Sec. 3. (a) The committee must submit a school's initial plan to the superintendent by March 1 of the school year before the year of implementation. The superintendent: (1) shall review the plan to ensure that the plan aligns with the school corporation's objectives, goals, and expectations; (2) may make written recommendations of modifications to the plan to ensure alignment; and (3) shall return the plan and any recommendations to the committee by April 1 of the school year before the year of implementation. (b) A committee may modify the plan to comply with recommendations made by the superintendent under subsection (a). (c) A committee shall submit: (1) the plan; and (2) the written recommendations of the superintendent; to the governing body by May 1 of the school year before the year of implementation. (d) An initial plan must be established and approved by the governing body not later than August 1 of the school year in which the plan is to be implemented. The governing body shall approve a plan for each school in the school corporation. When a plan is presented to the governing body, the governing body must either accept or reject the plan and may not revise the plan. A plan is established when written evidence of approval is attached to the plan. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.2-3-2.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.228-2017, SEC.6.
IC 20-31-5-4 Requirements of plan; cost estimate for implementation of curriculum; report Sec. 4. (a) A plan must: (1) state objectives for a three (3) year period; and (2) be annually reviewed and revised to accomplish the achievement objectives of the school. (b) A plan must establish objectives for the school to achieve. (c) A plan must address the learning needs of all students, including programs and services for exceptional learners. (d) A plan must specify how and to what extent the school expects to make continuous improvement in all areas of the education system where results are measured by setting benchmarks for progress on an individual school basis. (e) A plan must note specific areas where improvement is needed immediately. (f) Each school in a school corporation and each charter school shall include in the plan a summary of how the school will implement the curriculum described in IC 20-30-5-14(f), including the proposed student activities. A school may subsequently amend the school's plan under this subsection in a manner prescribed by the department. The department shall review the submitted plans under this subsection every two (2) years and may review a plan at random to review the relevancy of the plan to the changing economy. The department shall assist schools in incorporating best practices from around the state. (g) Each year before November 1, the budget agency shall estimate the costs incurred by each school corporation in the immediately preceding school year to implement the curriculum described in IC 20-30-5-14(f), including the proposed student activities, and submit a report of these costs by school corporation to the general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.2-3-3.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.246-2013, SEC.8; P.L.233-2015, SEC.233; P.L.143-2019, SEC.25; P.L.76-2020, SEC.5.