Sec. 4. 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.

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(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.

As added by P.L.250-2023, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.150-2024, SEC.10.