Title 16 — Title 16

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Teacher Accountability Act.” History: (Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §1.)

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The chief administrative officer of the employing board, including the superintendent of any public county or city school system, the President of the Alabama Institute fo…

(a) Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, persons employed as principals in the public schools in Alabama on or after July 1, 2000, may, at the election of the employing board and upon the recommendation of the chief executive officer, be employed as probati…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the employment contract of a principal or contract principal, whose certificate is revoked by the State Superintendent of Education pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 16-23-5, shall be immediately cancelled, any provisio…

(a) Subject to the authority of the chief executive officer and the employing board, a principal and contract principal shall supervise the daily operation and management of personnel, finances, facilities, and other matters of the school or campus for which the principal and con…

(a) All appeals of a final decision from the expedited evidentiary hearing shall lie with the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. An appeal shall be filed within 14 days after the receipt of the final written decision of the circuit judge or the mediator. An appeal by either party sh…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Assistant Administrator Accountability Act. History: (Act 2024-360, §2.)

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER. Includes only those individuals hired before July 1, 2024, and certified for their position as prescribed by the State Board of Education and who are employed by an emp…

Administrative Officers. (a) Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any individual employed as an assistant administrative officer in the public schools in Alabama on or after July 1, 2024, at the election of a participating employing board and upon the recom…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the employment contract of an assistant administrative officer or contract assistant administrative officer, whose certificate is revoked by the State Superintendent of Education pursuant to Section 16-23-5(b), shall be imm…

(a) Subject to the authority of the chief executive officer and the employing board or participating employing board, an assistant administrative officer and contract assistant administrative officer shall assist his or her supervisor with the supervision of the daily operation a…

(a) All appeals of a final decision from the expedited evidentiary hearing shall lie with the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. An appeal shall be filed within 14 days after the receipt of the final written decision of the circuit judge or the mediator. An appeal by either party sh…

Employment Contract. (a) An individual who has not completed a teacher education program in Principal or Educational Administrator may be eligible for a preliminary certificate, which could lead to full certification by the State Department of Education under rules approved by th…

It shall be unlawful for an employing board or participating employing board to cancel or reduce the contract of a teacher, assistant administrative officer, or contract assistant administrative officer or to transfer, reprimand, or discipline a teacher because the teacher oppose…

(a) An individual who has not completed a teacher education program in Principal or Educational Administrator may be eligible for a preliminary certificate, which could lead to full certification by the Alabama Department of Education under rules approved by the Alabama State Boa…

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §7.)

It shall be unlawful for an employing board to cancel or reduce the contract of a teacher, principal, or contract principal or to transfer, reprimand, or discipline a teacher because the teacher opposed any employment action under this chapter or this title. History: (Act 2000-73…