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16-60-350
Section 16-60-350 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words shall
have the following meanings: (1) CAREER-TECHNICAL DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM. A program that
allows eligible high school students to enroll in college-level career technical education
courses, as designed by the Chancellor of the Department of Postsecondary Education, that
are offered at Alabama Community College System institutions and allows such enrolled students
to concurrently earn high school and college credit in courses toward a certificate or degree,
or both, and which prepares them to enter the workforce in high skill, high wage, or high
demand occupations. (2) CONTRIBUTION. A donation of cash. (3) ELIGIBLE STUDENT. A high school
student who meets the eligibility requirements and standards as prescribed by State Board
of Education policy to enroll for Career-Technical Dual Enrollment Program courses. (4) QUALIFYING
EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES. Tuition, fees, books, materials, and supplies...
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16-63-3
Section 16-63-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings
respectively ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. A committee of citizens organized to advise community school coordinators,
administrators, and local boards of education in the involvement of citizens in the educational
process and in the use of public school facilities. (2) COMMUNITY SCHOOLS COORDINATOR. An
employee of a local board of education whose responsibility it is to promote and direct maximum
use of the public schools and public school facilities as centers for community education.
(3) PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITY. Any education facility under the jurisdiction of a local board
of education, whether termed an elementary school, middle school, junior high school, or high
school. (4) BUSINESS/INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS. A closely knit partnership consisting of a business
and a selected Alabama public school. It is sharing...
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16-6B-1
Section 16-6B-1 Student achievement. (a) The Legislature finds that the people of Alabama desire
two basic things from their public schools: (1) High achievement for students. (2) A safe
and orderly environment in which to learn. (b) The Legislature encourages the State Board
of Education to assist local boards of education in the development of a strong disciplinary
policy and directs the State Board of Education to develop a program to closely monitor student
achievement. (1) The State Board of Education shall require implementation of an assessment
program for the public schools of Alabama. The assessment program may include nationally normed
tests or criterion referenced tests, or both. These tests may be used to assist in the assessment
of student achievement. The State Board of Education may also require the use of other tests
and assessments as the board may deem necessary. (2) In grades 11 and 12, the State Board
of Education shall implement an assessment and remediation...
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16-6D-3
Section 16-6D-3 Legislative findings and intent. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all
of the following: (1) To further the goals of public education throughout the state, each
school system should be able to have maximum possible flexibility to meet the needs of students
and the communities within its jurisdiction. (2) There is a critical need for innovative models
of public education that are tailored to the unique circumstances and needs of the students
in all schools and communities, and especially in schools and communities that are struggling
to improve academic outcomes and close the achievement gap. (3) To better serve students and
better use available resources, local boards of education, local school systems, and parents
need the ability to explore flexible alternatives in an effort to be more efficient and effective
in providing operational and programmatic services. (b) Therefore, it is the intent of the
Legislature to do all of the following: (1) Allow school systems...
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45-28A-30
Section 45-28A-30 Board of education - Established. (a) There is hereby established a school
board for the City of Attalla, Alabama, which board shall be called the Attalla Board of Education.
The members of such board shall be elected by vote of the qualified electors of the City of
Attalla, Alabama, as hereinafter provided. The board shall be composed of five members, with
one member of such board being elected from each of five school districts as defined in subsection
(b). (b) The school districts from which such board members are to be elected shall be geographically
identical to the districts from which the five council members of the City of Attalla are
elected. In the event the boundaries of a city council district should be changed for any
reason, the boundaries of the corresponding school board district within the City of Attalla
shall automatically change accordingly without the necessity of further action by the Legislature.
(c) Candidates for each place on the city board...
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45-37A-40
Section 45-37A-40 Board of education. (a) Beginning with the municipal elections in 2002, a
school board for the City of Bessemer, Alabama, is established and shall be elected in 2002,
and every four years thereafter. The board shall be called the Bessemer City Board of Education.
The board shall be composed of seven members, with one member being elected from each of the
districts from which the Bessemer City Council are elected, by a majority of the qualified
electors voting who reside in the respective districts. (b) Candidates for each place on the
board of education shall be at least 21 years of age, residents of the district which they
seek to represent on the board for at least 90 consecutive days immediately preceding the
deadline date for qualifying as a candidate, and shall not have a record of conviction for
a felony or any other crime involving moral turpitude. Each candidate shall pay a qualifying
fee in an amount prescribed by the Bessemer City Council. (c)(1) The...
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16-1-35
Section 16-1-35 Governor's Academic Achievement Program. (a) The "Governor's Academic
Achievement Program" is created to encourage and reward academic improvement in the public
schools of this state. (b) Pursuant to the State Board of Education Academic Assistance Program,
the status of each public school is classified as one of the following: (1) Academic Clear.
(2) Academic Caution. (3) Academic Alert. (4) Academic Intervention. (c) Pursuant to the Governor's
Academic Achievement Program, any public school in the state that improves its academic achievement
status by one or more steps from the previous year shall receive a financial reward. (1) A
two thousand dollar ($2,000) reward shall be paid to any school that improves by one step
from Academic Intervention to Academic Alert, from Academic Alert to Academic Caution, or
from Academic Caution to Academic Clear. (2) A three thousand dollar ($3,000) reward shall
be paid to any school that improves by two steps from Academic...
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16-13-140
Section 16-13-140 Established for county and city school systems; form of annual budget required;
public hearings required. (a) There shall be a budget system for the public schools of each
county and city for the purpose of promoting economy and efficiency in the finances of the
public schools. (b) The State Department of Education shall prepare proposed annual budget
forms for each local board of education and shall make the forms available to each local superintendent
of education by August 1 of the first year of each legislative quadrennium and by July 1 of
each subsequent year of each legislative quadrennium for use with public hearings. The forms
shall be clear, uniform, and concise in order to promote understanding by the general public
of the budget process. (c) Each local board of education shall hold at least two open public
hearings pertaining to its proposed annual budget. Copies of the proposed budget shall be
provided to the public at each hearing on forms provided by the...
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16-13-233
Section 16-13-233 Allowance for transportation. (a) The allowance for transportation for those
local boards of education providing same shall be determined as follows for any local board
of education: The number of pupils transported on transportation routes approved under regulations
of the State Board of Education shall be multiplied by an amount per pupil which is to be
fixed by the State Board of Education and applied to local boards of education within groups
having similar density of population; provided, that studies shall be made from time to time
to determine whether the cost allowed per pupil or the cost unit should be changed in any
or all local boards of education. In determining the amount to be allotted for transportation,
said allotment shall include an allowance for transportation in accordance with the provisions
of Section 16-39-11; however, no allowance shall be made for transporting pupils who live
less than two miles from the school they are attending unless such...
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16-6B-5
Section 16-6B-5 School safety and discipline accountability. In addition to providing quality
instruction in classrooms and fiscal soundness, all local boards of education shall be accountable
for compliance with statutes and regulations regarding school safety and discipline. The State
Department of Education shall send to all local boards of education and all local superintendents
of education, on or before August 1 of each year, a manual containing all acts of the Legislature
and all regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education which pertain to school safety
and discipline. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of this manual, each local board of education
shall provide to the State Board of Education a report, in the form prescribed by the State
Department of Education, describing its compliance with these acts and regulations. If a local
board of education is determined by the State Board of Education to have failed to comply
in any material respect with these acts and...
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