Greene County Democrat

Tag: Mrs. Tammy Anderson

  • RBMS holds Academic Pep Rally for ACAP testing

    RBMS band, directed by Mr. Kirin Green, leads Academic Pep Rally for ACAP Testing

    -Staff and stakeholders support students at Academic Pep Rally.
    -L to R: RBMS Principal Mrs. Tammy Anderson; Dr. Carol P. Zippert, Curriculum Coordinator, Mrs. Barbara Martin, School Board President Mr. Leo Branch, Superintendent Dr. Corey Jones and Greene County Sheriff Jonathan Benison.

    -RBMS scholars perform line dance and chant

    On the eve of the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program (ACAP) testing, scheduled for Tuesday April 2, 2024, Robert Brown Middle School held an Academic Pep Rally to excite and encourage scholars to “do their best on the tests.” The scholars were directly involved in the Pep Rally. Each grade level (4th through 8th) performed a cheer, a chant, or a line dance. The middle school band, under the direction of Mr. Kirin Green, accompanied the class presentations, astounding everyone with its outstanding performance.
    The presentations were energetic and raised the excitement of the students. According to RBMS Principal, Mrs. Tammy Anderson, “The purpose of the student engaged pep rally was to build confidence in our scholars and assure them the teachers and entire administration are with them and want them to succeed.”
    Principal Anderson opened the pep rally inviting RBMS Counselor Dr. A. McEwen to extend the welcome and share testing tips with the students. She noted that the staff has done its best to prepare the students, now the scholars must take the lead. “Be sure to get a good night’s rest, have a good breakfast, stay calm and believe you will do your best,” she stated.
    Mrs. B. Martin, Curriculum Coordinator for the school system, provided a summary of the importance of the ACAP testing. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires students to take the ACAP tests which were created in 2018 and 2019 to align Alabama’s course of study. Students in 3rd through 8th grades are tested in English language arts and math. Students in 4th, 6th and 8th grades are are also tested in science. The 11th graders take the ACT test.
    Encouraging remarks were also presented by Superintendent Dr. Corey Jones, School Board President Mr. Leo Branch, Greene County Sheriff Jonathan Benison and and former school board member Dr. Carol P. Zippert.
    Principal Anderson extended appreciation to the community stakeholders who took the time to share in the Academic Pep Rally supporting the scholars at RBMS.

  • Greene County School Board selects RBMS Principal for upcoming school term

    At a special call meeting, held Monday, June 26, 2023, the Greene County Board of Education selected Mrs. Tammy Anderson as Principal assigned to Robert Brown Middle for the coming school term. Mrs. Anderson, a certified administrator, currently serves as Assistant Principal at Gordo Elementary School, Pickens County School System. Her educational training includes the following: Master in Education, 2018, University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL, Major: Instructional Leadership; Masters in Education, December 2009, University of West Alabama; Major: Early Childhood/Elementary Education; Bachelor of Science, 2005, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, Major: Early Childhood Education.
    Mrs. Anderson’s educational work experience includes the following: Assistant Principal- July  2021 – Present, Gordo Elementary, Gordo, AL; Classroom Teacher- Kindergarten,  August 2018 – May 2021, Matthews Elementary, Northport, AL; Classroom Teacher – Kindergarten, August 2012 – May 2018, Eutaw Primary School, Eutaw, AL; Classroom Teacher – First Grade, August 2010 – May 2012; Paramount Jr. High School, Boligee, AL; Classroom Teacher – Math Intervention, August 2008 – May 2010; Moundville Elementary School, Moundville, AL,
    Classroom Teacher – Third Grade, August 2005 – May 2008; Moundville Elementary School, Moundville, AL
    Although all five board members were present at the meeting, Superintendent Dr. Corey Jones’ recommendation to select Mrs. Anderson as RBMS Principal was approved on a 3-2 vote, with Board Members Carrie Dancy and Veronica Richardson, voting in opposition.
    The board also approved the following personnel recommendations of the superintendent:
    Employment: Monica Watkins, Science Teacher, Greene County High School; Kirin Green, Band Teacher, Greene County High School; Patricia Maiden, History Teacher Greene County High School.
    Non-renewal of TEAMs Contract: Havlen Carodine, Math Teacher Greene County High School.
    Dr. Daniel Boyd, who was retained by the board to conduct the annual evaluation of the superintendent, gave a detailed presentation of his process for the evaluation. Dr. Boyd, former Superintendent of Lowndes County School System, and recently retired as Deputy State Superintendent of Instruction (Chief Academic Officer, Teaching and Learning Improvement Division with the Alabama State Department of Education), explained that he utilizes various surveys/questionnaires, which are available on educational websites, to collect the data. Through these questionnaires, information is collected from school personnel that the superintendent supervises directly and who report directly to the superintendent. These include school system principals, supervisors and coordinators. “This is the standard procedure for evaluating school superintendents and the surveys differ for principals and other supervisory personnel,” Boyd stated. He will compile the data collected and report the results to the board.
    Board member Carrie Dancy questioned why teachers and other central office personnel were not included in the process. Dr. Boyd again emphasized that these personnel do not report directly to the superintendent. They can give input through their immediate supervisors.
    Dr. Boyd gave each board member a survey to complete, with the board agreeing to collect the completed surveys within a week, independent of the superintendent, and get these back to Dr. Boyd. Dr. Boyd will deliver the appropriate surveys to principals and other supervisors.
    At the completion of the regular agenda, the board returned to executive session to conduct the annual evaluation of the school system’s CSFO, Mrs. Marquita Lennon.
    The board included in the contracts of both the Superintendent and the CSFO, that annual evaluations would be conducted in June of the current year. It is, therefore, the board’s responsibility to schedule this process in a timely manner.