1 SB171
2 216052-6
3 By Senators Orr and Melson
4 RFD: Education Policy
5 First Read: 02-FEB-22
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8 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish the Alabama
9 Numeracy Act and would prohibit the use of the
10 curriculum standards, commonly known as the Common
11 Core State Standards, in public K-12 schools.
12 This bill would provide further for improved
13 mathematics instruction in public schools and would
14 provide a means for increasing grade level
15 proficiency in mathematics for public school
16 students in grades K-5.
17 This bill would establish and provide for
18 the duties of an Elementary Mathematics Task Force,
19 a Postsecondary Mathematics Task Force, and an
20 Office of Mathematics Improvement within the State
21 Department of Education.
22 This bill would provide benchmarks, the
23 monitoring of schools, state intervention for low
24 performing schools, an Alabama Summer Mathematics
25 Achievement Program, mathematics intervention
26 services, and funding.
Page 1 1 This bill would provide specific
2 instructional practices for elementary school
3 educators, would specify the qualifications of
4 mathematics coaches and require their presence in
5 schools, and would require the State Superintendent
6 of Education to develop a K-5 mathematics coach
7 endorsement program and provide for the award of
8 the endorsement to certain qualified mathematics
9 coaches.
10 This bill would also require the State
11 Superintendent of Education and the State Board of
12 Education to terminate the flexibility waiver
13 agreement with the United States Department of
14 Education pertaining to the federal Elementary and
15 Secondary Education Act, which includes the
16 adoption of the Common Core State Standards.
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18 A BILL
19 TO BE ENTITLED
20 AN ACT
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22 Relating to public education; to establish the
23 Alabama Numeracy Act and prohibit the use of the Common Core
24 State Standards in public K-12 schools; to implement steps to
25 improve mathematics proficiency of public school kindergarten
26 to fifth grade students and ensure that those students are
27 proficient in mathematics at or above grade level by the end
Page 2 1 of fifth grade by monitoring the progression of each student
2 from one grade to another, in part, by his or her proficiency
3 in mathematics.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
5 Section 1. Sections 1 to 16, inclusive, shall be
6 known and may be cited as the Alabama Numeracy Act.
7 Section 2. For the purposes of Sections 1 to 16,
8 inclusive, the following terms shall have the following
9 meanings:
10 (1) ALGEBRAIC REASONING. Recognizing and
11 generalizing about patterns and relationships; representing
12 patterns and relationships by analyzing structures of the
13 patterns; and using mathematical models (concrete, pictorial,
14 abstract) to represent patterns.
15 (2) AMSTI. The Alabama Mathematics, Science, and
16 Technology Initiative.
17 (3) CARDINALITY. Understanding that the last number
18 word said when counting tells how many objects have been
19 counted.
20 (4) COMPUTATIONAL FLUENCY. Possessing efficient and
21 accurate methods for computing.
22 (5) CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING. The ability to reason
23 in settings involving the careful application of concept
24 definitions, relations, or representations of either.
25 (6) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Education.
26 (7) DYSCALCULIA. A term used to refer to a pattern
27 of learning difficulties characterized by problems processing
Page 3 1 numerical information, learning arithmetic facts, performing
2 accurate or fluent calculations, difficulties with
3 mathematical reasoning, and difficulties with word reasoning
4 accuracy.
5 (8) EARLY NUMERACY SCREENING. Standardized measures
6 that assess a student's fluency in foundational mathematics
7 skills.
8 (9) FLUENCY. The ability of students to choose
9 flexibly among methods and strategies to solve contextual and
10 mathematical problems, to understand and explain their
11 approaches, and to produce accurate answers efficiently.
12 (10) LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION. A county or city
13 board of education.
14 (11) LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY. A county or city school
15 system operating public primary and secondary schools.
16 (12) MENTAL COMPUTATION. The process of working on a
17 problem and obtaining the exact or approximate answers
18 mentally without reliance on external tools.
19 (13) NUMBER SENSE. The ability to represent numbers
20 in multiple ways, numerical magnitude estimation, selecting
21 and using benchmarks, such as tens or hundreds, decomposing
22 and recomposing number, understanding the effects of
23 operations on number, and performing mental calculation and
24 estimation.
25 (14) NUMERACY. The ability to understand and work
26 with numbers.
Page 4 1 (15) OGAP. The Ongoing Assessment Project is a
2 systematic, intentional, and iterative formative assessment
3 system grounded in the research on how students learn
4 mathematics.
5 (16) PLACE VALUE UNDERSTANDING. The understanding of
6 representations and concepts necessary to successfully process
7 multi-digit numbers.
8 (17) PROCEDURAL FLUENCY. The ability to apply
9 procedures accurately, efficiently, and flexibly; to transfer
10 procedures to different problems and contexts; to build or
11 modify procedures from other procedures; and to recognize when
12 one strategy or procedure is more appropriate to apply than
13 another.
14 (18) SPATIAL REASONING. The capacity to mentally
15 generate, transform, and rotate a visual image and thus
16 understand and recall spatial relationships between objects.
17 (19) SUBITIZING. Quickly recognizing and naming how
18 many objects are in a small group without counting.
19 (20) STEM. Science, technology, engineering, and
20 mathematics.
21 Section 3. (a) Within 90 days following the
22 effective date of this act, the State Superintendent of
23 Education shall convene an Elementary Mathematics Task Force
24 to provide the State Board of Education with vetted and
25 approved recommendations for comprehensive mathematics and
26 mathematics intervention programs and curricula; a state
27 continuum of educator development for approved professional
Page 5 1 learning focusing on improving number sense, spatial skills,
2 algebraic reasoning, and mental computations; and an annual
3 list of vetted and approved assessment systems which are valid
4 and reliable mathematics screening, formative, and diagnostic
5 assessment systems for selection and use by local education
6 agencies.
7 (b) The membership of the Elementary Mathematics
8 Task Force shall include all of the following:
9 (1) The Director of the Office of Mathematics
10 Improvement.
11 (2) The State Superintendent of Education.
12 (3) Two public K-5 teachers, with experience in
13 implementing OGAP or AMSTI foundational training, appointed by
14 the Executive Director of the Alabama Education Association.
15 (4) One public K-5 special education teacher, with
16 experience in implementing OGAP training or AMSTI foundational
17 training, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
18 (5) One elementary AMSTI mathematics specialist,
19 with experience providing OGAP training and supporting
20 school-based mathematics coaches, appointed by the Alabama
21 STEM Council.
22 (6) One elementary school-based mathematics coach,
23 with experience in NUMBERS, AMSTI foundational training, or
24 OGAP, or any combination thereof, appointed by the Executive
25 Committee of the Alabama Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
26 (7) Two public elementary school principals, with
27 experience supporting OGAP or AMSTI foundational training,
Page 6 1 appointed by the Board of Directors of the Council for Leaders
2 in Alabama Schools.
3 (8) One instructor employed by a public institution
4 of higher education, with experience teaching elementary
5 mathematics methods, appointed by the Alabama Commission on
6 Higher Education.
7 (9) One local superintendent of education, with
8 experience supporting schools in OGAP or AMSTI foundational
9 training, appointed by the Board of Directors of the School
10 Superintendents of Alabama.
11 (10) One local board of education member, appointed
12 by the Alabama Association of School Boards.
13 (11) One AMSTI director or assistant director, with
14 experience teaching and supporting grades K-5 mathematics,
15 appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
16 (12) One member of business and industry, with
17 experience in employing individuals in occupations that are
18 STEM focused and in demand, appointed by the Governor.
19 (13) Three additional members, appointed by the
20 Governor.
21 (c) Members appointed to the Elementary Mathematics
22 Task Force pursuant to subdivisions (3) through (7) of
23 subsection (b) shall serve an initial term of one year and may
24 be reappointed to serve one additional two-year term. Members
25 appointed to the Elementary Mathematics Task Force pursuant to
26 subdivisions (8) through (13) of subsection (b) shall serve an
27 initial term of two years and may be reappointed to serve one
Page 7 1 additional two-year term. Thereafter, each member of the
2 Elementary Mathematics Task Force shall be appointed to serve
3 a two-year term and may be reappointed to serve one additional
4 two-year term. All appointing authorities shall coordinate
5 their appointments so that diversity of gender, race, and
6 geographical areas is reflective of the makeup of this state.
7 The Governor shall fill vacancies by appointment for the
8 unexpired terms according to the process outlined in this
9 section.
10 (d) The members of the Elementary Mathematics Task
11 Force shall not receive a salary but shall be reimbursed
12 through the department for expenses incurred in the
13 performance of their duties for the Elementary Mathematics
14 Task Force in the same manner and at the same rate as is
15 provided for state employees.
16 (1) The Director of the Office of Mathematics
17 Improvement shall serve as chair and a vice chair shall be
18 elected by the membership of the Elementary Mathematics Task
19 Force. If the position of director is vacant, the vice chair
20 shall serve as chair until the State Superintendent of
21 Education appoints a new director.
22 (2) The Elementary Mathematics Task Force shall meet
23 in regular session at least four times a year. The Elementary
24 Mathematics Task Force shall set meeting dates and times, set
25 agendas, vote, and develop recommendations to the State Board
26 of Education in collaboration with the Office of Mathematics
27 Improvement. A majority of the members of the Elementary
Page 8 1 Mathematics Task Force shall constitute a quorum for the
2 transaction of business. Should a quorum not be present on the
3 day appointed for any meeting, those present may adjourn from
4 day to day until a quorum is established.
5 (e) Each approved assessment system shall do all the
6 following:
7 (1) Provide proven screening and diagnostic
8 capabilities for monitoring student progress.
9 (2) For grades K-5, measure at a minimum, all of the
10 following:
11 a. Number sequence.
12 b. One-to-one correspondence.
13 c. Cardinality.
14 d. Oral and written names for numbers based on grade
15 level standards.
16 e. Subitizing.
17 f. Number relationships.
18 g. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
19 division in word problems with a variety of problem types and
20 structures based on grade level standards.
21 h. Connecting addition, subtraction, multiplication,
22 and division to place value based on grade level standards.
23 i. Computational fluency with whole numbers,
24 fractions, and decimals based on grade level standards.
25 j. Spatial reasoning based on grade level standards.
Page 9 1 (3) Identify students who have a mathematics
2 deficiency, including identifying students with
3 characteristics of dyscalculia.
4 (f) In determining which assessment systems to
5 approve for use by local education agencies, the Elementary
6 Mathematics Task Force, in collaboration with the Office of
7 Mathematics Improvement, at a minimum shall also consider all
8 of the following factors:
9 (1) The time required to conduct each assessment
10 with the intention of minimizing the impact of instructional
11 time.
12 (2) The level of integration of assessment results
13 with instructional support for educators and students.
14 (3) The timelines in reporting assessment results
15 for educators, administrators, and parents.
16 Section 4. (a) There is created an Office of
17 Mathematics Improvement within the State Department of
18 Education that shall be formed no later than 90 days after the
19 effective date of this act. The State Superintendent of
20 Education shall appoint a Director of the Office of
21 Mathematics Improvement whose exclusive focus is K-5
22 mathematics. Each region shall have one coordinator who shall
23 be appointed by the director. The director shall have
24 experience in administrative duties, as an elementary
25 mathematics specialist or coach, and teaching mathematics in a
26 public elementary school.
Page 10 1 (b) Each of the 11 regional coordinators shall have
2 experience as a K-5 mathematics specialist or coach, with
3 experience in training or supporting OGAP and teaching
4 mathematics in a public school.
5 (c) Each regional coordinator, with the oversight of
6 the director, shall oversee all of the following:
7 (1) Commencing with the summer of 2023, the Alabama
8 Summer Mathematics Achievement Program, initially for the
9 lowest six percent performing elementary schools, and
10 thereafter increasing to include an additional one percent
11 annually until the program is administered in the lowest 10
12 percent performing elementary schools.
13 (2) The response to instruction process in schools
14 identified for intensive interventions and supports by the
15 Office of Mathematics Improvement.
16 (3) The implementation of mathematics curricula and
17 intervention programs approved by the Elementary Mathematics
18 Task Force for Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 instruction in
19 schools identified for intensive interventions and supports by
20 the Office of Mathematics Improvement.
21 (4) The monitoring and evaluating of data collected
22 from AMSTI and local education agencies to make decisions for
23 improvement to the mathematics coach program as needed to
24 increase student achievement, collaboration, and support.
25 (5) The implementation of appropriate professional
26 learning approved by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force for
27 Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 instruction in schools identified
Page 11 1 for intensive interventions and supports by the Office of
2 Mathematics Improvement.
3 (6) The provision of recommendations for improvement
4 to AMSTI and local education agencies based on data collected
5 and analyzed by the Office of Mathematics Improvement.
6 (d) The Office of Mathematics Improvement, in
7 collaboration with the Elementary Mathematics Task Force,
8 shall do all of the following:
9 (1) Develop or procure a diagnostic interview tool
10 for grades K-2 to determine key numeracy concepts students
11 have mastered and uncover student misconceptions.
12 (2) Recommend training and support for educators for
13 the effective implementation and interpretation of the
14 diagnostic tool. The diagnostic tool shall be used with
15 students who have been identified as struggling in mathematics
16 based on benchmark assessments or teacher observation, or
17 both.
18 (3) Develop screeners to accurately identify
19 students in grades 4-5 who need intervention in fractional
20 reasoning.
21 (4) Designate a team of educators to explore the
22 connection between difficulties with number sense and
23 dyscalculia, as well as possible effective screeners.
24 (5) Commit necessary resources to understanding the
25 needs of students struggling with number sense or dyscalculia,
26 or both, before implementing instructional practices or
27 assessments that could adversely affect student learning.
Page 12 1 (6) Determine the scope and pace of scaling
2 mathematics coaches with the goal of placing a mathematics
3 coach in each school containing any combination of grades K-5
4 before the 2027-2028 school year.
5 (7) Develop an intensive professional development
6 series on foundational mathematics content knowledge to
7 include internal and external partners for the lowest 25
8 percent performing elementary schools.
9 (8) Monitor the implementation of intensive
10 professional development on foundational mathematics content
11 knowledge for the lowest 25 percent performing elementary
12 schools.
13 (9) Monitor AMSTI mathematics specialist support in
14 the lowest 10 percent performing elementary schools.
15 (10) Develop an instructional leadership framework
16 based on research and best practices that identifies the
17 desired essential competencies of a highly effective principal
18 at the following levels:
19 a. Aspiring. Preparing for principalship.
20 b. Emerging. Receiving mentoring during the initial
21 two years of practice.
22 c. Developing. Developing and refining leadership
23 skills.
24 d. Transformational. Building necessary skills and
25 knowledge to lead schools in ways fully responsive to the
26 needs of students.
Page 13 1 (11) Establish a design team to develop training and
2 materials to equip principal trainers in the work of
3 facilitating, coaching, and mentoring principals for each
4 level described in the leadership framework. The design team
5 shall also develop resources to collect evidence of
6 participant reactions, participant learning, organization
7 support and change, participant use of new knowledge or
8 skills, and student learning outcomes. Learning experiences
9 determined by the design team shall include opportunities for
10 in-person learning, virtual collaborations, regional meetings,
11 and professional learning communities. Specific to mathematics
12 leadership, administrators shall learn to do all of the
13 following:
14 a. Establish a clear and shared vision for
15 mathematics teaching and learning, including all of the
16 following:
17 1. Measures of success to include continually
18 monitoring the vision.
19 2. Feedback for educators in meeting the vision and
20 support for quality professional learning for educators,
21 educator leaders, and mathematics coaches.
22 3. Strategic placement of support structures to
23 strengthen mathematics teacher practices and student
24 performance.
25 b. Establish norms for participation and
26 collaboration in coaching cycles and professional learning.
Page 14 1 c. Identify and support effective mathematics
2 teaching practices and student practices.
3 d. Develop the ability to identify effective
4 instructional practices in early childhood classrooms to
5 improve numeracy.
6 (12) Commencing in 2023, develop and implement a
7 formative evaluation for administrators to do all of the
8 following:
9 a. Establish a clear set of expectations and goals.
10 b. Adapt to level of experience.
11 c. Connect to educator and student level outcomes.
12 d. Provide training and support for school level
13 instructional leaders.
14 Section 5. (a) The Director of the Office of
15 Mathematics Improvement shall convene and oversee a
16 Postsecondary Mathematics Task Force to develop guidelines for
17 institutions of postsecondary education to train elementary
18 teachers based on current research. The guidelines shall
19 include course structure and content based on the
20 recommendations of the National Council of Teachers of
21 Mathematics, the Conference Board of the Mathematical
22 Sciences, the United States Department of Education, and the
23 Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. Guidelines shall go
24 into effect August 1, 2023. The membership of the
25 Postsecondary Mathematics Task Force shall include all of the
26 following:
Page 15 1 (1) The Director of the Office of Mathematics
2 Improvement.
3 (2) The State Superintendent of Education.
4 (3) Two instructors employed by a public two-year or
5 four-year institution of higher education physically located
6 within the state, who each have experience teaching elementary
7 mathematics methods and have received OGAP training, appointed
8 by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
9 (4) One department head of elementary education
10 employed by a public two-year or four-year institution of
11 higher education physically located within the state,
12 appointed by the Governor.
13 (5) One local superintendent of education, appointed
14 by the Board of Directors of the School Superintendents of
15 Alabama.
16 (6) One public school teacher employed at a school
17 containing grades K-5, with experience mentoring teacher
18 interns, appointed by the State Board of Education.
19 (7) One public school special education teacher
20 employed at a school containing grades K-5, with experience
21 mentoring teacher interns, appointed by the State
22 Superintendent of Education.
23 (8) One public school principal employed at a school
24 containing grades K-5, with experience with teacher interns,
25 appointed by the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools.
Page 16 1 (b) All appointing authorities shall coordinate
2 their appointments so that diversity of gender, race, and
3 geographical areas is reflective of the makeup of this state.
4 Section 6. (a) The State Board of Education, by
5 rule, shall establish a coherent and sustained system of
6 assistance and support for schools not attaining identified
7 levels of achievement or not showing specified levels of
8 progress as determined by the Office of Mathematics
9 Improvement. The Office of Mathematics Improvement shall
10 specify appropriate academic intervention for those K-5
11 schools that are in the lowest 10 percent performing schools
12 on the summative assessment system approved by the State Board
13 of Education.
14 (b) The Office of Mathematics Improvement shall
15 assign a school improvement team to each school identified for
16 academic intervention. A school improvement team shall do all
17 of the following:
18 (1) Conduct a comprehensive on site evaluation of
19 each low-performing school to determine any causes for the low
20 performance and lack of progress of the school. The evaluation
21 shall include presentations by the local superintendent of
22 education, the chair of the local board of education, the
23 school principal, a parent, and other school personnel.
24 (2) Present to the local board of education, the
25 Director of the Office of Mathematics Improvement, and the
26 State Superintendent of Education recommendations including,
27 but not limited to, recommendations relating to the
Page 17 1 reallocation of resources and technical assistance, changes in
2 school procedures or operations, professional learning focused
3 on student achievement for instructional and administrative
4 staff, intervention for individual administrators or teachers,
5 instructional strategies based on scientifically based
6 research, waivers from state laws or rules, adoption of
7 policies and practices to ensure all groups of students
8 satisfy the proficiency level established by the state,
9 extended instruction time for low-performing students,
10 strategies for parental involvement, incorporation of a
11 teacher mentoring program, or other actions the team considers
12 appropriate.
13 (3) Assist in the development of an intensive school
14 improvement plan focused on student achievement.
15 (4) Monitor the progress of the school in
16 implementing the intensive school improvement plan focused on
17 student achievement.
18 (5) If a school is subject to intervention for two
19 consecutive years, the school improvement team shall
20 recommend, and the Director of the Office of Mathematics
21 Improvement shall appoint, a school management team to oversee
22 and direct the duties of the principal of the school, in
23 relation to the school, until school performance improves and
24 the school is released from intervention by the Director of
25 the Office of Mathematics Improvement. If a school is subject
26 to intervention for three of more consecutive years, the local
27 board of education shall do one of the following:
Page 18 1 a. On recommendation of the school management team,
2 remove certain school personnel, including the principal, who
3 have not been effective in producing student achievement gains
4 during intervention.
5 b. Pursue application for public charter school
6 status pursuant to Chapter 6F, Title 16, Code of Alabama 1975.
7 c. Mandate the complete reconstitution of the
8 school, removing all personnel, appointing a new principal,
9 and hiring all new staff. Existing staff may apply for
10 employment at the newly reconstituted school.
11 (c) The Office of Mathematics Improvement shall
12 clearly define the powers and duties of each school
13 improvement team and each school management team appointed to
14 oversee the operations of a school.
15 (d) Annually, on or before December 31, the Office
16 of Mathematics Improvement shall report to the State Board of
17 Education the status of each intervention imposed during the
18 preceding year and shall recommend whether to end, extend, or
19 upgrade the intervention.
20 (e) Before an intervention is imposed, the
21 applicable local board of education may examine any data
22 considered by the Office of Mathematics Improvement in support
23 of the intervention and may offer any corrections,
24 explanations, or supplements to that data. The Office of
25 Mathematics Improvement may accept or reject any offers
26 proposed by the local board of education.
Page 19 1 (f) A local board of education may request an
2 opportunity for a hearing before the State Board of Education
3 to show cause against the necessity of an intervention. An
4 intervention may not be stayed pending the hearing or the
5 determination of the State Board of Education. A determination
6 by the State Board of Education is final.
7 (g) The Office of Mathematics Improvement shall
8 adopt rules, pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedures
9 Act, as necessary to implement and administer this section.
10 (h) The State Superintendent of Education shall
11 comply with all requests for data from the Office of
12 Mathematics Improvement and shall make every effort to assist
13 the Office of Mathematics Improvement with implementing and
14 administering this section.
15 (i) Annually, no later than January 15, the Director
16 of the Office of Mathematics Improvement shall submit to the
17 Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of
18 Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the
19 Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee, the
20 Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee,
21 the Chair of the House Education Policy Committee, and the
22 Chair of the Senate Education Policy Committee, a report that
23 details the status of the implementation and adoption of the
24 mathematics education guidelines for postsecondary
25 institutions, the number of subject matter college level
26 semester hours earned, the status of partnerships between
27 educator preparation faculty and mathematics faculty, and the
Page 20 1 percentage of passing scores on State Board of Education
2 approved assessments for candidates seeking educator
3 certification in mathematics.
4 Section 7. Funds appropriated by the Legislature in
5 support of Sections 1 to 16, inclusive, shall be expended for
6 all of the following:
7 (1) Local mathematics coaches, teachers in
8 residence, regional mathematics specialists, the operations of
9 the Office of Mathematics Improvement, professional learning
10 activities, and administrative activities.
11 (2) Administration and analysis of mathematics
12 screening and formative and diagnostic assessments to guide
13 instruction.
14 (3) Professional learning in evidence-based
15 practices along with an Elementary Mathematics Task Force
16 vetted and approved standards-based curriculum to include the
17 Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices, Student Mathematical
18 Practices, visual representations, multisensory activities,
19 concrete materials, schema instruction, metacognitive
20 strategies, promoting student discourse, and
21 presenting/comparing multiple solutions.
22 (4) Differentiated mathematics instruction and
23 intensive vetted and approved intervention based on student
24 need, including students exhibiting the characteristics of
25 dyscalculia.
26 (5) A full time AMSTI regional math specialist to
27 provide support to the schools identified for intensive
Page 21 1 interventions and supports by the Office of Mathematics
2 Improvement.
3 (6) AMSTI mathematics specialists to provide support
4 to local education agencies, whereby the regional mathematics
5 specialists shall support struggling schools until the schools
6 have improved core instruction to the extent that the schools
7 are no longer identified for intensive interventions and
8 supports by the Office of Mathematics Improvement.
9 (7) An external consultant to provide evaluation of
10 the work of mathematics coaches' implementation and outcomes
11 described in Section 10.
12 Section 8. (a) Each elementary school teacher, with
13 the full support of their principal, shall do all of the
14 following:
15 (1) Dedicate an average minimum of 60 minutes per
16 day for Tier 1 mathematics instruction for a minimum of 164
17 instructional hours per year.
18 (2) Build fluency with procedures on a foundation of
19 conceptual understanding, strategic reasoning, and problem
20 solving over time.
21 (3) Provide students access to tools that will
22 support mathematical thinking.
23 (4) Provide a learning environment that promotes
24 student reasoning, student discourse, and student questioning
25 and critiquing the reasoning of their peers.
26 (5) Gather evidence of student understanding to
27 inform the planning of next instructional steps.
Page 22 1 (6) Provide students with descriptive and timely
2 feedback on assessments to include strengths, weaknesses, and
3 next steps for progress toward learning targets.
4 (7) Consistently implement the Effective Mathematics
5 Teaching Practices included on the 2019 Alabama Course of
6 Study: Mathematics and any future derivation thereof.
7 (8) Use a variety of high-quality print and online
8 resources and curricula approved by the Elementary Mathematics
9 Task Force to carefully plan units and lessons based on the
10 2019 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics and any future
11 derivations thereof.
12 (9) Incorporate mathematical tools and technology as
13 a daily part of the mathematics classroom.
14 (b) An elementary school teacher may not engage in
15 any practice that minimizes sense making and understanding of
16 mathematics concepts.
17 Section 9. (a) Each K-5 school shall be assigned one
18 mathematics coach for every 500 students.
19 (b) A mathematics coach, who shall be employed by
20 the State Superintendent of Education with funds appropriated
21 by the Legislature to support the provisions of Sections 1 to
22 16, inclusive, shall meet all of the following qualifications
23 on the date of initial employment:
24 (1) Hold a valid Alabama professional education
25 certificate in elementary education or special education.
26 (2) Have a minimum of five years of experience as an
27 elementary or special education teacher.
Page 23 1 (3) Demonstrate expertise, as attested by a current
2 or former employing county or city superintendent of
3 education, in mathematics instruction and intervention,
4 dyscalculia specific interventions, and early numeracy
5 interventions.
6 (4) Hold a master's degree and professional
7 development in AMSTI foundational training or OGAP.
8 (c) The duties and responsibilities of a mathematics
9 coach employed pursuant to Sections 1 to 16, inclusive, shall
10 include all the following:
11 (1) Supporting the improvement of instruction with
12 an emphasis on Tier 1 instruction to ensure students do not
13 fall behind.
14 (2) Collaborating with the school principal and
15 faculty to establish a strategic plan for mathematics coaching
16 to improve student achievement in mathematics.
17 (3) Facilitating schoolwide mathematics professional
18 learning.
19 (4) Modeling evidence-based mathematics
20 instructional and intervention strategies for teachers.
21 (5) Continuously mentoring and coaching teachers.
22 (6) Assisting teachers in using data to
23 differentiate mathematics instruction and to identify students
24 displaying the signs of dyscalculia.
25 (7) Enhancing mathematics content area professional
26 learning for teachers and interventions for exceptional
27 students, including dyscalculic students.
Page 24 1 (8) Monitoring progress of K-5 students in
2 mathematics at least three times per year and making
3 recommendations for modifying instruction based on the
4 individual needs of students and trends in student data.
5 (9) Focusing solely as a mathematics coach for
6 schools with elementary grade students.
7 (10) Collaborating with building-level
8 administrators, building-level staff, and district-level
9 personnel to develop and implement mathematics-specific
10 coaching, goals, resources, and strategies to improve student
11 achievement in mathematics.
12 (11) Collaborating with teachers and grade-level
13 teams of teachers to effectively use appropriate instructional
14 materials, to include concrete materials, necessary to ensure
15 that students understand mathematical concepts.
16 (12) Collaborating with grade level teams to develop
17 rigorous tasks, lessons, and assessments aligned with the 2019
18 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics and any derivation
19 thereof, to facilitate the analysis of student work samples
20 and assessment data, and to work in partnership with teachers
21 to provide real-time feedback and make next-step instructional
22 decisions based on the student evidence.
23 (13) Assisting teachers in using formative
24 assessments and analyzing student work to identify students
25 with misconceptions, students displaying signs of dyscalculia,
26 and students needing acceleration.
Page 25 1 (14) Assisting teachers administering early numeracy
2 screenings in grades K-2 to identify students in need of a
3 diagnostic assessment to provide prescriptive, intensive
4 intervention and support not to exceed two hours per week.
5 (15) Assisting teachers with administering
6 fractional reasoning screeners for students in grades 3-5 to
7 identify students in need of a diagnostic assessment to
8 provide prescriptive, intensive intervention and support not
9 to exceed two hours per week.
10 (16) Advocating, planning, and coordinating
11 opportunities for school-based parent, guardian, or community
12 engagement in mathematics, or any combination thereof.
13 (17) Developing and facilitating job-embedded and
14 other ongoing professional learning opportunities for
15 teachers, using coaching strategies, including joint
16 preplanning, modeling lessons, coteaching lessons, targeted
17 observation to collect data, and debriefing.
18 (18) Participating actively and cooperatively in all
19 AMSTI support visits and professional learning to meet agreed
20 upon personal outcomes and all school, state, and district
21 established mathematics goals.
22 (19) Actively seeking help and support to grow in
23 knowledge, skills, and expertise in mathematics.
24 (20) Utilizing assessment data in all tiers of
25 mathematics instruction to make decisions that will move
26 students to higher levels of performance in mathematics.
Page 26 1 (21) Planning or facilitating, or both, professional
2 learning opportunities that will assist teachers in targeting
3 student deficits; facilitating professional conversations;
4 fostering student engagement; assessing student learning;
5 reflecting on professional practice; and identifying next
6 learning steps to achieve state, district, and school goals in
7 mathematics.
8 (22) Recording job duties and time spent with
9 teachers daily on a state specified electronic platform.
10 (23) Supporting teachers in the authentic
11 integration of computer science and computational thinking
12 concepts within the mathematics classroom.
13 (d) A mathematics coach employed by the State
14 Superintendent of Education pursuant to Sections 1 to 16,
15 inclusive, may not perform administrative duties, serve in
16 administrative roles, serve as a substitute teacher, serve as
17 a testing coordinator, or serve as an interventionist.
18 (e) The State Superintendent of Education, or his or
19 her designee, and the Office of Mathematics Improvement, shall
20 certify that each mathematics coach employed pursuant to
21 Sections 1 to 16, inclusive, satisfies the minimum
22 qualifications established in this section.
23 (f) The State Superintendent of Education shall
24 develop, and the Elementary Mathematics Task Force and Office
25 of Mathematics Improvement shall approve, an evidenced based
26 accountability system for measuring the effectiveness of
27 mathematics coaches employed pursuant to Sections 1 to 16,
Page 27 1 inclusive, for improving teacher professional learning and for
2 increasing student growth and proficiency on state approved,
3 criterion referenced formative and summative assessments of
4 mathematics that shall be vetted and approved by the
5 Elementary Mathematics Task Force and Office of Mathematics
6 Improvement.
7 (g) Mathematics coaches shall be employed pursuant
8 to 200 day contracts. The extra days beyond the nine month
9 contract shall be used to train teachers, develop units of
10 instruction and materials to support instruction as determined
11 by school data, and provide professional learning for the
12 coach.
13 (h) The Director of the Office of Mathematics
14 Improvement shall submit an empirical report to the Governor,
15 the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of
16 Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the
17 Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee, the
18 Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee,
19 the Chair of the House Education Policy Committee, and the
20 Chair of the Senate Education Policy Committee, no later than
21 January 15, annually, measuring the influence of mathematics
22 coaches on teacher professional learning and student growth
23 and proficiency on state approved, criterion-referenced
24 formative and summative assessments of K-5 mathematics.
25 Section 10. (a) The Executive Committee of the
26 Alabama STEM Council shall secure an external consultant to
27 provide evaluation of the work of mathematics coaches
Page 28 1 beginning January 15, 2023, and evaluate the implementation
2 and outcomes. The consultant shall be selected through an open
3 request for proposals process written by the executive
4 committee. The proposals shall be reviewed by a panel of key
5 stakeholders chosen by the executive committee and shall be
6 assessed using a defined set of priority indicators. The
7 executive committee shall appoint a panel of 11 stakeholders
8 to review the proposals. The membership of the panel shall
9 include all of the following:
10 (1) An elementary school based math coach.
11 (2) Two elementary math educators.
12 (3) Two parents of students who are enrolled in and
13 attending a public K-5 school.
14 (4) The Director of AMSTI, or his or her designee.
15 (5) One AMSTI elementary mathematics specialist.
16 (6) One elementary public school principal.
17 (7) One instructor employed by a public two-year or
18 four-year institution of higher education, with experience
19 teaching elementary mathematics methods.
20 (8) Two additional members appointed by the
21 Executive Director of the Alabama STEM Council.
22 (b) The external evaluation consultant shall design
23 and enact a comprehensive evaluation plan to help with both
24 success and sustainability of the mathematics coaching
25 program. This work shall include, but not be limited to,
26 defining measures, developing instruments, using instruments
27 to collect data, analyzing data, the quarterly and annually
Page 29 1 reporting of findings, and developing and implementing a
2 measurement sustainability plan. The findings shall be used to
3 determine adjustments to be made for continuous improvement to
4 both quality of implementation and assurance of desired
5 outcomes. The evaluation shall include a cost benefit return
6 on investment study.
7 (c) The external evaluation consultant shall submit
8 an annual report on or before January 30 each year. Quarterly
9 reports shall be submitted no later than the last day of the
10 month following each quarter. Quarterly and annual reports
11 shall be submitted to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor,
12 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro
13 Tempore of the Senate, the Chair of the House Ways and Means
14 Education Committee, the Chair of the Senate Finance and
15 Taxation Education Committee, the Chair of the House Education
16 Policy Committee, and the Chair of the Senate Education Policy
17 Committee, and the Executive Committee of the Alabama STEM
18 Council.
19 (d) Continued funding dedicated to elementary
20 mathematics coaches shall be contingent on measurable
21 performance growth, as determined by the external evaluator.
22 (e) The State Superintendent of Education and the
23 Director of Mathematics Improvement shall comply with all
24 requests for data and information from the external evaluator
25 and shall make every effort to assist with the recommended
26 improvements.
Page 30 1 Section 11. (a) Educator preparation programs at
2 public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education
3 in the state shall incorporate learning specific to the
4 condition known as dyscalculia, including early warning signs,
5 screening, and recommendations for interventions found to be
6 successful.
7 (b) Guidelines for those institutions of higher
8 education to train elementary teachers, developed by the
9 Postsecondary Mathematics Task Force, shall go into effect
10 August 1, 2024.
11 (c) A comprehensive, independent review shall be
12 conducted every four years and a report given to the Director
13 of the Office of Mathematics Improvement.
14 (d) As a requirement of initial licensure, beginning
15 with the 2023-2024 school year, candidates for initial
16 elementary certification shall receive a passing score, as
17 determined by the State Board of Education, which shall base
18 its determination on the national score average during the
19 preceding academic year on a foundational mathematics
20 assessment for entry level teachers of mathematics. Beginning
21 with the graduating class of 2024, teachers seeking an initial
22 elementary certification who have passed the edTPA and a
23 foundational mathematics assessment may no longer be required
24 to pass an additional mathematics assessment.
25 Section 12. (a) On or before June 30, 2023, the
26 State Superintendent of Education shall develop and submit to
27 the State Board of Education for approval, recommendations for
Page 31 1 the creation of a K-5 mathematics coach endorsement for
2 teachers who hold a valid Alabama professional education
3 certificate in elementary education or special education and
4 at least three years of teaching experience.
5 (b) The K-5 mathematics coach endorsement shall be
6 offered only as a post baccalaureate program and shall not be
7 included within an initial educator preparation program.
8 (c) The K-5 mathematics coach endorsement
9 preparation program described in program planning forms,
10 catalogs, and syllabi shall require field experience and a
11 minimum of the following four courses:
12 (1) One course focused on grades K-2 content
13 knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge.
14 (2) One course focused on grades 3-5 content
15 knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge.
16 (3) One course focused on coaching principles.
17 (4) One course focused on literacy in mathematics
18 education to include analyzing student work for instructional
19 decisions.
20 (d) The coaching endorsement shall prepare
21 candidates who demonstrate conceptual understanding and
22 procedural fluency regarding major concepts of mathematics
23 appropriate for grades K-5. Candidates shall satisfy all of
24 the following:
25 (1) Demonstrate coaching principles to include:
26 Goals, principles, and approaches in the Alabama Coaching
27 Framework.
Page 32 1 (2) Understand adult learning principles that
2 support collaboration with the ultimate goal of improved
3 student performance.
4 (3) Possess leadership experience.
5 (4) Understand the roles of school-based mathematics
6 coaches.
7 (5) Understand current research on how students
8 learn.
9 (6) Translate research findings into effective
10 instruction.
11 (7) Know what engages students in learning at
12 various stages of growth and development.
13 (8) Understand the developmental nature of
14 mathematics and the interconnections among mathematical
15 concepts.
16 (9) Demonstrate knowledge of the phases students
17 move through in developing fluency.
18 (10) Demonstrate knowledge of common errors and
19 misconceptions about the operations and how to help students.
20 (11) Demonstrate knowledge of the basic structures
21 and problem types of word problems for all operations and
22 proper sequencing to support students' understanding of the
23 meaning of the operations.
24 (12) Demonstrate understanding of teaching
25 mathematics through problem solving.
Page 33 1 (13) Demonstrate understanding of algebra as an
2 established content strand in grades K-5 that supports
3 algebraic thinking in middle and high school.
4 (14) Demonstrate understanding of measurement as a
5 continuous quantity with numerical value and its importance to
6 the mathematically literate citizen.
7 (15) Understand the importance of spatial sense in
8 students and the connection to academic success in STEM
9 fields.
10 (16) Use a variety of mental computation techniques.
11 (17) Model, explain, and develop a variety of
12 computational algorithms.
13 (18) Describe and represent mathematical
14 relationships.
15 (e) The K-5 mathematics coach endorsement program
16 shall do all of the following:
17 (1) Prepare candidates who have knowledge of
18 historical developments in mathematics that includes the
19 contributions of underrepresented groups and diverse cultures.
20 (2) Prepare candidates who use their knowledge of
21 student diversity to affirm and support full participation and
22 continued study of mathematics by all students. This diversity
23 includes gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic background,
24 language, special needs, and mathematical learning styles.
25 (3) Prepare candidates who use appropriate
26 technology to support the learning of mathematics.
Page 34 1 (4) Prepare candidates who use appropriate
2 assessment methods to assess student learning and program
3 effectiveness.
4 (5) Prepare candidates who use formative assessments
5 to monitor student learning and to adjust instructional
6 strategies and activities.
7 (6) Prepare candidates to use summative assessments
8 to determine student achievement and to evaluate the
9 mathematics program.
10 (7) Prepare candidates to know when and how to use
11 student groupings such as collaborative groups, cooperative
12 learning, and peer teaching.
13 (8) Prepare candidates to use instructional
14 strategies based on current research.
15 (9) Prepare candidates to work on an
16 interdisciplinary team and in an interdisciplinary
17 environment.
18 (10) Prepare candidates to participate actively in
19 the professional community of mathematics educators.
20 (11) Prepare candidates to analyze and organize data
21 for interpretation and application.
22 (f) Subject to legislative appropriations, the State
23 Superintendent of Education may establish an incentive program
24 to provide a minimum two thousand five hundred dollar ($2,500)
25 annual stipend for any mathematics coach who has earned a K-5
26 mathematics coach endorsement.
Page 35 1 Section 13. (a)(1) A kindergarten student or
2 incoming 1-5 grade student identified with a mathematics
3 deficiency, or who demonstrates the signs of dyscalculia,
4 shall be provided intensified mathematics interventions
5 approved by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force to remedy
6 his or her specific mathematics deficiency. A K-5 student who
7 exhibits a mathematics deficiency based on a State Board of
8 Education approved assessment or classroom formative
9 assessment shall receive immediate mathematics intervention.
10 (2) The mathematics teacher of the student receiving
11 mathematics intervention shall prepare both quarterly and end
12 of year reports detailing any mathematics intervention
13 provided.
14 a. Quarterly reports, which shall be submitted to
15 the principal, shall include all of the following:
16 1. The name of the student.
17 2. The name of the teacher providing the
18 intervention.
19 3. The mathematics deficiency or deficiencies
20 addressed.
21 4. The State Board of Education approved mathematics
22 intervention program or curricula, or both, used to improve
23 the student's deficiency or deficiencies.
24 5. Mathematics intervention services and supports
25 implemented from the list provided in subsection (b).
26 6. Any tools used to monitor student progress.
27 7. Student growth.
Page 36 1 b. End of year reports, which shall be provided to
2 the parent or legal guardian of the student and his or her
3 mathematics teacher for the immediately succeeding school
4 year, shall include all of the following:
5 1. The information provided in the quarterly reports
6 under paragraph a.
7 2. Student growth for the school year based on a
8 State Board of Education approved mathematics assessment.
9 3. Mathematics strengths and areas in need of
10 improvement of the student.
11 (b) Each local education agency shall provide the
12 following mathematics intervention services for K-5 grade
13 students identified with deficiencies:
14 (1) Effective instructional strategies to accelerate
15 student progress provided by a highly qualified teacher who
16 has training and experience in the implementation of teaching
17 mathematics through problem solving; providing an environment
18 for students to make sense of cognitively demanding tasks;
19 providing justifications for strategies and solutions; making
20 connections with the mathematics; and receiving feedback about
21 mathematics ideas.
22 (2) Working with an effective or highly effective
23 teacher of mathematics, as demonstrated by student mathematics
24 performance data and teacher performance evaluations.
25 (3) Mathematics intervention services and supports
26 to correct any identified area of mathematics deficiency
27 including, but not limited to, any of the following:
Page 37 1 a. Additional instructional time devoted to
2 evidence-based mathematics instruction and interventions to
3 include engaging, high quality, rigorous supplemental sessions
4 approved by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force.
5 b. Incorporating material from a previous grade to
6 link understanding to grade level curriculum.
7 c. Incorporating a concrete, semi-concrete, abstract
8 approach.
9 d. Incorporating explicit systematic strategy
10 instruction, including summarizing key points and reviewing
11 vocabulary prior to the lesson.
12 e. Utilizing mathematics strategies or programs, or
13 both, which have been vetted and approved by the Elementary
14 Mathematics Task Force, that are evidence-based, and which
15 have demonstrated proven results in accelerating student
16 mathematics achievement within the same school year.
17 f. Providing daily targeted small group mathematics
18 intervention based on student needs.
19 g. Attending to conceptual understanding as well as
20 procedural fluency.
21 h. Frequently monitoring the progress of the
22 mathematics skills of each student throughout the school year
23 and adjusting instruction according to student need.
24 i. Providing supplemental, evidence-based
25 mathematics interventions before or after school, or both,
26 which are approved by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force
27 and delivered by a teacher who has training and experience in
Page 38 1 the implementation of teaching mathematics through problem
2 solving; providing an environment for students to make sense
3 of cognitively demanding tasks; providing justifications for
4 strategies and solutions; making connections with the
5 mathematics; and receiving and providing feedback about
6 mathematics ideas.
7 j. Providing a home based mathematics plan,
8 including participation in parent training workshops or
9 regular parent-guided home mathematics activities.
10 (c) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year:
11 (1) Kindergarten students shall be assessed at the
12 beginning of the year, mid-year, and at the end of the year
13 using the early numeracy screening approved by the Elementary
14 Mathematics Task Force.
15 (2) Incoming first and second grade students shall
16 be assessed using the early numeracy screening approved by the
17 Elementary Mathematics Task Force.
18 (3) Any first or second grade student identified
19 with a mathematics deficiency, based on grade level to include
20 counting and recognizing whole numbers, comparing and ordering
21 numbers, composing and decomposing numbers, and operations
22 with whole numbers, shall be provided intensified Elementary
23 Mathematics Task Force approved mathematics interventions to
24 remedy his or her specific needs.
25 (4) Any incoming third grade student identified as
26 struggling with any of the following shall be provided
Page 39 1 intensified Elementary Mathematics Task Force approved
2 mathematics interventions to remedy his or her specific needs:
3 a. Operations of addition and subtraction.
4 b. Properties of operations.
5 c. Counting and recognizing numbers to 1,000.
6 d. Understanding of models for addition and
7 subtraction within 1,000.
8 e. Comparing and ordering numbers up to 1,000.
9 f. Composing and decomposing numbers up to 1,000.
10 g. Solving one-step and two-step word problems
11 involving addition and subtraction within 100.
12 h. Using a variety of strategies and algorithms,
13 based on place value.
14 (d) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, any
15 incoming fourth or fifth grade student shall be assessed using
16 the fractional reasoning screener approved by the Elementary
17 Mathematics Task Force. Any fourth or fifth grade student
18 identified with a fractional reasoning deficiency shall be
19 provided intensified mathematics interventions approved by the
20 Elementary Mathematics Task Force to remedy his or her
21 specific fractional reasoning deficiency.
22 (e) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, any
23 incoming fourth grade student identified as struggling with
24 any of the following shall be provided intensified Elementary
25 Mathematics Task Force-approved mathematics interventions to
26 remedy his or her specific needs:
Page 40 1 (1) Representing unit fractions with area and length
2 models.
3 (2) Representing equivalent fractions using a
4 variety of objects and pictorial models.
5 (3) Understanding of multiplication and division and
6 strategies for multiplication and division within 100.
7 (4) Understanding of the meanings of multiplication
8 and division of whole numbers involving equal-sized groups,
9 arrays, and measurement quantities.
10 (5) Solving one-step and two-step word problems
11 involving addition and subtraction within 1,000 using a
12 variety of strategies and algorithms, based on place value.
13 (6) Generating and solving problem situations for a
14 given mathematical number sentence involving addition and
15 subtraction of whole numbers using a variety of strategies and
16 algorithms, based on place value.
17 (f) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, any
18 incoming fifth grade student identified as struggling with any
19 of the following shall be provided intensified Elementary
20 Mathematics Task Force approved mathematics interventions to
21 remedy his or her specific needs:
22 (1) Comparing and ordering whole numbers up to
23 1,000,000.
24 (2) Comparing and ordering fractions and decimals to
25 hundredths.
Page 41 1 (3) Using place value understanding and properties
2 of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic with whole
3 numbers.
4 (4) Illustrating and explaining the product of two
5 factors using equations, rectangular arrays, and area models.
6 (5) Adding and subtracting fractions and mixed
7 numbers with like denominators using fraction equivalence and
8 properties of operations.
9 (6) Understanding the relationship between addition
10 and subtraction.
11 (7) Multiplying a whole number and a fraction.
12 Section 14. (a) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school
13 year, the State Department of Education Office of School
14 Improvement shall do all of the following:
15 (1) Participate in mandatory professional learning
16 to know what to look for as evidence of students using Student
17 Mathematical Practices identified in the 2019 Alabama Course
18 of Study: Mathematics and any derivation thereof.
19 (2) Participate in professional learning to know
20 what to look for as evidence of teachers implementing the
21 Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices from the 2019 Alabama
22 Course of Study: Mathematics.
23 (3) Add educators experienced in the implementation
24 of teaching elementary mathematics through problem solving to
25 office staff.
26 (b) Schools performing in the bottom 10 percent of
27 mathematics achievement shall do all of the following:
Page 42 1 (1) Use approved curricula for core instruction as
2 approved by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force.
3 (2) Use approved curricula for intervention programs
4 as approved by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force.
5 (3) Engage and implement professional learning as
6 determined by the assigned school improvement team.
7 (4) Use an approved formative assessment selected by
8 the Elementary Mathematics Task Force.
9 (5) Engage and implement professional learning for
10 principals and assistant principals as determined by the
11 assigned school improvement team.
12 (6) Support and respond to the requests of the
13 Office of Mathematics Improvement.
14 (c) Annually, on or before September 30, each local
15 education agency shall report in writing to the State
16 Superintendent of Education all of the following information
17 relating to the previous school year:
18 (1) By grade, the number and percentage of all K-5
19 students identified with a mathematics deficiency on a State
20 Board of Education approved mathematics assessment.
21 (2) By grade, the number and percentage of students
22 screened for dyscalculia characteristics, number and
23 percentage of students identified as demonstrating the
24 characteristics of dyscalculia and receiving dyscalculia
25 specific intervention, and the name of the dyscalculia
26 specific intervention being provided.
Page 43 1 (3) By grade, the number and percentage of all K-5
2 students performing on grade level and above grade level on a
3 State Board of Education approved mathematics assessment.
4 (4) The total number and percentage of students
5 starting fifth grade with a mathematics deficiency, including
6 the specific area of mathematics deficiency.
7 (5) The total number and percentage of fifth grade
8 students who started third grade with a mathematics deficiency
9 and completed fifth grade on grade level as determined by the
10 fifth grade state standardized assessment in mathematics.
11 (6) By grade, the total number and percentage of
12 eligible K-5 students who attended summer programs that
13 included intensive mathematics instruction.
14 (7) By grade, the number and percentage of all
15 students retained in grades K-5.
16 (8) By school, the number of teachers who have
17 earned the K-5 mathematics coach endorsement.
18 (9) By school, the total number, and percentage, of
19 incoming fourth and fifth grade students identified as having
20 fractional reasoning deficiencies.
21 (d) The State Board of Education, by rule, shall
22 establish a uniform format for local education agencies to use
23 in reporting the information required by subsection (c). The
24 format shall be developed with input from local boards of
25 education and shall be provided to each local board of
26 education no later than 90 days before the annual due date.
27 Annually, on or before November 1, the State Superintendent of
Page 44 1 Education shall compile the information received from the
2 local education agencies into state level summary information
3 and report the information to the State Board of Education,
4 the public, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the
5 President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House
6 of Representatives, and the Director of the Office of
7 Mathematics Improvement.
8 (e) The State Superintendent of Education shall
9 report annual mathematics growth and proficiency targets for
10 all students and all subgroups based on the state Every
11 Student Succeeds Act plan to the Elementary Mathematics Task
12 Force and the Director of the Office of Mathematics
13 Improvement by the 15th day of January of each year.
14 Section 15. (a) The Alabama Mathematics Summer
15 Achievement Program is established and shall be available to
16 all K-5 students in public elementary schools that are among
17 the schools identified for intensive interventions and
18 supports by the Office of Mathematics Improvement.
19 (b) Each local education agency shall provide
20 Alabama Mathematics Summer Achievement Program mathematics
21 camps to all K-5 students identified with a mathematics
22 deficiency.
23 (c) Summer mathematics camps provided through the
24 Alabama Mathematics Summer Achievement Program shall satisfy
25 all of the following:
26 (1) Be staffed with highly effective teachers of
27 mathematics as demonstrated by student mathematics performance
Page 45 1 data, completion of professional learning determined by the
2 Elementary Mathematics Task Force, and teacher performance
3 evaluations.
4 (2) Include 60-70 hours of time spent in mathematics
5 problem solving.
6 (3) Incorporate an Elementary Mathematics Task Force
7 and Office of Mathematics Improvement approved mathematics
8 assessment system that shall be administered at the beginning
9 and end of the summer mathematics camp to measure student
10 progress.
11 (4) Be held in conjunction with existing summer
12 programs conducted by the local education agency or in
13 partnership with community-based summer programs, designated
14 as effective by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force with the
15 oversight of the Office of Mathematics Improvement.
16 Section 16. (a) The State Superintendent of
17 Education and the Office of Mathematics Improvement shall
18 provide technical assistance to local education agencies in
19 complying with Sections 1 to 16, inclusive.
20 (b) The State Board of Education, in collaboration
21 with the Office of Mathematics Improvement, shall adopt rules
22 as necessary to implement and enforce Sections 1 to 16,
23 inclusive.
24 Section 17. (a) The Legislature finds that the State
25 Board of Education, in the fall of 2013, voted to rescind the
26 Memorandum of Agreement that involved the State of Alabama in
27 adopting the Common Core State Standards, which ceded control
Page 46 1 of Alabama's standards to entities other than the state and
2 local educational agencies.
3 (b) In order to codify the intent of the State Board
4 of Education, the State of Alabama hereby terminates all
5 plans, programs, activities, efforts, and expenditures
6 relative to the implementation of the educational initiative
7 commonly referred to as the Common Core State Standards.
8 (c) As part of the termination process, the
9 Legislature directs the State Superintendent of Education, the
10 State Board of Education, and any other public education
11 authority to terminate the flexibility waiver agreement with
12 the United States Department of Education pertaining to the
13 federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which includes
14 the adoption of the Common Core State Standards.
15 (d) The Legislature further prohibits the adoption
16 or implementation of any national standards or variations of
17 national standards from any source that cede control of
18 Alabama educational standards in any manner.
19 (e) The state shall retain sole control over the
20 development, establishment, and revision of K-12 course of
21 study standards.
22 (f) No education entity or any state official shall
23 join any consortium or any other organization when
24 participation in that consortium or organization would cede
25 any measure of control over any aspect of Alabama public
26 education to any such entity.
Page 47 1 (g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to
2 affect, prohibit, or inhibit the use of any of the following
3 tools, standards, or certifications in the public K-12
4 schools, any college entrance examination, workforce skills
5 assessment or examination, advanced placement course, career
6 technical credential, national board certification, academic
7 language therapy certification, Praxis or other core academic
8 skills for educators test, armed service vocational aptitude
9 test, or International Baccalaureate standard.
10 Section 18. This act shall become effective
11 immediately following its passage and approval by the
12 Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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