MEA President: David Raney
Advocacy Leadership Force member: Greg Gumina
ALF Member Email: ggumina85@gmail.com
2021 Legislative Session Info- Legislature Website
| Legislative Calendar |
Convenes 2/2/21 Adjourns 5/17/2021 Meeting in person |
| Cross-Over Deadline | 26th Legislative Day |
| Budget Deadline | |
| Introduction Deadlines | House and Senate: 5/10/2021 |
| Governor | Kay Ivey (R) |
| Education Committee Chairs |
House- CHAIR: Rep. Terri Collins (R) Senate- CHAIR: Sen. Timothy Melson (R) |
| Partisan Split | Senate- R House -R |
| House Clerk Contact | 334-242-7609 |
| Senate Secretary Contact | 334-242-7803 |
| Carryover to 2021 | No |
State Board of Education
| State Board of Education Website | |
| Meeting Schedule | Meets mid-month every month; has SBOE districts |
ESSA Implementation Information
| Title I Director | Molly Killingsworth Director of Federal Progams Alabama Department of Education 334-694-4711 |
| Title IV Director | No one listed yet – http://www.alsde.edu/sec/fp/Pages/home.aspx |
| Title IV Website | None |
| Title IV Allocations | |
| Application Timeline for Federal Funds | Rolling – appears to be October for final budget information in Consolidated Application |
State Certification Information
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State |
Certificate Age Levels and Subject Areas |
Levels and Length of Certification |
Testing Requirements |
Teacher Performance Assessment |
Reciprocity |
Fees*
*Does not account for assessment fee (e.g., Praxis, edTPA, etc.)s |
Alternate Path to Licensure |
State Certification Website: |
Updated |
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General Skills Test |
Content/Subject Specific Test |
Pedagogical Knowledge |
NASDTEC Member |
Additional Coursework |
Yes/No |
More information can be found at: |
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Alabama
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P-12 Music, Choral Music P-12 Music, Instrumental Music |
Professional Educator in three classes: Class B (Bachelor’s); Class A (Master’s); Class AA (Post-Master’s); Initial certificates in each class valid for 5 years |
Praxis I: Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE) |
Praxis II: Music Content Knowledge (5113) |
None |
edTPA |
Yes |
Possible additional testing and/or coursework |
$30 application $46.90 fingerprinting (in-state) $54.90 fingerprinting (out-of-state) |
Yes |
https://www.alsde.edu/sec/ec/Pages/home.aspx?navtext=Other%20Approaches |
June 2020 |
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COVID-19 Information
Alabama Public Health Guidance
Alabama Roadmap to Reopening Schools Guidance
Districts will make the decision on whether to open school buildings. The state board of education encourages that all schools provide, at a minimum, access to both traditional and remote learning throughout the 2020-21 school year.
Title IV Success Stories
The funds below were allocated during the 2017-2018 school year.
$130,000 in Title IV-A funds were utilized in Lee County School System in Alabama to buy musical instruments, supplies and sheet music. This allowed the county to expand their music programs and have helped to grow interest in the arts in students at a younger age and fostered more connection to school community.
