Ala. Code § 16-4-11: Administration of Department; Supervision and Nomination of Employees of Department.

The State Superintendent of Education, acting under the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, shall be responsible for the administration of the Department of Education and shall have general supervision of all the professional and clerical assistants of the department. He shall nominate to the State Board of Education all the professional and clerical assistants of the department.