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16-46B-3
Section 16-46B-3 Funding for teacher professional learning programs. (a) Subject to
appropriation from the Legislature, funds shall be appropriated to the department and the
department shall allocate those funds to eligible entities to develop and implement teacher
professional learning programs for the required computer science courses and content. (b)
For the purposes of this section, eligible entities shall include high quality computer
science professional learning providers, including institutions of higher education physically
located in the state, nonprofits dedicated to providing high quality computer science professional
learning as determined by the superintendent, and private entities. (c) For the purposes of
this section, eligible entities do not include a local education agency or a consortium
of local education agencies. (d) Eligible uses of funds appropriated for computer science
professional learning are as follows: (1) High quality professional learning for K-12...
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16-6G-5
Section 16-6G-5 Reading and intervention programs; individual reading improvement plan;
summer reading camps; Alabama Summer Achievement Program; retention of students; reporting
requirements. (a) To ensure that public school students are able to read at or above grade
level by the end of third grade, each local education agency shall offer a comprehensive core
reading program to all students based on the science of reading which develops foundational
reading skills. In addition, no school district may use any curriculum for public K-3 students
that does not have instructional time included. (b) Based on the results of the reading assessment
in Section 16-6G-3, each K-3 student who exhibits a reading deficiency, or the characteristics
of dyslexia, shall be provided an appropriate reading intervention program to address his
or her specific deficiencies. Additionally, students shall be evaluated after every grading
period and, if a student is determined to have a reading deficiency, the...
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16-46B-6
Section 16-46B-6 Duties of department. Before June 30, 2020, the department shall create
all of the following: (1) A secondary computer science certification pathway for preservice
teachers. (2) An endorsement in computer science for all teachers who hold a valid Professional
Educator Certificate and demonstrate sufficient content knowledge in the course material as
determined by the department. Upon passing the Praxis, this certification does not have a
two-year time and service requirement to begin teaching. (3) A course-specific permit for
teachers without a secondary computer science certification or endorsement, who hold a valid
Professional Educator Certificate. The course-specific permit shall be issued upon the completion
of a nationally recognized professional learning course that is linked to a recognized high
quality middle school or high school computer science course or an approved preservice computer
science pathway offered at an institution of higher education for a...
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16-46B-5
Section 16-46B-5 Computer science education task force. (a) The Governor shall establish
a computer science education task force to develop a state strategic plan for expanding computer
science education in the public schools in Alabama. (b) The membership of the task force shall
include all of the following: (1) One member of the House of Representatives, as appointed
by the Speaker of the House, and one member of the Senate, as appointed by the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate. (2) A representative of the board, as appointed by the board. (3) The
state computer science specialist and two additional representatives of the department, as
appointed by the superintendent. (4) A representative of the Department of Early Childhood
Education, as appointed by the secretary. (5) A representative of the Alabama Community College
System, as appointed by the board of trustees of the system. (6) A representative of the Alabama
Workforce Council, as appointed by the council. (7) A...
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16-46B-1
Section 16-46B-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms
shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Education. (2) COMPUTER SCIENCE.
The study of computers and algorithmic processes, including their principles, their hardware
and software designs, their implementation, and their impact on society. Content should focus
on teaching students how to create new technologies, not simply how to use technology. (3)
COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES AND CONTENT. Courses that teach computer science either as a standalone
course implementation in middle and high schools, or, for elementary school, integrated into
other content areas. (4) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Education. (5) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Includes grades kindergarten to six, inclusive. (6) HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. Professional
development activities that satisfy all of the following: a. Clarify the conceptual foundations
of computer science. b. Teach research-based practices,...
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16-46B-2
Section 16-46B-2 Computer science course or instruction requirements. (a)(1) Beginning
in the 2020-2021 school year, each public high school shall offer at least one authentic computer
science course from a department-approved list. (2) Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year,
each public middle school shall offer instruction in middle school computer science courses
approved by the department. (3) Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, each public elementary
school shall offer instruction on the basics of computer science and computational thinking.
(b) A computer science course or instruction in computer science offered by a public school
shall satisfy all of the following: (1) Be of high quality, as defined by the department.
(2) Meet or exceed the standards and curriculum requirements, as they relate to authentic
computer science, established by the board in the state course of study for digital literacy
and computer science pursuant to Section 16-35-4 and be on the approved list...
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16-6A-9
Section 16-6A-9 Development of plan for improving courses in critical needs areas. (a)
The State Board of Education shall develop and establish a comprehensive plan for improving
courses in science, mathematics, computer education and other critical needs areas. In developing
such plan, the superintendent shall consult with teacher organizations, school personnel,
legislative leaders, the Governor's office, representatives from private industry, public
and private higher education and from the fields of education, mathematics, science and computer
education. Such program shall be divided into three phases with the first phase being introduced
at the beginning of the 1985-1986 school year and another phase to begin each of the following
two years. The entire program should be operative at the end of three years. (b) The comprehensive
plan shall provide a framework for the preparation and approval of programs, provide direction
for program development and shall include the following...
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16-6G-4
Section 16-6G-4 Use of funds in support of Alabama Reading Initiative; literacy and
reading specialists. (a) Funds appropriated by the Legislature in support of the Alabama Reading
Initiative shall be allocated to support the following: (1) Local education agencies to support
local reading specialists. (2) The Alabama Summer Achievement Program. (3) Regional literacy
specialists. (4) Preservice and inservice teacher professional learning activities for elementary
school teachers in reading. (5) Curricula to support student interventions. (6) State administration.
(b) Funds dedicated to the Alabama Reading Initiative shall be expended on local and regional
reading specialists, professional learning activities, and administrative activities that
support all of the following activities for kindergarten through third grade students in public
K-12 schools; continued funding shall be contingent on measurable performance growth, as determined
by the task force established under subsection (a)...
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16-5-55
Section 16-5-55 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018
REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) The
program shall be used to provide a loan repayment for federal student loans in the following
amounts: (1) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year, or two thousand five hundred dollars
($2,500) per semester worked, for a maximum of four consecutive years for a teacher with a
valid Alabama professional educator certificate endorsed in secondary math or science who
graduated from a teacher education program at an approved institution after the 2018 spring
semester term and is teaching in an Alabama public school. (2) An additional two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500) per year, or one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1,250)
per semester worked, for a maximum of four consecutive years for a teacher who satisfies all
criteria listed in Section 16-5-54 and who also is teaching math or science in a public
school in...
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16-5-54
Section 16-5-54 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018
REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) To
be eligible for the base program of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per semester,
an applicant shall satisfy all of the following: (1) Be a graduate of a State Board of Education
or State Department of Education approved program in math or science, at the baccalaureate
or master's level, from an approved institution leading to an initial secondary professional
educator certificate endorsed in math or science. A teacher who only earns a passing score
on the Praxis test in math or science to add a certificate endorsement for math or science,
and who has not completed an entire approved program, does not satisfy this requirement. (2)
Holds a valid Alabama professional educator certificate endorsed in secondary math or science,
or both. (3) Teaches math or science full-time in an Alabama public school district....
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