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2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-1. Mandatory Purchase; Prohibition on Charges; Reasonable Fee for Lost or Significantly Damaged Curricular Materials

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) but notwithstanding any other law, each governing body of a school corporation and each organizer of a charter school shall purchase from a publisher, either individually or through a purchasing cooperative of school corporations, as applicable, the curricular materials selected by the proper local officials, and shall provide at no cost the curricular materials to each student enrolled in the school corporation or charter school. Curricular materials provided to a student under this section remain the property of the governing body of the school corporation or organizer of the charter school.
(b) This section does not prohibit a governing body of a school corporation or an organizer of a charter school from assessing and collecting a reasonable fee for lost or significantly damaged curricular materials in accordance with rules established by the state board under subsection (c). Fees collected under this subsection must be deposited in the separate curricular materials account established under IC 20-40-22-9 for the school in which the student was enrolled at the time the fee was imposed.
(c) The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2, including emergency rules in the manner provided in IC 4-22-2-37.1, to implement this section.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-10-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.73-2011, SEC.8; P.L.286-2013, SEC.60; P.L.233-2015, SEC.150; P.L.201-2023, SEC.163.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-2. Purchase and Rental; Rental Fee; Limitations

Sec. 2. (a) A governing body or an organizer of a charter school may purchase from a publisher any curricular material selected by the proper local officials. The governing body or the organizer of a charter school may not rent the curricular materials to students enrolled in any public school.
(b) A governing body may rent curricular materials to students enrolled in any nonpublic school that is located within the attendance unit served by the governing body. An organizer of a charter school may rent curricular materials to students enrolled in any nonpublic school.
(c) A governing body or an organizer of a charter school may negotiate the rental rate for the curricular materials rented to any nonpublic school under subsection (b).
(d) A governing body shall collect and deposit the amounts received from the rental of curricular materials to a nonpublic school into the curricular materials account, in accordance with IC 20-40-22-9, in equal amounts for each public school of the school corporation.
(e) An organizer of a charter school shall deposit all money received from the rental of curricular materials to a nonpublic school into the charter school's curricular materials account described in IC 20-40-22-9.
(f) This section does not limit other laws.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-10-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.73-2011, SEC.9; P.L.286-2013, SEC.61; P.L.233-2015, SEC.151; P.L.201-2023, SEC.164.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-3. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-10-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.62. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.152.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-4. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-10-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.63. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.153.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-5. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-10-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.64. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.154.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-6. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.73-2011, SEC.10; P.L.286-2013, SEC.65. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.155.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-7. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.66. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.156.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-8. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.67. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.157.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-9. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.158.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-10. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.159.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-11. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.160.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-12. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.161.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-13. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.68. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.162.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-14. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.69. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.163.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-15. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-10.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.34; P.L.73-2011, SEC.11; P.L.286-2013, SEC.70. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.164.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-16. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-11.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.71. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.165.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-17. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-12.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.72. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.166.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-18. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-13.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.73. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.167.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-19. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-14.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.74. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.168.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-20. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-15.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.75. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.169.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-21. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-16.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.76. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.170.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-22. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-9-19.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.77. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.171.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-23. Borrowing to Purchase Curricular Material

Sec. 23. A school corporation may:
(1) borrow money to buy curricular materials; and
(2) issue notes, maturing serially in not more than four (4) years and payable from its education fund, to secure the loan.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-9-20.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.73-2011, SEC.12; P.L.286-2013, SEC.78; P.L.233-2015, SEC.172; P.L.128-2016, SEC.1; P.L.244-2017, SEC.52.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-24. Local Curricular Material Selection

Sec. 24. (a) Except as provided in section 24.5 of this chapter, the superintendent, after approval from the governing body, shall establish procedures for adoption of curricular materials.
(b) Except as provided in section 24.5 of this chapter, the governing body, after reviewing any recommendations from the superintendent, shall adopt curricular materials for use in teaching each subject in the school corporation.
(c) A special committee of teachers and parents may also be appointed to review books, magazines, and audiovisual material used or proposed for use in the classroom to supplement state adopted curricular materials and may make recommendations to the superintendent and the governing body concerning the use of these materials.
(d) The governing body may, if the governing body considers it appropriate, retain curricular materials adopted under this section and authorize the purchase of supplemental materials to ensure continued alignment with academic standards adopted by the state board.
(e) The superintendent, advisory committee, and governing body may consider using the list of curricular materials provided by the department under IC 20-20-5.5.
(f) A governing body may not purchase curricular materials from a publisher unless the publisher agrees, in accordance with Sections 612(a)(23)(A) and 674(e)(4) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act 2004 (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), to provide or grant a license to the school corporation to allow for the reproduction of adopted curricular materials in:
(1) large type;
(2) Braille; and
(3) audio format.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-9-21.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.73-2011, SEC.13; P.L.229-2011, SEC.174; P.L.286-2013, SEC.79; P.L.233-2015, SEC.173; P.L.216-2021, SEC.16; P.L.243-2023, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-24.5. Reading Curriculum Requirements

Sec. 24.5. (a) This section applies to a public school, including a charter school.
(b) As used in this section, "three-cueing model" refers to the three-cueing model of reading that uses meaning drawn from the context, pictures, or syntax as the primary basis for teaching word recognition.
(c) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, a superintendent, advisory committee, or governing body or the equivalent for a charter school, in adopting curriculum or supplemental materials for reading under section 24 of this chapter:
(1) shall adopt curriculum or supplemental materials for reading that are aligned:
(A) with the science of reading; and
(B) to the student's reading proficiency; and
(2) may not adopt curriculum or supplemental materials for reading that are based on the three-cueing model.
As added by P.L.243-2023, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-25. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-9-22.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.73-2011, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.286-2013, SEC.80.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-26. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-9-23.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.81. Repealed by P.L.201-2023, SEC.165.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-27. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-9-24.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.73-2011, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 12. Curricular Material › 20-26-12-28. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-9-27.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.73-2011, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-1. Applicability

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to:
(1) a public high school; and
(2) a state accredited nonpublic high school.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-2. "Cohort"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "cohort" refers to a class of students who:
(1) attend the same high school; and
(2) are first considered to have entered grade 9 in the same year.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.229-2007, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-3. "Enrollment"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "enrollment" means the total number of students within a grade that is reported to the department annually on:
(1) October 1; or
(2) a date specified by the department.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-4. "Expected Graduation Year"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "expected graduation year" means the reporting year beginning three (3) years after the reporting year in which a student is first considered by a school corporation to have entered grade nine.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-5. "Graduation"

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "graduation" means the successful completion by a student of:
(1) a sufficient number of academic credits, or the equivalent of academic credits; and
(2) the graduation examination (before July 1, 2022), a postsecondary readiness competency established by the state board under IC 20-32-4-1.5(c), or a waiver process required under IC 20-32-3 through IC 20-32-5.1;
resulting in the awarding of an Indiana diploma or an alternative diploma described in IC 20-32-4-14.
(b) The term does not include the granting of a general educational development diploma under IC 20-20-6 (before its repeal) or IC 22-4.1-18.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.7-2011, SEC.9; P.L.286-2013, SEC.82; P.L.242-2017, SEC.16; P.L.192-2018, SEC.11; P.L.160-2023, SEC.2; P.L.188-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-6. "Graduation Rate"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "graduation rate" means the percentage of students within a cohort who graduate during their expected graduation year.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-7. "Reporting Year"

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "reporting year" refers to the period beginning October 1 of a year and ending September 30 of the following year.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-8. "Retention"

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "retention" refers to the reclassification by a school corporation of a student that places the student into a cohort that has an expected graduation year after the expected graduation year of the student's initial cohort.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-9. Graduation Rate Determination by Department

Sec. 9. Beginning with the class of students who are expected to graduate in the 2005-2006 school year, the department shall determine the graduation rate of high school students under this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-10.2. Formula to Determine Five Year Graduation Rate

Sec. 10.2. In the reporting year immediately following the determination of a cohort's four (4) year graduation rate under section 10(a) of this chapter, the department shall calculate a five (5) year graduation rate for the cohort using the following formula:
STEP ONE: Determine the number determined under STEP FOUR of the formula established in section 10(a) of this chapter.
STEP TWO: Add:
(A) the number determined under STEP ONE; and
(B) the number of students in the cohort who have graduated during the current reporting year.
STEP THREE: Divide:
(A) the sum determined under STEP TWO; by
(B) the remainder determined under STEP THREE of the formula established in section 10(a) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.229-2007, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.159-2019, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-10.5. Formula to Determine Six or Subsequent Year Graduation Rate

Sec. 10.5. In the reporting year immediately following the determination of a cohort's five (5) year graduation rate under section 10.2 of this chapter and each subsequent reporting year, the department shall calculate a six (6) or subsequent year graduation rate for the cohort using the following formula:
STEP ONE: Determine the number determined under STEP TWO of the formula established in section 10.2 of this chapter.
STEP TWO: Add:
(A) the number determined under STEP ONE; and
(B) the number of students in the cohort who have graduated during the current reporting year.
STEP THREE: Divide:
(A) the sum determined under STEP TWO; by
(B) the remainder determined under STEP THREE of the formula established in section 10(a) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.229-2007, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.159-2019, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-10.7. Student Included in Only One Graduation Year

Sec. 10.7. For purposes of determining a graduation rate under sections 10, 10.2, and 10.5 of this chapter, a student may be counted as a member of only one (1) cohort and as graduating during only one (1) reporting year.
As added by P.L.229-2007, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.45-2008, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-11. Student Who Has Left School; Responsibility of State Attendance Officer; Review of Graduation Cohort

Sec. 11. (a) A student who has left school is not included in clauses (A) through (K) of STEP THREE of the formula established in section 10(a) of this chapter unless the school can provide written proof that the student has left the school for one (1) of the reasons set forth in clauses (A) through (K) of STEP THREE of section 10(a) of this chapter. If the location of the student is unknown to the school, the principal of the school shall send a certified letter to the last known address of the student, inquiring about the student's whereabouts and status. If the student is not located after the certified letter is delivered or if no response is received, the principal may submit the student's information, including last known address, parent or guardian name, student testing number, and other pertinent data to the state attendance officer. The state attendance officer, using all available state data and any other means available, shall attempt to locate the student and report the student's location and school enrollment status to the principal so that the principal can appropriately send student records to the new school or otherwise document the student's status.
(b) The department shall conduct a review of each school's graduation cohort on a schedule determined by the department.
(c) If a school cannot provide written proof that a student should be included in clauses (A) through (K) of STEP THREE of section 10(a) of this chapter, the student is considered a dropout.
As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.229-2007, SEC.8; P.L.251-2017, SEC.5; P.L.159-2019, SEC.16; P.L.86-2020, SEC.2; P.L.125-2020, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-11.3. Classification or Application of Exit Code; Evidence Parent or Guardian Initiated Student Leaving

Sec. 11.3. (a) A school may not classify a student as, or apply an exit code or description to a student that indicates that the student is, leaving a cohort for the reason described in section 10(a) STEP THREE clause (B) of this chapter unless the school has substantial evidence that the parent or guardian of the student initiated the student leaving the cohort.
(b) Upon request by the department, the school shall provide a copy of evidence described in subsection (a) for any student the school classifies, or to whom the school applies an exit code or description, as described in subsection (a).
As added by P.L.251-2017, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.159-2019, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-12. Estimated Graduation Rate

Sec. 12. For each high school, the department shall calculate an estimated graduation rate that is determined by the total number of graduates for the reporting year divided by the total number of students enrolled in grade 9 at the school three (3) years before the reporting year.
As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.229-2007, SEC.9; P.L.45-2008, SEC.3; P.L.251-2017, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-13. Corrected Graduation Rate

Sec. 13. For any school that cannot provide written proof supporting the school's determination to include a student under any one (1) of clauses (A) through (K) of STEP THREE of section 10(a) of this chapter, the department shall require the publication of the corrected graduation rate in the manner prescribed by the department.
As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.229-2007, SEC.10; P.L.159-2019, SEC.18; P.L.86-2020, SEC.3; P.L.125-2020, SEC.3; P.L.250-2023, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-14. Report; Contents

Sec. 14. (a) Each reporting year, the department shall determine and report the following for each cohort:
(1) A four (4) year graduation rate determined under section 10 of this chapter.
(2) A five (5) year graduation rate determined under section 10.2 of this chapter.
(3) A six (6) and subsequent year graduation rate determined under section 10.5 of this chapter.
(b) Except for the correction of calculation errors, a four (4) year and five (5) year graduation rate may not be altered after the rates are initially reported.
As added by P.L.229-2007, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-15. Deadline for Schools to Report Graduation Information; Report Date for Four Year Graduation Rate

Sec. 15. (a) The provisions of sections 12 and 13 of this chapter must be completed before the release of the reports required under section 14 of this chapter. The department shall establish deadlines for each school to provide the information required under section 13 of this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the department shall report the four (4) year graduation rates for each cohort not later than January 15 following the cohort's expected graduation rate.
As added by P.L.229-2007, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-16. Graduation Rate Determination Under National Governors' Association Guidelines

Sec. 16. In addition to any other determination required under this chapter, the department shall determine and report a statewide graduation rate that is consistent with guidelines developed by the National Governors' Association. If the guidelines are unclear or allow flexibility in determination, the requirements of this chapter apply to the determination of a statewide graduation rate. However, cohort members who leave after less than one (1) year of attendance in an Indiana school and whose location cannot be determined may not be subtracted in the calculation of a statewide graduation rate.
As added by P.L.229-2007, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-16.5. High School Equivalency Pilot Program Students Subtracted

Sec. 16.5. (a) A student must be subtracted under clause (K) of STEP THREE of section 10(a) of this chapter when a student transitions from a traditional high school to the high school equivalency pilot program under IC 20-30-8.5.
(b) This section expires June 30, 2024.
As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 13. Graduation Rate Determination › 20-26-13-17. Students Subtracted From Four Year Graduation Rate Formula; Requirements

Sec. 17. A student must be subtracted under clause (J) of STEP THREE of section 10(a) of this chapter if all of the following occur:
(1) The student's parent submits to the school the following statements, on forms prescribed by the department, while the student is enrolled in grade 8:
(A) A statement from the parent:
(i) affirming that the parent has a sincerely held religious belief against the taking of a photograph; and
(ii) stating that the student will be withdrawing from school after completing grade 10 in order to allow the student to complete a career pathway certification or due to the parent's deeply held religious belief.
(B) A statement from a member of the clergy of the religious organization of which the parent is a member regarding the prohibition of photography of members of the religious organization.
(2) The parent provides proof to the school that at least one (1) parent has been issued a photo exempt driver's license or a photo exempt identification card issued under IC 9-24-16.5.
(3) The student withdraws from school after completing grade 10.
As added by P.L.125-2020, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 14. Interscholastic Athletic Associations › 20-26-14-1. "Association"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "association" means an organization that conducts, organizes, sanctions, or sponsors interscholastic high school athletic events as the organization's primary purpose.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-63-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 14. Interscholastic Athletic Associations › 20-26-14-2. "Case"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "case" refers to a decision of the association:
(1) that concerns the application or interpretation of a rule of the association to an individual student; and
(2) with which the student's parent disagrees.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-63-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 14. Interscholastic Athletic Associations › 20-26-14-2.5. "Coach"

Sec. 2.5. As used in this chapter, "coach" refers to a coach of grades 9 through 12 in all association recognized sports, including nonteaching and volunteer coaches.
As added by P.L.169-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 14. Interscholastic Athletic Associations › 20-26-14-3. "Panel"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "panel" refers to the case review panel established under section 6 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-63-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 14. Interscholastic Athletic Associations › 20-26-14-4. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-63-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.43-2021, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 14. Interscholastic Athletic Associations › 20-26-14-5. Participation in Association by Schools

Sec. 5. A school corporation may participate in:
(1) an association; or
(2) an athletic event conducted, organized, sanctioned, or sponsored by an association;
if the association complies with this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-63-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 14. Interscholastic Athletic Associations › 20-26-14-5.5. Association Notification Requirements

Sec. 5.5. (a) Not later than three (3) business days after the association makes a decision concerning the application or interpretation of a rule of the association to an individual student, the association shall notify by registered or certified mail the following of the association's decision:
(1) The student's parent.
(2) The student's school.
(b) In its notice to the parent under subsection (a)(1), the association shall include information about the process under this chapter for appealing the association's decision.
(c) The association shall conduct its investigation, review, and decision making in an expeditious manner.
As added by P.L.92-2010, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 14. Interscholastic Athletic Associations › 20-26-14-7. Legal Actions

Sec. 7. (a) If the association or the parent who referred a case to the panel under section 6(b)(2) of this chapter disagrees with the decision of the panel, the association or the parent may file a legal action to review the panel's decision.
(b) An action must be filed under subsection (a) with a court with jurisdiction not later than forty-five (45) days after the panel issues its decision under section 6(c) of this chapter.
(c) In an action brought under this section, the court may reverse the panel's decision if the court, upon its own review of the facts and issues involved in the decision and the applicable rule of the association, determines that the decision of the panel, or the decision of the association upheld by the panel, is:
(1) not a fair and logical interpretation or application of the association's rule;
(2) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law;
(3) contrary to a constitutional right, power, privilege, or immunity;
(4) in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations, or short of statutory right;
(5) without observance of procedure required by law; or
(6) unsupported by substantial evidence.
(d) The court reviewing a panel decision under this section may do any of the following:
(1) Affirm the panel's decision.
(2) Modify the panel's decision.
(3) Reverse the panel's decision and remand the action to the panel for action directed by the court.
(e) Notwithstanding this chapter, if an association fails to follow its bylaws regarding hearing and appeals procedures, a student or the student's parent may proceed directly to a court with jurisdiction to resolve a dispute.
As added by P.L.92-2010, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 14. Interscholastic Athletic Associations › 20-26-14-8. Notification to Association of Teacher License Revocation or Suspension; Reporting to Association for Misconduct of Nonteaching or Volunteer Coaches; Revocation of Coaching Accreditation; Immunity

Sec. 8. (a) The department shall notify the association of any license revocation or suspension involving a licensed teacher (as defined in IC 20-18-2-22) under IC 20-28-5-8 who:
(1) has:
(A) been convicted of an offense described in IC 20-28-5-8(c); or
(B) committed misconduct described in IC 20-28-5-7(1) or IC 20-28-5-7(2); and
(2) is also a coach accredited by the association.
(b) A school corporation, charter high school, or nonpublic high school with at least one (1) employee must report to the association, in a manner prescribed by the association, when a nonteaching or volunteer coach accredited by the association has been convicted of an offense described in IC 20-28-5-8(c).
(c) The association shall develop a rule, as soon as practicable, to suspend or revoke the coaching accreditation of a teacher who has been reported to the association under subsection (a) for committing misconduct described in IC 20-28-5-7(1) or IC 20-28-5-7(2).
(d) The association shall revoke the accreditation of any coach who has been convicted of an offense described in IC 20-28-5-8. The association may, after holding a hearing on the matter, reinstate the accreditation of an individual whose accreditation has been revoked by the association if the individual's conviction has been reversed, vacated, or set aside on appeal.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the association from revoking a coaching accreditation or otherwise imposing any other form of discipline for misconduct not described in IC 20-28-5-7(1), IC 20-28-5-7(2), or IC 20-28-5-8.
(f) The:
(1) association or its employees;
(2) department or its employees; or
(3) school corporation, charter high school, or nonpublic high school with at least one (1) employee or its employees;
are immune from civil liability for any act done or omitted under this section or section 9 of this chapter unless the action constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
As added by P.L.169-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.142-2020, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 14. Interscholastic Athletic Associations › 20-26-14-9. Required Inquiries by Schools of Coaching Candidates; Criminal History Check; Disclosures

Sec. 9. (a) Before a school corporation, charter high school, or nonpublic high school with at least one (1) employee hires or allows an individual to coach an association recognized sport, the school corporation, charter high school, or nonpublic high school shall:
(1) ask the individual:
(A) whether the individual is or has been accredited by the association; and
(B) if the individual is or has been accredited by the association, whether the individual's accreditation has ever been suspended or revoked;
(2) request references from the individual;
(3) contact the references that the individual provides to the school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic high school; and
(4) contact the association to determine whether the individual's accreditation has ever been suspended or revoked.
(b) Before allowing an individual to be a volunteer coach, a school corporation, charter high school, or nonpublic high school with at least one (1) employee shall conduct an expanded criminal history check (as defined in IC 20-26-2-1.5) on the individual.
(c) Without conferring the rights of an employee on a volunteer coach, a school corporation, charter high school, or nonpublic high school with at least one (1) employee is subject to IC 22-5-3-1 regarding a volunteer coach, including the provisions for civil immunity regarding disclosures made about a volunteer coach.
As added by P.L.169-2019, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 15. Freeway School Corporation and Freeway School Program › 20-26-15-1. "Contract"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "contract" refers to a contract entered into under this chapter for the establishment of:
(1) a freeway school corporation; or
(2) a freeway school.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-62-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 15. Freeway School Corporation and Freeway School Program › 20-26-15-2. "Freeway School"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "freeway school" refers to:
(1) a school for which a contract has been entered into under this chapter; or
(2) a nonpublic school that enters into a contract under section 13 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-62-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 15. Freeway School Corporation and Freeway School Program › 20-26-15-3. "Freeway School Corporation"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "freeway school corporation" refers to a school corporation that enters into a contract under this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-62-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 15. Freeway School Corporation and Freeway School Program › 20-26-15-4. Contract for Designation as Freeway School; Approval

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the state board and the governing body of a school corporation must enter into a contract that complies with this chapter to designate a school corporation as a freeway school corporation or a school within a school corporation as a freeway school if a school corporation:
(1) petitions the state board for designation as a freeway school corporation or to have a school within the school corporation designated as a freeway school; and
(2) agrees to comply with this chapter.
(b) A school corporation becomes a freeway school corporation and a school becomes a freeway school when the contract is signed, before July 1, 2020, by:
(1) the state superintendent of public instruction, acting for the state board after a majority of the members of the state board have voted in a public session to enter into the contract; and
(2) the president of the governing body of the school corporation, acting for the governing body of the school corporation after a majority of the members of the governing body have voted in a public session to enter into the contract.
(c) The state board and the governing body of a school corporation may not enter into, renew, or otherwise extend a contract under this chapter after June 30, 2020.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-62-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.34; P.L.43-2021, SEC.79.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 15. Freeway School Corporation and Freeway School Program › 20-26-15-5. Elective Suspension of Statutes and Rules in Freeway School Contract

Sec. 5. Notwithstanding any other law, the operation of the following is suspended for a freeway school corporation or a freeway school if the governing body of the school corporation elects to have the specific statute or rule suspended in the contract:
(1) The following statutes and rules concerning curriculum and instructional time:
IC 20-30-2-7
IC 20-30-5-8
IC 20-30-5-9
IC 20-30-5-11
511 IAC 6-7-6
511 IAC 6.1-5-0.5
511 IAC 6.1-5-1
511 IAC 6.1-5-2.5
511 IAC 6.1-5-3.5
511 IAC 6.1-5-4.
(2) The following rule concerning pupil/teacher ratios:
511 IAC 6.1-4-1.
(3) The following statutes and rules concerning curricular materials:
IC 20-26-12-24.
IC 20-26-12-1, except for the provision of curricular materials at no cost to a student in a public school.
IC 20-26-12-2, except for the prohibition of renting curricular materials to students enrolled in a public school.
511 IAC 6.1-5-5.
(4) 511 IAC 6-7, concerning graduation requirements.
(5) IC 20-31-4.1, concerning the performance based accreditation system.
(6) IC 20-32-5 (before its expiration on July 1, 2018), concerning the ISTEP program established under IC 20-32-5-15, if an alternative locally adopted assessment program is adopted under section 6(4) of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-62-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.133; P.L.286-2013, SEC.83; P.L.242-2017, SEC.17; P.L.140-2018, SEC.8; P.L.92-2020, SEC.35; P.L.201-2023, SEC.166.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 15. Freeway School Corporation and Freeway School Program › 20-26-15-6. Permitted Actions by Freeway School or Freeway School Corporation During Contract Period

Sec. 6. Except as provided in this chapter and notwithstanding any other law, a freeway school corporation or a freeway school may do the following during the contract period:
(1) Disregard the observance of any statute or rule that is listed in the contract.
(2) Lease school transportation equipment to others for nonschool use when the equipment is not in use for a school corporation purpose, if the lessee has not received a bid from a private entity to provide transportation equipment or services for the same purpose.
(3) Replace the budget and accounting system that is required by law with a budget or accounting system that is frequently used in the private business community. The state board of accounts may not go beyond the requirements imposed upon the state board of accounts by statute in reviewing the budget and accounting system used by a freeway school corporation or a freeway school.
(4) Establish a locally adopted assessment program to replace the assessment of students under the ISTEP program established under IC 20-32-5-15 (before its expiration on July 1, 2018), subject to the following:
(A) A locally adopted assessment program must be established by the governing body and approved by the department.
(B) A locally adopted assessment program may use a locally developed test or a nationally developed test.
(C) Results of assessments under a locally adopted assessment program are subject to the same reporting requirements as results under the ISTEP program (before its expiration on July 1, 2018).
(D) Each student who completes a locally adopted assessment program and the student's parent have the same rights to inspection and rescoring:
(i) for school years ending before July 1, 2018, as set forth in IC 20-32-5-9; and
(ii) for school years beginning after June 30, 2018, as set forth in IC 20-32-5.1.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-62-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.135; P.L.242-2017, SEC.18; P.L.244-2017, SEC.53; P.L.140-2018, SEC.9.