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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 24 P.S. Education § 15-1503-N. School entity duties related to evidence-based reading instruction

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Duties of school entity.--A school entity shall do all of the following no later than the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year:

(1) Adopt an evidence-based reading instruction curriculum.

(2) Identify an educator responsible for assisting each school with the implementation of the curriculum adopted under paragraph (1).

(3) Approve a professional development training program from a list developed by the department in consultation with the council, which satisfies the requirements under section 1205.8(c)  1 for educators.

(4) Demonstrate that each educator is in the process of completing approved professional development under paragraph (3).

(b) Completion of training.--An educator must complete approved professional development training under subsection (a)(3) no later than the beginning of the 2028-2029 school year.

(c) Reporting.--

(1) By March 31, 2026, each school entity shall report to the department the reading instruction curricula in use by the school entity during the 2025-2026 school year.

(2) By July 31, 2027, and each year thereafter, each school entity shall report to the department the following:

(i) The evidence-based reading instruction curricula adopted by the school entity under subsection (a)(1).

(ii) The number of educators in the school entity who have received professional development under section 1502-N(b)(3)  2 and the type of professional development received.

1  24 P.S. § 12-1205.8.
2  24 P.S. § 15-1502-N.
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