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State Board adopts new rules on literacy coursework, professional learning and school leadership standards
Summary
The board unanimously adopted new or revised Alabama Administrative Code rules addressing literacy coursework, professional learning and standards for school leadership to reflect recent legislative changes and updated expectations.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama State Board of Education voted unanimously March 14 to adopt a series of administrative-rule changes covering literacy coursework, professional learning and school leadership standards.
The board announced intent and adopted new Alabama Administrative Code Rule 290-3-3-.61 concerning literacy coursework and the science of reading, Rule 290-4-3-.01 (repeal and adopt) for professional learning, and Rule 290-4-3-.04 establishing Alabama standards for school leadership. Each was adopted by voice vote during the meeting.
Dr. Mackey explained the leadership-rule update in the context of recent legislative changes. "The legislature approved a new principal pathway, new principal stipends, principal and assistant principal stipends that are considerable," he said, and the department is required to update professional-learning plans and standards to match the new statutory expectations. He added that the state's professional-learning and leadership standards had not been updated in a decade or more.
Board members asked for and received summary explanations; the transcript records unanimous voice votes for each rule adoption. The department characterized the updates as aligning professional learning and leadership standards with current expectations and with statutory changes affecting principal duties and stipends.
Why it matters: The rule changes implement statutory directives and alter professional learning and leadership expectations for school principals and staff, which can affect professional development requirements and principal compensation plans across Alabama school systems.
The board moved to adopt the rules during the regular meeting; staff did not present fiscal detail in the recorded discussion.
