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2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35. Special Education › Chapter 13. Auditory-Verbal Accelerated Education Program › 20-35-13-4. Level of Services Provided

Sec. 4. The level of services a child shall receive as part of the auditory-verbal accelerated education program shall be determined by the individual educational plan team, which includes the child's parent and a certified listening and a spoken language specialist in accordance with the administrative rules adopted by the department.
As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.179.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-35.5-1-2. "Authorized Reading Specialist Trained in Dyslexia"

Sec. 2. (a) "Authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia" means an employee of a school corporation or public school, including a charter school, who has successfully completed training in a dyslexia program approved by the department.
(b) The term includes a:
(1) reading specialist trained in dyslexia;
(2) teacher who has successfully completed the training described in subsection (a); and
(3) tutor or paraprofessional working under the supervision of a teacher described in subdivision (2).
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-35.5-1-3. "Dyslexia Program"

Sec. 3. "Dyslexia program" means explicit, direct instruction that is:
(1) systematic, sequential, and cumulative and follows a logical plan of presenting the alphabetic principle that targets the specific needs of a student without presuming prior skills or knowledge of the student;
(2) research based; and
(3) offered in a setting to teach a student the components of reading instruction, including:
(A) phonemic awareness to enable a student to detect, segment, blend, and manipulate sounds in spoken language;
(B) graphophonemic knowledge for teaching the letter sound plan of English;
(C) the structure of the English language that includes morphology, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics;
(D) linguistic instruction directed toward proficiency and fluency with the patterns of language so that words and sentences are carriers of meaning; and
(E) strategies that a student uses for decoding, encoding, word recognition, fluency, and comprehension.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-35.5-1-4. "Level I Dyslexia Screening"

Sec. 4. "Level I dyslexia screening" means a process, as determined by the school corporation or charter school, for gathering additional information to determine if characteristics of dyslexia are present.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-35.5-1-5. "Level Ii Dyslexia Screening"

Sec. 5. "Level II dyslexia screening" means a detailed process, as determined by the school corporation or charter school, for identifying a pattern of strengths and weaknesses documenting the characteristics of dyslexia and includes the administration of diagnostic tools designed to measure the underlying cause, characteristics, and outcomes to identify the characteristics of dyslexia.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-35.5-1-6. "Reading Specialist Trained in Dyslexia"

Sec. 6. "Reading specialist trained in dyslexia" means a professional who:
(1) has expertise in and either has or is working toward an endorsement or certification, as determined by the department, in providing training for:
(A) phonological and phonemic awareness;
(B) sound and symbol relationships;
(C) alphabet knowledge;
(D) decoding skills;
(E) rapid naming skills; and
(F) encoding skills;
(2) is fluent in the response to intervention process; and
(3) has been trained in the identification of and intervention for dyslexia.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-35.5-1-7. "Universal Screener"

Sec. 7. "Universal screener" means a diagnostic assessment used to aid educators in understanding the causes for student performance, learning strengths, and the needs that underlie student performance. The diagnostic assessment is conducted to identify or predict students who may be at risk for poor learning outcomes and is typically brief and conducted with all students at a particular grade level.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 2. Required Screening and Intervention › 20-35.5-2-1. Indicators to Screen for Risk Factors of Dyslexia Included in Reading Plan; Mandatory Universal Screener; Reported in Kindergarten Through Grade 2 Reading Plan

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to section 8 of this chapter, a school corporation's and charter school's reading plan developed under 511 IAC 6.2-3.1 shall include indicators to screen for risk factors of dyslexia, using a screening tool approved by the department that screens for characteristics of dyslexia.
(b) Subject to 511 IAC 6.2-3.1, the mandatory universal screener approved by the department under subsection (a) shall include indicators for dyslexia and must be reported in the kindergarten through grade 2 reading plan.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 2. Required Screening and Intervention › 20-35.5-2-2. Screening of Students

Sec. 2. The screening of students shall include, as developmentally appropriate, the following:
(1) Phonological and phonemic awareness.
(2) Sound symbol recognition.
(3) Alphabet knowledge.
(4) Decoding skills.
(5) Rapid naming skills.
(6) Encoding skills.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 2. Required Screening and Intervention › 20-35.5-2-3. Administration of Level I Dyslexia Screening

Sec. 3. Subject to section 8 of this chapter, if a student is determined to be at risk, or at some risk, for dyslexia after a screening under section 1 of this chapter, the school corporation or charter school shall administer a level I dyslexia screening of the student within ninety (90) days of date the student's school year commences.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.211-2021, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 2. Required Screening and Intervention › 20-35.5-2-4. Administration of Level Ii Dyslexia Screening; Consistent With Indiana Dyslexia Resource Guide

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to section 8 of this chapter, if a school corporation or charter school determines that a level II dyslexia screening should be administered, the school corporation or charter school may administer a level II dyslexia screening to the student.
(b) A level II dyslexia screening shall be completed consistent with the Indiana dyslexia resource guide described in IC 20-35.5-7-2.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 2. Required Screening and Intervention › 20-35.5-2-5. Components of Level I Dyslexia Screening and Level Ii Dyslexia Screening

Sec. 5. The level I dyslexia screening and the level II dyslexia screening of a student must include the components listed in section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 2. Required Screening and Intervention › 20-35.5-2-6. Adoption of Rules to Ensure Students Screened for Risk Factors of Dyslexia

Sec. 6. The state board shall adopt rules to ensure that students will be screened as provided under this article for risk factors of dyslexia using a screening tool described in section 1 of this chapter:
(1) in kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2;
(2) when a student in kindergarten through grade 2:
(A) transfers to a new school; and
(B) has not been screened previously during the school year;
(3) when a student in grade 3 or higher has difficulty, as noted by a classroom teacher, in:
(A) phonological and phonemic awareness;
(B) sound symbol recognition;
(C) alphabet knowledge;
(D) decoding skills;
(E) rapid naming skills; and
(F) encoding skills; and
(4) when a student from another state enrolls for the first time in kindergarten through grade 2 in Indiana unless the student presents documentation that the student:
(A) had the dyslexia screening or a similar screening during the school year; or
(B) is exempt from screening.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 2. Required Screening and Intervention › 20-35.5-2-7. Use of Response to Intervention

Sec. 7. If a universal screener, level I dyslexia screening, or level II dyslexia screening indicates that a student has characteristics of dyslexia, the school corporation or charter school shall use the response to intervention process to address the needs of the student.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 2. Required Screening and Intervention › 20-35.5-2-8. Objection to Screening; Consent to Level I Dyslexia Screening and Level Ii Dyslexia Screening

Sec. 8. (a) A school corporation or charter school is not required to administer a universal screener under section 1 of this chapter to a student if the:
(1) parent of the student objects to the screening; or
(2) student is receiving intervention services for dyslexia.
(b) Before a school corporation or charter school administers a level I dyslexia screening or level II dyslexia screening to a student, the parent of the student must consent to the screening.
(c) If a parent objects to an initial dyslexia screening or does not consent to a level I dyslexia screening or level II dyslexia screening, the school corporation or charter school may not administer the initial dyslexia screening, level I dyslexia screening, or level II dyslexia screening, whichever is applicable, to the student.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 3. Notification and Services › 20-35.5-3-1. Screening Indicates Need for Dyslexia Intervention Services; Requirements

Sec. 1. If a student's performance on an initial dyslexia screening, level I dyslexia screening, or level II dyslexia screening under IC 20-35.5-2 indicates a need for dyslexia intervention services, the school corporation or the charter school shall do the following:
(1) Notify the student's parent of the results of the dyslexia screening.
(2) Provide the student's parent with information and resource material that includes the following:
(A) Characteristics of dyslexia.
(B) Appropriate classroom interventions and accommodations for students with dyslexia.
(C) A statement that the parent may elect to have the student receive an educational evaluation by the school.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 4. Instructional Approaches › 20-35.5-4-1. Dyslexia Intervention

Sec. 1. If a student's level I dyslexia screening or level II dyslexia screening indicates the need for dyslexia intervention services for the student, the dyslexia intervention may include:
(1) explicit, direct instruction that is systematic, sequential, and cumulative and follows a logical plan of presenting the alphabetic principle that targets the specific needs of the student without presuming prior skills or knowledge of the student;
(2) individualized instruction to meet the specific needs of the student in a setting that uses intensive, highly concentrated instruction methods and materials that maximize student engagement;
(3) meaning based instruction directed at purposeful reading and writing with an emphasis on comprehension and composition;
(4) instruction that incorporates the simultaneous use of two (2) or more sensory pathways during teacher presentations and student practice; and
(5) other instructional approaches as determined appropriate by the school corporation or charter school.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 5. Reporting by School Corporations and Charter Schools › 20-35.5-5-1. Annual Report to Department of Education

Sec. 1. The superintendent of a school corporation and an organizer of a charter school shall annually report, in accordance with the reading plan developed under 511 IAC 6.2-3.1, to the department the number of students who were:
(1) administered an initial dyslexia screening under IC 20-35.5-2-1 during the school year; and
(2) determined to be at risk, or at some risk, for dyslexia.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 5. Reporting by School Corporations and Charter Schools › 20-35.5-5-2. Report on School Corporation's or Charter School's Internet Web Site

Sec. 2. Before July 15, 2019, and before July 15 of each year thereafter, each school corporation and charter school shall report on the school corporation's or charter school's Internet web site the following information:
(1) The dyslexia intervention programs that were used during the previous school year to assist students with dyslexia.
(2) The number of students during the previous school year who received dyslexia intervention under this article.
(3) The total number of students identified with dyslexia during the previous school year.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 6. Reading Specialists Trained in Dyslexia › 20-35.5-6-1. Employment of Reading Specialist Trained in Dyslexia; Duties

Sec. 1. (a) Not later than July 1, 2019, the department shall employ at least one (1) reading specialist trained in dyslexia with a minimum of three (3) years of field experience in screening, identifying, and treating dyslexia and related disorders to provide the following:
(1) Technical assistance for dyslexia and related disorders to:
(A) the department; and
(B) school corporations and charter schools in Indiana.
(2) Training to school corporation and charter school employees in:
(A) administering screenings;
(B) analyzing and interpreting screening data;
(C) determining appropriate interventions that are systematic, multisensory, and evidence based; and
(D) dyslexia programs.
(b) A reading specialist trained in dyslexia shall:
(1) be trained in dyslexia and related disorders, including best practice interventions and treatment models for dyslexia;
(2) be responsible for:
(A) the accountability of screening results; and
(B) ensuring that all teachers working for the school corporations and charter schools receive the professional awareness information as required under IC 20-35.5-7-1; and
(3) serve as the primary source of information and support for school corporations and charter schools in addressing the needs of students with dyslexia and related disorders.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 6. Reading Specialists Trained in Dyslexia › 20-35.5-6-2. Employment of Authorized Reading Specialist Trained in Dyslexia; Agreement to Obtain or Share Services

Sec. 2. (a) Not later than the 2019-2020 school year, each school corporation and charter school shall employ at least one (1) individual to serve as a authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia for the school corporation or charter school.
(b) A school corporation or a charter school may enter into an agreement with:
(1) a service provider; or
(2) another school corporation or charter school;
to obtain or share services provided by an authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 6. Reading Specialists Trained in Dyslexia › 20-35.5-6-3. Petition for Waiver of Training Requirements

Sec. 3. (a) A school corporation or charter school may petition the secretary of education, or the secretary's designee, for a waiver necessary to hire an individual that does not meet the training requirements established by the department to be an authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia. The written petition must be submitted to the department on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department and must specify the reasons the school corporation or charter school is seeking the waiver.
(b) The department may grant a petition submitted under subsection (a) if:
(1) the individual is unable to meet the training requirements to become an authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia within the required time period; or
(2) an authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia leaves the specialist's position with the school corporation or charter school and the school corporation or charter school is not able to timely employ or designate another authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia.
(c) Waivers granted under subsection (b) may be granted for a period not to exceed one (1) year.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.119.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 7. Dyslexia Professional Awareness and Resource Guide › 20-35.5-7-1. Professional Awareness Information

Sec. 1. (a) Not later than the 2019-2020 school year, the department shall ensure that each teacher receives professional awareness information on the following:
(1) The characteristics of dyslexia.
(2) The evidence based interventions and accommodations for dyslexia.
(b) The department may provide the information described in subsection (a) in a presentation online or in person.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 7. Dyslexia Professional Awareness and Resource Guide › 20-35.5-7-2. Indiana Dyslexia Resource Guide

Sec. 2. The department shall:
(1) develop and update an Indiana dyslexia resource guide; and
(2) post the guide on the department's Internet web site.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 35.5. Dyslexia Screening and Intervention › Chapter 7. Dyslexia Professional Awareness and Resource Guide › 20-35.5-7-3. Adopt Rules

Sec. 3. The state board shall, in collaboration with the department, adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this article.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-36-1-2. "Domain"

Sec. 2. "Domain" includes the following areas of aptitude and talent:
(1) General intellectual.
(2) General creative.
(3) Specific academic.
(4) Technical and practical arts.
(5) Visual and performing arts.
(6) Interpersonal.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.1-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-36-1-3. "High Ability Student"

Sec. 3. "High ability student" means a student who:
(1) performs at or shows the potential for performing at an outstanding level of accomplishment in at least one (1) domain when compared with other students of the same age, experience, or environment; and
(2) is characterized by exceptional gifts, talents, motivation, or interests.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.1-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-36-1-4. "Satisfactory Score"

Sec. 4. "Satisfactory score" means a score of 3, 4, or 5 on an advanced placement exam sponsored by the College Board's Advanced Placement Program.
As added by P.L.91-2010, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 2. Programs for High Ability Students › 20-36-2-1. State Resources Program; Grants for High Ability Programs

Sec. 1. (a) The department shall establish a state resources program using designated state resources that:
(1) supports school corporations in the development of local programs for high ability students;
(2) enables educational opportunities that encourage high ability students to reach the highest possible level at every stage of the students' development; and
(3) provides state integrated services that include the following:
(A) Information and materials resource centers.
(B) Professional development plan and programs.
(C) Research and development services.
(D) Technical assistance that includes the following:
(i) Student assessment.
(ii) Program assessment.
(iii) Program development and implementation.
(E) Support for educators pursuing professional development leading to endorsement or licensure in high ability education.
(b) In addition to the program established under subsection (a), the department shall use appropriations to provide grants to school corporations for expenditures beyond those for regular educational programs and specific to programs for high ability students under section 2 of this chapter in an amount determined by the department that is based upon a set minimum amount increased by an additional amount for each student in the program. A school corporation's program must align with the strategic and continuous school improvement and achievement plans under IC 20-31-5-4 for the schools within the school corporation. A school that receives a grant under this subsection shall submit an annual report to the department that includes the following:
(1) The programs for which the grant is used.
(2) The results of the programs for which the grant is used, including student general assessment results, program effectiveness, or student achievement.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.1-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.84-2007, SEC.2; P.L.251-2017, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 2. Programs for High Ability Students › 20-36-2-2. School Corporation High Ability Programs; Criteria

Sec. 2. A governing body shall develop and periodically update a local plan to provide appropriate educational experiences to high ability students in the school corporation in kindergarten through grade 12. The plan must include the following components:
(1) The establishment of a broad based planning committee that meets periodically to review the local education authority's plan for high ability students. The committee must have representatives from diverse groups representing the school and community.
(2) Student assessments that identify high ability students using multifaceted assessments to ensure that students not identified by traditional assessments because of economic disadvantage, cultural background, underachievement, or disabilities are included. The assessments must identify students with high abilities in the general intellectual domain and specific academic domains. The results of an assessment under this subdivision must be recorded with the student test number assigned to a student.
(3) Professional development.
(4) Development and implementation of local services for high ability students, including appropriately differentiated curriculum and instruction in the core academic areas designated by the state board for each grade consistent with federal, state, local, and private funding sources.
(5) Evaluation of the local program for high ability students.
(6) Best practices to increase the number of participants in high ability student programs who are from racial and ethnic groups that have been underrepresented in those programs.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.1-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.84-2007, SEC.3; P.L.173-2009, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 3. Advanced Placement Courses › 20-36-3-1. "Advanced Course"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "advanced course" refers to an advanced placement course for a particular subject area as authorized under this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-22.2-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 3. Advanced Placement Courses › 20-36-3-2. "Advanced Placement Examination"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "advanced placement examination" refers to the advanced placement examination sponsored by the College Board of the Advanced Placement Program.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-22.2-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 3. Advanced Placement Courses › 20-36-3-2.8. "Preadvanced Placement"

Sec. 2.8. As used in this chapter, "preadvanced placement" education refers to set professional development resources and services that equip all middle school, junior high school, and high school teachers with the strategies and tools they need to engage students in active, high level learning to ensure the students develop skills, habits, and concepts needed to succeed in advanced placement courses.
As added by P.L.20-2007, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 3. Advanced Placement Courses › 20-36-3-3. "Program"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the advanced placement program established by section 4 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-22.2-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 3. Advanced Placement Courses › 20-36-3-3.2. "Vertical Team"

Sec. 3.2. As used in this chapter, "vertical team" refers to a group of teachers from different grade levels in a given discipline who work cooperatively to develop and implement a vertically aligned program aimed at helping students from diverse backgrounds acquire the academic skills necessary for success in advanced placement courses.
As added by P.L.20-2007, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 3. Advanced Placement Courses › 20-36-3-4. Advanced Placement Program Established

Sec. 4. The advanced placement program is established to encourage students to pursue advanced courses, particularly in math and science. The program shall be administered by the department.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-22.2-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.157.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 3. Advanced Placement Courses › 20-36-3-5. Advanced Placement Courses

Sec. 5. (a) Each school year:
(1) each school corporation may provide the College Board's science and math advanced placement courses; and
(2) each school corporation may provide additional College Board advanced placement courses;
in secondary schools for students who qualify to take the advanced placement courses.
(b) Each school corporation shall provide the College Board's science and math advanced placement courses in secondary schools for students who qualify to take the advanced placement courses.
(c) In addition to the College Board's math and science advanced placement tests, the state board may approve advanced placement courses offered by a state educational institution in collaboration with a school corporation if the state educational institution and the collaborating school corporation demonstrate to the state board that the particular advanced placement course satisfies the objectives of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-22.2-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.234.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 3. Advanced Placement Courses › 20-36-3-6. Advanced Placement Examination; High School Credit; Honors Diploma; Certificate of Achievement; Postsecondary Academic Credit

Sec. 6. (a) Each student who enrolls in an advanced course may take the advanced placement examination to receive high school credit for the advanced course.
(b) Any rule adopted by the department concerning an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation must provide that a successfully completed mathematics or science advanced course is credited toward fulfilling the requirements of an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation.
(c) If a student who takes an advanced placement examination receives a satisfactory score on the examination, the student is entitled to receive:
(1) a certificate of achievement; and
(2) postsecondary level academic credit at a state educational institution that counts toward meeting the student's degree requirements, if elective credit is part of the student's degree requirement. The state educational institution may require a score higher than 3 on an advanced placement test if the credit is to be used for meeting a course requirement for a particular major at the state educational institution.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-22.2-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.91-2010, SEC.4; P.L.192-2018, SEC.43.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 3. Advanced Placement Courses › 20-36-3-7. Summer Training for Teachers

Sec. 7. (a) Teachers who are assigned to teach an advanced course may participate in summer training institutes offered by the College Board.
(b) For a teacher to be eligible for a stipend under section 8 of this chapter, the training in subsection (a) must do the following:
(1) Provide teachers of advanced placement and teachers who instruct preadvanced placement courses with the necessary content knowledge and instructional skills to prepare students for success in advanced placement courses and examinations and other advanced courses.
(2) Provide administrators, including principals and counselors, with professional development that enables them to create strong and effective advanced placement programs in their respective schools.
(3) Provide middle school, junior high school, and high school teachers with advanced placement vertical team training and other preadvanced placement professional development that prepares students for success in advanced placement.
(4) Support the implementation of an instructional program for students in grades 6 through 12 that provides an integrated set of instructional materials, diagnostic assessments, and teacher professional development in reading, writing, and mathematics that prepares all students for enrollment and success in advanced placement courses and in college.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-22.2-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.20-2007, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 3. Advanced Placement Courses › 20-36-3-8. Distribution of Funds

Sec. 8. (a) Money appropriated to the department to implement the program shall be distributed for purposes listed in the following order:
(1) To pay the fees for each math or science advanced placement examination that is taken by a student who is:
(A) enrolled in a public secondary school; and
(B) a resident of Indiana.
Priority shall be given to paying the fees for each math or science advanced placement examination that is taken by a student in grade 11 or 12.
(2) To pay stipends for teachers assigned to teach a math or science advanced course to attend the institutes under section 7 of this chapter.
(3) To pay school corporations for instructional materials needed for the math or science advanced course.
(4) To pay for or rent equipment that a school corporation may need to develop a math or science advanced course.
(5) To pay the fees for the costs incurred in implementing the advanced placement program for the subjects other than math and science as authorized under section 5 of this chapter.
(b) The department shall establish guidelines concerning the distribution of funds under this chapter, including guidelines to ensure that money distributed under this chapter is distributed as evenly as possible throughout Indiana. In establishing these distribution guidelines, the department shall consider the following factors:
(1) The number of students and teachers participating in the program.
(2) Even geographic representation.
(3) Financial need of students participating in the program.
(4) Any other factor affecting the distribution of money under this chapter.
(c) The department may seek funding to carry out the purposes of this chapter through the following federal programs:
(1) The Advanced Placement Incentive Program.
(2) The Math-Science Partnership Program.
(d) The department may give priority in the distribution of funds to a school that serves a high concentration of low income students.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-22.2-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.20-2007, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 3. Advanced Placement Courses › 20-36-3-9. Curriculum Guidelines

Sec. 9. (a) The department shall develop and provide each public middle school, junior high school, and secondary school with curriculum guidelines designed to satisfy the requirements of this chapter.
(b) The guidelines developed under subsection (a) shall include a plan for increasing the:
(1) availability of advanced placement program in schools with a high concentration of low income students; and
(2) participation of low income students in advanced placement programs;
through information dissemination through print, electronic, and broadcast media that informs parents and students of the importance of advanced placement and preadvanced placement courses to a student's ability to gain access to and to succeed in postsecondary education.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-22.2-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.20-2007, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 3. Advanced Placement Courses › 20-36-3-10. Annual Report

Sec. 10. The department shall prepare an annual report concerning the implementation of the program and shall submit the report to the state board before December 1 of each year. The report must include the pertinent details of the program, including the following:
(1) The number of students participating in the program.
(2) The number of teachers attending a summer institute offered by the College Board.
(3) Recent trends in the field of advanced placement.
(4) The distribution of money under this program.
(5) Gender and minority participation.
(6) Other pertinent matters.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-22.2-10.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.229-2007, SEC.14; P.L.86-2018, SEC.182.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 3. Advanced Placement Courses › 20-36-3-11. State Educational Institution; Academic Credit and Advanced Placement

Sec. 11. The department and the commission for higher education shall work with each state educational institution on implementing and communicating the state educational institution's policy for awarding advanced placement credits under IC 20-32-3-10 and section 6 of this chapter. The plan to implement each policy must be developed by March 1, 2011.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-22.2-11.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.235; P.L.91-2010, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 3. Advanced Placement Courses › 20-36-3-12. Rules

Sec. 12. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-22.2-12.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 4. Governor's Scholars Academy › 20-36-4-1. "Academy"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "academy" refers to the governor's scholars academy established by section 3 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-10-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 4. Governor's Scholars Academy › 20-36-4-2. "Advisory Board"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "advisory board" refers to the advisory board for the governor's scholars academy established by section 5 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-10-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 4. Governor's Scholars Academy › 20-36-4-3. Academy Established

Sec. 3. The governor's scholars academy is established to administer and operate a public, residential, coeducational school to be held in the summer for high school students in Indiana who are high ability students as described in IC 20-36-1.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-10-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 4. Governor's Scholars Academy › 20-36-4-4. Operation of Academy; Guidelines; Department of Education Duties

Sec. 4. (a) The department shall operate the academy under guidelines that are established by the advisory board and in consideration of the recommendations that are made by the advisory board under section 6 of this chapter.
(b) The department shall:
(1) employ personnel necessary to operate the academy;
(2) select the students who will attend the academy;
(3) hire the faculty for the academy;
(4) enter into contracts with postsecondary educational institutions or other similar entities for establishing the location or locations of the academy;
(5) determine the courses that are to be offered at each academy site; and
(6) take any other action necessary to operate the academy under this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-10-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.236.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 4. Governor's Scholars Academy › 20-36-4-5. Advisory Board; Membership; Chairperson; Reimbursement; Quorum

Sec. 5. (a) An advisory board for the academy is established.
(b) Fifteen (15) members shall be appointed to the advisory board as follows:
(1) The secretary of education as an ex officio member.
(2) The chairman of the curriculum committee of the state board as an ex officio member.
(3) The commissioner of the commission for higher education as an ex officio member.
(4) Seven (7) members appointed by the secretary of education as follows:
(A) Two (2) members who are classroom teachers.
(B) Two (2) members who are public school administrators.
(C) One (1) member who represents the parents of public school students.
(D) Two (2) members who are former students of the academy.
(5) Five (5) members appointed by the governor as follows:
(A) Two (2) representatives from state educational institutions.
(B) One (1) representative from a private postsecondary educational institution in Indiana.
(C) Two (2) individuals representing business and industry.
(c) At the expiration of the terms of the initial appointees, their successors shall be appointed to four (4) year terms beginning on July 1 in the year of their appointments. A member may be reappointed to the advisory board.
(d) A vacancy in any appointive term under this section shall be filled for the unexpired part of the term by appointment of the officer who appointed the person creating the vacancy.
(e) On July 1 of each year, the secretary of education shall designate a member to serve as chairperson. The advisory board shall elect other officers annually to serve terms from July 1 through June 30.
(f) An advisory board member is not entitled to the minimum salary per diem as provided in IC 4-10-11-2.1(b) while performing the member's duties. A member is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
(g) The chairperson shall call the meetings of the advisory board.
(h) A majority of the advisory board constitutes a quorum for the purpose of doing business.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-10-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.237; P.L.43-2021, SEC.120.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 4. Governor's Scholars Academy › 20-36-4-6. Advisory Board Guidelines and Recommendations

Sec. 6. (a) The advisory board shall establish the following guidelines:
(1) The criteria for admission to the academy.
(2) The maximum number and grade levels of students to be admitted to the academy.
(3) Rules for selecting students based upon county student populations with the goal of gathering a diverse student body representing as many high schools in the state as possible.
(4) Criteria and procedures for evaluating the academy.
(b) The advisory board may make recommendations to the department of education concerning the following:
(1) The curriculum to be offered at the academy.
(2) The location or locations for the operation of the academy.
(3) The length of time during the summer that the academy is to be operational.
(4) Any other matter that the advisory board determines to be pertinent to the operation of the academy.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-10-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 4. Governor's Scholars Academy › 20-36-4-7. Free Tuition, Room, and Board

Sec. 7. The academy shall provide free tuition, room, and board to students accepted to attend the academy.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-10-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 5. Alternate Methods of Earning High School Academic Credit › 20-36-5-1. Receiving Credits by Demonstrating Proficiency; Methods

Sec. 1. A student shall receive credits toward graduation or an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation by demonstrating the student's proficiency in a course or subject area required for graduation or the Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation, whether or not the student has completed course work in the subject area, by any one (1) or more of the following methods:
(1) Receiving a score that demonstrates proficiency on a standardized assessment of academic or subject area competence that is accepted by accredited postsecondary educational institutions.
(2) Successfully completing a similar course at an eligible institution under the postsecondary enrollment program under IC 21-43-4.
(3) Receiving a score of three (3), four (4), or five (5) on an advanced placement examination for a course or subject area.
(4) Receiving a score of E(e) or higher on a Cambridge International Advanced A or AS level examination for a course or subject area.
(5) Other methods approved by the state board.
As added by P.L.64-2006, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.238; P.L.192-2018, SEC.44; P.L.191-2018, SEC.18; P.L.10-2019, SEC.88.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 5. Alternate Methods of Earning High School Academic Credit › 20-36-5-2. Waiver of Minimum Number of Semesters for Graduation or Academic Honors Diploma

Sec. 2. A student who demonstrates proficiency in one (1) or more courses or subject areas under section 1 of this chapter may not be required to complete a minimum number of semesters to graduate or to receive an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation.
As added by P.L.64-2006, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 6. Cambridge International Courses › 20-36-6-4. Cambridge International Program Established; per Pupil Exam Fee Amounts

Sec. 4. (a) The Cambridge International program is established to encourage students to pursue advanced courses.
(b) The program shall be administered by the department.
(c) Subject to appropriation by the general assembly, the department shall provide schools the same per pupil exam fee amounts for international baccalaureate and Cambridge International exams as the per pupil per exam funding amount for a student to take advanced placement exams.
As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.36. Amended by P.L.246-2023, SEC.40.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 6. Cambridge International Courses › 20-36-6-6. Successful Completion of Cambridge International Courses; High School Credit; Honors Diploma; Examination; Postsecondary Level Academic Credit

Sec. 6. (a) Successful completion of a Cambridge International course shall count as high school credit towards completing Indiana graduation requirements.
(b) Any rule adopted by the state board or the department concerning an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation must provide that a successfully completed Cambridge International Advanced A or AS Level course is credited toward fulfilling the requirements of an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation.
(c) If a student who takes a Cambridge International Advanced A or AS Level examination receives a score of "E" or higher on the examination, the student is entitled to receive postsecondary level academic credit at a state educational institution that counts toward meeting the student's degree requirements if the elective credit is part of the student's degree requirements.
(d) The state educational institution may require a score higher than a score of "E" on a Cambridge International Advanced A or AS level exam if the credit is to be used for meeting a course requirement for a particular major at the state educational institution.
As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 36. High Ability Students › Chapter 6. Cambridge International Courses › 20-36-6-7. Teacher Training; Stipend

Sec. 7. Teachers who are assigned to teach a Cambridge International course:
(1) may participate in training offered by Cambridge International; and
(2) may be eligible for a stipend as provided under section 8 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.39.