Section 16-23-12 – Teachers’ Conferences.
Section 16-23-12 Teachers’ conferences. As a further means of improving teachers in service, the county superintendent of education or the city superintendent of schools shall arrange for and conduct conferences in convenient centers upon the courses of study or on problems of instruction, supervision and administration. (School Code 1927, §361; Code 1940, T. 52, §344.)
Section 16-23-13 – Training-in-Service Work.
Section 16-23-13 Training-in-service work. In the conduct of institutes and group conferences as provided in this chapter, it is made the duty of the state-supported institutions of higher learning offering teacher-training courses to cooperate as far as practicable with the Department of Education in furthering training-in-service activities. The Department of Education in cooperation with the […]
Section 16-23-14 – Standards and Minimum Requirements for Training.
Section 16-23-14 Standards and minimum requirements for training. For the purpose of setting up standards for the preparation of teachers, supervisors and administrative employees for service in the public schools, the State Board of Education shall, subject to other provisions of this chapter, authorize and prescribe minimum requirements on courses of study, organization, qualifications of […]
Section 16-23-16 – Rules and Regulations Relative to Training.
Section 16-23-16 Rules and regulations relative to training. All laws and all rules and regulations of the State Board of Education relating to the preparation of teachers for service or the training of teachers in service shall be administered by the State Superintendent of Education, or through his professional assistants; provided, that the provisions of […]
Section 16-23-1 – Certain Public School Employees Must Hold Certificate.
Section 16-23-1 Certain public school employees must hold certificate. No person shall be employed in the public schools of the state as county superintendent of education, city superintendent of schools, assistant superintendent, supervisor, principal, teacher or attendance officer unless such person shall hold a certificate issued by the State Superintendent of Education. (School Code 1927, […]
Section 16-23-16.1 – Creation of Professional Teachers Standards Commission; Designation or Development of Entry-Level Pre-Certification Examination for Teacher Candidates.
Section 16-23-16.1 Creation of Professional Teachers Standards Commission; designation or development of entry-level pre-certification examination for teacher candidates. (a) The Legislature finds that Alabama is alone among the southern states in not testing teacher candidates before allowing them in the classroom, and acknowledges that the need exists to establish, maintain, and enforce minimum professional standards […]
Section 16-23-2 – Issuance, Extension and Renewal of Certificates.
Section 16-23-2 Issuance, extension and renewal of certificates. All matters relating to the issuance, extension and renewal of certificates based upon credentials, including transcripts of applicants’ records submitted by institutions of higher learning in Alabama approved for the training of teachers, or by institutions operated under the control of the State Board of Education for […]
Section 16-23-16.2 – Criminal History Background Check for Teacher Preparation Program Applicants.
Section 16-23-16.2 Criminal history background check for teacher preparation program applicants. (a) Each two-year and four-year institution of higher education in the state shall require each applicant for admission to a teacher preparation program to complete a criminal history background information check as a part of the initial application process. (b) The criminal history background […]
Section 16-23-3 – Provisional Certificates.
Section 16-23-3 Provisional certificates. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-239 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State of Alabama shall modify its policies relative to the certification of teachers to permit […]
Section 16-23-24 – Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Program Established; Use; Subsequent Obligations; Funding; Rule-Making Authority; Provisions for Current Scholarship Recipients.
Section 16-23-24 Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Program established; use; subsequent obligations; funding; rule-making authority; provisions for current scholarship recipients. (a) Effective October 1, 1993, there is established a Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Program (hereinafter referred to as “the program”) to provide for the education of certified, employed public school teachers to be trained in the […]