Sec. 6. The department, in consultation with the governor’s office, shall develop guidelines to award grants to eligible entities and state accredited schools. The guidelines developed by the department must include:

(1) the ability of an eligible entity to provide effective training for a teacher who does not have previous exposure to teaching computer science;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-20-45-6

  • eligible entity: means :

    Indiana Code 20-20-45-1

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • program: refers to the next level computer science grant program established by section 5 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-20-45-4
(2) the ability of an eligible entity to implement effective practices for providing professional development in computer science that include:

(A) the eligible entity’s ability to provide a teacher with practical training in teaching computer science that is founded on evidence based research; and

(B) the eligible entity’s ability to tailor the professional development program to the needs of the teacher and the students the teacher serves; and

(3) any other criteria the department considers relevant.

As added by P.L.132-2018, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.245-2023, SEC.5.

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