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By Nathan Prewett, For the Tribune LEEDS – The Leeds City Council voted unanimously during a brief meeting at City Hall to approve an appropriation of $500,000 to the Leeds school district for its upcoming project to upgrade the athletic facilities at the middle school. The vote comes several months after the council rejected a
Nathan Prewett, For the Tribune LEEDS – The Leeds Board of Education briefly met on Monday morning where they discussed Superintendent John Moore’s desire to further insure Leeds Elementary School. The meeting began with Chief Financial Officer Ryan Miller’s report on district finances for the month of August, which is the 11th month of the
By Erica Thomas, managing editor LEEDS — When he learned that retired NBA star Charles Barley was giving $1,000 to all Leeds City Schools employees, Superintendent John Moore said he was in awe of the tremendous show of support, but he wasn’t at all surprised. Barkley is gifting the money to employees for their efforts throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s been an extremely taxing school year,” said Moore. “We’ve had a lot of stress and we’ve all had to learn to dance in the rain this year. The quarantines and hybrid, virtual learning have truly worn out every education emp...
By Nathan Prewett LEEDS – Six Leeds High School (LHS) students who scored a 30 or higher on the ACT were recognized at a meeting of the Leeds Board of Education on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Leeds High School tennis coach Jeff Thomas brought his team to the meeting where he thanked the board for their help in expenses for a trip to Mobile. In addition to playing tennis games there, the team spent time at the beaches and toured the U.S.S. Alabama. From left to right: Joseph Whitcomb, Emma Terry, Hannah Stone, Josie McGuire, and Zachary Flowers. Afterward, the board recognized the six LHS student...
By Nathan Prewett LEEDS – A meeting of the Leeds Board of Education on April 14 was attended by Superintendent John Moore, board president Scott Sisk, and members Kathy Dutton and Chad Anderson while members Jeff Hudson and Aaron Moyana were absent. The meeting began with a March and February report from Finance Officer Ryan Miller. Miller reported that the system was in the sixth month of the fiscal year, which is half-way. As of March 30, the system is at 64.31% of the general fund revenue and 95.21% of the local revenue. Miller said that this is an improvement over previous reports where...