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16-46B-4
Section 16-46B-4 Digital literacy and computer science standards. (a) Before the beginning
of the 2020-2021 school year, the department shall develop and the board shall approve, pursuant
to Chapter 35 of this title, a rigorous K-12 course of study for digital literacy and computer
science and shall consider existing computer science frameworks and content standards including,
but not limited to, the K-12 computer science framework and the K-12 computer science content
standards developed by the Computer Science Teachers Association. (b) To ensure continuity
in early learning, the department and the Department of Early Childhood Education may form
a committee to create developmentally appropriate technology content standards for prekindergarten
students. (Act 2019-389, §4.)...
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16-6B-2
Section 16-6B-2 Core curriculum. Every Alabama student shall be given instruction in grades
kindergarten through twelve to prepare him or her to enter the world of work and/or to complete
course work at the postsecondary level. In addition to a comprehensive core curriculum of
academics, each local board of education shall offer a program of vocational/technical education.
(a) The following words and phrases used in this section shall, in the absence of a clear
implication otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations: (1) REQUIRED COURSES.
Courses which are required to be taken by every student enrolled in public schools in the
State of Alabama. (2) ELECTIVE COURSES. Courses which are neither mandatory nor required to
be taken by any student enrolled in public schools in the State of Alabama. (b) The Legislature
finds that students must become more literate in the basic skills needed to earn a living
or to continue their education. The Legislature further finds that the...
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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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16-46B-2
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 of computer science
courses. (c) A computer science course offered by a public high school should be offered through
an in-person setting and shall be offered as a virtual or distance learning course option
only when an in-person classroom setting is not practicable. A rationale for using the virtual
or distance learning option shall be included in the annual report. (d) The enforcement of
this section shall comply with Section 16-1-11.1. (Act 2019-389, §2.)...
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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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16-6A-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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16-6G-6
Section 16-6G-6 Dyslexia therapist certification endoresement; accreditation of teacher preparation
programs; licensure and certification of teachers; professional learning. (a) The State Superintendent
of Education shall develop, and the State Board of Education shall approve, a dyslexia therapist
certification endorsement on or before December 31, 2019. (1) K-12 and early childhood teachers
who have completed an International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council endorsed
training course and have received a passing score on the Academic Language Therapy Association's
Certified Academic Language Therapy assessment, or the International Dyslexia Association's
Knowledge and Practice Examination of Effective Reading Instruction, and who hold a valid
Professional Educator Certificate shall be eligible for a dyslexia therapist endorsement.
(2) Teacher preparation programs at public colleges and universities in the state shall offer
dyslexia therapy teacher preparation courses...
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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-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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