Margie Curry

The panelists were Sherita Williams, principal of Kinterbish Junior High in rural Sumter County; Betsy Rogers, 2003 National Teacher of the Year, and Principal Margie Curry, both from Brighton Middle School in Jefferson County; Stephanie Robinson, principal partner at The Education Trust; and Martha Barber, a regional principal coach for the Alabama Reading Initiative and former principal of Birmingham's Tuggle Elementary.

Betsy Rogers & Margie Curry, Brighton Middle School
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Betsy Rogers, 2003 National Teacher of the Year, and Margie Curry, Principal of Brighton Middle School, works hard to ensure their children receive a quality education regardless of their economic status.

Today, under the leadership of Principal Margie Curry and School Improvement Specialist Betsy Rogers, the 2003 National Teacher of the Year, the school is out from under the shadow of "school improvement.
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Curry and Rogers believe having all faculty members together will promote an even greater spirit of unity and teamwork among all faculty members that will help them improve and then sustain the learning of all of their students.

Some at Brighton, such as Margie Curry, a principal at three other schools before taking the post at Brighton, are trying hard not to lose sight of the big picture.Brighton's test scores didn't drop overnight, and they won't improve overnight either, she says."I thought it was something we could get done very quickly.It's going to take some time," Curry says.

Besides, it isn't all about test scores.Curry says a good part of her time lately is spent getting to know the children and their families, what they're like and the things they're going through.She wants school to be a haven for her students.

As for the academic goals, she has taken a more realistic approach."We're pacing ourselves," she says.

Some at Brighton, such as Margie Curry, a principal at three other schools before taking the post at Brighton, are trying hard not to lose sight of the big picture.Brighton's test scores didn't drop overnight, and they won't improve overnight either, she says."I thought it was something we could get done very quickly.It's going to take some time," Curry says.

Besides, it isn't all about test scores.Curry says a good part of her time lately is spent getting to know the children and their families, what they're like and the things they're going through.She wants school to be a haven for her students.

As for the academic goals, she has taken a more realistic approach."We're pacing ourselves," she says.

Their parents were here, their grandparents, most of their relatives," said Brighton Middle School Principal Margie Curry, whose sister taught at Brighton school in the 1960s and whose brother graduated in 1950.
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Curry is uncertain whether the new school would be a K-5 elementary school.
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The middle school building, where Curry has her office, isn't properly equipped to handle modern technology, she said.It doesn't have enough electrical outlets and appropriate wiring for advanced computer operations.

The window air-conditioning units are loud enough to compete with the voices of teachers.The ceramic tile that was laid in the bathrooms and halls in 1953 can't be restored to luster no matter how many layers of wax custodians apply to them.

And the building is crumbling in certain places, Curry said."The walls are separating from the floor in places," she said.