Winston County Board of Education

WINSTON COUNTY - A loss of $800,000 in federal funding from previous years, as well as a decrease in average daily membership tied to loss of teacher units and other factors are giving officials with Winston County Schools some good reasons to carefully watch their budget and spending in the next few years.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - More personnel decisions, in the form of non-renewals, a termination, as well as a transfer and hirings have been made by the Winston Board of Education in preparation for a new school year starting in August.

LYNN - History has literally been unearthed at Lynn Schools, when bricks from the high school that burned in 1969 were found while the old field house was being torn down to construct a new multi-purpose facility on campus.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Plans to proceed with a multi-purpose facility on the campus of Lynn Schools was just one of numerous items approved by the Winston County Board of Education at its Tuesday, April 14, meeting, which was held at the Winston Career Academy in Double Springs.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Long-time teachers with a combined experience between 150-200 years have announced their retirement from Winston County Schools, creating adjustments for the board of education as it prepares for a new school year in August.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - After non-renewing all extracurricular coaches and sponsors - a standard step taking annually - the Winston County Board of Education approved the following coaches and sponsors immediately during their May 15, meeting...

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Good news came to the Winston County Board of Education, at their Monday, April 28, meeting, when they received a “materially correct” audit report, meaning no financial discrepancies were found by the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The end of a school year means numerous personnel issues are being handled by the Winston County Board of Education, including retirements, resignations and hirings...

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The future of long-time Addison High School football coach David Smothers is uncertain, with Smothers defending his strong coaching record and refuting ongoing allegations at the January 28, Winston County Board of Education meeting.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Over $1 million in financial discrepancies were noted in a report of the Winston County Schools audit for 2022-2023.

Two major findings of the Winston County Schools audit for the period of 2022-2023 showed over $932,000 in financial transactions not recorded, as well as over $301,000 expended for bus fuel without letting bids, according to a summary of the audit findings.