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Board approves counseling model, committee appointments and multiple textbook adoptions
Summary
At its March 12 meeting the Alabama State Board of Education unanimously adopted the 2026 comprehensive school counseling program model, appointed a course-of-study committee for energy and natural resources, approved appointments to the Alabama School of Fine Arts Board of Trustees and approved recommended K–12 textbooks for arts and social studies.
The Alabama State Board of Education on March 12 approved several resolutions by unanimous voice/hand vote.
Key votes: - Adopted the 2026 comprehensive school counseling program model for Alabama public schools (resolution adopted). - Appointed members to the Energy and Natural Resources state course of study committee (resolution adopted). - Approved recommendations to appoint Dr. Jeffrey Moore and Manisha Mishara to the Alabama School of Fine Arts Board of Trustees (resolution adopted). - Approved state textbook committee recommendations for arts education textbooks, grades K–12 (resolution adopted). - Approved state textbook committee recommendations for social studies textbooks, grades K–12 (resolution adopted; discussed at length and subject of public hearing).
Procedural notes: Several items were moved and seconded on the floor and carried without recorded opposition; the transcript records unanimous outcomes but does not include detailed roll-call tallies. The public hearing on textbook matters included both objections to content and defenses from committee members and classroom teachers.
The board announced its next meeting for April 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the Gordon Persons Building.
