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16-60-337
Section 16-60-337 Student admittance; programs required. (a) The institute shall admit students
who have successfully graduated from an accredited high school with a diploma or obtained
its equivalent and who have demonstrated potential for future leadership and the institute
shall develop this potential to help support the leadership needs of the State of Alabama
and the nation. The institute shall retain its tradition of rigorous academics supplemented
by a demanding military and physical training regimen that precludes admittance of students
with significant academic deficiencies, a history of drug/alcohol abuse, behavioral or emotional
issues, and/or the need for significant accommodations. (b) The institute shall offer athletic
programs, music, drama, art, and co-curricular programs that contribute to the well-rounded
graduate. (Act 2006-230, p. 414, ยง8.)...
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16-6F-7
Section 16-6F-7 Applicant proposals; conversion to public charter school; terms of charters;
contracts. (a) Request for proposals. (1) To solicit, encourage, and guide the development
of quality public charter school applications, every local school board, in its role as public
charter school authorizer, shall issue and broadly publicize a request for proposals for public
charter school applications by July 17, 2015, and by November 1 in each subsequent year. The
content and dissemination of the request for proposals shall be consistent with the purposes
and requirements of this act. (2) Public charter school applicants may submit a proposal for
a particular public charter school to no more than one local school board at a time. (3) The
department shall annually establish and disseminate a statewide timeline for charter approval
or denial decisions, which shall apply to all authorizers in the state. (4) Each local school
board's request for proposals shall present the board's strategic...
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16-5-8
Section 16-5-8 Review, coordination, establishment, etc., of programs; transfer of credits;
Articulation and General Studies Committee. (a)(1) The Commission on Higher Education is authorized
to review periodically all new and existing programs and units of instruction, research, and
public service funded by state appropriations at the state universities and colleges and to
share with the appropriate governing board, through the president of the institution, and
state Legislature, its recommendations. (2) As a part of its program review process, the commission
shall enforce, monitor, and report on minimum degree productivity standards for all existing
programs of instruction at public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education.
Productivity standards shall be based, primarily, but not exclusively, on the annual average
number of degrees conferred during a five-year period for senior institutions and a three-year
period for two-year institutions, as verified by the...
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16-1-51
Section 16-1-51 Grants to public schools for advanced educational and specialized programs
for gifted and talented children. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1)
It is vital that Alabama's public schools challenge and encourage students who are capable
of completing accelerated academic work. (2) Programs to encourage accelerated students can
often be maintained by schools, after an initial start cost, with funding roughly equivalent
to what they currently receive. (3) This state should encourage schools to develop and implement
gifted and talented student programs to provide options for students capable of doing advanced
class work. (b)(1) The State Department of Education shall award available grants to public
schools for the purpose of initiating new programs or continuing existing programs to offer
advanced and specialized educational services to gifted or talented children. The number of
schools receiving grants under this section shall be determined based...
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16-46B-3
Section 16-46B-3 Funding for teacher professional learning programs. (a) Subject to appropriation
from the Legislature, funds shall be appropriated to the department and the department shall
allocate those funds to eligible entities to develop and implement teacher professional learning
programs for the required computer science courses and content. (b) For the purposes of this
section, eligible entities shall include high quality computer science professional learning
providers, including institutions of higher education physically located in the state, nonprofits
dedicated to providing high quality computer science professional learning as determined by
the superintendent, and private entities. (c) For the purposes of this section, eligible entities
do not include a local education agency or a consortium of local education agencies. (d) Eligible
uses of funds appropriated for computer science professional learning are as follows: (1)
High quality professional learning for K-12...
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16-44B-1
Section 16-44B-1 Compact. ARTICLE I PURPOSE It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers
to education success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and
deployment of their parents by: A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military
families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the
transfer of education records from the previous school district(s) or variations in entrance/age
requirements. B. Facilitating the student placement process through which children of military
families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing,
grading, course content or assessment. C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for
enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic,
and social activities. D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families.
E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of...
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16-60-333
Section 16-60-333 Employment of military model in structure and purpose; management of library
archives, etc.; student life and military regimen. (a) The institute shall remain a military
college dedicated to developing, guiding, and molding men and women of character with strong
personal values. The institute shall employ a military model that is particularly adept at
providing structure and developing organizational skills, time management skills, self-discipline,
judgment, and leadership skills. (b) The institute shall develop leaders for the military
services and National Guard as well as civilian leaders for the State of Alabama. The development
of civilian leaders shall focus on preparation to serve and lead in the government, business
world, communities, medical field, law, and other essential pursuits. All cadets shall benefit
from exposure to the military sciences, the arts, and proper social habits and manners. Additionally,
cadets shall be subject to military discipline,...
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16-44A-31
Section 16-44A-31 Citizenship Trust established. (a) The State of Alabama hereby establishes
and authorizes the Citizenship Trust, herein referred to as the "trust." (b) The
purpose of the trust is to strengthen and renew the foundation of American liberty and self-government
through citizenship education. The trust shall provide students with high quality educational
programs, learning experiences, and resources inside and outside the classroom which enhance
their understanding and appreciation of the principles of American citizenship, and knowledge
of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and other essential foundations of the American Republic,
and which encourage them to serve and lead their communities, state, and nation as active,
responsible, informed, and law-abiding citizens. Programs shall be focused on improving student
learning and achievement in the critical academic areas of American history, government, civics,
and citizenship. (c) The trust shall encourage voluntary,...
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16-6F-5
Section 16-6F-5 Enrollment; credits; student capacity; records. (a) Open enrollment. (1) A
public charter school shall be open to any student residing in the state. (2) A school system
shall not require any student enrolled in the school system to attend a start-up public charter
school. (3) A public charter school shall not limit admission based on ethnicity, national
origin, religion, gender, income level, disability, proficiency in the English language, or
academic or athletic ability. (4) A public charter school may limit admission to students
within a given age group or grade level and may be organized around a special emphasis, theme,
or concept as stated in the school's charter application, but fluency or competence in the
theme may not be used as a standard for enrollment. (5) A public charter school shall enroll
all students who wish to attend the school, unless the number of students exceeds the capacity
of the facility identified for the public charter school. (6) If...
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16-6G-5
Section 16-6G-5 Reading and intervention programs; individual reading improvement plan; summer
reading camps; Alabama Summer Achievement Program; retention of students; reporting requirements.
(a) To ensure that public school students are able to read at or above grade level by the
end of third grade, each local education agency shall offer a comprehensive core reading program
to all students based on the science of reading which develops foundational reading skills.
In addition, no school district may use any curriculum for public K-3 students that does not
have instructional time included. (b) Based on the results of the reading assessment in Section
16-6G-3, each K-3 student who exhibits a reading deficiency, or the characteristics of dyslexia,
shall be provided an appropriate reading intervention program to address his or her specific
deficiencies. Additionally, students shall be evaluated after every grading period and, if
a student is determined to have a reading deficiency, the...
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