16-6F-6
professional and administrative staff of the department as recommended by the State Superintendent of Education. b. Adopt rules for the operation and organization of the commission. c. Review, at least once per year, department rules and regulations concerning public charter schools and, if needed, recommend to the State Superintendent of Education any rule or regulation changes deemed necessary. d. Convene stakeholder groups and engage experts. e. Seek and receive state, federal, and private funds for operational expenses. f. A commission member may not receive compensation, but shall be reimbursed by the department for travel and per diem expenses at the same rates and in the same manner as state employees. g. The commission shall submit an annual report to the department pursuant to subsection (g). (12) In order to overrule the decision of a local school board and authorize a public charter school, the commission shall do all of the following: a. Find evidence of a thorough...
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16-6F-7
to the school's operations or mission. w. The school's plans for providing transportation, food service, and all other significant operational or ancillary services. x. Opportunities and expectations for parental involvement. y. A detailed school start-up plan, identifying tasks, timelines, and responsible individuals. z. Description of the school's financial plan and policies, including financial controls and audit requirements. This plan shall include a disclosure of all donations of private funding, if any, including, but not limited to, gifts received from foreign governments, foreign legal entities, and, when reasonably known, domestic entities affiliated with either foreign governments or foreign legal entities. aa. A description of the insurance coverage the school will obtain. bb. Start-up and five-year budgets with clearly stated assumptions. cc. Evidence of anticipated fundraising contributions, if claimed in the application. dd. A sound facilities plan, including...
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16-6F-9
necessary for carrying out the terms of its charter contract including the following powers: (1) To receive and disburse funds for school purposes. (2) To secure appropriate insurance and to enter into contracts and leases. (3) To contract with an education service provider for the management and operation of the public charter school so long as the school's governing board retains oversight authority over the school. (4) To incur debt in reasonable anticipation of the receipt of public or private funds. (5) To pledge, assign, or encumber its assets to be used as collateral for loans or extensions of credit. (6) To solicit and accept any gifts or grants for school purposes subject to applicable laws and the terms of its charter contract. (7) To acquire real property for use as its facility or facilities, from public or private sources. (8) To sue and be sued in its own name. (c) General requirements. (1) A public charter school shall not discriminate against any person on the basis...
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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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16-22-9
Section 16-22-9 Educational authority sick leave bank plans. (a) The following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively: (1) CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS. Any illness, injury, or pregnancy or medical condition related to childbirth, certified by a licensed physician which causes the employee to be absent from work for an extended period of time. (2) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The superintendent of any public county or city school system; the President of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the president of any two-year school or college under the auspices of the State Board of Education; the President of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University; the Superintendent of the Department of Youth Services School District; the Executive Director of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; and the Executive Director of the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science. (3) EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITY or AUTHORITY or BOARD. Each city and county board of education; the Board of Trustees of the...
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16-6D-4
system for flexibility and plan for annual accountability measures and five-year targets for all participating schools within the school system. (9) LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION. A city or county board of education that exercises management and control of a local school system pursuant to state law. (10) LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM. A public agency that establishes and supervises one or more public schools within its geographical limits pursuant to state law. (11) NONPUBLIC SCHOOL. Any nonpublic or private school, including parochial schools, not under the jurisdiction of the State Superintendent of Education and the State Board of Education, providing educational services to children. A nonpublic school provides education to elementary or secondary, or both, students and has notified the Department of Revenue of its intention to participate in the scholarship program and comply with the requirements of the scholarship program. A nonpublic school does not include home schooling. (12) PARENT....
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16-44B-1
functions with the appropriate custodian of records as identified in the bylaws and rules. J. The Interstate Commission shall create a process that permits military officials, education officials and parents to inform the Interstate Commission if and when there are alleged violations of the compact or its rules or when issues subject to the jurisdiction of the compact or its rules are not addressed by the state or local education agency. This section shall not be construed to create a private right of action against the Interstate Commission or any member state. ARTICLE X POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION The Interstate Commission shall have the following powers: A. To provide for dispute resolution among member states. B. To promulgate rules and take all necessary actions to effect the goals, purposes and obligations as enumerated in this compact. The rules shall have the force and effect of statutory law and shall be binding in the compact states to the extent and...
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11-65-36
to in this paragraph shall be allocated in its entirety to the Birmingham Museum of Art; and (15) If and to the extent that the allocations of net commission revenues described in this subdivision can be lawfully made to recipients satisfying the applicable conditions as herein set forth, the commission shall allocate and disburse the following percentages of the net commission revenues for the following purposes: a. Three percent of the net commission revenues shall be allocated in total to private, not-for-profit colleges which are located in the host county and the student enrollment of which is predominantly drawn from economically disadvantaged minorities; b. Three percent of the net commission revenues shall be allocated in total to private, not-for-profit law schools which are located in the host county and the student enrollment of which is predominantly drawn from economically disadvantaged minorities; provided, however, if any commission shall be created pursuant to this...
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45-5A-70
Section 45-5A-70 Election of board of education; referendum. (a)(1) Pursuant to Amendment 659 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and as soon as practicable after final approval of this section by the United States Department of Justice, if necessary, the Oneonta City Council shall call an authorizing referendum election, to be held at the time of the next general election held in the city on November 7, 2000, regarding changing the Oneonta City Board of Education to an elected city board of education. (2) If a majority of the qualified electors of the municipality voting in the authorizing referendum election vote in favor of an elected city board of education, the board shall be established as provided in this section and the Legislature, as provided in Amendment 659, from time to time, by local law may provide further for the election and operation of the Oneonta City Board of Education. The local laws may provide for the termination of the terms of office of members of the...
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38-15-4
institutions or organizations; staff training plans; rights of children; licensing and inspection of food preparation areas; access by law enforcement agencies. (a) Commencing on January 1, 2018, the department shall register any religious, faith-based, or church nonprofit, other nonprofit, or for profit affiliated youth residential facility, youth social rehabilitation facility, community treatment facility for youths, youth transitional care facility, long term youth residential facility, private alternative boarding school, private alternative outdoor program, and any organization entrusted with the residential care of children in any organizational form or combination defined by this section, whenever children are housed at the facility or location of the program for a period of more than 24 hours. At a minimum, registered youth residential institution or organization under this section shall do all of the following: (1) Be owned and operated on a for profit or nonprofit basis....
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