Attendance & Leave
All staff members are expected to be on duty and clocked in no later than this time each morning.
What is 7:25 a.m.?
In grades 4–6, Gold measures account for this percentage of a student's overall course grade.
What is 60%?
Classroom doors must remain in this state at all times during the school day.
What is closed AND locked?
Signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey, this Alabama act bans students from using personal wireless devices during the instructional day.
What is the FOCUS Act?
All money collected and receipted in the classroom must be balanced and turned in to the front office no later than this time daily.
What is 9:00 a.m.?
Personal or professional leave must be submitted in Harris Solutions at least this far in advance of the requested date
What is two (2) weeks?
Weekly lesson plans must be completed and uploaded to Google Drive by this day and time each week.
What is Monday morning at 8:00 a.m.
Placing a student in another classroom for a behavior time-out is capped at a maximum duration of this many minutes.
What is 15 minutes?
The Alabama Screen Time Act sets research-based screen time standards for children from birth through five years of age and becomes effective on this date.
What is January 1, 2027?
All state fee money distributed to teachers in October must be fully spent by the end of this month.
What is February?
Staff members are required to provide a doctor's excuse when absent for this many or more consecutive sick days.
What is four (4) consecutive days?
For grades 3–5, teachers must record a minimum of this many total grades per subject each nine-week grading period.
What is nine (9) grades?
This program provides behavior intervention and academic work within the school setting as an alternative to out-of-school suspension.
What is SOAR?
Under the Alabama Literacy Act, 3rd-grade promotion hinges on demonstrating reading skills on the reading portion of this state assessment.
What is the ACAP (Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program) ELA assessment?
Graded papers and conduct sheets must be sent home in folders on this specific day of every week.
What is Tuesday?
Under the Paid Parental Leave Act 2025, eligible mothers receive this many weeks of leave.
What is eight (8) weeks?
In 3rd grade, teacher-created assessments and activities cannot count for more than this percentage of the overall ELA or math grade.
What is 10%?
Prior to submitting a formal discipline referral for minor recurring behavior, a teacher must send home this document.
What is a Pre-Office Referral?
A Kindergarten student who accumulates this many unexcused absences may be withdrawn or retained without parental consent.
What is 15 or more absences?
All visitors entering the school building must check in through the front office and continuously display this item while on campus.
What is a visitor badge/pass?
Due to the Affordable Health Care Act, Talladega County Schools limits substitutes from working more than this many hours per week.
What is 28 hours per week?
According to the state guidelines in the handbook, grades 1–3 require this many daily minutes of Language Arts instruction.
What is 150 minutes per day?
During lunch, students must remain seated and quiet (indicated by a red cup) for the first how many minutes of their lunchtime?
What is 10 minutes?
Under Alabama law, all school personnel are legally designated as this type of reporter, requiring them to immediately report any reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect.
What is a mandatory reporter?
Teachers/staff cell phone usage is strictly limited during the day, and texting or using social media is unacceptable during these times.
What is instructional time / when students are present?