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16-6B-2
Section 16-6B-2 Core curriculum. Every Alabama student shall be given instruction in grades
kindergarten through twelve to prepare him or her to enter the world of work and/or to complete
course work at the postsecondary level. In addition to a comprehensive core curriculum of
academics, each local board of education shall offer a program of vocational/technical education.
(a) The following words and phrases used in this section shall, in the absence of a clear
implication otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations: (1) REQUIRED COURSES.
Courses which are required to be taken by every student enrolled in public schools in the
State of Alabama. (2) ELECTIVE COURSES. Courses which are neither mandatory nor required to
be taken by any student enrolled in public schools in the State of Alabama. (b) The Legislature
finds that students must become more literate in the basic skills needed to earn a living
or to continue their education. The Legislature further finds that the...
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16-6B-3
Section 16-6B-3 Assistance programs. (a) Student strategy. The superintendent of the local
board of education along with the staff of each school shall develop an assistance program
at each school for at-risk students performing below the standards set by the State Board
of Education. The standards shall include the results of the required assessment program adopted
by the State Board of Education with emphasis on students who are found to be at one or more
grade levels below the prescribed norm. The local board of education shall budget at least
one hundred dollars ($100) per student so identified to be expended on tutorial assistance
programs including, but not limited to, after-school, Saturday school, or summer school, or
any combination of these programs. These funds may be budgeted from state or federal funds.
However, federal funds already budgeted for at-risk students may not be counted toward the
minimum one hundred dollars ($100) requirement set aside to be expended for...
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16-40-1.1
Section 16-40-1.1 Instruction mandated in parental resposibility, education and high school
diploma importance, and study skills; new required courses not established. (a) Each local
board of education shall require, in accordance with rules and regulations of the State Board
of Education, that students in grades seven to 12, inclusive, receive instruction in parental
responsibilities. The content of the instructional program shall be determined by the State
Board of Education. (b) Each local board of education shall require, in accordance with rules
and regulations of the State Board of Education, that students in grades seven to 12, inclusive,
receive instruction in the importance of an education and the consequences of not obtaining
a high school diploma. The contents of the instructional program shall be determined by the
State Board of Education. The instructional program shall offer information appropriate to
each grade level and age and level of maturity of the student. (c) Each...
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16-28-3.1
Section 16-28-3.1 Guidelines and procedures for withdrawal from school; dropout prevention
program. (a) A child over the age of 17 may withdraw from public school prior to graduation
if both of the following circumstances exist: (1) Written consent is granted by the child's
parent or legal guardian. (2) An exit interview is conducted where the student and the student's
parent or legal guardian have been advised that withdrawal from school shall likely reduce
the student's future earning potential and increase the student's likelihood of being unemployed
in the future. During the exit interview, the student who is withdrawing from school shall
be given information that has been prepared and supplied by the State Department of Education
regarding the detrimental impacts and effects of early withdrawal from school along with any
available training and employment opportunity programs, provided such information is available.
(b) The State Department of Education shall work with local public...
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16-5-7
Section 16-5-7 State university and college electronic faculty and student unit record system;
definitions; state coordinating agency; advisory committee; database reports; failure to comply
with requirements. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) BIOGRAPHICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ELEMENTS. Include, but are not limited
to, student identification number which shall not be the Social Security number, sex code,
race and ethnic identification code, birth date, country of citizenship, state of geographic
origin on entry, matriculation date, and college graduation date. (2) CURRENT EDUCATIONAL
ACTIVITY DATA ELEMENTS. Include, but are not limited to, student level, major area code, credit
hours enrolled, cumulative credit hours attempted, cumulative credit hours earned, cumulative
grade point average (GPA), state of current legal residence, residency status, cumulative
quality points, veterans' benefits status, housing status, minor/...
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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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16-6F-8
Section 16-6F-8 Performance framework; oversight; renewal; revocation; school closure and dissolution;
reporting. (a) Performance framework. (1) The performance provisions within the charter contract
shall be based on a performance framework that clearly sets forth the academic and operational
performance indicators, measures, and metrics that will guide the authorizer's evaluations
of each public charter school. The performance framework shall include indicators, measures,
and metrics for, at a minimum: a. Student academic proficiency, which includes, but is not
limited to, performance on state standardized assessments. b. Student academic growth, which
includes, but is not limited to, performance on state standardized assessments. c. Achievement
gaps in both proficiency and growth between major student subgroups. d. Attendance. e. Recurrent
enrollment from year to year. f. Postsecondary readiness for high schools. g. Financial performance
and sustainability. h. Board performance and...
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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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16-13-234
Section 16-13-234 Allocation of funds. (a) In making apportionment of the Public School Fund
held by the state, to the local boards of education, the State Superintendent of Education
shall first set apart and distribute to the schools of each township the amount due from the
state thereto as interest on its sixteenth section fund, or other trust fund held by the state.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to insure that no local board of education receive
less state funds per pupil than it received in fiscal year 1994-95. For this reason the Foundation
Program for each local board of education shall be supplemented, if necessary, by a hold harmless
allowance. The base amount of each local board's hold harmless allowance calculation is the
1994-95 program cost as defined herein. The 1994-95 program cost of each local board of education
was determined by using the first forty scholastic days of average daily membership from 1993-94.
Beginning with the fiscal year 1995-96, the hold...
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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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