Contact  HSCIN@HSCIN.org

The Steering Committee of the Hoover School Community Information Network (HSCIN) is charged with electing Board members for the HSCIN.  Board members are elected to serve two-year terms.  Each of the following members' terms expires October 30, 2010.

The following community members currently serve the Hoover School Community Information Network as Board members:

Ginger Hamilton, Ed.D., J.D., whose children were enrolled in Hoover City Schools through their educational journey.  She was elected to the Board in June 2008.  Dr. Hamilton was recently admitted to the Alabama State Bar Association.
E-Mail:  hami827@bellsouth.net

Trisha Crain, owner of Trisha Crain Photography, who has one child at Hoover High School, one child at John Carroll Catholic High School, and one child at Indians Springs School.  She was elected to the Board in October 2006.
E-Mail:  TrsCrain@aol.com
Phone:  205.527.0904

Jackie Hamilton, who has one child at Hoover High School.  She was elected to the Board in October 2007.  Mrs. Hamilton is pursuing a graduate degree in education.
E-Mail:  jackieluvstennis@hotmail.com
Phone:  205.822.2618

HSCIN Elects Board of Directors - posted 11/06/08

The Steering Committee of the HSCIN has re-elected its three Board members for an additional two-year term, beginning November 1, 2008, through October 30, 2010.

Click here to read more information on the HSCIN Board of Directors.

The Steering Committee consists of Hoover citizens who wish to share ideas about how to better inform our Hoover school community about our public school system and engage our Hoover school community in the education of its children.

The HSCIN conducts bi-monthly meetings, but attendance is not mandatory.  Most of the sharing of ideas is conducting via e-mail.  If you would like to become a member of the Steering Committee, please contact Jackie, Trish or Ginger at HSCIN@HSCIN.org.

The HSCIN has long considered itself the "critical friend" (to borrow a term from the Yes We Can! Birmingham movement) of the Hoover Board of Education.  And, while much of the HSCIN's work has been investigative and "watchdog" in nature, with an emphasis on accountability, we hope to expand to be more proactive in helping Hoover's community engage in the education of its youngest citizens.  Members of the HSCIN Board attended the Yes We Can! Alabama conference last week and are eager to see a similar movement begin in Hoover.  More on that later....

Goals - Adopted August 13, 2007

The Goals for the Hoover School Community Information Network were adopted at the August 13, 2007 meeting.

Utilize the Network website to its fullest extent to facilitate community-wide information-sharing.

Conduct research through various means to gather meaningful input from our Hoover community with regards to school issues.

Develop partnerships with administrators and educators in the Hoover School system to promote discussion and understanding of best practices in family engagement methods.

Develop and maintain viable partnerships with local media to promote discussion and understanding of issues facing Hoover City School students and the community.

Partner with non-profit groups to support new opportunities for students in Hoover City Schools to excel in academic pursuits.

Communicate through various means to inform the Hoover School Community about policy changes being made and encourage public discussion of those changes.

These goals will serve the HSCIN until further notice.  They will be reviewed no later than bi-yearly.

Budget Documents

Proposed 2009 Budget - proposed at the December 21, 2008 meeting
2008 Budget
2007 Budget

Minutes of HSCIN Meetings

January 19, 2009 (called)
December 21, 2008
July 23, 2008
April 22, 2008
February 19, 2008
December 7, 2007
August 13, 2007
April 19, 2007
February 14, 2007 January 9, 2007 December 7, 2006 October 30, 2006

Agendas of HSCIN Meetings

March 29, 2009
December 21, 2008
July 23, 2008
April 22, 2008 
February 19, 2008 December 7, 2007 September 24, 2007
August 13, 2007
April 19, 2007

Budget Documents

2009 Budget
Proposed 2009 Budget - proposed at the December 21, 2008 meeting
2008 Budget
2007 Budget

Other Documents

Bylaws
Conflict of Interest Policy
2009 Goals

This website is not affiliated with Hoover City Schools or the Hoover City Board of Education.  HSCIN is solely responsible for its content.  Links to outside sources of information are not endorsed by the HSCIN, rather are included for informational purposes only.