Shenandoah is an American country music group founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1984 by Marty Raybon (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Ralph Ezell (bass guitar, backing vocals), Stan Thorn (keyboards, backing vocals), Jim Seales (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Mike McGuire (drums, background vocals).
The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) is the state education agency of Alabama. It is headquartered at 50 North Ripley Street in Montgomery.[1] The department was formed by the Alabama legislature in 1854.[2] The department serves over 740,000 public schools in 136 school systems. Michael Sentance was appointed as Alabama State Superintendent in September 2016 and is the current agency head. Dr. Thomas R. Bice was appointed State Superintendent of Education in 2011, and assumed the position on January 1, 2012.
There were 17 districts in Alabama in the top 1,000 school districts, according to 2014-2015 enrollment data: 1  Hoover City Schools: 13,949 students. 2  Madison City Schools: 9,789 students. 3  Autauga County School System: 9,664 students. 4  Baldwin County Public Schools: 30,596 students. 5  Birmingham City Schools: 24,449 students.