The Chambers County School District extends heartfelt thanks to Hyundai of West Point, Georgia, for their generous donation to our schools. This gift will directly support Career Technical Education initiatives at Inspire Academy. Accepting the donation on behalf of CCSD is Mr. Josh Bryan, Career Technical Director.
The health and well-being of our students and staff remain our top priority. Due to a significant increase in cases of the Flu, RSV, and stomach viruses across our district, Chambers County Schools will transition to a Virtual Learning Day on Friday, January 23.
This brief shift to remote learning is a proactive measure intended to curb the spread of illness and allow our facilities to be thoroughly sanitized before students return.
We appreciate your flexibility and cooperation as we work together to keep our school community healthy and safe.
Chambers County Schools Administration
This brief shift to remote learning is a proactive measure intended to curb the spread of illness and allow our facilities to be thoroughly sanitized before students return.
We appreciate your flexibility and cooperation as we work together to keep our school community healthy and safe.
Chambers County Schools Administration
Parents/Guardians: We’re seeing an increase in flu and COVID-19 cases. Please monitor your child for symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, congestion, or fatigue. If your child is sick or showing symptoms, keep them home until they have been symptom-free for 24 hours without using medications to reduce or mask symptoms.
Note: Any parent notes used to excuse illness during January will NOT count toward the four allowed parent notes for the 2nd semester.
Thank you for helping keep our schools healthy!
Note: Any parent notes used to excuse illness during January will NOT count toward the four allowed parent notes for the 2nd semester.
Thank you for helping keep our schools healthy!
We are closely monitoring the forecast for a potential winter storm impacting Chambers County this weekend. If closures are necessary, we will notify families by phone and text.
As flu season intensifies, it's important to take extra steps to protect our children from both the flu and COVID-19. Here are some simple ways to keep them healthy:
🧼 Hand Hygiene: Remind kids to wash hands frequently, especially after eating, playing, or using the restroom.
🤧 Stay Home When Sick: If your child has symptoms like fever, cough, or fatigue, please keep them home to prevent spreading illness.
💪 Boost Immune Health: Ensure your kids get enough sleep, eat healthy foods, and stay active to strengthen their immune systems.
Let’s work together to keep our school community safe and healthy this season! ❤️
🧼 Hand Hygiene: Remind kids to wash hands frequently, especially after eating, playing, or using the restroom.
🤧 Stay Home When Sick: If your child has symptoms like fever, cough, or fatigue, please keep them home to prevent spreading illness.
💪 Boost Immune Health: Ensure your kids get enough sleep, eat healthy foods, and stay active to strengthen their immune systems.
Let’s work together to keep our school community safe and healthy this season! ❤️
Chambers County Schools joins our community in honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His message of service, equity, and hope continues to inspire us.
Reminder: In observance of MLK Day, there will be no school on Monday, January 19, 2026. We encourage families to take time to reflect, serve, and learn together. Classes will resume on Tuesday. ✨
Reminder: In observance of MLK Day, there will be no school on Monday, January 19, 2026. We encourage families to take time to reflect, serve, and learn together. Classes will resume on Tuesday. ✨
💙Friendly reminder, families! Please use the “Important Dates 2026” graphic attached to plan appointments on our no-school days so students don’t miss class or incur unexcused absences. Thanks for helping keep attendance strong! 💙
Wishing our Chambers County students, families, and staff a very Merry Christmas! 🎄✨ May your holiday be filled with joy, rest, and time together. Thank you for the love and support you show our schools all year—see you in the new year! 🎁💙
🎉 Pre‑K Pre‑Registration is almost here! 🎉
Chambers County Schools will open pre‑registration for the 2026–27 Pre‑K class on January 15, 2026.
Families will be registering for the lottery drawing to be held on March 13, 2026.
Don’t miss your chance! Mark your calendar and pre‑register starting Jan 15 to be included in the March 13 drawing. ✅
⚠️Registration will be open for all children four years of age on or before 9/1/26* who are residents of
Alabama⚠️
Congratulations to our 2025-26 Teachers of the Year in Chambers County Schools! We are incredibly proud of your dedication, hard work, and positive impact on our students. Thank you for inspiring excellence every day!
DISTRICT TEACHERS AND SUPPORT OF THE YEAR 2025-2026
SECONDARY: Melissa Roberts
ELEMENTARY: Merriel Jennings
SUPPORT: Hollye Colley
SCHOOL TEACHERS AND SUPPORT OF THE YEAR 2025-2026
Eastside JP Powell Magnet School
CERTIFIED: Marquavian Billingsley
SUPPORT: Alicia Perez-Perdue
Huguley Elementary
CERTIFIED: Beth Grant
SUPPORT: Chelsea Crim
Bob Harding Shawmut Elementary
CERTIFIED: Kathryn Garmon
SUPPORT: Paula Smith
Fairfax Elementary
CERTIFIED: Merriel Jennings
SUPPORT: Jorge Migoya-Paniagua
WF Burns Middle School
CERTIFIED: Melissa Roberts
SUPPORT: Hollye Colley
LaFayette High School
CERTIFIED: Makaela Williams
SUPPORT: Shareka Burton
Valley High School
CERTIFIED: Erin Maurano
SUPPORT: Chris Miller
Inspire Academy
CERTIFIED: Mercedes Terry
SUPPORT: Carla Anthony
DISTRICT TEACHERS AND SUPPORT OF THE YEAR 2025-2026
SECONDARY: Melissa Roberts
ELEMENTARY: Merriel Jennings
SUPPORT: Hollye Colley
SCHOOL TEACHERS AND SUPPORT OF THE YEAR 2025-2026
Eastside JP Powell Magnet School
CERTIFIED: Marquavian Billingsley
SUPPORT: Alicia Perez-Perdue
Huguley Elementary
CERTIFIED: Beth Grant
SUPPORT: Chelsea Crim
Bob Harding Shawmut Elementary
CERTIFIED: Kathryn Garmon
SUPPORT: Paula Smith
Fairfax Elementary
CERTIFIED: Merriel Jennings
SUPPORT: Jorge Migoya-Paniagua
WF Burns Middle School
CERTIFIED: Melissa Roberts
SUPPORT: Hollye Colley
LaFayette High School
CERTIFIED: Makaela Williams
SUPPORT: Shareka Burton
Valley High School
CERTIFIED: Erin Maurano
SUPPORT: Chris Miller
Inspire Academy
CERTIFIED: Mercedes Terry
SUPPORT: Carla Anthony
🎉 Huge congratulations to all our school district Child Nutrition Programs—every campus earned a perfect 100 on their Alabama health inspections! This achievement is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our amazing cafeteria and nutrition staff. Thank you for keeping our students safe and healthy every day. We are so proud! 🏆🥗
#ChildNutrition #PerfectScore #WeAre100 #ThankYouStaff #HealthySchools #ProudDistrict
#ChildNutrition #PerfectScore #WeAre100 #ThankYouStaff #HealthySchools #ProudDistrict
Thank you to all of our school leaders, teachers, support staff, parents, and students!
Together, we help our school district succeed!
Honoring all who served—thank you, Veterans. Your courage and sacrifice inspire our community every day. In observance of Veterans Day, Chambers County Schools will be closed Tuesday, November 11, 2025. Classes resume on Wednesday.
Chambers County School District is very proud of the outstanding work of our students in the Health
Science Career Technical Education Program. Our county has faced a difficult challenge, holding the highest cervical cancer incidence rate in Alabama. In response, Ms. Jennifer Williams, Health Science instructor and head of the Leadership Academy, has led a remarkable effort in partnership with the University of Alabama at Birmingham,
the Rotary Club of Lafayette, Chambers County School District, and the Alabama Department of Public Health.
Students from both Lafayette and Valley High Schools participated in the Leadership Academy, where they learned how to plan, launch, and measure the success of a public health campaign. As part of this initiative, they created a logo and mascot to engage their peers and the community in the fight against HPV through vaccination and screening. To further strengthen their impact, the students developed a toolkit that will guide other communities across Alabama in creating similar public health efforts. Their dedication has already produced outstanding results. According to the Alabama
According to the Department of Public Health, 81% of students at Lafayette High School and 65% at Valley High School have now completed all recommended doses of the HPV vaccine.
These are truly remarkable achievements that reflect the leadership, creativity, and commitment of our students. On behalf of the Chambers County School District, we extend our sincere congratulations to these students on their well-deserved success. Your work is making a real difference not only in our schools, but across the state of Alabama.
Science Career Technical Education Program. Our county has faced a difficult challenge, holding the highest cervical cancer incidence rate in Alabama. In response, Ms. Jennifer Williams, Health Science instructor and head of the Leadership Academy, has led a remarkable effort in partnership with the University of Alabama at Birmingham,
the Rotary Club of Lafayette, Chambers County School District, and the Alabama Department of Public Health.
Students from both Lafayette and Valley High Schools participated in the Leadership Academy, where they learned how to plan, launch, and measure the success of a public health campaign. As part of this initiative, they created a logo and mascot to engage their peers and the community in the fight against HPV through vaccination and screening. To further strengthen their impact, the students developed a toolkit that will guide other communities across Alabama in creating similar public health efforts. Their dedication has already produced outstanding results. According to the Alabama
According to the Department of Public Health, 81% of students at Lafayette High School and 65% at Valley High School have now completed all recommended doses of the HPV vaccine.
These are truly remarkable achievements that reflect the leadership, creativity, and commitment of our students. On behalf of the Chambers County School District, we extend our sincere congratulations to these students on their well-deserved success. Your work is making a real difference not only in our schools, but across the state of Alabama.
October is National Principals Month, and Chambers County School District is thrilled to recognize and celebrate our outstanding principals! Their leadership, dedication, and caring hearts shape the very foundation of our school community.
We are deeply grateful for their commitment to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where every student and staff member can thrive. Every day, our principals inspire excellence, nurture growth, and champion the needs of our schools.
This October, we honor and thank our principals for the remarkable difference they make each and every day.
Inspire Academy - Josh Bryan
LaFayette High School - Christy Johnson
Valley High School - Wendy Robinson
WF Burns Middle School - Andrew Leak
Eastside JP Powell Magnet School - Wendy Johnson
Shawmut Elementary School - Tana Cannon
Huguley Elementary School - Phillip Jenkins
Fairfax Elementary School - Lauren Dabbs
Thank you, Principals, for all that you do!
#NationalPrincipalsMonth #Appreciation #Leadership #SchoolCommunity #Gratitude
We are deeply grateful for their commitment to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where every student and staff member can thrive. Every day, our principals inspire excellence, nurture growth, and champion the needs of our schools.
This October, we honor and thank our principals for the remarkable difference they make each and every day.
Inspire Academy - Josh Bryan
LaFayette High School - Christy Johnson
Valley High School - Wendy Robinson
WF Burns Middle School - Andrew Leak
Eastside JP Powell Magnet School - Wendy Johnson
Shawmut Elementary School - Tana Cannon
Huguley Elementary School - Phillip Jenkins
Fairfax Elementary School - Lauren Dabbs
Thank you, Principals, for all that you do!
#NationalPrincipalsMonth #Appreciation #Leadership #SchoolCommunity #Gratitude
October is Bullying Prevention Month. Together, we stand for kindness, inclusion, and safety in Chambers County School District. 💙 Learn how you can help—see details below. #BullyingPrevention #CCSD #ChooseKind
Hiring Event!!
October 15th, 9 AM-12 PM EST
October 15th, 9 AM-12 PM EST
Fall Break: October 13, and Staff PD: October 14th.
No school for Students.
No school for Students.
Exciting news for Chambers County Schools!
The Chambers County Board of Education voted to appoint Jody Jennings to fill the open board seat previously held by Jay Siggers, who resigned in August. We’re grateful for Mr. Siggers’ service to our students and community, and we wish him the very best in his next chapter.
Please join us in welcoming Mr. Jennings to the Board! We look forward to his leadership and commitment to Championing success for every student in Chambers County.
Chambers County 2025-2026 Parents' Right to Know
Each school receiving funds under Title I, Part A of Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) must develop a written school-parent compact jointly with parents for all children participating in Title I, Part A activities, services, and programs. That compact is part of the school’s written parental engagement plan, developed by the school and parents under section 1116(d)(2)(D) of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015. The compact must outline how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve the State’s high standards.
As a Title I School District, if you have any questions regarding staff qualification, please contact your local school to complete a written request.
ESSA, Section 1112 (c)(6) PARENTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW-
(A) QUALIFICATIONS- At the beginning of each school year, a local educational agency that receives funds under this part shall notify the parents of each student attending any school receiving funds under this part that the parents may request, and the agency will provide the parents on request (and in a timely manner), information regarding the professional qualifications of the student's classroom teachers, including, at a minimum, the following:
(i) Whether the teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
(ii) Whether the teacher is teaching under an emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived.
(iii) The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree.
(iv) Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
You, as Title I Parents, have the right to request the qualifications of your child’s teachers.
How are you notified of this right and the process for making such a request?
Please get in touch with your local school to complete a written request.
Or, use the link below.
https://tcert.alsde.edu/Portal/Public/Pages/SearchCerts.aspx
Each school receiving funds under Title I, Part A of Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) must develop a written school-parent compact jointly with parents for all children participating in Title I, Part A activities, services, and programs. That compact is part of the school’s written parental engagement plan, developed by the school and parents under section 1116(d)(2)(D) of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015. The compact must outline how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve the State’s high standards.
As a Title I School District, if you have any questions regarding staff qualification, please contact your local school to complete a written request.
ESSA, Section 1112 (c)(6) PARENTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW-
(A) QUALIFICATIONS- At the beginning of each school year, a local educational agency that receives funds under this part shall notify the parents of each student attending any school receiving funds under this part that the parents may request, and the agency will provide the parents on request (and in a timely manner), information regarding the professional qualifications of the student's classroom teachers, including, at a minimum, the following:
(i) Whether the teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
(ii) Whether the teacher is teaching under an emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived.
(iii) The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree.
(iv) Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
You, as Title I Parents, have the right to request the qualifications of your child’s teachers.
How are you notified of this right and the process for making such a request?
Please get in touch with your local school to complete a written request.
Or, use the link below.
https://tcert.alsde.edu/Portal/Public/Pages/SearchCerts.aspx