Title 16 — Title 16

Subject to the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, the county superintendent of education shall prepare rules and regulations for grading and standardizing all public schools of the county and shall submit the same for approval and adoption by the county board …

The county superintendent of education shall nominate in writing for appointment by the county board of education all principals, teachers and all other regular employees of the board. He shall assign them to their positions, transfer them as the needs of the schools require, rec…

The county board of education may provide upon the nomination of the county superintendent of education, at least the following assistants: an elementary school supervisor and a statistical and stenographic clerk. No person shall be eligible for appointment as supervisor who does…

The county superintendent of education shall organize and attend county and local institutes for teachers and citizens and shall advise teachers as to their further study in professional reading and assist parents and citizens to acquire knowledge of the aims and work of the scho…

The county superintendent of education shall visit the schools, observe the management and instruction and give suggestions for the improvement of the same. He shall advise with principals, teachers, school trustees and other interested citizens, and shall endeavor in every way t…

The county superintendent of education, subject to the provisions of this title, shall prepare forms and blanks on which school trustees, supervisors, attendance officers, principals, teachers, janitors and other regular employees shall make such reports as shall be required by t…

It shall be the duty of the county superintendent of education to prepare, in accordance with the direction of the county board of education, the annual statement of receipts and disbursements which is required to be published in a newspaper and such other reports as the county b…

The county superintendent of education, subject to the provisions of this title, shall direct the taking of the county quadrennial school census. He shall cause the census to be retaken in whole or in part when directed to do so by the State Superintendent of Education. The count…

Repealed by Act 2006-196, p. 275, §5, effective June 1, 2006. History: (School Code 1927, §94; Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 191, p. 203, §2; Acts 1935, No. 507, p. 1090, §1; Code 1940, T. 41, §76.)

The county superintendent of education shall see to it that the laws requiring school attendance are enforced. The county superintendent of education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit to the county board of education for adoption all reports required of the count…

Accounts, Etc., by State Superintendent. The county superintendent of education shall, on or before the first day of November of each year, forward to the State Superintendent of Education on blanks to be furnished him by the latter an annual report of the public schools of his c…

(a) The county superintendent of education shall, at such times and in such manner as directed by the county board of education and approved by the State Superintendent of Education, prepare his payroll or payrolls for the payment of teachers, employees, bills and other items aut…

No money shall be paid on any payroll unless the county superintendent of education certifies thereto in writing that the same in every respect is correct and that the amounts contained thereon are due the parties as shown thereby and that the same should be paid and unless the c…

Candidates. Any person securing his name, or the name of another printed on a ballot as a candidate for, or nomination by a political party as a candidate for the office of county superintendent of education, without first there having been filed with the probate judge, as requir…

Any political party may, in a county where the county superintendent is elected by a direct vote of the qualified electors, either nominate a candidate for such office or may certify to the probate judge that said political party desires to leave the election of a county superint…

Whenever any political party holds a primary election for the nomination of candidates in counties where county superintendents are elected by a direct vote of the qualified electors and one or more persons qualify as candidates for nomination by such political party as candidate…

When county superintendents are elected by a direct vote of the people, or nominated at a primary election, and the proposition of selection by the county board is also submitted at such election, there must be printed instructions on the ballot of such election substantially as …

Successful Candidate Dies or Resigns Prior to Taking Office. (a) In counties in which the county superintendent of education is elected by popular vote, the successful candidate shall take office on January 1 following the date of election. In the event the successful candidate d…

Where the qualified electors of a county in which county superintendents of education are elected by a direct vote of the people vote to leave the selection of such officer to the county board of education, the county board of education shall not have authority to appoint a count…

The county board of education may appoint for every school in the county, from a list of six discreet, competent and reliable persons of mature years nominated by the patrons of the said schools, which list shall be kept on file by the board, three persons residing near the schoo…

The board of school trustees shall see that the rest rooms connected with the school are kept clean, comfortable and in a sanitary and hygienic condition. History: (School Code 1927, §186; Code 1940, T. 52, §146.)

The board of school trustees shall have the power to authorize the use of the schoolhouse for such civic, social, recreational and community gatherings as in its opinion do not interfere with the principal use of the said school building or property. It shall be the duty of the p…

The board of school trustees shall hold an annual meeting each year on the first Saturday in May, or as soon thereafter as practicable. At this meeting the board shall appoint one of its members as chairman and shall give notice of such appointment to the county board of educatio…

The principal teacher of the school shall be the secretary of the board of school trustees and shall attend all meetings of the board except when the board is in executive session. The principal teacher shall, with the consent of the majority of the members of the board, have the…

In the event a teacher, not already employed in a school, is assigned to such school, the county superintendent of education shall give to the trustees of said school notice in writing of such assignment, and the trustees of said school, within 10 days from the date of the receip…

No teacher shall dismiss pupils during school hours or close the school during school hours, except in an emergency, without the consent of the board of school trustees or the county superintendent of education. History: (School Code 1927, §181; Code 1940, T. 52, §141.)

No fees of any kind shall be collected from children attending any of the first six grades during the school term supported by public taxation; provided, that any county or city board of education shall be authorized to permit any school subject to its supervision to solicit and …

The board of trustees shall visit the schools under its jurisdiction at least once each month and consult with the teachers and principals of the schools as to the progress of the pupils, conditions and cleanliness of the school and the grounds belonging to same and give such aid…

The board of school trustees shall have the care of the building and grounds, the school apparatus and other school property, and shall keep the county board of education advised about matters affecting the educational interest of said school. It shall attend to all incidental re…

The board of school trustees shall seek in every way to develop sentiment in the support of the schools, and in case of dissatisfaction they may file with the county board of education written charges requesting the removal of the principal or any other teacher in said school. Hi…

A “city” within the meaning of this title shall include all incorporated municipalities of 5,000 or more inhabitants, according to the last or any succeeding federal census, or according to the last or any succeeding census taken under the provisions of Sections 11-47-90 through …

The city board of education, subject to the provisions of this title, shall cause to be taken under the direction of the city superintendent of schools a quadrennial school census of the school children in the city between the ages of six and 19 years. The school census shall be …

All property real, personal and mixed now held or hereafter acquired for school purposes shall be held in trust by the city board of education for the use of the public schools of the city. History: (School Code 1927, §200; Code 1940, T. 52, §160.)

The city board of education shall have the full and exclusive rights within the revenue appropriated for such purposes, or accruing to the use of the public schools, to purchase real estate, furniture, appropriated libraries, fuel and supplies for the use of the schools, and to s…

When lands or any interest therein shall be deemed necessary by the board of education for the site of a schoolhouse, for enlarging a schoolhouse lot or for playgrounds or other public school purposes, and the board of education for any reason shall be unable to contract with the…

Whenever, in the opinion of a city board of education, it is necessary in the proper conduct of educational activities to operate a school bus or buses, such board is hereby authorized to purchase such bus or buses. History: (Acts 1953, No. 885, p. 1191, §1.)

Liable. If such bus or buses are purchased, said city board of education is hereby authorized to expend funds for the operation and maintenance of such bus or buses and to provide for the necessary personnel to operate and maintain the same. The members of such board of education…

Schools. (a) The city board of education shall have power to establish and maintain a system of public schools including kindergartens and playgrounds for the benefit of children who are bona fide residents of and living within the corporate limits of such city. (b) Such children…

The city board of education shall fix the salaries of all employees and may suspend or dismiss any principal or teacher or supervisor or attendance officer or other regular employee so appointed on the written recommendation of the city superintendent of schools for immorality, m…

If for any reason the current income of the city board of education is inadequate to provide ample, appropriate and suitable grounds, buildings and equipment for all the needed schools of the city, the city board of education, on the recommendation of the city superintendent of s…

(a) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to city boards of education unless otherwise provided by local law pursuant to Amendment 659 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, or any other provision of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. (b) The general administration and su…

The city board of education, subject to the provisions of this title, shall grade and standardize all the schools under its jurisdiction, and shall also prescribe courses of study. Printed copies of the courses of study shall be supplied to every teacher and to every interested c…

The city board of education, subject to the provisions of this title, shall prescribe, on the recommendation of the city superintendent of schools, forms and blanks on which the superintendent, teachers, supervisors, attendance officers, janitors and other employees shall make su…

The city board of education shall make all reports required by the State Board of Education at such time, and upon such items and in such form, and on such blanks as may be prescribed by the State Board of Education. The business and financial transactions of the city board of ed…

The city board of education shall have the right to establish and maintain, or aid in establishing and maintaining, public libraries, either separately or in connection with the public schools, and also special schools for backward, defective, truant or incorrigible children, day…

The city board of education shall publish annually in the month of October in a newspaper published in said city, if there is a newspaper published in said city, a full and complete statement of the receipts by source and disbursements by function of the city for the 12 months’ p…

Where by any provisions of law any certain or definite percentage of the revenue of any city or town from licenses or taxes, either or both, is required to be used for the maintenance of its public schools, then such provisions shall be unaffected by this title and shall be and r…

No fees of any kind shall be collected from children attending any of the first six grades of the city schools during the school term supported by public taxation. History: (School Code 1927, §218; Acts 1935, No. 507, p. 1090, §5; Code 1940, T. 52, §176.)

Property, Etc., in Fund. Any city board of education of a city whose population does not exceed 60,000 according to the most recent federal census may insure against loss by fire or tornado all school buildings and property, equipment, furniture or supplies belonging to such buil…

Annually at the regular meetings of the city council or commission in April the council or commission shall elect a member or members of the board of education to succeed those whose term or terms of office expire that year. Members of the city board of education shall assume off…