Satsuma City School System

The Satsuma City Council received 21 applications for the five member board, and following two rounds of interviews the Satsuma Board of Education was formed with the following members being sworn in on June 7, 2011: Linda Robbins, James B. Woosley, Diane Keasler, Jimmy Upton and Pat Hicks.

[3] The new board immediately began the work required to separate from the Mobile County Public School System.

On April 5, 2012, the separation agreement between the two school boards was completed and signed.

[4] In June 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice granted Pre-Clearance to the board, officially establishing the Satsuma City School System.

[5] As of 2013[update] non-residents must pay $850 per year per child to send their children to Satsuma schools.