Indiana § 20-28-3-3.2 - Development of guidelines regarding mathematics; review; referral; revoke use
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§ 20-28-3-3.2. Development of guidelines regarding mathematics; review; referral; revoke use
Sec. 3.2. (a) As used in this section, "teacher candidate" has the meaning set forth in section 3.1(a) of this chapter.
(b) As used in this section, "teacher preparation program" includes the following:
(1) A teacher education school or department.
(2) A transition to teaching program under IC 20-28-4.
(3) Any other entity approved by the department to offer a course of study leading to an initial teaching license.
(c) The department shall develop guidelines for accredited teacher preparation programs regarding the use of curriculum or content that prepares elementary school teacher candidates to:
(1) effectively teach foundational math skills aligned with evidence based instructional strategies to promote:
(A) conceptual understanding;
(B) procedural fluency; and
(C) real world problem solving;
(2) implement math instruction using high quality instructional material; and
(3) understand and use student data to make instructional decisions.
(d) The department shall conduct a review of accredited teacher preparation programs for alignment with the requirements of subsection (c) on a schedule determined by the department.
(e) Upon review by the department under subsection (d), an accredited teacher preparation program that is not in alignment with the requirements of subsection (c) shall be submitted for a referral under section 1(l) of this chapter.
(f) If an accredited teacher preparation program:
(1) has been submitted for a referral under subsection (e); and
(2) fails to meet the criteria of the improvement plan developed under section 1(l) of this chapter;
the department shall revoke the teacher preparation program's right to use the word "accredited".
As added by P.L.150-2024, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.180-2025, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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