§ 20-20-43-4 — Grants from fund

(a) As used in this section, "literacy coach"
has the meaning set forth in IC 20-20-49-3.2.
(b) After June 30, 2017, a school corporation or charter school may
receive a grant to implement the following:
(1) The System for Teacher and Student Advancement (TAP)
teacher performance model program.
(2) The Opportunity Culture teacher performance model.
(3) A model teacher performance program approved by a national
school employee organization.
(4) A teacher performance model program that includes the
implementation of all the following elements:
(A) A comprehensive pay progression for teacher leaders based
on demonstrated skill development, escalating levels of
responsibility and duties, and demonstrated academic
leadership.
(B) A quality teacher assessment system that measures the
effectiveness of teachers' practice.
(C) A pay system that supports early career educators by
incentivizing the following:
(i) Mentoring and coaching.
(ii) Reducing teaching loads or providing release time for
teacher leaders to support professional learning.
(iii) Reviewing professional portfolios and student
performance.
(D) Eligibility for all teachers rated effective and highly
effective.
(E) Connection to high quality professional development,
including release time for teacher leaders providing
professional development and instructional coaching, that
provides teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to
advance student learning.
(F) A rigorous and transparent advancement criterion that is
locally developed and implemented with teacher involvement.
(G) A pay system providing competitive base pay.
(H) Evidence of teacher support for the proposed teacher
leadership and pay system, including support from the local
school employee organization (if applicable).
(I) Plans for ongoing evaluation of the pay system.
(J) A sustainable pay system.
(K) A plan for how teacher leadership positions and ongoing
training for teacher leaders will improve student achievement.
(5) The Indiana education residency pilot program established in
IC 20-20-44.
(6) A literacy coaching model program that includes and
implements the following elements:
(A) A system that supports literacy coaches by incentivizing the
following:
(i) Mentoring and training of literacy coaches.
(ii) Reducing literacy coaching loads or providing release
time for literacy coaches to support professional learning.
(iii) Reviewing professional portfolios and student
performance.
(B) Connection to high quality professional development,
including release time for literacy coaches providing
professional development and instructional coaching, that
provides literacy coaches with the knowledge and skills needed
to advance the learning of teachers, administrators, and
students.
(c) To receive a grant, a:
(1) school corporation, in consultation with the school
corporation's school employee organization; or
(2) charter school, in consultation with the charter school's school
employee organization (if applicable);
shall apply for the grant in a manner prescribed by the department. The
department shall establish eligibility requirements. However, the
department may not award grants to more than thirty (30) school
corporations or charter schools during any school year. When awarding
grants under this chapter, the department shall select a geographically
diverse set of school corporations and charter schools, including school
corporations and charter schools located in urban, suburban, and rural
areas.
(d) A school corporation or charter school that is awarded a grant
under this chapter shall receive a grant for three (3) consecutive school
years. The amount of the grant may not exceed the costs incurred by
the school corporation or charter school to implement the program. A
school corporation or charter school may receive a matching grant from
a corporation, foundation, or any other entity in addition to a grant
awarded under this chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.106-2016, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.155-2017, SEC.3; P.L.73-2019, SEC.4; P.L.150-2024, SEC.7.