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 the meetings can be found below. 

    Board Meeting Schedule for 2023-2024

    [Bracketed] Meetings are tentatively scheduled and will be utilized only as needed.

     

    July 27, 2023

    Aug. 1, 2023

    Aug. 15, 2023

    [Aug. 29, 2023]

    Sept. 12, 2023

    Sept. 21, 2023

    Sept. 25, 2023

    Sept. 26, 2023

    Oct. 3, 2023

    Oct. 3, 2023

    Oct. 17, 2023

    Oct. 17, 2023

    Oct. 28, 2023

    Nov. 7, 2023

    Nov. 7, 2023

    Nov. 28, 2023

    Nov. 28, 2023

    Dec. 5, 2023

    Dec. 5, 2023

    Dec. 19, 2023

    Dec. 19, 2023

     

    Special Meeting, 5:30 p.m.

    Special Meeting, 6 p.m.

    Regular Meeting, 7 p.m.

    [Study Session, 6 p.m.] Not needed.

    Special Meeting, 6 p.m.

    Finance Committee, 5 p.m.

    Bond Committee, 5 p.m.

    Regular Meeting, 7 p.m.

    Bond Committee, 5 p.m.

    Study Session, 6 p.m.

    Finance Committee, 6 p.m.

    Regular Meeting, 7 p.m.

    Retreat, 9 a.m.

    Bond Committee, 5 p.m.

    Study Session, 6 p.m.

    Finance Committee, 6 p.m.

    Regular Meeting, 7 p.m.

    Bond Committee, 5 p.m.

    Study Session, 6 p.m.

    Finance Committee, 6 p.m.

    Regular Meeting, 7 p.m.