Alabama 2023 Regular Session

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4	4		By Senator Orr
5	5		RFD: Finance and Taxation Education
6	6		First Read: 09-May-23
7	7		2023 Regular Session
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14		-	Enrolled, An Act,
15		-	To create the School Principal Leadership and Mentoring
16		-	Act and the Alabama Principal Leadership Development System
17		-	for public K-12 education; to provide for the creation and
18		-	implementation of a mentoring program for new principals and a
19		-	continuing professional learning program for principals and
20		-	assistant principals; and to provide annual stipends for each
21		-	principal and assistant principal who satisfactorily completes
22		-	the program.
23		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
24		-	Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as
25		-	the School Principal Leadership and Mentoring Act.
26		-	Section 2. For the purposes of this act, the following
27		-	terms shall have the following meanings:
28		-	(1) BOARD. The State Board of Education.
29		-	(2) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Education.
30		-	(3) DESIGN TEAM. The group of individuals appointed to
31		-	design the Alabama Principal Leadership Development System
32		-	including, but not limited to, school leadership standards,
33		-	principal leadership framework, design of a leadership
34		-	academy, ongoing professional learning, mentoring, evaluation
35		-	system, or any other aspect the design team determines
36		-	necessary for the growth and development of successful school
37		-	administrators.
38		-	(4) HIGH-POVERTY SCHOOL. A school that has a free and
39		-	reduced federal lunch student percentage of 75 percent or
	15	+	SYNOPSIS:
	16	+	Existing law requires principals and assistant
	17	+	principals to complete five professional learning units
	18	+	every five years specific to serving in those
	19	+	administrative positions beyond the initial
	20	+	instructional leadership certification provided by
	21	+	state institutions of higher education.
	22	+	This bill would create the School Principal
	23	+	Leadership and Mentoring Act.
	24	+	This bill would require the creation and
	25	+	implementation of the Alabama Principal Leadership
	26	+	Development System and would require all principals and
	27	+	assistant principals to attend and satisfactorily
	28	+	complete the program.
	29	+	This bill would provide a mentoring program for
	30	+	principals with less than two years of experience in
	31	+	that position.
	32	+	This bill would also provide annual stipends for
	33	+	each principal and assistant principal who
	34	+	satisfactorily completes the program.
	35	+	A BILL
	36	+	TO BE ENTITLED
	37	+	AN ACT
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70		-	provides meals to all students through the community
71		-	eligibility provision.
72		-	(5) LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOL. Any school that is
73		-	identified as a Comprehensive Support and Improvement School,
74		-	a Targeted Support and Improvement School, an Additional
75		-	Targeted Support and Improvement School, a school with a D or
76		-	F grade as defined by the Alabama Education Report Card,
77		-	Chapter 6C of Title 16, Code of Alabama 1975, or a full
78		-	support school or limited support school as defined by the
79		-	Alabama Literacy Act, Chapter 6G of Title 16, Code of Alabama
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81		-	Code of Alabama 1975.
82		-	(6) MENTORING. A long-term relationship between a new
83		-	principal mentee and a trained principal mentor that fosters
84		-	the professional, academic, or personal development of the
85		-	principal mentee.
86		-	(7) NEW PRINCIPAL. A principal who is serving in his or
87		-	her first or second year as a principal.
88		-	(8) PRINCIPAL. An individual who is certified for the
89		-	position of principal, as prescribed by the board, and who is
90		-	employed full-time by a local board of education as the chief
91		-	school administrator of a public school.
92		-	(9) PRINCIPAL MENTEE. A new principal who is
93		-	participating in a mentoring relationship with a more
94		-	experienced principal through which the principals may further
95		-	define and articulate core values, grow instructional
96		-	leadership competencies, and develop professional confidence.
	67	+	To create the School Principal Leadership and Mentoring
	68	+	Act and the Alabama Principal Leadership Development System
	69	+	for public K-12 education; to provide for the creation and
	70	+	implementation of a mentoring program for new principals and a
	71	+	continuing professional learning program for principals and
	72	+	assistant principals; to provide annual stipends for each
	73	+	principal and assistant principal who satisfactorily completes
	74	+	the program; and to provide for the correlation between this
	75	+	act and the Alabama Instructional Leadership Framework under
	76	+	the Alabama Numeracy Act.
	77	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
	78	+	Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as
	79	+	the School Principal Leadership and Mentoring Act.
	80	+	Section 2. For the purposes of this act, the following
	81	+	terms shall have the following meanings:
	82	+	(1) BOARD. The State Board of Education.
	83	+	(2) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Education.
	84	+	(3) DESIGN TEAM. The group of individuals appointed to
	85	+	design the Alabama Principal Leadership Development System
	86	+	including, but not limited to, standards and protocols for a
	87	+	leadership academy, ongoing professional learning, mentoring,
	88	+	model evaluation, and any other aspect the design team
	89	+	determines necessary for the growth and development of
	90	+	successful school administrators.
	91	+	(4) LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOL. The same as defined as a
	92	+	failing school under Section 16-6D-4, Code of Alabama 1975.
	93	+	(5) MENTORING. A long-term relationship between a new
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126		-	(10) PRINCIPAL MENTOR. An experienced school
	123	+	principal mentee and a trained principal mentor that fosters
	124	+	the professional, academic, or personal development of the
	125	+	principal mentee.
	126	+	(6) NEW PRINCIPAL. A principal who is serving in his or
	127	+	her first or second year as a principal.
	128	+	(7) PRINCIPAL. An individual who is certified for the
	129	+	position of principal, as prescribed by the board, and who is
	130	+	employed full time by a local board of education as the chief
	131	+	school administrator of a public school.
	132	+	(8) PRINCIPAL MENTEE. A new principal who is
	133	+	participating in a mentoring relationship with a more
	134	+	experienced principal through which the principals may further
	135	+	define and articulate core values, grow instructional
	136	+	leadership competencies, and develop professional confidence.
	137	+	(9) PRINCIPAL MENTOR. An experienced school
127	138		administrator who guides new principals in defining and
128	139		articulating core values, growing instructional leadership
129	140		competencies, and developing professional confidence.
130		-	(11) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. A comprehensive, sustained,
	141	+	(10) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. A comprehensive, sustained,
131	142		job-embedded, and collaborative approach to improving the
132	143		effectiveness of principals in elevating student achievement
133	144		through professional study.
134		-	(12) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING UNIT. A content-driven,
	145	+	(11) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING UNIT. A content-driven,
135	146		long-term unit of professional study for instructional leaders
136	147		that fully addresses all knowledge and ability indicators
137		-	under at least one of the Alabama Standards for ~~School~~
	148	+	under at least one of the Alabama Standards for Instructional
138	149		Leaders, or a professional study that constitutes a
139	150		professional learning unit that requires multiple professional
140		-	learning experiences over time and is aligned with the Alabama
141		-	Standards for School Leadership, the Principal Leadership
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143		-	Learning.
144		-	(13) PROGRAM. The Alabama Principal Leadership
145		-	Development System created by this act.
146		-	(14) SCHOOL. A public school located in the state and
147		-	providing instruction in grades preK-12, or any configuration
148		-	of those grades.
149		-	(15) SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR. Includes principals and
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151		-	(16) SUPERINTENDENT. The State Superintendent of
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	180	+	learning experiences over time and is aligned with the Alabama
	181	+	Standards for Professional Learning.
	182	+	(12) PROGRAM. The Alabama Principal Leadership
	183	+	Development System created by this act.
	184	+	(13) SCHOOL. A public school, including a public
	185	+	charter school, located in the state and providing instruction
	186	+	in grades prek-12, or any configuration of those grades.
	187	+	(14) SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR. Includes principals and
	188	+	assistant principals.
	189	+	(15) SUPERINTENDENT. The State Superintendent of
	190	+	Education.
	191	+	Section 3. (a)(1) A design team shall be appointed to
183	192		develop the program. In selecting design team members, the
184	193		superintendent may consult with professional associations that
185	194		primarily serve school administrators, higher education
186	195		partners, and others to facilitate a design team with
187	196		expertise in elementary, middle, and high school leadership,
188	197		as well as curriculum, school climate, data management,
189	198		assessment, instruction, mentoring, and other areas necessary
190	199		for leading a school with high expectations for academic
191	200		achievement and growth and a positive school climate. At a
192	201		minimum, the membership of the design team shall include all
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194	203		a. The State Superintendent of Education, or his or her
195	204		designee.
196	205		b. Three serving principals, including a high school,
197	206		middle school, and elementary school principal appointed by
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200		-	c. Three serving assistant principals, including a high
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202		-	principal appointed by the Board of Directors of the Council
203		-	for Leaders in Alabama Schools.
204		-	d. Two local superintendents of education appointed by
205		-	the Board of Directors of the School Superintendents of
206		-	Alabama.
207		-	e. Three serving public school teachers, including a
208		-	high school, middle school, and elementary school teacher
209		-	appointed by the Board of Directors of the Alabama Education
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240		-	f. Two members who are each serving as a member of a
241		-	local board of education appointed by the Board of Directors
242		-	of the Alabama Association of School Boards.
	237	+	Schools.
	238	+	c. Three serving assistant principals, including a high
	239	+	school, middle school, and elementary school assistant
	240	+	principal appointed by the Board of Directors of the Council
	241	+	for Leaders in Alabama Schools.
	242	+	d. One local superintendent of education appointed by
	243	+	the Board of Directors of the School Superintendents of
	244	+	Alabama.
	245	+	e. Three serving public school teachers, including a
	246	+	high school, middle school, and elementary school teacher
	247	+	appointed by the Board of Directors of the Alabama Education
	248	+	Association.
	249	+	f. One member who is serving as a member of a local
	250	+	board of education appointed by the Board of Directors of the
	251	+	Alabama Association of School Boards.
243	252		g. One member who is serving as an instructor at an
244	253		institution of higher education in the state and is familiar
245	254		with the responsibilities and roles of principals appointed by
246	255		the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
247	256		h. Two members appointed from the state at-large by the
248	257		Board of Directors of the A+ Education Partnership.
249	258		i. Four members appointed from the state at-large by
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251	260		(2) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their
252	261		appointments to assure the team membership is inclusive and
253	262		reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and
254	263		economic diversity of the state.
255	264		(b) To assist in developing and implementing the
256		-	program, the department may contract with a professional
257		-	learning organization in the state that has demonstrated
258		-	successful experience in providing training to principals in
259		-	distributive and collaborative leadership. In addition, the
260		-	design team may contract with a national organization with
261		-	demonstrated expertise in the most current research related to
262		-	effective principal leadership.
263		-	(c) The goal of the program is to increase the
264		-	effectiveness of school administrators resulting in improved
265		-	academic outcomes for all students. At a minimum, the program
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	294	+	program, the department may contract with a professional
	295	+	learning organization in the state that has demonstrated
	296	+	successful experience in providing training to principals in
	297	+	distributive and collaborative leadership.
	298	+	(c) The goal of the program is to increase the
	299	+	effectiveness of school administrators resulting in improved
	300	+	academic outcomes for all students. At a minimum, the program
	301	+	shall provide all of the following:
	302	+	(1) Statewide infrastructure that provides consistent
297	303		access to sustained, high-quality professional learning and
298	304		mentoring for school administrators.
299		-	(2) Updated Alabama Standards for School Leadership and
300		-	Principal Leadership framework to reflect recent research and
301		-	best practices, which shall replace the Alabama Standards for
302		-	Instructional Leaders.
303		-	(3) Principal Leadership framework, which shall guide
304		-	development of the program. This framework shall satisfy the
305		-	requirements of the instructional leadership framework in the
306		-	Alabama Numeracy Act and shall provide guidance for all of the
307		-	following:
308		-	a. A clear and shared vision for principal leadership,
309		-	including the following domains for principal effectiveness:
310		-	Visionary leadership, instructional leadership, innovative
311		-	leadership, managerial leadership, and relational leadership.
312		-	b. Recognizing and supporting excellent instruction
313		-	through the use of high-quality instructional materials and
314		-	evidence-based teaching practices.
315		-	c. Supporting evidence-based best practices of
316		-	high-quality professional learning.
317		-	d. Data driven instructional leadership to continuously
318		-	drive improvement in student achievement, including managing a
319		-	multi-tiered system of supports to improve student
320		-	achievement.
321		-	e. Effective coaching and management of school-based
322		-	academic coaches.
323		-	f. Norms for participation and collaboration in
324		-	coaching cycles to strengthen teacher practices.
	305	+	(2) Comprehensive instruction on school leadership and
	306	+	other relevant topics consistent with new leadership standards
	307	+	recommended by the design team and adopted by the board to
	308	+	realize the mission of enhancing school leadership among
	309	+	school administrators and resulting in improved academic
	310	+	outcomes for all students.
	311	+	(3) Additional resources for those schools that have
	312	+	difficulty in recruiting and retaining effective school
	313	+	administrators.
	314	+	(4) Competitive grants or technical assistance, or
	315	+	both, to encourage local school districts to develop principal
	316	+	pipeline programs.
	317	+	Section 4. Commencing with the 2023-2024 school year,
	318	+	the design team shall develop the program in three phases,
	319	+	with increasing complexity and accountability, and implemented
	320	+	in the following stages:
	321	+	(1) Commencing with the 2023-2024 school year, each
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354		-	(4) Comprehensive instruction on school leadership and
355		-	other relevant topics aligned to the new Alabama Standards for
356		-	School Leadership and the Principal Leadership framework.
357		-	(5) Additional resources for those schools that have
358		-	difficulty in recruiting and retaining effective school
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360		-	(6) Competitive grants or technical assistance, or
361		-	both, to encourage local school districts to develop principal
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363		-	Section 4. Commencing with the 2023-2024 school year,
364		-	the design team shall develop the program in three phases,
365		-	with increasing complexity and accountability, and implemented
366		-	in the following stages:
367		-	(1) Commencing with the 2023-2024 school year, each
368	351		school administrator shall develop a comprehensive
369	352		professional learning plan to be implemented beginning in the
370	353		2024-2025 school year, and in each subsequent school year
371	354		thereafter. In addition to required professional learning
372	355		units, the plan shall include an additional five days of
373	356		high-quality professional learning targeted to building skills
374	357		for school leadership as identified in the annual professional
375	358		learning plan. The department shall publish a list of
376	359		acceptable professional learning programs, or otherwise
377	360		approve professional learning experiences for this purpose
378		-	aligned to the Alabama Standards for School Leadership and
379		-	Principal Leadership framework including, but not limited to,
380		-	a menu of microcredentials, additional in-person academies,
381		-	field experiences, and other advanced work. Each professional
	361	+	including, but not limited to, a menu of microcredentials,
	362	+	additional in-person academies, field experiences, and other
	363	+	advanced work. Each professional learning plan shall include
	364	+	at least one goal related to student academic growth or
	365	+	achievement, or both, and at least one goal for school
	366	+	climate.
	367	+	(2) Commencing with the 2024-2025 school year, each new
	368	+	principal shall work with a principal mentor for two
	369	+	consecutive years. A principal mentor shall be selected based
	370	+	on his or her successful experience as a school leader and
	371	+	commitment to developing principal mentees in school
	372	+	leadership. A training program for principal mentors shall be
	373	+	developed, or selected, by the design team.
	374	+	(3) No later than the fall of 2025, a year-long
	375	+	leadership academy developed by the design team shall be
	376	+	established to do all of the following:
	377	+	a. Cultivate effective school leaders who engage with
	378	+	their schools and the community.
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411		-	learning plan shall include at least one goal related to
412		-	student academic growth or achievement, or both, and at least
413		-	one goal for school climate. School administrators in
414		-	elementary schools shall participate in early literacy and
415		-	numeracy professional learning recommended by the
416		-	superintendent for their individual schools as part of their
417		-	high-quality professional learning plan.
418		-	(2) Commencing with the 2024-2025 school year, each new
419		-	principal shall work with a principal mentor for two
420		-	consecutive years. A principal mentor shall be selected based
421		-	on his or her successful experience as a school leader and
422		-	commitment to developing principal mentees in school
423		-	leadership. A training program for principal mentors shall be
424		-	developed, or selected, by the design team.
425		-	(3) No later than the fall of 2025, a year-long
426		-	leadership academy shall be developed by the design team. The
427		-	leadership academy shall be aligned to the Alabama Standards
428		-	for School Leadership and Principal Leadership framework.
	408	+	b. Serve as a catalyst for meaningful and productive
	409	+	change.
	410	+	c. Recognize and develop excellent instruction.
	411	+	d. Create and sustain a culture of continuous learning.
429	412		(4) No later than the fall of 2025, the design team, in
430	413		partnership with a national expert, shall develop an
431	414		evaluation system for all participating school administrators.
432		-	The evaluation system shall be aligned to the Alabama
433		-	Standards for School Leadership and Principal Leadership
434		-	framework and shall include measures of student growth and
435		-	achievement and all of the following domains for principal
	415	+	The evaluation system shall include measures of student growth
	416	+	and achievement and all of the following domains for principal
436	417		effectiveness:
437	418		a. Visionary leadership.
438	419		b. Instructional leadership.
	420	+	c. Innovative leadership.
	421	+	d. Managerial leadership.
	422	+	e. Relational leadership.
	423	+	(5) No later than July 1, 2024, the design team shall
	424	+	recommend to the superintendent a schedule for implementation
	425	+	of the program so that all principals shall have the
	426	+	opportunity to begin the program not later than the 2029-2030
	427	+	school year.
	428	+	Section 5. (a) Any appropriation by the Legislature
	429	+	shall be used, in part, to fund salary supplements and related
	430	+	benefit costs for school administrators and other costs
	431	+	relating to the program.
	432	+	(b)(1) The department shall provide an annual
	433	+	supplement of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to any principal
	434	+	and five thousand dollars ($5,000) to any assistant principal
	435	+	who successfully completes the program, is employed full-time
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468		-	c. Innovative leadership.
469		-	d. Managerial leadership.
470		-	e. Relational leadership.
471		-	(5) No later than July 1, 2024, the design team shall
472		-	recommend to the superintendent a schedule for implementation
473		-	of the program so that all principals shall have the
474		-	opportunity to begin the program not later than the 2029-2030
475		-	school year.
476		-	Section 5. (a) Any appropriation by the Legislature
477		-	shall be used, in part, to fund salary supplements and related
478		-	benefit costs for school administrators and other costs
479		-	relating to the program.
480		-	(b)(1) The department shall provide an annual
481		-	supplement of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to any
482		-	principal and up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) to any
483		-	assistant principal who successfully completes the program, is
484		-	employed full-time in a public preK-12 school, and is properly
485		-	certified by the state. The department shall provide
486		-	additional supplements of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000)
487		-	to any principal and up to two thousand five hundred dollars
488		-	($2,500) to any assistant principal serving in a
489		-	low-performing school or high-poverty school. The amount of
490		-	any supplement provided by this subdivision is subject to
491		-	appropriations by the Legislature. Successful completion of
492		-	the program shall consist of the following:
	465	+	in a public preK-12 school, and is properly certified by the
	466	+	state. The department shall provide additional supplements of
	467	+	five thousand dollars ($5,000) to any principal and two
	468	+	thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) to any assistant
	469	+	principal serving in a low-performing school. Successful
	470	+	completion of the program shall consist of the following:
493	471		a. Beginning with all then currently employed
494	472		principals and assistant principals, as of October 1, 2024,
495	473		annual completion of five additional days of approved,
	474	+	high-quality professional learning as described in Section 4.
	475	+	b. Beginning with all newly employed, first-time
	476	+	principals, as of July 1, 2024, or later, annual completion of
	477	+	five additional days of approved, high-quality professional
	478	+	learning and participation in a new school administrator
	479	+	mentor program.
	480	+	c. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, all then
	481	+	currently employed and new principals, in addition to the five
	482	+	additional days of high-quality professional learning,
	483	+	participation in the evaluation system created in Section 4.
	484	+	d. Beginning with the 2029-2030 school year, all then
	485	+	currently employed principals, in addition to the five
	486	+	additional days of high-quality professional learning,
	487	+	participation in the evaluation system created in Section 4
	488	+	and participation in and completion of the year-long
	489	+	leadership academy in accordance with a schedule for
	490	+	completion as developed and disseminated by the
	491	+	superintendent.
	492	+	e. Beginning with the 2029-2030 school year, for newly
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525		-	high-quality professional learning as described in Section 4.
526		-	b. Beginning with all newly employed, first-time
527		-	principals, as of July 1, 2024, or later, annual completion of
528		-	five additional days of approved, high-quality professional
529		-	learning and participation in a new school administrator
530		-	mentor program.
531		-	c. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, all then
532		-	currently employed and new principals, in addition to the five
533		-	additional days of high-quality professional learning,
534		-	participation in the evaluation system created in Section 4.
535		-	d. Beginning with the 2029-2030 school year, all then
536		-	currently employed principals, in addition to the five
537		-	additional days of high-quality professional learning,
538		-	participation in the evaluation system created in Section 4
539		-	and participation in and completion of the year-long
540		-	leadership academy in accordance with a schedule for
541		-	completion as developed and disseminated by the
542		-	superintendent.
543		-	e. Beginning with the 2029-2030 school year, for newly
544	522		employed principals, annual completion of five additional days
545	523		of high-quality professional learning, participation in the
546	524		evaluation system created in Section 4, participation and
547	525		ultimately completion of the mentorship program, and
548	526		participation in and ultimately graduation from the year-long
549	527		leadership academy.
550	528		(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1), any individual
551	529		employed as a principal on July 1, 2024, shall be exempt from
552	530		the mentoring requirement.
	531	+	(c) Upon completion of the evaluation system, it is the
	532	+	intent of the Legislature that additional supplements be
	533	+	provided to principals who meet or exceed performance goals in
	534	+	low-performing schools.
	535	+	(d) On or before January 1, 2024, the superintendent
	536	+	shall submit a report to the Legislature detailing the number
	537	+	of school administrators expected to receive the annual
	538	+	supplement provided in subsection (b) for the 2025 fiscal
	539	+	year. The report shall be submitted to the Chair of the Senate
	540	+	Finance and Taxation Education Committee, Chair of the House
	541	+	Ways and Means Education Committee, and the Legislative Fiscal
	542	+	Officer.
	543	+	Section 6. (a) The Legislature shall annually
	544	+	appropriate to the department an amount sufficient to cover
	545	+	the actual costs of developing and implementing the program
	546	+	including, but not limited to, the awarding of stipends and
	547	+	grants and the hiring of additional staff as necessary. Any
	548	+	appropriations shall be subject to the provisions, terms,
	549	+	conditions, and limitations of the Budget and Financial
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582		-	(c) Upon completion of the evaluation system, it is the
583		-	intent of the Legislature that additional supplements be
584		-	provided to principals who meet or exceed student growth goals
585		-	as identified through the evaluation system in low-performing
586		-	schools and high-poverty schools.
587		-	(d) On or before January 1, 2024, the superintendent
588		-	shall submit a report to the Legislature detailing the number
589		-	of school administrators expected to receive the annual
590		-	supplement provided in subsection (b) for the 2025 fiscal
591		-	year. The report shall be submitted to the Chair of the Senate
592		-	Finance and Taxation Education Committee, Chair of the House
593		-	Ways and Means Education Committee, and the Legislative Fiscal
594		-	Officer.
595		-	Section 6. (a) The Legislature shall annually
596		-	appropriate to the department an amount sufficient to cover
597		-	the actual costs of developing and implementing the program
598		-	including, but not limited to, the awarding of stipends and
599		-	grants and the hiring of additional staff as necessary. Any
600		-	appropriations shall be subject to the provisions, terms,
601		-	conditions, and limitations of the Budget and Financial
602	579		Control Act, the Budget Management Act of 1976, and this act.
603	580		(b) The department shall provide technical assistance
604	581		to local boards of education as necessary to ensure compliance
605	582		with this act.
606	583		(c) The board may adopt rules as necessary to implement
607	584		and enforce this act.
608	585		Section 7. (a) On or before the first legislative day
609	586		of the 2025 Regular Session, the superintendent shall submit a
	587	+	report to the Legislature regarding the design and
	588	+	implementation status of the program. The report shall be
	589	+	submitted to the Chairs of the Senate Finance and Taxation
	590	+	Education Committee, Senate Education Policy Committee, House
	591	+	Ways and Means Education Committee, and House Education Policy
	592	+	Committee.
	593	+	(b) On or before the first legislative day of the 2026
	594	+	Regular Session, the superintendent shall submit a report to
	595	+	the Chairs of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education
	596	+	Committee, Senate Education Policy Committee, House Ways and
	597	+	Means Education Committee, and House Education Policy
	598	+	Committee that details all of the following:
	599	+	(1) The method for identifying exemplary, high-quality
	600	+	principal mentors to participate in providing instruction
	601	+	through the program.
	602	+	(2) The number of school administrators, by title, who
	603	+	attended the program during the immediately preceding year and
	604	+	the number of those school administrators who successfully
	605	+	completed the program.
	606	+	(3) The number of school administrators, by title,
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639		-	report to the Legislature regarding the design and
640		-	implementation status of the program. The report shall be
641		-	submitted to the Chairs of the Senate Finance and Taxation
642		-	Education Committee, Senate Education Policy Committee, House
643		-	Ways and Means Education Committee, and House Education Policy
644		-	Committee.
645		-	(b) On or before the first legislative day of the 2026
646		-	Regular Session, the superintendent shall submit a report to
647		-	the Chairs of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education
648		-	Committee, Senate Education Policy Committee, House Ways and
649		-	Means Education Committee, and House Education Policy
650		-	Committee that details all of the following:
651		-	(1) The method for identifying exemplary, high-quality
652		-	principal mentors to participate in providing instruction
653		-	through the program.
654		-	(2) The number of school administrators, by title, who
655		-	attended the program during the immediately preceding year and
656		-	the number of those school administrators who successfully
657		-	completed the program.
658		-	(3) The number of school administrators, by title,
659	636		expected to participate in the program during the immediately
660	637		succeeding year.
661	638		(4) The number of principals who have met or exceeded
662	639		their student growth goals as identified through the
663	640		evaluation system.
664	641		(5) The manner in which the department expects to
665	642		measure the success of the program, including measuring
666	643		improved retention, improvements in school climate, and
	644	+	improved student outcomes.
	645	+	(6) A recommendation concerning whether to continue the
	646	+	program, any recommended changes to the program, and the
	647	+	estimated cost of continuing the program.
	648	+	Section 8. School administrators in elementary schools
	649	+	shall participate in early literacy and numeracy professional
	650	+	learning recommended by the superintendent for their
	651	+	individual schools as part of their high-quality professional
	652	+	learning plan. Participation shall satisfy the requirements of
	653	+	Section 16-6H-15, Code of Alabama 1975, which provides for the
	654	+	creation of the Alabama Instructional Leadership Framework
	655	+	under the Alabama Numeracy Act.
	656	+	Section 9. This act shall become effective on the first
	657	+	day of the third month following its passage and approval by
	658	+	the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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696		-	improved student outcomes.
697		-	(6) A recommendation concerning whether to continue the
698		-	program, any recommended changes to the program, and the
699		-	estimated cost of continuing the program.
700		-	Section 8. This act shall become effective immediately
701		-	following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its
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711		-	________________________________________________
712		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
713		-	________________________________________________
714		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
715		-	SB300
716		-	Senate 16-May-23
717		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
718		-	the Senate, as amended.
719		-	Patrick Harris,
720		-	Secretary.
721		-	House of Representatives
722		-	Passed: 23-May-23
723		-	By: Senator Orr
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