Title 16 — Title 16

(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 e…

Education Program. (a) Foundation Program. It is the intent of the Legislature to see that funds allocated for classroom instructional support actually reach the classroom. To that end, the State Department of Education shall monitor the flow of funds appropriated for various ins…

History: (Acts 1995, No. 95-313, p. 620, p. 629, §11, Act 2001-475, p. 636, §1; Act 2025-410, §2.)

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Teacher Paperwork Streamlining Act. (b) The purpose of this section is to accomplish all of the following: (1) Streamline and reduce the paperwork burdens placed on Alabama teachers related to the required documentat…

Review and Develop Policies. All laws or parts of laws which conflict with this chapter are hereby repealed and specifically Sections 16-3-15, 16-3-17.2, 16-3-18.2, 16-3-18.4 and 16-13-15 are hereby repealed. Notwithstanding the repeal of the foregoing sections, the State Board o…

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 educ…

Relative to the Common Core State Standards; Ceding Control Over Public Education Prohibited; Construction. (a) The Legislature finds that the State Board of Education, in the fall of 2013, voted to rescind the Memorandum of Agreement that involved the State of Alabama in adoptin…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Workforce Pathways Act. (b)(1) The purpose of this section is to provide enhanced academic and skilled trades opportunities for Alabama students, and to facilitate the development of a career pathways diploma at the …

(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 th…

Following the analysis of the financial integrity of each local board of education as provided in subsection (a) or (b) of Section 16-13A-2, if a local board of education is determined to have submitted fiscally unsound financial reports, the State Department of Education shall p…

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 board…

Management of a school or local board of education occasioned by state intervention based on student achievement or financial instability shall continue until such time as either condition improves to an acceptable level. The local board of education may petition the State Board …

(a) The local board of education shall prepare an annual accountability report for each school and area vocational/technical center under its jurisdiction, and for itself, to be provided to the public under regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education. Such accountabil…

(a) In order for a local board of education to participate in the state Foundation Program certain conditions shall be met. The teacher salary schedule of the local board of education shall be at least 100 percent of the amount specified within the State Minimum Salary Schedule d…

No funds shall be transferred by any board of education from salary allocations to any other expenditure or for any other purpose. In times of proration, salaries shall not be subject to proration. History: (Acts 1995, No. 95-313, p. 620, §9.)