First community meeting
Monday, June 1, 2026 · 7:00 PM
Jeanne Lloyd Room · Baldwin Public Library · 300 W. Merrill St., Birmingham
Everyone is welcome.
When PAACT launched just a few weeks ago, the hope was that it would resonate. The response has been beyond anything we anticipated.
As of today, families from all 13 schools in Birmingham Public Schools are represented within this coalition. Every school. That is not something we take lightly, and it would not have been possible without each of you who reached out, shared your experiences, and trusted PAACT with your voices.
The goal right now is to make sure our next step is the right one. In the coming weeks as we prepare for the June 16th Board Meeting introduction we are continuing to meet with key people in the district, organize data and information, and lay the groundwork for a constructive conversation with district leadership. Updates will continue here as things develop, please visit the Resources pages for FOIA data, and the Newsletters page to follow what we're doing across the district.
We are just getting started.
UPDATE!
Education is Impossible Without High Standards.
Our Mission:
PAACT (Parents Allied for Accountability, Conduct, and Transparency) is a coalition of families dedicated to building a stronger culture of excellence across Birmingham Public Schools.
Birmingham Public Schools' own strategic plan calls for genuine partnership with families and the community. We believe that vision is worth pursuing — and that there is real distance between where the district says it wants to go and the experience families are actually having. PAACT exists to help close that gap.
We started with concerns about discipline, behavior, and teacher support — because when those break down, learning does too. Over time we've come to understand that those concerns connect to something larger: how the district communicates with families, how it makes decisions about spending and staffing, and whether the transparency the district promises families is actually showing up in practice.
We are not here as adversaries. We are here as exactly what the district's own mission describes — an engaged community, showing up. Our goal is honest conversation, accurate information, and the kind of genuine partnership between families, educators, and district leadership that makes great schools possible.
