The Board of Trustees for the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences, a first-of-its-kind, specialized public school in Demopolis designed to train future health care workers, voted Wednesday to hire what they called a “dream team” of administrators ahead of the school’s anticipated launch next year.
First pitched by Gov. Kay Ivey during her 2023 State of the State address, the goal of the school is to meet the need for health care workers in the state, of which there remains a significant shortage, much like the rest of the country.
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The project wouldn’t get off the ground, however, until 2024 after Bloomberg Philanthropies pledged $26.4 million toward the school, which was followed up by a $15 million allocation from state lawmakers as part of the 2025 Education Trust Fund budget.
The ASHS Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Laura Bailey as ASHS dean of curriculum and instruction, Antonio Cooper Jr. as dean of students, and Susanna Speegle as admissions director.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Alexander Willis and originally published by the Alabama Daily News.
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