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16-46B-3
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 computer science content, stipends
for attending professional learning, traveling to professional learning activities, and participating
in mentoring and coaching. (2) Credentialing for K-12...
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16-6G-5
intervention based on student need. d. Explicit and systematic instruction with more detailed
explanations, more extensive opportunities for guided practice, and more opportunities for
error correction and feedback. e. Frequent monitoring of the progress of the reading skills
of each student throughout the school year and adjusting instruction according to student
need. (3) Before school or after school, or both, supplemental evidence-based reading intervention
delivered by a teacher or tutor with specialized reading training. (4) A read at home
plan, including participation in parent training workshops or regular parent guided home reading
activities. (h) Commencing with the 2021-2022 school year, third grade students shall demonstrate
sufficient reading skills for promotion to fourth grade. Students shall be provided all of
the following options to demonstrate sufficient reading skills for promotion to fourth grade,
and the State Superintendent of Education shall provide...
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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
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, including hands-on and inquiry-based
learning. c. Are intended for existing teachers, with or without previous exposure to computer
science. (7) HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PROVIDERS. Institutions of higher education,
nonprofits, or private entities that have successfully designed, implemented, and scaled
high quality, evidence-based computer science professional learning for teachers and recommended
by the superintendent and approved by the board. (8) HIGH SCHOOL. Includes grades nine to
12, inclusive. (9) MIDDLE SCHOOL. Includes grades seven and eight. (10) PUBLIC SCHOOL. Includes
public K-12 elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools. (11) SUPERINTENDENT. The
State Superintendent of Education. (Act 2019-389, ยง1.)...
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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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