Title 16 — Title 16

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Numeracy Act. History: (Act 2022-249, §1.)

Alabama Multi-Tiered System of Support Framework. Beginning August 1, 2022, the State Superintendent of Education shall provide training to full support and limited support schools relating to the Alabama Multi- Tiered System of Support framework. The framework shall outline the …

The department, through the Office of School Improvement, shall do all of the following: (1) Add educators experienced in the implementation of teaching elementary mathematics through problem solving to the Office of School Improvement. (2) Add highly qualified staff with experie…

School Improvement Teams; School Turnaround Options; Progress Reports. (a) Beginning January 1, 2024, the department, through the Office of School Improvement, the Office of Mathematics Improvement, any other sections within the department, and regional and national experts in sc…

Preparation Programs; Initial Licensure Requirements for Prospective Teachers; Review and Report. (a) Beginning August 1, 2022, the State Superintendent of Education, through the Office of Mathematics Improvement, shall convene and oversee a Postsecondary Mathematics Task Force t…

(a) On or before June 30, 2024, the State Superintendent of Education shall develop and submit to the State Board of Education for approval, recommendations for the creation of a K-5 mathematics coach endorsement for teachers who hold a valid Alabama professional educator certifi…

(a) Beginning October 1, 2022, the State Superintendent of Education shall convene a working group to create the Alabama Instructional Leadership Framework, applicable to all K-5 administrators. The State Superintendent of Education shall utilize an external partner to facilitate…

(a) Beginning January 1, 2023, the department shall lead a working group to develop a School Turnaround Academy, to train principals and teacher leaders to specialize in evidence-based school turnaround strategies and practices. The department shall partner with national or state…

Review Panels; Comprehensive Evaluation Plan; Annual Report. (a) Beginning January 15, 2023, the Executive Committee of the Alabama STEM Council shall employ an external consultant to evaluate this chapter, the work of mathematics coaches, and the implementation and outcomes. The…

Rulemaking Authority. (a) The State Superintendent of Education, through the Office of Mathematics Improvement and other sections of the department, shall provide technical assistance to local education agencies in complying with this chapter. (b) The State Board of Education may…

Funds appropriated by the Legislature in support of this chapter shall be allocated to support all of the following: (1) The staff and operations of the Office of Mathematics Improvement, including the director and regional coordinators, professional learning activities, and admi…

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ALGEBRAIC REASONING. Recognizing and generalizing about patterns and relationships; representing patterns and relationships by analyzing structures of the patterns; and using mathematical…

(a) By July 4, 2022, the State Superintendent of Education shall convene an Elementary Mathematics Task Force to provide the State Superintendent of Education and the State Board of Education with vetted and approved recommendations for high quality, evidence-based comprehensive …

(a) There is created in the department an Office of Mathematics Improvement, that shall be formed by July 4, 2022. The State Superintendent of Education shall appoint a Director of the Office of Mathematics Improvement whose exclusive focus is K-5 mathematics. The director shall …

(a) Each K-5 teacher who is providing instruction in mathematics, with the full support of his or her principal, shall do all of the following: (1) Dedicate an average minimum of 60 minutes per day for Tier 1 mathematics instruction, for a minimum of 164 instructional hours per y…

(a)(1) A kindergarten student or incoming grades 1-5 student identified with a mathematics deficiency, or who demonstrates the signs of dyscalculia, shall be provided intensive mathematics interventions recommended by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force to address his or her sp…

(a)(1) Subject to the appropriations of the Legislature, every public K-5 school with a student population of less than 800 K-5 students shall be allocated one mathematics coach and every public K-5 school with a student population of 800 or more K-5 students shall be allocated t…

Schools; Annual Reports. (a) Beginning August 1, 2022, to facilitate improvement in mathematics achievement in public elementary schools, the department, through the Office of Mathematics Improvement, shall annually identify full support and limited support schools based on stude…

Camp. (a) Commencing with the summer after the 2022-2023 school year, each full support school shall provide the Alabama Mathematics Summer Achievement Program to all students in grades four and five identified with a mathematics deficiency. (b) The Alabama Mathematics Summer Ach…