Money allocated for grants under this chapter must be used for the following:
- (1) 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.
- (2) Training teachers and school principals in instructional practices aligned with the science of reading.
- (3) 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 .
(4) Elementary schools and school corporations purchasing curricular materials that:
- (A) align with science of reading; and
- (B) receive approval by the department.
(5) Covering costs for teachers to obtain a literacy endorsement described in IC 20-28-5-19.7 .
[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-49-4.]
As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.