Educational inputs, such as the availability of textbooks, curriculum offerings, and the certification of professional staff, created minimum standards for schools and districts, taking precedence over analyzing student performance or encouraging school personnel to take the lead in the school improvement process. In 1987, the Indiana General Assembly enacted legislation creating a performance-based accreditation system that focused attention on the results, or performance, of the educational system. PBA is the only accreditation system authorized by the Indiana General Assembly and all public schools must participate. The State Department of Education makes recommendations to the State Board of Education for an accreditation period of up to five years.
Schools can remain on probationary accreditation for up to three years.
Then the school district is placed on probationary accreditation. To integrate a procedure for examining student achievement and school success in educating students in the accreditation process. To provide a planning, improvement, and program evaluation model for schools that emphasizes the self-study process. In addition, items are added that reflect revisions to state proficiencies and essential skills. To ensure that the PBA Division provides the kind of support needed at the site level, some state department staff members are now geographically dispersed and are assigned to work with schools in a region.