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5.
(a)Not later than July 1, 2024, the state
board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish early childhood
and elementary school teacher content area licenses and required
endorsements that must, at a minimum, include the following:
(1)An elementary mathematics specialist license.
(2)One (1) or more of the following:
(A)An elementary mathematics teacher license.
(B)An elementary mathematics and science teacher license.
(3)The required literacy endorsement established by the
department under section 19.7 of this chapter.
(b)To be eligible to receive an elementary mathematics specialist
license under subsection (a)(1), an individual must meet the following:
(1)Hold one (1) or more of the following:
(A)A valid early childhood education license.
(B)An elementary generalist lic
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5. (a) Not later than July 1, 2024, the state
board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish early childhood
and elementary school teacher content area licenses and required
endorsements that must, at a minimum, include the following:
(1) An elementary mathematics specialist license.
(2) One (1) or more of the following:
(A) An elementary mathematics teacher license.
(B) An elementary mathematics and science teacher license.
(3) The required literacy endorsement established by the
department under section 19.7 of this chapter.
(b) To be eligible to receive an elementary mathematics specialist
license under subsection (a)(1), an individual must meet the following:
(1) Hold one (1) or more of the following:
(A) A valid early childhood education license.
(B) An elementary generalist license.
(C) A middle school mathematics license.
(D) A secondary mathematics license.
(2) Have three (3) years of successful teaching experience that
includes the teaching of mathematics.
(3) Have completed graduate course work in the following areas:
(A) Specialized content knowledge for teaching mathematics
focused on the following:
(i) Number concepts and operations.
(ii) Proportional reasoning.
(iii) Algebra and functions.
(iv) Geometry and measurement.
(v) Data analysis and probability.
(B) Mathematics pedagogical content knowledge focused on
the following:
(i) Teaching.
(ii) Learners and learning.
(iii) Curriculum and assessment.
(C) Leadership knowledge and skills.
(4) Have completed a supervised practicum that includes working
with a range of elementary student learners and elementary school
teachers, both novice and experienced, in a variety of professional
development settings.
(c) If the state board establishes an elementary mathematics teacher
license under subsection (a)(2)(A), an individual must complete the
following to be eligible to receive the license:
(1) Course work in the area of specialized content knowledge for
teaching mathematics, focused on the following:
(A) Number concepts and operations.
(B) Proportional reasoning.
(C) Algebra and functions.
(D) Geometry and measurement.
(E) Data analysis and probability.
(2) Course work in the area of pedagogical content knowledge in
at least one (1) science, technology, engineering, or mathematics
field, focused on the following:
(A) Teaching.
(B) Learners and learning.
(C) Curriculum and assessment.
(3) A supervised practicum that includes working with a range of
elementary student learners and elementary school teachers, both
novice and experienced, in a variety of professional development
settings.
(d) If the state board establishes an elementary mathematics and
science teacher license under subsection (a)(2)(B), an individual must
complete the following to be eligible to receive the license:
(1) Course work in the area of specialized content knowledge for
teaching mathematics, focused on the following:
(A) Number concepts and operations.
(B) Proportional reasoning.
(C) Algebra and functions.
(D) Geometry and measurement.
(E) Data analysis and probability.
(2) Course work in the area of specialized content knowledge for
teaching at least one (1) of the following:
(A) Biology.
(B) Chemistry.
(C) Earth and atmospheric sciences.
(D) Physics.
(3) Course work in the area of pedagogical content knowledge in
at least one (1) science, technology, engineering, or mathematics
field, focused on the following:
(A) Teaching.
(B) Learners and learning.
(C) Curriculum and assessment.
(4) A supervised practicum that includes working with a range of
elementary student learners and elementary school teachers, both
novice and experienced, in a variety of professional development
settings.
(e) To be eligible to receive the required literacy endorsement under
subsection (a)(3), an individual must satisfy the requirements set forth
in section 19.7 of this chapter.
(f) The department shall develop an incentive program to:
(1) assist teachers who pursue a content area license under this
section; and
(2) reward teachers who earn a content area license or a required
literacy endorsement under this section.
The department shall make recommendations to the general assembly
in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 regarding ways to accomplish
the goals described in this subsection.