1. The principal of a public elementary school, including, without limitation, a charter school, shall designate a licensed teacher employed by the school to serve as a literacy specialist. The licensed teacher so designated must: (a) Demonstrate the ability to improve the literacy of pupils; (b) Demonstrate competency in effective instruction in literacy and the administration of assessments; (c) Demonstrate an understanding of building relationships with teachers and other adults; (d) Collaborate with the principal of the public elementary school to develop a schedule of professional development and assist in providing such professional development; and (e) Assist teachers at the school by implementing a system of support which includes various methods to provide intervention services and intensive instruction for pupils who have been identified as deficient in the subject area of reading. 2. A school district or charter school may provide additional compensation to: (a) A licensed teacher designated as a literacy specialist pursuant to this section; or (b) A licensed teacher who is employed by a school district or charter school to teach at an elementary school and provides instruction in reading. 3. Each licensed teacher employed by a school district or charter school to teach at an elementary school and who is responsible for providing instruction in reading shall complete professional development developed by a licensed teacher designated as a literacy specialist pursuant to subsection 1 in the subject area of reading. 4. The State Board shall prescribe by regulation: (a) Any training or professional development that a licensed teacher designated as a literacy specialist is required to successfully complete; (b) Any professional development that a teacher employed by a school district or charter school to teach at an elementary school is required to receive as developed by a licensed teacher designated as a literacy specialist in the subject area of reading; and (c) The duties and responsibilities of a licensed teacher designated as a literacy specialist.
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