Section 16-24B-1 – Short Title.

Section 16-24B-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Teacher Accountability Act.” (Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §1.)

Section 16-24B-2 – Definitions.

Section 16-24B-2 Definitions. 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 for Deaf and Blind, and the Superintendent of the Department […]

Section 16-24B-3 – Principals – Probationary and Contract Principals.

Section 16-24B-3 Principals – Probationary and contract principals. (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 probationary […]

Section 16-24B-3.1 – Principals – Cancellation of Contract.

Section 16-24B-3.1 Principals – Cancellation of contract. (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 provision of Section 16-24B-3 to the contrary notwithstanding. (b) […]

Section 16-24B-4 – Principals – Duties.

Section 16-24B-4 Principals – Duties. (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 contract principal is responsible. A principal and […]

Section 16-24B-5 – Appeals.

Section 16-24B-5 Appeals. (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 shall be perfected […]

Section 16-24B-6 – Preliminary Certificate; Breach of Principal Employment Contract.

Section 16-24B-6 Preliminary certificate; breach of principal 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 Alabama Department of Education under rules approved by the Alabama State Board of Education. (b) […]

Section 16-24B-7 – Teacher Transfers.

Section 16-24B-7 Teacher transfers. Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. (Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §7.)

Section 16-24B-8 – Opposition to Employment Action.

Section 16-24B-8 Opposition to employment action. 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. (Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §8.)