Indiana § 20-20-49-5 Grant application; form; plan description and information; plan
alignment with science of reading

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-20-49-5 — Grant application; form; plan description and information; plan alignment with science of reading

Indiana § 20-20-49-5

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 20PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE

Ch. 49Science of Reading Grant

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Ind. Code § 20-20-49-5 (2026).

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(a)Subject to section 6 of this chapter, the department may, after June 30, 2024, award a grant under this chapter to a school corporation or charter school that does the following:

(1)Applies for a grant on a form provided by the department.

(2)Submits a detailed description of a plan that:

(A)must include:

(i)placing literacy coaches in elementary schools for the purposes of training and supporting teachers and administrators in order to improve instruction related to the science of reading; and

(ii)training teachers and school principals in instructional practices aligned with the science of reading; and

(B)may include, if the school corporation or charter school is requesting grant funds for the purpose described in section 4(3) or 4(4) of this chapter the following, as applicab

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(a) Subject to section 6 of this chapter, the
department may, after June 30, 2024, award a grant under this chapter
to a school corporation or charter school that does the following:
(1) Applies for a grant on a form provided by the department.
(2) Submits a detailed description of a plan that:
(A) must include:
(i) placing literacy coaches in elementary schools for the
purposes of training and supporting teachers and
administrators in order to improve instruction related to the
science of reading; and
(ii) training teachers and school principals in instructional
practices aligned with the science of reading; and
(B) may include, if the school corporation or charter school is
requesting grant funds for the purpose described in section 4(3)
or 4(4) of this chapter the following, as applicable:
(i) Increasing instructional time, including summer literacy
programs or high-dosage tutoring, for students who have been
identified as struggling readers based on a diagnostic
screening authorized by the department under IC 20-35.5-2-2.
(ii) Elementary schools and school corporations purchasing
curricular materials that align with the science of reading and
receive approval by the department.
(3) Submits the following information:
(A) Evidence supporting the school corporation's or charter
school's plan under subdivision (2).
(B) The number of elementary school teachers and literacy
coaches employed by the school corporation or charter school.
(C) Any other pertinent information required by the department.
(b) Any instruction under a plan that includes increasing
instructional time as described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i) must align
with the science of reading.