The Alabama State Department of Education is correcting an administrative error after an educator received a letter saying she had been appointed to the State Textbook Committee for Digital Literacy and Computer Science, though she had not been formally appointed through the process required by state law.
Emily Eddings-Sandley, technology and media specialist at Magic City Acceptance Academy, received a letter signed by State Superintendent Eric Mackey informing her that she had been appointed to the committee, which reviews digital literacy and computer science instructional materials.
Questions arose because Eddings-Sandley’s name did not appear among members approved by the State Board of Education or appointed by Governor Kay Ivey and confirmed by the Alabama Senate…