16-61C-5
Section 16-61C-5 Appointment of director; responsibilities of superintendent. The State Superintendent of Education may appoint a full-time director for the Science in Motion Program who shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration, monitoring and coordination of the ASIM Program. The State Superintendent of Education shall be responsible for the following: (1) Initiate the preparation of proposals for funding grants from governmental, corporate or private sources. If, as a requirement for receiving grant funds, the grant-awarding entity requires the participation of private schools in the Alabama Science in Motion Program, the superintendent is hereby authorized to include private schools to the extent that the requirement is satisfied. (2) Establish the ASIM Program standards upon approval of the State Board of Education and certify that each network annually meets the overall standards of the ASIM Program as a prior condition for the allocation of the respective shares of...
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26-24-23
Section 26-24-23 Duties of office. The Office of School Readiness shall do all of the following: (1) Establish criteria and administer such programs and services as may be necessary for the operation and management of a voluntary prekindergarten program. (2) Administer such programs and services as may be necessary for the operation and management of preschool and certain child development programs coordinating with the Department of Education for the inclusion of preschool special education. (3) Ensure that the prekindergarten program provides a developmentally appropriate preschool program emphasizing growth in language and literacy, math concepts, science, arts, physical development, and personal and social competence. (4) Receive and disperse any funds appropriated to the office from the Legislature for the establishment, operation, and administration of the prekindergarten program. The budget of the office shall be part of the Department of Early Childhood Education. (5) Assist...
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40-9-34
Section 40-9-34 Hudson-Alpha Institute for Biotechnology. (a) The following is hereby found and declared by the Legislature of Alabama: (1) The lack of content in natural and bio-science education offered to students in kindergarten through high school is a nationwide problem. (2) Such lack in curricular offerings to students will be detrimental in the long-term to the economy of the state and the welfare of the citizens during the scientific revolution now engulfing the world. (3) The biotechnology institute can provide to education leaders of the distance learning program of the state cutting edge biotechnology curriculum recommendations and content for Alabama high schools, by providing information about cutting edge biotechnology curriculum and content to students in kindergarten through high school pursuant to the distance learning program of the state, the state course of study, and state textbooks. (4) By educating Alabama high school students in the field of biotechnology, such...
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16-1-36
Section 16-1-36 Tutoring programs for students accessed below average SAT scores. (a) Beginning in the 2000-2001 school year, any public school student in this state who is required by statute or regulation of the State Department of Education to be tested or assessed by Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) or any other assessment used by the school system who scores or is assessed at a range of one grade below any subject or subjects, or falls below the average of the school system assessment shall be provided tutoring programs for reading skills and other subjects by the department. The tutoring program shall be provided within the school system of the student. Tutoring programs shall continue two additional times for any student while attending the school for any subject or subjects until the student scores or is assessed in the average range or above for each subject being tutored, however, the school system may continue the tutoring sessions, and the program shall remain for all other...
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16-34-5
Section 16-34-5 Council on Adult Education. (a) The State Board of Education shall establish a Council on Adult Education prior to October 1, 1991. The membership of the council shall be as follows: (1) The Governor or his designated representative; (2) The State Superintendent of Education; (3) The Chancellor of the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education; (4) The Executive Director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education; (5) A member of, as selected by, the Alabama Council for School Administration and Supervision; (6) A member of, as selected by, the Alabama Association of School Boards; (7) A member of, as selected by, the Alabama Education Association; (8) A member of, as selected by, the Alabama Parent Teacher Association; (9) The Director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs; (10) The Governor's education liaison; and (11) Five members of the business/professional community appointed by the Governor. (b) The Council on Adult Education, created...
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16-1-48
Section 16-1-48 Anaphylaxis preparedness program. (a) The State Department of Education shall develop an anaphylaxis preparedness program to be adopted by each local board of education and implemented in each K-12 public school commencing with the 2015-2016 scholastic year. The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy shall provide guidance, direction, and advice to the State Department of Education in developing and administering the anaphylaxis preparedness program. (b) The anaphylaxis preparedness program shall incorporate the following three levels of prevention initiated by licensed public school nurses as a part of the health services program: (1) Level I, primary prevention: Education programs that address food allergies and anaphylaxis through both classroom and individual instruction for staff and students. (2) Level II, secondary prevention: Identification and management of chronic illness. (3) Level III, tertiary prevention: The development of a planned response to...
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16-28-40
Section 16-28-40 License applicant under 19 to provide documentation of school enrollment, etc.; duties of school attendance official; withdrawal from school; conviction for certain pistol offenses. (a) The Department of Public Safety shall deny a driver's license or a learner's license for the operation of a motor vehicle to any person under the age of 19 who does not, at the time of application, present a diploma or other certificate of graduation issued to the person from a secondary high school of this state or any other state, or documentation that the person: (1) is enrolled and making satisfactory progress in a course leading to a general educational development certificate (GED) from a state approved institution or organization, or has obtained the certificate; (2) is enrolled in a secondary school of this state or any other state and has not at the time of application accumulated disciplinary points while a student in school that would extend the age of eligibility for the...
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16-39-12
Section 16-39-12 Scholarships for special teachers. The State Board of Education is authorized to make training grants to professional personnel who seek special training in exceptional child education to qualify said personnel to meet professional requirements set forth in said state board's regulations and shall be responsible for the administration of said program. Such grants are limited to personnel who are under contract to work in the exceptional child program in this state, the training schools, the child training centers and at the various residential facilities for exceptional children throughout the state for such contractual periods as the State Board of Education may by regulation specify and to regular students who plan to work in the exceptional child program in this state and who sign a commitment satisfactory to the State Board of Education that they will take an appropriate available job at any location within the State of Alabama upon graduation or completion of...
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16-6B-7
Section 16-6B-7 Accountability reports to the public. (a) The local board of education shall prepare an annual accountability report for each school and area vocational/technical center under its jurisdiction, and for itself, to be provided to the public under regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education. Such accountability reports shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) A Funding and Expenditure Report which shall include those documents specified in Section 16-6B-4 and which shall include the amount of Foundation Program funds or vocational/technical education funds, or both, earned and of all funds expended and any other data deemed necessary by the local board of education or the State Board of Education to inform the public about the financial status of each school. (2) A Student Achievement Report which shall include a comparison of the immediately previous school year with the previous five years regarding student performance on testing...
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16-1-30
Section 16-1-30 Written educational policies, rules and regulations of local boards of education. (a) Definitions. When used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION or BOARD OF EDUCATION. Any city or county board of education; the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the Alabama Youth Services Board in its capacity as the Board of Education for the Youth Services Department District; the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; and the Board of Directors of the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science. (2) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The superintendent of any public county or public city school system; the President of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the Superintendent of the Department of Youth Services District; the Executive Director of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; the Executive Director of the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science. (3) PROFESSIONAL...
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