20-35.5-6-3. Petition for Waiver of Training Requirements
Sec. 3. (a) A school corporation or charter school may petition the secretary of education, or the secretary’s designee, for a waiver necessary to hire an individual that does not meet the training requirements established by the department to be an authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia. The written petition must be submitted to the […]
20-35.5-1-6. “Reading Specialist Trained in Dyslexia”
Sec. 6. “Reading specialist trained in dyslexia” means a professional who: (1) has expertise in and either has or is working toward an endorsement or certification, as determined by the department, in providing training for: (A) phonological and phonemic awareness; (B) sound and symbol relationships; (C) alphabet knowledge; (D) decoding skills; (E) rapid naming skills; […]
20-35.5-2-7. Use of Response to Intervention
Sec. 7. If a universal screener, level I dyslexia screening, or level II dyslexia screening indicates that a student has characteristics of dyslexia, the school corporation or charter school shall use the response to intervention process to address the needs of the student. As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
20-35.5-1-7. “Universal Screener”
Sec. 7. “Universal screener” means a diagnostic assessment used to aid educators in understanding the causes for student performance, learning strengths, and the needs that underlie student performance. The diagnostic assessment is conducted to identify or predict students who may be at risk for poor learning outcomes and is typically brief and conducted with all […]
20-35.5-2-8. Objection to Screening; Consent to Level I Dyslexia Screening and Level Ii Dyslexia Screening
Sec. 8. (a) A school corporation or charter school is not required to administer a universal screener under section 1 of this chapter to a student if the: (1) parent of the student objects to the screening; or (2) student is receiving intervention services for dyslexia. (b) Before a school corporation or charter school administers […]
20-35.5-3-1. Screening Indicates Need for Dyslexia Intervention Services; Requirements
Sec. 1. If a student’s performance on an initial dyslexia screening, level I dyslexia screening, or level II dyslexia screening under IC 20-35.5-2 indicates a need for dyslexia intervention services, the school corporation or the charter school shall do the following: (1) Notify the student’s parent of the results of the dyslexia screening. (2) Provide […]
20-35.5-7-1. Professional Awareness Information
Sec. 1. (a) Not later than the 2019-2020 school year, the department shall ensure that each teacher receives professional awareness information on the following: (1) The characteristics of dyslexia. (2) The evidence based interventions and accommodations for dyslexia. (b) The department may provide the information described in subsection (a) in a presentation online or in […]
20-35.5-4-1. Dyslexia Intervention
Sec. 1. If a student’s level I dyslexia screening or level II dyslexia screening indicates the need for dyslexia intervention services for the student, the dyslexia intervention may include: (1) explicit, direct instruction that is systematic, sequential, and cumulative and follows a logical plan of presenting the alphabetic principle that targets the specific needs of […]
20-35.5-5-1. Annual Report to Department of Education
Sec. 1. The superintendent of a school corporation and an organizer of a charter school shall annually report, in accordance with the reading plan developed under 511 IAC 6.2-3.1, to the department the number of students who were: (1) administered an initial dyslexia screening under IC 20-35.5-2-1 during the school year; and (2) determined to […]
20-35.5-5-2. Report on School Corporation’s or Charter School’s Internet Web Site
Sec. 2. Before July 15, 2019, and before July 15 of each year thereafter, each school corporation and charter school shall report on the school corporation’s or charter school’s Internet web site the following information: (1) The dyslexia intervention programs that were used during the previous school year to assist students with dyslexia. (2) The […]