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Votes at a glance

- Approve agenda for Sept. 12, 2024 meeting — Motion moved and seconded; recorded outcome: unanimous vote.

- Approve minutes from Aug. 8, 2024 meeting — Motion moved and seconded; recorded outcome: unanimous vote.

- Adopt resolution recognizing the Tharpe Town Rocketry Team (Franklin County School System, School Board District 7) for winning the 2024 American Rocketry Challenge — Motion moved and seconded; recorded outcome: unanimous vote. Staff later reported the team was unable to attend the meeting because of weather and travel concerns.

- Adopt resolution to approve Hashtag Teach as an alternative teacher preparation organization — Motion moved and seconded; adopted. (See separate item for fuller discussion.)

- Adopt resolution recognizing National School Lunch Week (October 2024) in Alabama schools — Motion moved and seconded; recorded outcome: unanimous vote.

- Adopt Alabama State Department of Education fiscal year 2025 operating budget — Motion moved and seconded; recorded outcome: unanimous vote.

- Announce intent to adopt amended Alabama Administrative Code Rule 290-3-3-.60 (pertaining to alternative teacher preparation organizations) — Motion to announce intent to adopt moved and seconded; staff explained the proposed change and timeline. Staff said the rulemaking would lie on the table for approximately 45 days (two months in staff description), with possible final action no earlier than November; if finally approved, the provision would allow a one-year temporary operation for certain out-of-state-accredited organizations while they seek Alabama accreditation.

Notes and context

- Several items were procedural (agenda and minutes) and were approved without debate. The recognition for the Tharpe Town Rocketry Team was adopted although the team did not attend due to weather; staff said the team will appear at a future meeting.

- Board discussion was most substantive on the recognition of Hashtag Teach and the related administrative-code amendment; one board member raised concerns about oversight authority under the current law. Department staff described the accreditation steps Hashtag Teach completed and explained the proposed rule change in the context of recent legislative updates.

- A personnel appointment (Arthur Watts Jr., deputy state superintendent for administration and finance, effective November 2024) was approved during the meeting. One board member said they generally abstain on new hires but said they believe Watts is a strong candidate.

All recorded motions and outcomes above are taken from the meeting transcript and public meeting record.

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Board members moved and seconded the recommendation; the motion was adopted during the meeting. One board member stated on the record they “abstain on all new hires because the law requires that we hire the state superintendent” but also said they believe Watts is a “great hire” and praised his work in Montgomery County. The transcript also records the chair announcing the motion’s passage.

Board members and staff acknowledged the outgoing deputy superintendent, Dr. Payne, and said the department and board look forward to working with Watts. Department staff noted that Watts is known to Montgomery-area staff and that the department will coordinate the leadership transition ahead of the effective date in November.

The appointment was presented as a personnel recommendation from department staff. The board recorded the hiring action during the public meeting and offered congratulations to Watts.

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Board members voted to adopt the resolution after staff told the board Hashtag Teach had completed the required accreditation steps. \"They made, all the requirements,\" one staff presenter said when describing the organization's application and subsequent accreditation review. The resolution as described to the board establishes recognition with ongoing annual review; board staff said the initial recognition is two years with annual reviews thereafter.

Board members pressed staff for details about oversight and statutory authority. One board member said they planned to vote against the recognition, citing concerns about “the way the law was written” and a perceived lack of ongoing oversight authority compared with traditional colleges of education. Another member urged the board to expand pathways into teaching given the state’s need for teachers.

State Department staff also asked the board to approve an intent-to-adopt notice for an amendment to Alabama Administrative Code Rule 290-3-3-.60, which governs alternative teacher preparation organizations. According to staff, the proposed amendment would add a paragraph allowing, for a limited period, an organization accredited by a recognized out-of-state accreditor to operate in Alabama for one year while seeking the state’s normal (Alabama) accreditation. Staff said the change reflects recent legislative updates and is the third iteration of the rule tied to changes at the legislature.

If the board approves the rule at final action, staff said the normal regulatory timeline would apply: the intent-to-adopt would lie on the table for roughly 45 days before a possible final vote no earlier than November; if finally approved, applications under that provision would open after the start of the next calendar year. Staff cautioned the rule change would not automatically certify any organization — it would only create a temporary pathway for organizations meeting the specified accreditation condition.

The board’s discussion recorded both support for increasing teacher pipelines and concern about whether the board’s oversight tools are sufficient for nontraditional providers. The transcript shows supportive remarks noting the need for “innovative” approaches and another board member explicitly stating opposition based on oversight concerns.

The board set the administrative-rule timeline and approved recognition of Hashtag Teach; the recognition will be subject to the review schedule described in staff comments and to any further final rulemaking by the board.

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