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The authorization was presented as an agenda item; no public speakers addressed the item during the meeting. The transcript records the item as a routine compliance or oversight action and contains no numeric details about the scope or timeline for the review.

The board’s action directs staff to proceed with the review; the meeting transcript does not record specific follow-up steps, staff assignments, or deadlines for reporting results of the review.

Because the transcript did not specify statutory citations or the detailed scope of the review, the article refrains from inferring requirements or outcomes beyond the board’s recorded authorization.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Alabama Board of Education Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Alabama State Board of Education on May 11, 2023, voted unanimously to authorize a review of educator preparation programs at Faulkner University; the motion was adopted by voice vote with no public comment recorded.","taxTitle","Alabama State Department of Education, State Agencies, Executive, Alabama","taxId",80275,"location","Alabama","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":46,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6501426,"Board adopts reconfiguration of passing scores for initial teacher certification; board member says standards alignment, not score increases",51,737000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5561776-453bb9e42cd18ab9cdea164a8aaf8633&start=686&end=737","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5561776-453bb9e42cd18ab9cdea164a8aaf8633/thumbnail_686000.jpg","/articles/6501426/Alabama/Board-adopts-reconfiguration-of-passing-scores-for-initial-teacher-certification-board-member-says-standards-alignment-not-score-increases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6501426-c9a83666da68f63555f43fac1c4cb710/orig.mp4?Expires=1770941055&Signature=DuxcVa7A30z5r6tL4g1i~nzrln4zYWX43yrpaf8y30AzGpacBh9dfBYT24g7WWpk2zHxMwNX7Cr9g2knWoMI35F-KSD~4uAKI6gTIFiuAar3~6O1SVJpyt-buq4E7W1V4dr5pQJFDKslnp9i8aV64UIV0TguFQduxFBMgCT7yQEXn4cDfC156c9MjvY8mIXfyfn5O-tDmHGyEdxopayP0DxdTxN9Pte~Fhd9GipU100IVTJjZ9WnFtbYCIo7TIdrytkITy0MAPOv8z8QjN1tE6BM0V0dJDeRgoylLaLqNiLHNcIPJL2W~YUHQNXCMcEKkgtOIkNUrdd9NRJ2ikG5hg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its May 11, 2023 meeting, the Alabama State Board of Education voted unanimously to modify certain passing scores used as a precondition for initial teacher certification and for admission into educator preparation programs.

The motion to adopt the modification passed by voice vote. Dr. Reynolds clarified during discussion that the change is intended to bring passing scores into compliance with newly developed testing standards and “not actually changing the scores.” Dr. Reynolds said the action “is just to reconfigure them according to the revised decisions,” indicating the board’s vote implements the updated structure for scoring rather than raising or lowering the established cut scores.

Board minutes and the transcript show the motion was moved and seconded on the record and carried by a unanimous voice vote. The transcript records no public testimony or formal amendments to the motion during the item.

The board did not specify in the meeting record the numeric passing scores affected or the testing vendor; the transcript records the purpose of the motion as a compliance update for newly developed tests.","The Alabama State Board of Education voted unanimously on May 11, 2023, to modify how passing scores are applied for initial teacher certification and program admission, a change staff described as a technical realignment to new testing standards rather than an increase in passing thresholds.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6501428,"Alabama State Board of Education honors teachers, schools and student programs in unanimous votes",940,319000,1259000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5561776-453bb9e42cd18ab9cdea164a8aaf8633&start=319&end=1259","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5561776-453bb9e42cd18ab9cdea164a8aaf8633/thumbnail_319000.jpg","/articles/6501428/Alabama/Alabama-State-Board-of-Education-honors-teachers-schools-and-student-programs-in-unanimous-votes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6501428-fc8f0b9f7521bce026b9bb07d0064f96/orig.mp4?Expires=1770941055&Signature=iRMCSF3MMan83E8q5QNKqyMzn-sUllan9t3erJC4wqi97uQexkFDCJnF9yPCvlQYxjvPHBdO~-yG7TN2jrb53YW6~wtMWLBup4nhNd~FL4GSr2~8uZaHbKamG698RUdNwn7apRGtLE2fgftpU04SPJt~YTdGImoXSZsdKxQUcCsySr0bWBXZI812bQxtsAMj2qnuZe9sYm3tE9n2z28iL1eTsM0wgUNkC1pTeNweSaQ47L~guXbTJaUcGuBOZbamHE8Xk4Q23BY8HvSQL3W1sdGBcjWzmThDAVbAUQUDNp7wdYCLFqisMULXGIqOsb2Cb1wNA~KsEH91c5sNVro4zQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Alabama State Board of Education on May 11, 2023, adopted a series of unanimous resolutions honoring teachers, schools and student programs during its meeting at the Gordon Persons Building Auditorium in Montgomery.

The board adopted resolutions naming Jeffrey Landon Norris as the 2023–24 Alabama Teacher of the Year and Kevin Jacob Pusely as the alternate state teacher of the year, and it recognized district teachers of the year across the state. The board also approved resolutions honoring winners of student contests and school awards, including Devita Nyack of Berry (Bronx Gap Intermediate School in the Hoover City School System) for the Bringing Our Missing Children Home poster contest, Shades Mountain Elementary and Gulf Shores City Schools for nominations for the Alabama Green Ribbon Schools Award, and Piedmont and Newton elementaries as National Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) distinguished schools.

Board members also approved a resolution recognizing the Legislative Student Performance Program award, a resolution honoring Alabama’s Grow Our Own initiative and the Future Teachers of Alabama program, and the appointment of a 2023–24 state textbook committee for cosmetology and barbering, education and training, and hospitality and tourism career and technical education clusters. Each resolution was adopted by voice vote; the meeting record shows the board declared each vote unanimous.

Jeffrey Landon Norris, introduced at the meeting as the state teacher of the year, spoke briefly and said he had “come up with one word, which is wow,” and added that “a teacher makes a difference every single day” and that teachers “work hard and teachers love what they do.” Dr. Mackey offered a report preceding the recognitions, noting the agenda’s May focus on celebrations tied to end-of-year school events.

All motions to adopt the listed resolutions were made and seconded on the record and carried by unanimous voice vote. No public speakers had signed up for the meeting prior to the votes, and board minutes show no recorded dissent.

The board announced the next regular meeting for June 8, 2023, at 10 a.m. in the Gordon Persons Building Auditorium.","At its May 11, 2023, meeting in Montgomery, the Alabama State Board of Education adopted multiple resolutions recognizing teachers, schools and student programs, including the 2023–24 Alabama Teacher of the Year and district-level awards; all motions carried by unanimous voice vote.","actionData","errors"]

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Board authorizes review of Faulkner University educator preparation programs

Board adopts reconfiguration of passing scores for initial teacher certification; board member says standards alignment, not score increases

Alabama State Board of Education honors teachers, schools and student programs in unanimous votes