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State Board approves educator program, reading exam score and textbook addendum; honors employee
Summary
The Alabama State Board of Education approved multiple routine measures on April 14, including a Jacksonville State University educator preparation program, a recorded passing score for the Foundations of Reading exam, and an addendum to the state textbook committee’s English language arts recommendations for grades 4–12.
The Alabama State Board of Education approved several routine items during its April 14 meeting, including a resolution to approve an educator preparation program for Jacksonville State University, adoption of a passing score for the Foundations of Reading exam as read on the record, and an addendum to the state textbook committee recommendations for English language arts, grades 4 through 12. The board also adopted a resolution honoring Robert M. Davis as the Barbara Fanning Memorial employee of the quarter for April–June.
The board took the actions by voice vote or raised hands. Most items passed without recorded opposition; the addendum to the textbook recommendations was approved with one abstention. Several motions were moved and seconded on the record; the meeting did not produce roll-call vote tallies for most items beyond the noted abstention.
Board discussion on the textbook addendum clarified that the addendum covers supplemental materials inadvertently left off the previously approved list for grades 4–12 and does not reopen or affect the board’s earlier decision to postpone action on K–3 materials. Dr. Richardson and Dr. Davis (staff member) explained the omitted items are supplemental spelling and handwriting materials, including a fourth-grade spelling/handwriting handbook and other supplemental items from the same publisher. Dr. Davis said the materials were “supplementary, text and instructional material” and that he would provide the detailed list from last month’s packet.
During the meeting Dr. Mackey (staff member) reported that an agenda item relating to construction management rules was removed because the legislature amended the underlying law; that amendment raised the project threshold from $500,000 to $750,000 and moved the effective timeline to Oct. 1. Dr. Mackey said projects under $750,000 will still go to DCM for a partial review limited to life-safety measures and that staff will return with revised rules consistent with the amended law.
The board’s formal actions (motions/votes) recorded on the transcript include:
- Motion to approve the meeting agenda for April 14, 2037 — outcome: approved (voice vote/raised hands). Mover/second: not specified on record.
- Motion to approve minutes from March 10, 2020 — outcome: approved (voice vote). Mover/second: not specified on record.
- Resolution honoring Robert M. Davis as Barbara Fanning Memorial employee of the quarter (April–June) — outcome: approved (voice vote). Mover/second: motion and second recorded on the audio but not attributed by name.
- Resolution to approve an educator preparation program for Jacksonville State University — outcome: approved (voice vote). Mover/second: motion and second recorded; names not specified in the transcript.
- Resolution to adopt the passing score for the Foundations of Reading exam, read on the record as “1 90” — outcome: approved (voice vote). Mover/second: motion and second recorded; names not specified in the transcript.
- Resolution to approve an addendum to recommendations of the State Textbook Committee for adoption of textbooks for English language arts, grades 4–12 (supplemental materials inadvertently left off prior list) — outcome: approved (voice vote); 1 abstention. Mover/second: motion and second recorded; names not specified on the record. Note: the board clarified the addendum does not affect the decision to postpone K–3 adoptions.
- Motion to adjourn — outcome: approved (unanimous by raised hands).
The board’s transcript records these motions and raises but does not provide detailed, recorded roll-call vote tallies for each motion beyond the single abstention on the textbook addendum. Where mover or seconder names are not explicitly stated in the transcript, the motion fields below list mover/second as “not specified.”
The meeting packet items referenced (for example the textbook addendum) were discussed in a prior work session and staff committed to provide the specific list of supplemental titles that were left off the earlier posting.
