Alabama State Board of Education
Encyclopedia
The Alabama State Board of Education is a nine-member body which authorizes the education policy for the state
of Alabama
. The governor is the ex officio president of the board. The remaining eight members are elected from single-member districts for four-year terms with no limit on the number of terms to which they may be elected. Members in Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 are elected in the same cycle as the U. S. President with their next election occurring in 2012. Members elected in Districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 are elected in the same cycle as The Governor of Alabama with their next election occurring in 2014. A President Pro Tem and a Vice President are chosen among the eight board members to lead Board meetings in the absence of the Governor. The current elected eight members partisan line-up is six Republicans and two Democrats. The membership is five females and three males and two of the board members are African-American. A state Superintendent of Education is appointed by the board to serve as its secretary and executive officer.
Education in Alabama
Education in Alabama consists of public and private schools in Alabama, including the University of Alabama, private colleges, and secondary and primary schools.-Primary and secondary education:...
of Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
. The governor is the ex officio president of the board. The remaining eight members are elected from single-member districts for four-year terms with no limit on the number of terms to which they may be elected. Members in Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 are elected in the same cycle as the U. S. President with their next election occurring in 2012. Members elected in Districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 are elected in the same cycle as The Governor of Alabama with their next election occurring in 2014. A President Pro Tem and a Vice President are chosen among the eight board members to lead Board meetings in the absence of the Governor. The current elected eight members partisan line-up is six Republicans and two Democrats. The membership is five females and three males and two of the board members are African-American. A state Superintendent of Education is appointed by the board to serve as its secretary and executive officer.
Members
Members of the board include:- President (The Governor of Alabama) - Robert J. Bentley
- Interim Superintendent/Secretary - Larry E. Craven
- Board Members:
- Randy McKinney, (R) District 1 (Vice President)
- Betty Peters, (R) District 2
- Stephanie W. Bell, (R) District 3
- Yvette Richardson, (D) District 4
- Ella B. Bell, (D) District 5
- Charles E. Elliott, M.D., (R) District 6
- Gary B. Warren, (R) District 7 (President Pro Tem)
- Mary Scott Hunter, (R) District 8