(a) An individual who has not completed a teacher education program in Principal or Educational Administrator may be eligible for a preliminary certificate, which could lead to full certification by the Alabama Department of Education under rules approved by the Alabama State Board of Education.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-24B-6

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • CONTRACT PRINCIPAL: Includes only those persons hired on or after July 1, 2000, and certified for the position of principal as prescribed by the State Board of Education and who are employed by an employing board as the chief administrator of a school, including a vocational center. See Alabama Code 16-24B-2
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • principal: Includes only those persons hired before July 1, 2000, and certified for the position of principal as prescribed by the State Board of Education and who are employed by an employing board as the chief administrator of a school, including a vocational center. See Alabama Code 16-24B-2
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

(b) No action shall lie for the recovery of damages for the breach of any employment contract of a contract principal in the public schools.

(Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §6.)