Alabama Accountability Act Schools Designation

DOTHAN, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Education (ALSDE) released the Alabama Accountability Act (AAA) mandated list of schools in the bottom 6% on the state assessment on Thursday, November 10, 2022, for the 2021-2022 school year based on the state’s standardized assessment in reading and math. In accordance with the AAA law, this list is revised and posted annually.

For the 2021-2022 school year, Jerry Lee Faine Elementary School was identified as being on this list. The designation of this school does not reflect the progress that is currently occurring at the school. This school year, strategies will be enacted in conjunction with additional support provided by the ALSDE to ensure that students at this school receive the best education possible.

Per the Alabama Accountability Act, provisions are included to offer financial assistance through an income tax credit to a parent who chooses to transfer their student from an AAA-identified public school to another public or non-public school of the parent’s choice.

Notification to parents of children enrolled in an AAA-designated school or scheduled to enroll in an AAA-designated school as defined above will be provided such notification in the Spring of 2023 that will outline the options those parents may pursue related to School Choice as follows.

Option 1- The student may remain or enroll in the assigned school and may continue to take advantage of the programs provided by Dothan City Schools.

Option 2 - The student may transfer to a comparable school that is not included on the annual list of Alabama Accountability Act Schools within the same local school system that has available space and is willing to accept the student.

Option 3 - If the local system has not made Option 2 available, the student may transfer to a comparable school that is not included on the annual list of Alabama Accountability Act schools within another Alabama local school system that has available space and is willing to accept the student.

Option 4 - The student may transfer to a qualifying non-public Alabama school that is willing to accept the student.