Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 1. A school corporation may provide in the contract of a principal or of any of the principal's administrative assistants compensation for services performed for a time, either before or after the school term, as considered necessary by the governing body. [Pre-2005 Elementa…

Sec. 10. A contract of employment shall be entered into between the managing body and a local director subject to the following conditions: (1) The minimum term of the initial contract must be the equivalent of two (2) school years. (2) The contract may be altered, modified, or r…

Sec. 11. (a) Before February 1 of the year during which the contract of a local director is due to expire, the managing body, or an employee at the direction of the managing body, shall give written notice of renewal or refusal to renew the local director's contract for the ensui…

Sec. 12. (a) At least thirty (30) days before giving written notice of refusal to renew a contract under section 11 of this chapter, the managing body, or an employee at the direction of the managing body, shall inform the local director by written preliminary notice that: (1) th…

Sec. 13. (a) For purposes of this section, "school administrator" includes a principal, an assistant principal, a superintendent, and an assistant superintendent. (b) A contract entered into between the governing body of a school corporation and a school administrator may not pro…

Sec. 2. A contract of employment shall be entered into between the governing body of the school corporation and a principal or assistant principal subject to the following conditions: (1) The basic contract must be the regular teacher's contract as prescribed by the secretary of …

Sec. 2.5. Unless a provision in a contract between the governing body of a school corporation and a principal or an assistant principal entered into or renewed before July 1, 2019, provides otherwise, the governing body of a school corporation may not pay to a principal or an ass…

Sec. 2.7. For a contract entered into or renewed after June 30, 2019, an initial contract entered into between the governing body of a school corporation and an assistant superintendent must be for a term of at least one (1) year and not more than three (3) years. However, a cont…

Sec. 3. (a) Before March 1 of the year during which the contract of an assistant superintendent, a principal, or an assistant principal is due to expire, the governing body of the school corporation, or an attorney acting at the direction of the governing body, shall give written…

Sec. 3.5. Unless a provision in a contract between the governing body of a school corporation and an assistant superintendent entered into or renewed before July 1, 2019, provides otherwise, the governing body of a school corporation may not pay to an assistant superintendent to …

Sec. 4. (a) At least thirty (30) days before giving written notice of refusal to renew a contract under section 3 of this chapter, the governing body, or an employee at the direction of the governing body, shall inform the assistant superintendent, the principal, or the assistant…

Sec. 5. The evaluation of a principal's performance may not be based wholly on the statewide assessment program test scores of the students enrolled at the principal's school. However, the statewide assessment program test scores of the students enrolled at a principal's school m…

Sec. 6. (a) A contract entered into by a governing body and its superintendent is subject to the following conditions: (1) The contract may be altered or rescinded for a new one at any time by mutual consent of the governing body and the superintendent. The consent of both partie…

Sec. 7. A superintendent's contract terminates on the following dates and under the following conditions only: (1) On any date, if the governing body and the superintendent mutually consent. (2) Before the expiration date set forth in the contract, if the governing body terminate…

Sec. 9. A managing body may provide in the contract of a local director compensation for services performed for a time, either before or after the school term, as considered necessary by the managing body. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6…

Sec. 10.1. A person who has served as a mediator in a dispute between a school employer and an exclusive representative may not serve as a factfinder in a dispute arising in the same school corporation within a period of five (5) years except by the mutual consent of the parties.…

Sec. 13.1. (a) The investigation, hearing, and findings of the factfinder must be: (1) made as expeditiously as the circumstances allow; and (2) delivered to the parties and to the board. (b) The board, after receiving the findings and recommendations under subsection (a), may ma…

Sec. 5. The purpose of factfinding is to provide a final solution on the items permitted to be bargained under IC 20-29-6-4 whenever the parties are unable by themselves, or through a mediator, to resolve a dispute. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Cita…

Sec. 7. (a) When a factfinder is requested or required under IC 20-29-6, the board shall appoint a factfinder. (b) The factfinder shall make an investigation and hold hearings as the factfinder considers necessary in connection with a dispute. (c) The factfinder: (1) may restrict…

Sec. 8. In conducting hearings and investigations, the factfinder is not bound by IC 4-21.5. The factfinder shall, however, consider the following factors: (1) Past memoranda of agreements and contracts between the parties. (2) Comparisons of wages and hours of the employees invo…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "alternative education program" refers to an alternative school or educational program that is described in section 6 of this chapter. The term includes: (1) an alternative education program described in section 5(a)(1) of this chapter; or (2) an …

Sec. 10. A student placed in an alternative education program must meet at least one (1) of the following criteria: (1) The student intends to withdraw or has withdrawn from school before graduation. (2) The student has been identified as a student who: (A) has failed to comply a…

Sec. 11. (a) Before placing a student in an alternative education program, the school corporation in which the student is enrolled shall prepare an individual service plan for the student's placement. (b) The individual service plan for a student must be reviewed and revised: (1)…

Sec. 12. A student who: (1) is designated as an eligible student or assigned to participate in a particular alternative education program; and (2) disagrees with the designation or assignment described in subdivision (1); may appeal the designation to the governing body for the s…

Sec. 13. (a) The department shall encourage school corporations to assess the need in the school corporation for an alternative education program or an area alternative education program. (b) Upon request of a school corporation, the department shall assist the school corporation…

Sec. 14. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.6-9.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.

Sec. 15. Each qualifying school corporation shall report to the department in the form specified by the department the number of full-time equivalent students who were enrolled in an alternative education program. Reports must be submitted before July 1 of each year for the prece…

Sec. 16. The number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in an alternative education program during a reporting period is the result determined under STEP SIX of the following formula: STEP ONE: Determine the number of alternative education program sessions that were conduct…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "disruptive student" means an eligible student who has a documented record of frequent disruptions of the traditional school learning environment despite repeated attempts by the school corporation to modify the student's behavior in conformity wi…

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), as used in this chapter, "eligible student" refers to a student who qualifies as an eligible student under section 9 of this chapter. (b) As used in section 16 of this chapter, "eligible student" means an eligible pupil (as define…

Sec. 3.5. As used in this chapter, "full-time equivalent students" means the number of students determined under section 16 of this chapter. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-11-3.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.142.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "program organizer" means the following: (1) The governing body of a school corporation that establishes an alternative education program described in section 5(a)(1) of this chapter. (2) The governing bodies of each of the school corporations tha…

Sec. 4.6. As used in this chapter, "qualifying school corporation" means a school corporation, including a charter school, that has been approved under section 8 of this chapter to receive a grant under this chapter. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-11-5.] As added by P.L.…

Sec. 5. (a) The governing body may elect to: (1) establish an alternative program on its own; or (2) participate in an area alternative program through a joint program under IC 20-26-10. (b) An alternative program is not required to be located at a site that is different than the…

Sec. 6. To qualify as an alternative education program, the program must: (1) be an educational program for eligible students that instructs the eligible students in a different manner than the manner of instruction available in a traditional school setting; and (2) comply with t…

Sec. 7. The program organizer may request the approval from the department for the following: (1) To receive the grant for alternative education programs under IC 20-20.5-9. (2) To be granted waivers from rules adopted by the state board that may otherwise interfere with the obje…

Sec. 8. (a) Before a program organizer is eligible for the funding under IC 20-20.5-9, a program organizer must have the grant for the program approved by both: (1) the department; and (2) the budget agency after review by the budget committee. (b) A school corporation may initia…

Sec. 9. (a) To qualify as an eligible student, a student must: (1) be enrolled in or be eligible to be admitted to grades 6 through 12; (2) meet at least one (1) of the criteria described in section 10 of this chapter; (3) have a written individual service plan prepared under sec…

proficiency of growth scores Sec. 10. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if requested by a school, the department may place the school in a "null" or "no letter grade" category for purposes of this chapter for the first three (3) consecutive years of operation of t…

Sec. 11. (a) Not later than December 31, 2025, the state board shall establish a new methodology for designating school performance under section 3 of this chapter. The methodology developed under this section must do the following: (1) Be based on data available in the departmen…

Sec. 11.1. (a) Not later than December 31, 2026, the state board shall place each school in a category, using an "A" through "F" scale, to designate school performance as described in section 3 of this chapter using the methodology developed under section 11 of this chapter. (b) …

Sec. 3. (a) The state board shall establish a number of categories, using an "A" through "F" grading scale, to designate school performance. In addition, the state board may assign each domain, indicator, or measure used to assess school performance a separate and distinct catego…

Sec. 4. (a) The state board shall place each school in a category or designation of school performance once annually based on the methodology developed under section 11 of this chapter. (b) The state board may place a school in a category or designation of school performance only…

Sec. 4.5. In addition to other benchmarks, performance indicators, and accountability standards developed under this article, the state board shall develop alternative benchmarks, performance indicators, and accountability standards to be used in the assessment of schools that fo…

Sec. 4.6. (a) If a school corporation or a charter school enters into an agreement with an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) to provide dropout recovery educational services for an at-risk student who is enrolled at a public school, the student: (1) may not be includ…

Sec. 5.2. (a) The state board shall establish an alternative accountability system to assess the performance of an adult high school. The system shall: (1) establish rigorous academic outcomes criteria; (2) measure college and career readiness outcomes for each graduate; (3) meas…