Midweek Minute with the Superintendent

Listen to this week’s episode of Midweek Minute with the Superintendent featuring Dr. Michelle Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller talked with Isaac Jennings, Organizational Manager for the East Alabama Rural Innovation and Training Hub (EARTH), about the ribbon cutting for the district’s new operations and workforce development center and Christie Caine Center for Career and Technical Educ...

Listen to this week's episode of Midweek Minute with the Superintendent featuring Dr. Michelle Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller talked with Dr. Paula Bruno, interim principal of Sylacauga High School, about National Parent Engagement Month and the ninth grade Commit to Climb Ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 29. They highlighted the ceremony's goal of helping students commit to graduating, alon...

Listen to this week’s episode of Midweek Minute with the Superintendent featuring Dr. Michelle Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller talked with Carol Sprayberry, Executive Director of the Sylacauga City Schools Foundation, about upcoming events supporting the foundation. They highlighted the 11th annual 5K and 10K Foundation Run and Breakfast with Santa, two of the foundation’s major fundrai...

Listen to this week’s episode of Midweek Minute with the Superintendent featuring Dr. Michelle Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller talked with Michael Brannon about the importance of nutritious school meals and the free breakfast and lunch options available to students in Sylacauga City Schools. She also encouraged parents to schedule teacher conferences during the upcoming E-Learning day f...

Listen to this week’s episode of Midweek Minute with the Superintendent featuring Dr. Michelle Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller talked with Michael Brannon about her decision to retire, the accomplishments she is most proud of during her five and a half years as superintendent, and her advice for the next leader. They also covered supporting students and families, strengthening school sa...

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller talked with Michael Brannon about the importance of school attendance, setting routines, and having accountability when it comes to being in school.

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. On the heels of Grandparents Day, Dr. Eller talked with Michael Brannon about the importance of grandparents in students’ lives, particularly their impact on education and the life experiences that extend beyond the classroom.

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr.  Eller welcomed Director of Bands Mr. Samuel Childs to the show to talk about National Arts in Education Week, the importance of band and the arts and its impact on education, and ask for sponsors towards new marching band uniforms. 

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller concluded her Tour of Principals with Nichols-Lawson Middle School Principal Mr. Monte Barron. Barron discussed his time in the SCS system, his experience at Nichols-Lawson Middle School, and his vision for the upcoming school year.

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Veteran educator and first-year Indian Valley Elementary School Principal Cindy Cleveland joined Dr. Eller to share her experience stepping into her new leadership role and reflect on her time with Sylacauga City Schools.

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Interim Sylacauga High School Principal Dr. Paula Bruno joined Dr. Eller to share her vision for the 2026-2027 school year, reflect on stepping into a new leadership role, and look back at her time as a student in the Sylacauga City School System.

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller talked with Dr. Jami Frost about her new role as interim principal at Pinecrest Elementary. A retired Georgia educator and Alabama native, Dr. Frost shared what it means to return home and lead the next chapter at Pinecrest Elementary.

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller discussed summer campus improvements, personnel changes, and student enrollment as the 2026-2027 school year gets underway.

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller reflected on the close of the 2025-2026 school year while celebrating the accomplishments of Sylacauga High School valedictorian Casey Malone and salutatorian Carly Mae Rivers following graduation. They discussed academic achievement, athletics, leadership, sch...

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller and Executive Director of Learning and Teaching Jessica Hahn discussed the busy final weeks of the school year, including graduation activities, the district art show at the Comer Museum, and the senior walkthrough tradition across Sylacauga City Schools. They...

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller and Sylacauga City Schools Data Manager Danny Stephens discussed Teacher Appreciation Week, the impact educators and support staff have on students, and the different ways the community can recognize school employees during the final weeks of the school year. T...

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller and Executive Director of Technology Mike Robinson highlighted Sylacauga High School being named a 2026 CLAS Banner School, placing it among eight schools statewide recognized for student achievement and innovative programming. They also outlined the district’s...

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. David McCurley and Dr. Eller sat down with Isaac Jennings and Nancy Dixon from the East Alabama Rural Innovation and Training Hub (EARTH) to discuss Earth Day Week, including the VIP Designer Showcase Event on April 23 featuring sustainable fashion designer Jeff Garner,...

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Crimson Jeffers joined Michael Brannon in-studio while Dr. Michelle Eller called in from San Diego. Dr. Eller talked about her time at the ASU+GSV Summit, where she served on a panel discussing Alabama’s approach to cybersecurity in schools.

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Michele Eller highlighted the second annual Tour of Schools, an event designed to showcase everything Sylacauga City Schools has to offer to stakeholders, community members, and prospective families and students. Public Relations Coordinator Crimson Jeffers joined th...

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller talked with K-5 Choral Music Instructor Lindsay Lewis and 6-12 Choral Music and Theater Director Savannah Brannan about the impact fine arts programs are having on students throughout Sylacauga City Schools.

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller welcomed Elementary Visual Art Teacher Brooke Garrett and Middle School Visual Art Teacher and High School TV Production Instructor J.C. Reams to explore the expansion of visual arts programs across Sylacauga City Schools and the creative opportunities now avai...

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller welcomed Sylacauga City Schools Director of Bands Samuel Childs and Middle School Band Director and Assistant High School Band Director Emily Peterson to spotlight the district’s growing fine arts program and the progress students make from middle school into h...

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller brings in Sylacauga Men’s Basketball Head Coach Joel Jones and Assistant Coach Skylar Patterson to discuss their incredible season and preview their upcoming Final Four appearance.

Listen to this week’s episode of  Midweek Minute with the Superintendent  featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. Dr. Eller was joined by Transportation Services Director Ward King, Transportation Supervising Assistant Christine Goodson, and CFO and Operations Supervisor Tom Osborne to highlight the importance of student transportation and recognize the employees who keep Sylacauga...