Early Literacy Achievement Grant Distribution
SY 2024-2025
The Indiana Department of Education’s (IDOE’s) Early Literacy Achievement Grant was established through House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1001-2023, to reward schools and teachers for improving students’ foundational reading skills, as evidenced by IREAD-3 data. To support our statewide goal of ensuring 95% of Indiana’s third grade students pass IREAD-3 by 2027, IDOE’s Early Literacy Achievement Grant awards funds to Indiana public school corporations and charter schools.
Through HEA 1001-2023, $10 million has been allocated in each year of the biennium to award cash stipends for teachers, instructional coaches, and other school staff responsible for the implementation and delivery of literacy and reading instruction through grade three.
Supplemental Payment Stipend Distribution Guidance
- Early Literacy Achievement Grant funds shall be allocated among and used only to pay supplemental payment stipends to teachers, instructional coaches, and other school staff who were responsible for implementation and delivery of literacy and reading instruction through grade three during the 2023-2024 school year and who maintain employment within the corporation/charter school on the date of distribution.
- In the instance where educators eligible for Early Literacy Achievement Grant funds were not employed for the entire duration of the 2023-2024 school year but are still currently employed, schools/corporations may elect to proportionally allocate these supplemental payment stipends based on their length of employment.
- Supplemental payment stipends shall not be issued to administrators and/or central office staff.
- Distribution of the Early Literacy Achievement Grant should be approved by the local governing body.
- It is recommended that recipients deposit funding from the Early Literacy Achievement Grant to the first available fund in the range 3140-3149 with receipt account 3299.
Distribution Submission
Each public school corporation and charter school recipient must submit how they distributed funds (see example below) via this JotForm by close of business April 4, 2024.
The Early Literacy Achievement Grant distribution submission should include:
- Rationale for identification of staff roles eligible for stipend
- Rationale for proportional distribution of funds
- Documentation to ensure complete expenditure of awarded funds
Please refer to this frequently asked questions document for additional information and contact IDOE’s Literacy Center with any additional questions.
Distribution example:
| Role |
Number |
Amount |
Total |
| K Teachers |
10 @ full year |
$500 |
$5,000 |
| K Teachers |
1@ partial year |
$250 |
$250 |
| Instructional coach |
10 @ full year |
$500 |
$5,000 |
Total Allocation Received: $12,250.00
Total Distribution of Funds: $12,250.00