Section 20-31-3-3 - Revising and updating academic standards(a) The department shall revise and update academic standards: (1) for each grade level from kindergarten through grade 12; and(2) in each subject area listed in section 2 of this chapter; at least once every six (6) years in addition to the requirements described in section 1(c) and 1(d) of this chapter. This revision must occur on a cyclical basis.
(b) The department, in revising and updating academic standards under subsection (a), shall do the following: (1) Consider the skills, knowledge, and practices:(A) that are necessary to understand and utilize emerging technologies; and(B) that may be rendered obsolete by emerging technologies.(2) Consider for removal any academic standards that may be obsolete as a result of emerging technologies.(3) Provide support to school corporations regarding the implementation of revised and updated academic standards that have an emerging technologies component.(4) Consider integrating computer science standards into a subject area being revised.(5) Consider integrating data literacy and data science standards into a subject area being revised.Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-16-6.
Amended by P.L. 150-2024,SEC. 35, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by P.L. 250-2023,SEC. 33, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by P.L. 168-2022,SEC. 19, eff. 3/18/2022.Amended by P.L. 73-2011, SEC. 17, eff. 7/1/2011.As added by P.L. 1-2005, SEC.15.