Funds appropriated by the Legislature in support of this chapter shall be allocated to support all of the following:
- (1) The staff and operations of the Office of Mathematics Improvement, including the director and regional coordinators, professional learning activities, and administrative activities; local school-based mathematics coaches; teachers in residence; and AMSTI regional mathematics specialists.
- (2) Administration and analysis of mathematics screening, formative, diagnostic, and summative assessments to guide instruction in full support schools and limited support schools.
- (3) Professional development on foundational mathematics content knowledge as recommended by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force in all full support schools and limited support schools.
- (4) The staff and operations of the Alabama Summer Mathematics Achievement Program in all full support schools.
- (5) Professional development on instructional leadership, as recommended by the Office of Mathematics Improvement, for principals and assistant principals in all full support schools.
- (6) Any additional staff for school improvement teams for full support schools in state academic intervention.
- (7) Additional staff for the Office of School Improvement.
- (8) External consultants to evaluate the work of mathematics coaches’ implementation and outcomes described in Section 16-6H-15.
(Act 2022-249, §19.)