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IN Code § 20-32-4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements|20-32-4-5. Failure to Meet Graduation Requirements; Child With a Disability; Eligibility to Graduate

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a student who is a student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8).(b) If the student does not achieve a passing score on the graduation examination (before July 1, 2022) or fails to meet a postsecondary readiness competency requirement established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter, the student's case conference committee may determine that the student is eligible to graduate if the case conference committee finds the following:(1) The student's teacher of record, in consultation with a teacher of the student in each subject area in which the student has not achieved a passing score on the graduation exam (before July 1, 2022) or successfully completed a postsecondary readiness competency established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter, makes a written recommendation to the case conference committee. The recommendation must:(A) be aligned with the governing body's relevant policy;(B) be concurred in by the principal of the student's school; and(C) be supported by documentation that the student has attained the academic standard in the subject area based on:(i) tests or competencies other than the graduation examination (before July 1, 2022) or postsecondary readiness competencies established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter; or(ii) classroom work.(2) The student meets all the following requirements:(A) Retakes the graduation examination in each subject area in which the student did not achieve a passing score as often as required by the student's individualized education program. This clause expires July 1, 2022.(B) Completes remediation opportunities provided to the student by the student's school to the extent required by the student's individualized education program.(C) Maintains a school attendance rate of at least ninety-five percent (95%) to the extent required by the student's individualized education program with excused absences not counting against the student's attendance.(D) Maintains at least a "C" average or the equivalent in the courses comprising the credits specifically required for graduation by rule of the state board.(E) Otherwise satisfies all state and local graduation requirements.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-16-13.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.268-2013, SEC.7; P.L.233-2015, SEC.239; P.L.242-2017, SEC.37; P.L.192-2018, SEC.29.
IN Code § 20-32-4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements|20-32-4-6. Students With Disabilities; Applicability of Requirements

Sec. 6. A decision with regard to whether a student who is a student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8) is subject to the requirements for an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 designation set forth in section 1.5 of this chapter shall be made in accordance with the student's individualized education program and federal law.As added by P.L.105-2005, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.240; P.L.10-2019, SEC.85.
IN Code § 20-32-4-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements|20-32-4-7. Exemption From Indiana Diploma With Core 40 Designation

Sec. 7. Upon the request of a student's parent, the student may be exempted from the Core 40 curriculum requirement for an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 designation set forth in section 1.5 of this chapter and be required to complete the general curriculum for an Indiana diploma with a general designation to be eligible to graduate. Except as provided in section 10 of this chapter, the student's parent and the student's counselor (or another staff member who assists students in course selection) shall meet to discuss the student's progress. Following the meeting, the student's parent shall determine whether the student will achieve greater educational benefits by:(1) continuing the general curriculum; or(2) completing the Core 40 curriculum.As added by P.L.105-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.30.
IN Code § 20-32-4-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements|20-32-4-8. Student Not Passing at Least Three Core 40 Courses

Sec. 8. This section applies to a student who does not pass at least three (3) courses required under the Core 40 curriculum for an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 designation. Except as provided in section 10 of this chapter, the student's parent and the student's counselor (or another staff member who assists students in course selection) shall meet to discuss the student's progress. Following the meeting, the student's parent shall determine whether the student will achieve greater educational benefits by:(1) continuing in the Core 40 curriculum; or(2) completing the general curriculum.As added by P.L.105-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.31.
IN Code § 20-32-4-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements|20-32-4-9. Students Scoring in Twenty-Fifth Percentile on Graduation Exam or Exam Satisfying Postsecondary Readiness Competency; Meeting With Parents

Sec. 9. This section applies to a student who receives a score on the graduation examination (before July 1, 2022) or an exam used to satisfy a postsecondary readiness competency established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter that is in the twenty-fifth percentile or lower when the student takes the graduation examination (before July 1, 2022) or an exam used to satisfy a postsecondary readiness competency established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter for the first time. Except as provided in section 10 of this chapter, the student's parent and the student's counselor (or another staff member who assists students in course selection) shall meet to discuss the student's progress. Following the meeting, the student's parent shall determine whether the student will achieve greater educational benefits by:(1) continuing in the Core 40 curriculum; or(2) completing the general curriculum.As added by P.L.105-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.242-2017, SEC.38; P.L.192-2018, SEC.32.
IN Code § 20-32-4-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements|20-32-4-10. Student Whose Parent Does Not Attend Meeting With Student and Counselor

Sec. 10. This section applies if the parent of a student to whom section 8 or 9 of this chapter applies does not attend a meeting with the student and the student's counselor after receiving two (2) written requests to attend a meeting. If the student's parent does not attend a meeting described in section 8 or 9 of this chapter, the student and the student's counselor shall meet and:(1) the student's counselor shall make a recommendation to the student as to whether the student will achieve greater educational benefits by:(A) continuing in the Core 40 curriculum; or(B) completing the general curriculum; and(2) the student shall determine which curriculum the student will complete.As added by P.L.105-2005, SEC.9.
IN Code § 20-32-4-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements|20-32-4-11. Student With a Disability; Progress Toward Diploma

Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to a student who is a student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8).(b) During the annual case review held when the student is in grade 8, the case conference committee (as defined in IC 20-35-9-3) shall, as a part of the annual case review, discuss with the student's parent and the student, if appropriate:(1) the types of designations available for students to receive with an Indiana diploma;(2) the course requirements for each type of designation; and(3) employment and career options for the student and the type of academic, technical, and vocational preparation necessary to achieve the employment or career.The student's individualized education program must include the type of designation the student will seek and courses that allow the student to progress toward an Indiana diploma with the selected designation in a timely manner.(c) Beginning in grade 9 and in addition to the annual case review, the student's teacher of record shall communicate at least one (1) time each grading period with the student's parent concerning the student's progress toward an Indiana diploma with the selected designation. If the parent requests a meeting with the teacher of record to discuss the student's progress, the teacher must meet with the parent in a timely manner. A meeting under this subsection does not constitute a case conference committee meeting, and a request for a meeting under this subsection does not abrogate a parent's right to call for a meeting of the case conference committee at any time.As added by P.L.99-2015, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.118-2016, SEC.14; P.L.192-2018, SEC.33.
IN Code § 20-32-4-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements|20-32-4-12. Functional Workplace Spanish Transcript Designation

Sec. 12. (a) Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, a student who successfully completes Spanish language courses that include the elements set forth in subsection (b) is eligible to receive a functional workplace Spanish designation on the student's transcript for the course described in subsection (b).(b) The department shall develop a Spanish language course description and corresponding academic standards under this section that include:(1) appropriate salutations, structures, vocabulary, and conversation, with a focus on vocabulary that is necessary for various work environments;(2) culturally appropriate communications for a variety of work related interactions; and(3) skills related to all language domains, including:(A) speaking;(B) listening;(C) reading; and(D) writing.(c) A school corporation may implement a curriculum based upon the course standards developed by the department to allow a student to receive a functional workplace Spanish designation on the student's transcript upon the successful completion of the course of study.As added by P.L.160-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.162-2017, SEC.2.
IN Code § 20-32-4-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements|20-32-4-13. Diploma Issued for Deceased Student

Sec. 13. (a) The governing body of a school corporation shall issue an Indiana diploma for a deceased student at the request of a parent (as defined in IC 20-18-2-13) of the student if the student:(1) died while enrolled in grade 12 of a school in the school corporation; and(2) was academically eligible or on track to meet the requirements for the Indiana diploma at the time of death.(b) A student described in subsection (a) may not be considered a graduate for purposes of IC 20-26-13.As added by P.L.251-2017, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.34.
IN Code § 20-32-4-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements|20-32-4-14. Alternative Diploma for Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Sec. 14. (a) The state board shall create an alternate diploma for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The diploma must be:(1) standards-based; and(2) aligned with Indiana's requirements for an Indiana diploma.(b) Not more than one percent (1%) of students of a cohort may receive the alternate diploma established by the state board under subsection (a).(c) The alternate diploma must comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 6311).(d) Not later than December 1, 2021, the state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to carry out this section.As added by P.L.192-2018, SEC.35. Amended by P.L.113-2021, SEC.1.
IN Code § 20-32-5.1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program|20-32-5.1-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies after June 30, 2018.As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41.
IN Code § 20-32-5.1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program|20-32-5.1-2. Purpose

Sec. 2. The purpose of the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program developed under this chapter is to establish an assessment system that is student centered and provides meaningful and timely information to all stakeholders on both a student's on grade proficiency level and the student's growth toward Indiana's college and career readiness educational standards under IC 20-19-2-14.5.As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41.
IN Code § 20-32-5.1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program|20-32-5.1-3. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program

Sec. 3. The Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program consists of:(1) a statewide assessment described in section 7 of this chapter;(2) optional benchmark assessments described in section 17 of this chapter;(3) requirements to integrate statewide assessment literacy described in section 18 of this chapter; and(4) any programs or policies approved by the state board that are necessary to carry out this chapter.As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.36.
IN Code § 20-32-5.1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program|20-32-5.1-4. Assessment Requirements

Sec. 4. To carry out the purposes described in section 2 of this chapter:(1) assessment reporting for assessments developed under this chapter must be:(A) reliable;(B) accurate;(C) user friendly; and(D) timely;(2) the statewide assessment must help students understand their college and career readiness; and(3) the statewide assessment must hold schools accountable for preparing students for college and careers.As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41.
IN Code § 20-32-5.1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program|20-32-5.1-5. Alignment of Assessments to Indiana's College and Career Readiness Educational Standards

Sec. 5. (a) An assessment developed under this chapter must be aligned to Indiana's college and career readiness educational standards under IC 20-19-2-14.5.(b) All assessments approved by the state board under this chapter must comply with each of the following requirements:(1) All assessment data results shall be owned by the school corporation or school that administers the assessment.(2) All assessment data shall be available to the school corporation or school promptly upon request and at no additional charge.(3) The assessment data shall be provided in a manner that permits it to be used with any instructional program.As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41.
IN Code § 20-32-5.1-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program|20-32-5.1-6. Duties of State Board; Department

Sec. 6. (a) The state board shall:(1) authorize and oversee the department's development and implementation of the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program, including:(A) establishment of criteria for requests for proposals for statewide assessments developed or authorized under this chapter;(B) establishment of criteria for membership of evaluation teams; and(C) establishment of criteria for content and format of the statewide assessment; and(2) require the department to conduct ongoing analysis of whether the statewide assessment results are predictive of success in college and career training programs.(b) The passing scores on a statewide assessment must be determined by statistically valid and reliable methods as determined by independent experts selected by the state board.(c) The state board, in consultation with The Arc of Indiana and Indiana Council of Administrators of Special Education (ICASE), shall select one (1) or more individuals who specialize in special education who shall, in turn, be consulted with by the state board as part of the state board's oversight of the development and implementation of the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program.(d) The secretary of education, with the approval of the state board, is responsible for the development, implementation, and monitoring of the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program.(e) The department shall prepare detailed design specifications for the statewide assessment developed under this chapter that must do the following:(1) Take into account the academic standards adopted under IC 20-31-3.(2) Include testing of students' higher level cognitive thinking in each subject area tested.(f) A statewide assessment described in section 7 of this chapter may be in a form that allows the department and the state board, to the extent possible, to compare the proficiency of Indiana students to the proficiency of students in other states. A statewide assessment may consist of original test items for Indiana's exclusive use if the state board determines that:(1) developing original test items for Indiana's exclusive use will result in cost savings; or(2) it would be impractical to develop a statewide assessment adequately aligned to Indiana's academic standards without including original test items developed for Indiana's exclusive use.As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.82-2020, SEC.3; P.L.43-2021, SEC.105.
IN Code § 20-32-5.1-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program|20-32-5.1-7. Statewide Assessment; Appropriate Subjects, Grades, and Formation; Administration; Subject Matter; Use of Technology

Sec. 7. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and in the manner provided in section 6 of this chapter, the state board is responsible for determining the appropriate subjects, grades, and format of a statewide assessment.(b) For each school year beginning after June 30, 2018, and except as provided in section 11 of this chapter, the statewide assessment must be administered to all full-time students attending a school corporation, charter school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in grades subject to the statewide assessment required by federal law and in a manner prescribed by the state board.(c) Subject matter tested on the statewide assessment as determined by the state board under subsection (a) must, at a minimum, do the following:(1) Comply with requirements established under federal law with:(A) math and English/language arts assessed yearly in grades 3 through 8, and at least once in grades 9 through 12; and(B) science assessed at least once in grades 3 through 5, grades 6 through 9, and grades 10 through 12.(2) Require that United States history or United States government be assessed at least once in grades 5 or 8.(d) This subsection expires July 1, 2020. Each student in a grade 10 cohort must take a graduation examination.(e) Except as provided under subsection (f), for each school year beginning after June 30, 2021, a nationally recognized college entrance exam must be administered for the high school subjects required under subsection (c). The proficiency benchmark must be approved by the commission for higher education, in consultation with the state educational institutions, and may not be lower than the national college ready benchmark established for that particular exam.(f) If the state board determines that no nationally recognized college entrance exam assesses a given high school subject that is required under subsection (c), the state board may select another type of assessment, including an end of course assessment, for that subject.(g) The statewide assessment:(1) may not use technology that may negatively influence the ability to measure a student's mastery of material or a particular academic standard being tested; and(2) may use a technology enhanced test question only when the technology enhanced test question is the best way to measure the academic standard being tested.(h) A statewide assessment, other than an assessment administered under subsection (e), must use a scale score that will ensure the statewide assessment scores are comparable to scale scores used as part of the ISTEP program under IC 20-32-5, before its expiration.As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.37.
IN Code § 20-32-5.1-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program|20-32-5.1-8. Testing Window; Administration of End of Course Assessments

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the statewide assessment must be administered in a single testing window that must take place at the end of a school year on dates determined by the state board.(b) If an end of course assessment is administered, the end of course assessment may be administered at the end of the course for that particular subject matter.As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.38.
IN Code § 20-32-5.1-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program|20-32-5.1-9. Development of United States Government Final Exam

Sec. 9. The state board shall develop a United States government course final exam that schools may administer at the completion of a United States government course. The exam must include the structure of state and federal governments, including the role of separation of powers, the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States, and the Federalist Papers.As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41.
IN Code § 20-32-5.1-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance|Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program|20-32-5.1-10. Acquisition of Statewide Assessment at No Charge; Administration of Statewide Assessment by Nonpublic Schools

Sec. 10. (a) The governing body of each school corporation or the equivalent authority for each charter school, eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7), or state accredited nonpublic school is entitled to acquire at no charge from the department:(1) the statewide assessment; and(2) the scoring reports used by the department.(b) A state accredited nonpublic school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) shall:(1) administer the statewide assessment to its students at the same time that school corporations administer the test under section 7 of this chapter; and(2) make available to the department the results of the statewide assessment.As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41.