(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.]As added by sed.(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.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.73-2011, SEC.17; P.L.168-2022, SEC.19; P.L.250-2023, SEC.33; P.L.150-2024, SEC.35.
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