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Votes at a glance: May 9 Alabama State Board of Education meeting
Summary
The board unanimously approved the meeting agenda and minutes and adopted multiple resolutions and administrative rules. This summary lists each formal action recorded in the meeting.
At its May 9 meeting, the Alabama State Board of Education moved, seconded and approved a series of motions and resolutions by unanimous vote. Below is a concise list of formal actions recorded on the meeting minutes or on the record during the session. In most cases the transcript records unanimous approval by hand or voice but does not provide named movers/seconders or roll-call tallies.
• Approve agenda for the May 9, 2024 meeting — Motion moved and seconded; unanimous approval.
• Approve minutes for the April 11, 2024 meeting — Motion moved and seconded; unanimous approval.
• Adopt resolution commending Deborah Stringfellow as 2024–25 Alabama Teacher of the Year — Moved and seconded; unanimous approval.
• Adopt resolution commending Kira Ledbetter Aaron as 2024–25 alternate state teacher of the year and secondary teacher of the year — Moved and seconded; unanimous approval.
• Adopt resolution recognizing district teachers of the year — Moved and seconded; unanimous approval.
• Adopt resolution honoring Hoover High School as the 2024 Alabama Green Ribbon Schools nominee — Moved and seconded; unanimous approval.
• Adopt resolution recognizing Grow Our Own initiative and Future Teachers of Alabama — Moved and seconded; unanimous approval.
• Approve educator preparation program at Alabama A&M University — Moved and seconded; unanimous approval.
• Approve educator preparation program at the University of Alabama in Huntsville — Moved and seconded; unanimous approval.
• Appoint 2024–25 State Textbook Committee for science, grades K–12 — Moved and seconded; unanimous approval.
• Appoint 2024–25 State Textbook Committee for career and technical education clusters (arts, audiovisual tech and communications, health science, human services) — Moved and seconded; unanimous approval.
• Repeal old and adopt new Alabama Administrative Code rule 290-4-3-.01 (professional learning) — Moved and seconded; unanimous approval.
• Adopt new Alabama Administrative Code rule 290-4-3-.04 (Alabama standards for local school leadership) — Moved and seconded; unanimous approval.
• Adopt new Alabama Administrative Code rule 290-3-3-.61 (literacy coursework, science of reading) — Moved and seconded; unanimous approval (see separate article for discussion).
• Motion to adjourn — Moved and seconded; unanimous approval.
Where the transcript records only “so moved” and “second,” the mover and seconder are listed as not specified. The transcript records unanimous approval for each listed item; exact roll-call tallies were not provided on the record.
