Superintendent Marcy Burroughs said an overhaul could cost $10 million.
Superintendent Marcy Burroughs speaks to a group of Sumter County parents and community members in Livingston, Alabama, on Aug. 8, 2023. The school system is in danger of a state takeover after years of concerns about performance, record keeping and facilities. Rebecca Griesbach/AL.
At Livingston Junior High School, the largest of the county’s four schools, every single fifth grader is at least two years behind in math. Burroughs, a former school improvement specialist, took the job as the district’s superintendent this summer. In her first few weeks in office, she’s taken aHer plan, she said, is going to involve individual support for students, high-quality coaching for teachers and administrators, and more resources toward school safety and security.
Now, halfway into the first semester, more and more residents are turning out to meetings to hear how the district plans to turn itself around. “I think it can be done, but I think there’s gonna still be some pain points,” State Superintendent Eric Mackey toldMath disabilities hold many students back. Schools often don’t screen for them
In the next five years, officials say it will cost about $10 million to fund repairs and upgrades at the district’s four schools, some of which were built before 1950 and haven’t been updated in decades.uncovered mold, damaged walkways and deteriorating pipes. Architects cited numerous safety and structural concerns on other campuses as well, including electrical code violations, dilapidated roofing and potential asbestos in a junior high school wing.
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