Board of Education 2021-22

Welcome to the Board

  • Thank you for your interest in the Birmingham Public Schools Board of Education. The BPS Board’s role is to oversee and set school policy, hire and work in partnership with the superintendent and oversee the District budget. The feedback and voices of our community members play an integral role in our work. 

    The Board desires open, respectful dialogue with the community. Every Board of Education regular meeting and study session agenda includes an opportunity for public comment. If you wish to address the School Board, please attend the next scheduled board meeting and file a public comment request card or submit your questions and comments in writing to the Board of Education.

    If you choose to contact us via email, please note the following guidelines:

    • If you email the Board of Education, all Board members will receive your email. You will receive one response from the Secretary on behalf of the Board. 
    • If your email concerns a daily or operational issue, it will be forwarded on to the appropriate administrator for a response.
    • Unless an email addresses an individual student matter or is otherwise statutorily protected from disclosure, emails to the Board or its individual members are considered to be a form of public comment and may be shared with others as the Board deems appropriate or as otherwise required.
    • If you choose to email a specific Board member, please include your phone number for a response. If the Board member chooses to respond in email format (though not obligated to do so), it may be copied to all members of the Board and the superintendent.

    We welcome and value your input. Thank you for contacting the BPS Board of Education.

Board of Education Meetings

  • Board meetings and Study Sessions are scheduled monthly on Tuesdays. Board meetings begin at 7 p.m. Most Study Sessions are held throughout the year at 6:00 p.m. The agenda is posted in the links at the left, or by clicking Board Agendas and Minutes.

    The upcoming year's Board Assignments include special committees and liaisons.

    A calendar of all regular meetings can be found below. 

    2021-2022 meetings

    July 13, 2021                Organizational Meeting 8 a.m.
    July 27, 2021                Special Meeting 5:30 p.m.

    August 3, 2021               Study Session 6 p.m.
    August 17, 2021             Regular Meeting 7 p.m.
    August 27, 2021             Special Meeting/Closed Session 7:30 a.m.
    [August 31, 2021]           [Study Session 6 p.m.]* Tentative

    September 14, 2021       Study Session 6 p.m.
    September 18, 2021       BOE Retreat 9 a.m.
    September 28, 2021       Regular Meeting 7 p.m.
          
    October 5, 2021              Study Session 6 p.m.
    October 12, 2021          Study Session 6 p.m.
    October 19, 2021            Regular Meeting 7 p.m.

    November 2, 2021          Study Session 6 p.m.
    November 6, 2021          BOE Retreat 9 a.m.
    November 11, 2021           Study Session 5:30 p.m.   
    November 16, 2021        Regular Meeting 7 p.m.

    December 7, 2021           Study Session 6 p.m.
    December 21, 2021         Regular Meeting 7 p.m.

    January 4, 2022               Study Session 6 p.m.
    January 18, 2022             Regular Meeting 7 p.m.
    January 22, 2022             BOE Retreat 9 a.m.

    February 1, 2022             Special Meeting 5 p.m.
    February 1, 2022             Study Session 6 p.m.
    February 15, 2022           Regular Meeting 7 p.m.

    March 1, 2022                 Study Session 6 p.m.
    March 3, 2022                Special Meeting 6 p.m.
    March 15, 2022               Regular Meeting 7 p.m.

    April 5, 2022                    Study Session 6 p.m.
    April 9, 2022                   Retreat 9 a.m.
    April 11, 2022                 Special-Closed 5:30 p.m. 
    April 11, 2022                 Special Meeting 7 p.m.           
    April 19, 2022                  Regular Meeting 7 p.m.

    May 10, 2022                   Study Session 6 p.m.
    May 17, 2022                   Special Meeting 6 p.m.
    May 24, 2022                   Regular Meeting 7 p.m.

    June 7, 2022                    Study Session 6 p.m.
    June 21, 2022                  Regular Meeting 7 p.m.

    July 12, 2022                  Regular/Organizational Meeting 8:30 a.m.