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Five Letters of Intent from Charter Operators Received by the Alabama Public Charter School Commission

The Alabama Public Charter School Commission received letters of intent from five potential charter school operators interested in operating public charter schools in Alabama. Commission member Thomas Rains confirmed the number of letters in an interview this afternoon. Rains...
Posted On Jun 28 2016
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Four Alabama Districts Register to Become Charter School Authorizers

Only four of Alabama’s 136 school districts have filed registration papers to become charter authorizers for the 2015-2016 school year. Those districts are: Athens City, Bessemer City, Birmingham City, and Madison City. Districts had until September 15 to register....
Posted On Oct 02 2015
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Charter Schools: A (Short) Primer & Some Numbers

The two questions heard most often these days are “what is a public charter school” and “when will they open in Alabama”? The answer to the first question requires a bit of detail. The answer to the second question, according to those in the know, is very...
Posted On Jun 28 2015
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Alabama’s School Board Members Learn About Charter Schools

This past weekend, more than 560 school board members and superintendents sat down together to learn as much as there is to know about charter schools in Alabama, thanks to the Alabama Association of School Boards (AASB). The theme for this year’s annual Summer Conference...
Posted On Jun 23 2015
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Charter School Administrative Rules on State Board Agenda

UPDATE, June 10, 12:25 p.m.: Click to view the emergency proposed regulations. Note they refer to “guidelines” which aren’t up for a vote. We’ll likely hear more about the guidelines at the work session(s).  Here’s a re-issued agenda with the note...
Posted On Jun 08 2015
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Ten Days to Go in the Regular Session – What’s Left?

With ten days left in the Regular Session of the Alabama legislature, what is left to be done? This session has already given us charter schools and virtual schools and moved the governance of the two-year college system to a newly appointed board of trustees. The Alabama Student...
Posted On May 12 2015
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LIVE Storify from the Alabama House Public Charter School Bill Hearing – March 18, 2015

Not everyone is on Twitter, but Twitter is where it’s happening today. If you can’t tune in live, and you’re not on Twitter, check out the Storify below. Newest Tweets at the top, but you have to refresh to see new Tweets. [View the story “Alabama House...
Posted On Mar 18 2015
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How Does SB45 Stack Up?

As Alabamians begin to gnaw on what public charter schools might mean for Alabama’s families and Alabama’s current system of schools, expect the rhetoric to heat up. Stories of unsuccessful, even unsavory, charter school operators will inevitably make their way to the...
Posted On Mar 08 2015
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And Now It’s 51

We started with 42. And now it’s 51. On the second day of the 2015 legislative session. And Senator Marsh’s Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act, a.k.a. the Charter School Bill, has a companion in the House. Representative Terri Collins (R-Decatur) has...
Posted On Mar 05 2015
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SB45: Alabama’s Public Charter School Bill

Senator Del Marsh (R-Anniston) filed the “Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act”, now known as SB45 (Senate Bill 45) last Friday. It appears this bill is on the fast track, with a public hearing set for Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. in Room 727 at the Stat...
Posted On Mar 02 2015
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Charter Schools: Stuff for You to Read

With public charter schools poised to become the latest item on the menu of school choice in Alabama, here’s a look at some of the latest information available about student achievement, funding, and other parameters of charter school operations. This is a reading exercise....
Posted On Feb 26 2015
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Questioning Education Reform in Alabama

Two of Alabama’s most outspoken advocates for public education, Jefferson County Superintendent Craig Pouncey and Larry Lee, shared their concerns about current education reform efforts in Alabama at the Tuesday night meeting of the Over the Mountain Democrats. Pouncey and...
Posted On Feb 25 2015
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School District Happenings: Learn What’s Going On

Change in public education continues to come at a fast and furious pace here in Alabama. From the new requirements for a high school diploma to Plan 2020 to the waiver from No Child Left Behind to the flexibility plans to the wave of technology many school districts are...
Posted On Sep 18 2013
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The Alabama Accountability Act – Part 1 – Flexibility Option

UPDATE: Changes were made to the AAA in June 2015, but the Flexibility Option did not change. The Alabama Accountability Act, or AAA (“triple-A”) to which it is now being referred, was originally passed on February 28, signed by the Governor on March 14, amended and...
Posted On May 27 2013
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School Choice Week – What Choices Do We Have in Alabama?

January 27 begins National School Choice Week.  School choice? What’s that, you say? In the simplest terms, school choice means that you, as a parent or guardian of a child, have a choice of where you send your child to be educated. And that the choice comes at no...
Posted On Jan 23 2013
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New Analysis of Education Options Act of 2012

This bill has morphed into something fairly different in the Senate version from when it was originally introduced.  The House version is on the House calendar, but has yet to be considered by the full House. The Education Options Act of 2012 Analysis page now contains only a...
Posted On May 07 2012
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Four Days Left in the Legislative Session

Another week almost gone.  There are four days left in the legislative session.  So what got done legislatively this week in the world of K-12 education? Sixteen bills saw movement.  Two were enacted, a few more waiting on the Governor’s signature, other made progress...
Posted On May 04 2012
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Alabama Senate Passes Charter Schools Bill

The Senate passed a substitute version of SB513 with an amendment, and it now sits in the House for passage.  Here is the link to the Substituted bill.  Here is a link to the Ross Amendment.  
Posted On May 03 2012
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Seven Days Left in the Regular Session – What Has Gotten Done?

With seven days left in the 2012 regular session, where do all these bills that we’ve been following stand?
Posted On Apr 28 2012
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Senate Version of the Education Options Act of 2012

The Senate version of the Education Options Act of 2012 has now been added to the Education Options Act of 2012 Analysis page.  Items particular to SB513 are indicated in red in the analysis.  It is similar to HB650, with the following exceptions: In schools seeking innovation...
Posted On Apr 21 2012
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The Education Options Act of 2012 Is Now HB650

Because HB541 passed as a substitute with a number of amendments, HB650 has been introduced. HB650  replicates the bill that was passed by the House Ways and Means Education committee on April 5, amendments and all. HB650 has been placed on the committee meeting list for Tuesday,...
Posted On Apr 09 2012
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Substitute for Charter Schools Bill Receives Favorable Report from Committee

The House Ways and Means Education Committee gave a favorable report to the substitute for HB541, the Charter Schools bill, this morning. Here is the full substitute bill offered to the House Ways and Means Education Committee on April 4, 2012. Here is the...
Posted On Apr 05 2012
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Audio of April 4 House Ways and Means Education Committee

Click here to go to the post where the full audio from today’s House Ways and Means Education Committee is posted.  (You can always just click the “Tales from the Meeting” link in the menu bar to find notes from meetings.)  More comments from Dr. Bice today...
Posted On Apr 04 2012
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HB541 Committee Meeting – April 3, 2012

Click the player below to listen to the full proceedings of today’s meeting.   The meeting lasted nearly 2 hours.  The first 23 minutes of the meeting was about HB603, a bill to aid PACT participants in achieving a settlement with the PACT Board. The discussion about the...
Posted On Apr 03 2012
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State Board Work Session Notes from Last Thursday

Click here to read notes from the State Board of Education Work Session on Thursday, March 22. There is a lot going on at the state level, friends. The board had an impromptu discussion about charter schools before beginning work on the agenda. Worth a read.
Posted On Mar 25 2012
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