IC 20-20.5-20-6: Grant use

Sec. 6. 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.