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2025-26 APLDS Program and Principal Act Stipend
End-of-Year Checklists
2025-26 APLDS Program Requirements
For all currently employed principals and assistant principals (as of October 1, 2025), successful completion of the APLDS program consists of the following:
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Annual completion of the APLDS Evaluation System in the Teaching Effectiveness (TE) application through the ALSDE Identity Management (AIM) Portal.
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Annual completion of at least 30 APLDS clock hours of approved, high-quality professional learning awarded through the PowerSchool Professional Learning platform between June 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026.
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All new principals (first and second year) must also participate in an approved new principal mentoring program. (Note: APLDS clock hours are not awarded for the new principal mentoring program.)
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Due Dates
Program (in)completion must be certified by school administrators and evaluators no later than:
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May 1, 2026 for retiring principals and assistant principals
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June 19, 2026 for all other principals and assistant principals
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It is strongly recommended that program (in)completion be certified for all school administrators by May 2026.
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Districts may have different internal deadlines earlier than state deadlines.
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More information can be found on the FAQ page.
Click on the arrows below to view the checklists!
School Administrator End-of-Year Checklist
Evaluator/Program Certifier End-of-Year Checklist
APLDS District Contact End-of-Year Checklist
CSFO and Superintendent End-of-Year Checklist
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