices and the old gym at W. F. Burns Middle School. Painting and roofing projects are ongoing throughout our school system.
Among the initiatives in place in our schools are the Alabama Reading Initiative, Reading First Initiative, ACCESS, AMSTI. TEAM Math, Positive Behavior Support (PBS), a pre-kindergarten program in five schools, and career tech programs such as health science, cosmetology, horticulture, building construction, automotive technology, environmental management, industrial services technology, and business/information technology. We offer tiered instruction and commendable services for children with special needs including co-teaching. After-school programs reinforce learning for at-risk students, and the New Directions Learning Center is available for middle and secondary disciplinary referrals.
Our high schools are improving their graduation exam passing rate in core subjects and supplement their academic curriculum with art, drama, music, horticulture, well-rounded athletic programs and extracurricular activities.
Our innovative technology infrastructure is increasing student access to technology while placing the emphasis on learning rather than the technology itself. We are indebted to the technology department for fast and efficient internal/external communications and a cutting-edge technology program with a ratio of students-per-computer that surpasses the state average. The technology department has provided a reliable high speed fiber optic network connecting all of the schools for sharing of data and resources.
Please feel free to browse this website for an overview of our departments, timely information and links to all of our school websites.
If you have questions, please visit us online, in person or by other means of communication. If you are seeking employment, we invite you to browse our job postings in the Human Resources section. I believe that you will find Chambers County a rewarding place to work and live.
Chambers County Schools Mission and Vision Statement
Vision:
"Creating Lifelong Learners is our Business"
Mission Statement:
"Recognizing that children are our most important natural resource, the Chambers County School System will strive to maintain a climate that promotes and nurtures educational excellence and creativity by inspiring students to challenge themselves throughout life"
Goals:
- To provide experiences which allow students to reach their maximum potential, emotionally, physically and academically.
- To provide a well-balanced curriculum and program of instruction which includes problem solving, critical thinking, reasoning skills, basic literacy, and communication skills.
- To involve parents and the community in the education of their children.
- To provide opportunities and motivation for the development of a sense of self-worth in each student and a positive attitude toward learning.
- To provide experiences for students whereby they will develop habits, values, and attitudes that will ensure successful living in the twenty-first century.
Beliefs:
- All children can learn.
- Education is a shared responsibility among home, school, and community.
- All students should be accountable for their educational goals, success, and behavior.
- All students should have safe and disciplined schools, qualified teachers, committed support staff, challenging curricula and effective school leaders.
- Educated citizens are vital to our society.
- Progress in education requires a willingness to change.
