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2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 9. Performance Measures for Student Achievement › 20-25-9-6. Annual Report; Required Information

Sec. 6. For all schools under this article, the report must include the following:
(1) Student achievement information as follows:
(A) For each elementary and middle school, grade advancement rates.
(B) For each high school, the percentage of students who apply to, are accepted by, and attend a college, university, or other postsecondary educational institution after high school.
(2) Administrative performance measures as follows:
(A) School receipts and expenditures by source, compared with budget amounts.
(B) Total school enrollment.
(C) The school's education fund expenditures per student, operations fund expenditures per student, and total expenditures per student.
(D) The amount of the school's education fund expenditures and the percentage of total expenditures that are from the education fund.
(E) Teacher/pupil ratios totaled by class, grade, and school.
(F) Administrator/pupil ratio for the school.
(G) Teacher attendance rates totaled by class, grade, and school.
(3) Achievement on the annual performance objectives identified under IC 20-25-11.
(4) The performance objectives established under IC 20-25-11 for the upcoming school year.
(5) State and school city averages for each of the measures set forth in subdivisions (1) through (2), if available.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-21-9.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.37; P.L.250-2023, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 10. Board Plan for Improvement of Student Achievement › 20-25-10-1. Plan for Improvement of Student Achievement; Conformity With School Laws

Sec. 1. (a) The board shall modify, develop, and implement a plan for the improvement of student achievement in the schools in the school city.
(b) A plan modified, developed, and implemented under this chapter must be consistent with this article and with IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-2, IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-7-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.211-2021, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 10. Board Plan for Improvement of Student Achievement › 20-25-10-2. Plan Requirements

Sec. 2. The plan modified, developed, and implemented under this chapter must do the following:
(1) Provide for efforts to increase support of the schools by:
(A) the parents of students; and
(B) the neighborhood communities surrounding the schools.
(2) Establish student performance improvement levels for students in each school in the school city that are not less rigorous than the student performance improvement levels developed under IC 20-31.
(3) Provide opportunity and support for the educators in each school to develop a school plan, including:
(A) traditional or innovative methods and approaches to improve student achievement; and
(B) efficient and cost effective management efforts in the school;
that are developed consistently with IC 20-25-12-1 and with the board's plan developed under this chapter.
(4) Require annual reports identifying the progress of student achievement for each school as described in IC 20-25-9-6.
(5) Provide for the effective evaluation of:
(A) each school in the school city; and
(B) the school's educators;
including the consideration of student achievement in the school.
(6) Provide a range of opportunity for remediation of students who:
(A) fail to meet state achievement standards; or
(B) are at risk of academic failure.
(7) Require action to raise the level of performance of a school if the school's students fail to achieve student performance improvement levels established for the school under IC 20-25-11-1.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-7-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.250-2023, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 10. Board Plan for Improvement of Student Achievement › 20-25-10-3. Modification, Development, Publication, and Implementation of Plan

Sec. 3. The board shall:
(1) modify, develop, and publish the plan required under this chapter; and
(2) implement the modified plan;
in compliance with the timelines of IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-7-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.28; P.L.1-2006, SEC.323; P.L.211-2021, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 10. Board Plan for Improvement of Student Achievement › 20-25-10-4. Revisions; Publication Required

Sec. 4. If the board revises the plan required under this chapter after the plan is published, the board shall publish the revisions.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-7-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 10. Board Plan for Improvement of Student Achievement › 20-25-10-5. Assessment and Evaluation of Educational Programs

Sec. 5. (a) The board shall annually assess and evaluate educational programs offered by the school city to determine:
(1) the relationship of the programs to improved student achievement; and
(2) the educational value of the programs in relation to cost.
(b) The board may obtain information from:
(1) educators in the schools offering a program;
(2) students participating in a program; and
(3) the parents of students participating in a program;
in preparing an assessment and evaluation under this section. The assessment must include the performance of the school's students in achieving student performance improvement levels under IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, IC 20-31-10, and IC 20-25-11.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-7-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.29; P.L.1-2006, SEC.324; P.L.233-2015, SEC.89; P.L.211-2021, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 11. Annual Performance Objectives › 20-25-11-1. Establishment of Annual Student Performance Improvement Levels

Sec. 1. The board shall establish annual student performance improvement levels for each school that are not less rigorous than the student performance improvement levels under IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10, including the following:
(1) For students:
(A) improvement in results on assessment tests and assessment programs;
(B) improvement in attendance rates; and
(C) improvement in progress toward graduation.
(2) For teachers:
(A) improvement in student results on assessment tests and assessment programs;
(B) improvement in the number and percentage of students achieving:
(i) state achievement standards; and
(ii) if applicable, performance levels set by the board;
on assessment tests;
(C) improvement in student progress toward graduation;
(D) improvement in student attendance rates for the school year;
(E) improvement in individual teacher attendance rates;
(F) improvement in:
(i) communication with parents; and
(ii) parental involvement in classroom and extracurricular activities; and
(G) other objectives developed by the board.
(3) For the school and school administrators:
(A) improvement in student results on assessment tests, totaled by class and grade;
(B) improvement in the number and percentage of students achieving:
(i) state achievement standards; and
(ii) if applicable, performance levels set by the board;
on assessment tests, totaled by class and grade;
(C) improvement in:
(i) student graduation rates; and
(ii) progress toward graduation;
(D) improvement in student attendance rates;
(E) management of:
(i) education fund expenditures;
(ii) operations fund expenditures; and
(iii) total expenditures;
per student;
(F) improvement in teacher attendance rates; and
(G) other objectives developed by the board.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-8-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.30; P.L.1-2006, SEC.325; P.L.233-2015, SEC.90; P.L.244-2017, SEC.38; P.L.211-2021, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 12. School Plans for Improvement › 20-25-12-1. Contents of Board's Plan

Sec. 1. (a) IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-2, IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10 apply to the school city. The composition of a local school improvement committee is determined under IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-2, IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10.
(b) The plan developed and implemented by the board under IC 20-25-10 must contain general guidelines for decisions by the educators in each school to improve student achievement in the school.
(c) The board's plan shall provide for the publication to other schools in the school city and to the general community those:
(1) processes;
(2) innovations; and
(3) approaches;
that have led individual schools to significant improvement in student achievement.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-9-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.211-2021, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 12. School Plans for Improvement › 20-25-12-2. Educators' Plan; Use of Traditional or Innovative Techniques

Sec. 2. (a) Educators in each school are responsible for improving student achievement in the school and may develop the educators' own school plan to achieve improvement that:
(1) conforms to the guidelines issued by the board; and
(2) has a cost that does not exceed the amount allocated to the school under section 5 of this chapter.
(b) Educators may use traditional or innovative techniques that the educators believe will:
(1) best maintain a secure and supportive educational environment; and
(2) improve student achievement.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-9-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 12. School Plans for Improvement › 20-25-12-3. Provision for Parental Involvement

Sec. 3. Each school's plan must include the development and maintenance of efforts to increase parental involvement in educational activities.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-9-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 12. School Plans for Improvement › 20-25-12-4. Promotion of Student Achievement

Sec. 4. School plans must promote:
(1) increased options for; and
(2) innovative and successful approaches to;
improving student achievement.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-9-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 12. School Plans for Improvement › 20-25-12-5. Education Fund Budgets for Schools

Sec. 5. The initial approved general fund budget (for budgets before January 1, 2019) or the initial approved budget of the education fund (for budgets after December 31, 2018) for each school for a school year must be, as nearly as is reasonable and practicable, proportionate to the total general fund budget (for budgets before January 1, 2019) or the total education fund budget (for budgets after December 31, 2018) for the school city in the same ratio as the school's estimated current ADM for the fall count in the school year compares to the school city's estimated current ADM for the fall count for that school year.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-9-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.239; P.L.244-2017, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 12. School Plans for Improvement › 20-25-12-6. Educators' Determination of Needed Educational Resources; Purchases and Acquisitions

Sec. 6. (a) Each school's educators may:
(1) determine the educational resources, goods, and services that are necessary and appropriate for improving student performance in the school; and
(2) obtain or purchase the educational resources, goods, and services.
(b) Purchases and acquisitions under this section are subject to:
(1) the general guidelines developed by the board; and
(2) the school's budget.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-9-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 12. School Plans for Improvement › 20-25-12-7. School Budget Allocations for Noneducational Goods and Services

Sec. 7. Subject to the general guidelines developed by the board and after consulting with the school's teachers, each school's administrators may determine the:
(1) sources of; and
(2) part of;
the school's available budget allocated for noneducational goods and services.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-9-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 12. School Plans for Improvement › 20-25-12-8. Excess Education Fund Money; Permissible Uses

Sec. 8. (a) If, as a result of a school's efforts to incur less expense than was budgeted in a fiscal year, the school has excess education fund money after the school's expenses for the fiscal year are paid in full, the school retains control of the excess.
(b) The school shall use excess money retained under this section during the following school year for:
(1) professional development of the school's educators; and
(2) other classroom instructional purposes;
under the general guidelines developed by the board.
(c) The board may not consider a school's excess money retained under this section when setting or approving the school's budget for subsequent years.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-9-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.40.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 13. Staff Performance Evaluations › 20-25-13-1. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-11-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.90-2011, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 13. Staff Performance Evaluations › 20-25-13-2. Annual Staff Performance Evaluation Plan

Sec. 2. Each school year, a school shall develop and implement a staff performance evaluation plan to evaluate the performance of the school's certified employees under guidelines established by the board.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-11-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 13. Staff Performance Evaluations › 20-25-13-3. Plan Requirements

Sec. 3. A staff performance evaluation plan must do the following:
(1) Provide for evaluation of the school's and the school's educators' performance based on the school's students' performance improvement level under IC 20-25-11, including the following:
(A) Student achievement on assessment tests and assessment programs.
(B) Graduation rates.
(C) Scholastic aptitude test scores.
(D) Other objective standards developed by the board for measuring student, teacher, and administrator performance improvement consistent with:
(i) state academic standards; and
(ii) student performance improvement levels developed under IC 20-25-11.
(2) Provide for:
(A) the continuing professional development; and
(B) improvement of the performance;
of the individuals evaluated.
(3) Require periodic assessment of the effectiveness of the plan.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-11-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 13. Staff Performance Evaluations › 20-25-13-4. Plan as Basis for Employment Decisions

Sec. 4. A staff performance evaluation plan may provide the basis for making employment decisions.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-11-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 13. Staff Performance Evaluations › 20-25-13-5. Plan as Condition for Accreditation

Sec. 5. Development and implementation of a staff performance evaluation plan for each school is a condition for accreditation for the school under IC 20-31-4.1.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-11-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.13-2013, SEC.56; P.L.92-2020, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 13. Staff Performance Evaluations › 20-25-13-6. Compliance With Board Guidelines; Approval of Board

Sec. 6. A staff performance evaluation plan must:
(1) comply with guidelines established by; and
(2) be approved by;
the board.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-11-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 13. Staff Performance Evaluations › 20-25-13-7. Student Improvement Levels as Factor in Teacher Evaluation

Sec. 7. IC 20-28-6-4 and IC 20-28-6-5 apply to certificated employees in the school city. A teacher's students' performance improvement levels under the assessment tests and programs of IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10 may be used as a factor, but not the only factor, to evaluate the performance of a teacher in the school city.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-11-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.31; P.L.1-2006, SEC.326; P.L.211-2021, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 14. Summer Remediation › 20-25-14-1. Required and Optional Summer Remediation Services

Sec. 1. (a) The school city must provide summer remediation services to each student in a designated grade level who does not meet state achievement standards.
(b) The school city may provide summer remediation services to students of any other grade level who are determined by the school city to be at risk of academic failure.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-13-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 14. Summer Remediation › 20-25-14-2. Proposals and Contracts for Provision of Services; Eligible Providers

Sec. 2. The board may:
(1) request and receive competitive proposals from:
(A) a school of the school city;
(B) another public educational institution; or
(C) a group of educators from the school city;
to provide summer remediation services under guidelines and specified performance standards established by the board; and
(2) contract with one (1) or more providers listed in subdivision (1) to provide summer remediation services to students in the school city.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-13-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 14. Summer Remediation › 20-25-14-3. Costs; State Reimbursement

Sec. 3. The school city:
(1) shall pay the cost of summer remediation services; and
(2) may use all available funding from the state for the payment.
The purchase of remediation services is eligible for state reimbursement in the same manner as other state funding, including summer school funding.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-13-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 14. Summer Remediation › 20-25-14-4. Services Provided by Contractors; Summer Remediation Subsidy

Sec. 4. (a) Summer remediation services provided by contractors under section 2 of this chapter shall be provided at no tuition cost to the student.
(b) Upon the request of the parent of a student described in section 1 of this chapter, the school city shall provide the parent with a summer remediation subsidy in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the lowest per student cost of summer remediation services provided by a contractor under section 2 of this chapter.
(c) A parent to whom a summer remediation subsidy is provided may use the subsidy to purchase summer remediation services from a provider located in Marion County. The parent may choose to use the remediation subsidy at an accredited public school. If the amount of tuition for the remediation services is greater than the amount of the remediation subsidy provided to the parent, the parent is responsible for the additional amount.
(d) The allocated remediation subsidy is payable to a provider of remediation services upon the provider's enrollment of the student in the remediation program.
(e) Payment of a remediation subsidy fulfills the obligation under this chapter of the school city to provide remediation services to a student.
(f) If a student who has received a remediation subsidy does not complete a remediation program, the provider of remediation services shall refund the remediation subsidy on a pro rata basis to the school city.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-13-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 15. Academic Receivership › 20-25-15-1. Placement of School in Academic Receivership

Sec. 1. The board shall place a school in the school city in academic receivership if the school fails for any two (2) consecutive school years to meet student performance improvement levels.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-14-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.211-2021, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 15. Academic Receivership › 20-25-15-2. Required Evaluations

Sec. 2. Before August 1 of a school year for which a school is placed in academic receivership, the superintendent and the board shall require the following:
(1) Evaluation of each administrator at the school.
(2) Evaluation of each teacher at the school.
(3) Evaluation of the school's educational plan.
(4) Consideration of:
(A) personnel;
(B) management;
(C) plan; and
(D) policy;
changes for the school to improve student performance at the school.
(5) Identification of significant;
(A) management;
(B) personnel;
(C) plan; or
(D) policy;
changes that in the board's judgment must be implemented to improve the school's performance.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-14-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 15. Academic Receivership › 20-25-15-3. Actions to Raise School's Level of Performance

Sec. 3. (a) If a school is placed in academic receivership, the superintendent and the board must take action to raise the school's level of performance.
(b) The actions that the superintendent and the board may take to raise the performance of a school in academic receivership include the following:
(1) Shifting resources of the school city to the school.
(2) Changing or removing:
(A) the school principal;
(B) teachers;
(C) administrators; or
(D) other staff.
(3) Establishing a new educational plan for the school.
(4) Requiring the superintendent or another school city appointee to administer the school until the academic receivership status of the school is removed.
(5) Contracting with:
(A) a for-profit organization;
(B) a nonprofit organization; or
(C) an individual;
to manage the school.
(6) Closing the school.
(7) Any other management, personnel, or policy changes that the superintendent and board expect in the following school year to:
(A) raise the performance of the school; and
(B) avoid continuing academic receivership status for the school.
(c) If this chapter is inconsistent with any other law relating to:
(1) education;
(2) teachers; or
(3) common schools;
this chapter governs.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-14-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.211-2021, SEC.13; P.L.9-2022, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25. Indianapolis Public Schools › Chapter 16. Additional Powers to Modify Policies and Waive Requirements, Lease Property, and Transfer Funds › 20-25-16-1. Powers of Board

Sec. 1. To provide the board with the necessary flexibility and resources to carry out this article, the following apply:
(1) The board may:
(A) eliminate or modify existing policies;
(B) create new policies; and
(C) alter policies;
subject to this article and the plan developed under IC 20-25-10.
(2) IC 20-29 applies to the school city.
(3) Notwithstanding any other law, a school city may lease school transportation equipment to others for nonschool use when the equipment is not in use for a school city purpose.
[Pre-2007 Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-15-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.116; P.L.73-2011, SEC.7; P.L.5-2015, SEC.46; P.L.244-2017, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25.7. Innovation Network Schools › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 20-25.7-1-2. Rights, Duties, and Obligations Under Contracts Entered Into Before July 1, 2015

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in this article, an agreement to establish an innovation network school entered into before July 1, 2015, is governed by IC 20-25.5 (before its repeal) as it existed on June 30, 2015.
(b) The parties to an agreement entered into under IC 20-25.5 (before its repeal) may jointly modify the agreement to provide that one (1) or more sections of this article are applicable to the agreement.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25.7. Innovation Network Schools › Chapter 2. Findings › 20-25.7-2-1. Findings

Sec. 1. The general assembly recognizes that to further the goals of high quality public education throughout Indiana, each school corporation and public school should have the freedom to create the optimal learning environment. The general assembly finds that this can be accomplished by allowing for greater flexibility, innovation, and efficiency. Further, the general assembly recognizes the importance of retaining and attracting the nation's best teachers by allocating significantly more resources into the classroom and giving teachers freedom from burdensome regulations.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25.7. Innovation Network Schools › Chapter 3. Definitions › 20-25.7-3-6. "Participating Innovation Network Charter School"

Sec. 6. "Participating innovation network charter school" means a charter school whose organizer enters into an agreement under IC 20-25.7-5 to have the charter school participate as an innovation network school.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25.7. Innovation Network Schools › Chapter 4. Establishment of Innovation Network Schools › 20-25.7-4-2. Establishment of Innovation Network Schools

Sec. 2. An innovation network school may be established in the manner provided by:
(1) section 3 of this chapter; or
(2) section 4 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25.7. Innovation Network Schools › Chapter 4. Establishment of Innovation Network Schools › 20-25.7-4-3. Establishment of Innovation Network School by Teachers

Sec. 3. (a) Two (2) or more teachers and:
(1) a principal;
(2) a superintendent; or
(3) any combination of individuals described in either subdivision (1) or (2);
who are currently employed by a school corporation may submit a plan to a board for the establishment of an innovation network school.
(b) In considering whether to approve a plan submitted under this section, the board may consider innovations in the following areas:
(1) Whether the plan:
(A) increases teacher salaries;
(B) achieves financial sustainability for teacher salary increases under clause (A) by reallocating other funds, including local, private, state, or federal funds; and
(C) develops measures for determining how the innovations or teacher empowerment:
(i) improves the quality of classroom instruction; and
(ii) increases the attractiveness of teaching.
(2) Class size and schedule.
(3) Length of school day or year.
(4) Use of technology to deliver highly effective instruction.
(5) Staffing models for teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrators.
(6) Teacher recruitment, training, preparation, and professional development.
(7) School governance and the roles, responsibilities, and expectations of principals in innovation network schools.
(8) Preparation and counseling of students for transition to higher education or careers.
(9) Whether the plan incorporates a school model that uses job redesign or technology to extend the reach of effective or highly effective teachers to more students for more pay within budget.
(c) A board that approves a plan under this section may request a grant from the state board under IC 20-25.7-7 for costs associated with the development and implementation of a plan developed under this section. The board shall apply for the grant from the state board in a manner prescribed by the state board.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.118-2016, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25.7. Innovation Network Schools › Chapter 4. Establishment of Innovation Network Schools › 20-25.7-4-4. Establishment of Innovation Network School by the Board

Sec. 4. (a) A board may:
(1) establish an innovation network school; or
(2) reconstitute an eligible school as an innovation network school;
as determined by the board.
(b) A board that establishes an innovation network school or reconstitutes an eligible school as an innovation network school under this section is not eligible for a grant from the state board under IC 20-25.7-7 for costs associated with the development and implementation of this section.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25.7. Innovation Network Schools › Chapter 4. Establishment of Innovation Network Schools › 20-25.7-4-6. Use of Property; Transportation; Transfer of School Corporation Facility; Contracts for Goods and Services; Terms

Sec. 6. (a) For as long as an innovation network team operates an innovation network school:
(1) the innovation network team may use the school building, the accompanying real property, and the building's contents, equipment, and supplies, as provided in the agreement established under section 5 of this chapter;
(2) the school corporation may:
(A) provide transportation for students attending the innovation network school; and
(B) maintain and repair the buildings and grounds consistent with the maintenance and repair to the school corporation's other buildings and grounds; and
(3) the innovation network team and the school corporation may enter into an agreement to transfer the ownership of a school corporation facility to the innovation network team.
(b) If an innovation network team contracts with a school corporation for goods or services, the school corporation may not charge the innovation network team more for the goods or services than the school corporation pays for the goods or services. A school corporation may not require an innovation network team to contract for specific goods or services provided by the school corporation or any other entity.
(c) A school corporation and an innovation network team may negotiate to require specific services with regard to an innovation network school during the term of an agreement. However, subject to subsection (d), an innovation network team must be able to select the service provider for the services.
(d) A school corporation may require an innovation network school to:
(1) use the school corporation's student information system; and
(2) comply with the school corporation's networking, cybersecurity, and device standards.
However, nothing in this subsection may be construed to allow a school corporation to alter an innovation network team's autonomy to determine the academic programming of the innovation network team's school.
(e) For as long as an innovation network team operates an innovation network school, the school corporation may distribute money levied as property taxes to the innovation network team. Property taxes distributed to an innovation network team must be used only for a purpose for which the property taxes could have been used by the school corporation. Property taxes distributed under this subsection may supplement services and property provided under subsection (a) or (b). The parties may jointly modify an agreement described in section 5 of this chapter to implement this subsection.
(f) An agreement concerning the transfer of ownership of a school corporation facility to an innovation network team described in subsection (a) is not subject to IC 20-26-7.1.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.246-2023, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25.7. Innovation Network Schools › Chapter 4. Establishment of Innovation Network Schools › 20-25.7-4-7. Operational Autonomy; Personnel Decisions; Collective Bargaining; Participation in Retirement Funds

Sec. 7. (a) The innovation network team shall have full operational autonomy to run the innovation network school as provided in the agreement described in section 5 of this chapter.
(b) For any collective bargaining agreement under IC 20-29 entered into after July 1, 2015, a governing body is not bound by its collective bargaining agreement for employees of an innovation network school established under this chapter. Employees of an innovation network team may organize and create a separate bargaining unit to collectively bargain with the innovation network team under IC 20-29.
(c) Individuals employed by an innovation network school are entitled to participate in either:
(1) the state teachers' retirement fund established under IC 5-10.4; or
(2) the public employees' retirement fund established under IC 5-10.3.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25.7. Innovation Network Schools › Chapter 4. Establishment of Innovation Network Schools › 20-25.7-4-8. Applicability of Certain Statutes and Rules to Innovation Network Schools

Sec. 8. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, the following do not apply to an innovation network school:
(1) An Indiana statute applicable to a governing body or school corporation.
(2) A rule or guideline adopted by the state board, except for those rules that assist a teacher in gaining or renewing a standard or advanced license.
(3) A local regulation or policy adopted by a school corporation unless specifically incorporated in the agreement established under this chapter.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this article, the following statutes apply to an innovation network school:
(1) IC 20-24-8-5 (statutes applicable to charter schools).
(2) IC 20-28-11.5 (staff performance evaluations).
(3) IC 20-24-6 (employment of teachers and other personnel in charter schools).
(4) IC 20-35.5 (dyslexia screening and intervention).
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.126-2022, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25.7. Innovation Network Schools › Chapter 4. Establishment of Innovation Network Schools › 20-25.7-4-9. Enrollment; Attendance Area

Sec. 9. (a) Any student who lives in the attendance area served by a school that is operated as an innovation network school under this chapter may attend the innovation network school. The innovation network school may not refuse enrollment to a student who lives in the attendance area or a student described in IC 20-26-19-5.
(b) This subsection applies if the number of applications for a program, class, grade level, or building exceeds the capacity of the program, class, grade level, or building. If an innovation network school receives a greater number of applications than there are spaces for students, each timely applicant must be given an equal chance of admission.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.38-2020, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25.7. Innovation Network Schools › Chapter 4. Establishment of Innovation Network Schools › 20-25.7-4-10. Public Meeting; Terms

Sec. 10. An innovation network team and the board shall hold a joint public meeting at least two (2) times each year to discuss issues and progress concerning the innovation network school.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25.7. Innovation Network Schools › Chapter 4. Establishment of Innovation Network Schools › 20-25.7-4-11. Development of Program to Support Establishment of an Innovation Network School

Sec. 11. The board shall develop a program to provide support to teachers and administrators who wish to establish an innovation network school.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25.7. Innovation Network Schools › Chapter 5. Participation of Charter School as an Innovation Network School › 20-25.7-5-1. Governing Laws

Sec. 1. Except as expressly provided in this article, a participating innovation network charter school remains subject to all state laws that govern charter schools.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25.7. Innovation Network Schools › Chapter 5. Participation of Charter School as an Innovation Network School › 20-25.7-5-3. Authority of School Corporation; Transportation; Maintenance and Repair; Transfer of School Corporation Facility; Contracts for Goods or Services; Terms

Sec. 3. (a) For as long as a charter school remains a participating innovation network charter school, the school corporation may:
(1) provide transportation for students attending the participating innovation network charter school;
(2) maintain and repair the buildings and grounds used by the participating innovation network charter school consistent with the maintenance and repair to the school corporation's other buildings and grounds; and
(3) enter into an agreement to transfer the ownership of a school corporation facility to the organizer.
(b) If an organizer contracts with a school corporation for goods or services, the school corporation may not charge the organizer more for the goods or services than the school corporation pays for the goods or services. A school corporation may not require an organizer to contract for specific goods or services provided by the school corporation or any other entity.
(c) A school corporation and an organizer may negotiate to require specific services with regard to a participating innovation network charter school during the term of an agreement. However, an organizer must be able to select the service provider for the services.
(d) For as long as a charter school remains a participating innovation network charter school, the school corporation may distribute money levied as property taxes to the charter school. Property taxes distributed to a charter school must be used only for a purpose for which the property taxes could have been used by the school corporation. Property taxes distributed under this subsection may supplement services and property provided under subsection (a) or (b). The parties may jointly modify an agreement described in section 2 of this chapter to implement this subsection.
(e) An agreement concerning the transfer of ownership of a school corporation facility described in subsection (a) is not subject to IC 20-26-7.1.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.246-2023, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25.7. Innovation Network Schools › Chapter 5. Participation of Charter School as an Innovation Network School › 20-25.7-5-4. Designated School Corporation Employee; Conditions

Sec. 4. An employee of a school corporation who provides services to a participating innovation network charter school under this article remains an employee of the school corporation.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25.7. Innovation Network Schools › Chapter 7. Innovation Network School Grant › 20-25.7-7-1. Establishment of Fund

Sec. 1. (a) The innovation network school grant fund is established to provide grants to an innovation network school, including a participating innovation network charter school.
(b) The fund shall be administered by the state board.
(c) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Appropriations made by the general assembly.
(2) Gifts, grants, or donations.
(3) Interest accruing from investment of money in the fund.
(d) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested.
(e) Interest that accrues from investments of the fund shall be deposited in the fund.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.250-2017, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 25.7. Innovation Network Schools › Chapter 7. Innovation Network School Grant › 20-25.7-7-2. Administration of Grants

Sec. 2. (a) An innovation network school may be awarded only one (1) grant under this chapter.
(b) The state board shall determine the amount of a grant based on the plan submitted by a board.
(c) The state board shall develop criteria for awarding a grant under this section, including documentation requirements that must be included with the plan.
(d) A board shall apply for a grant under this section in a manner prescribed by the state board. Grant awards are limited to an innovation network school that has not received, or is not planning to receive, grant funding as a result of, or related to, its innovation network status, from other public or private sources.
(e) An innovation network school receiving funding under this chapter shall use the funds for educational purposes.
(f) The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 or guidelines necessary to administer this section.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.250-2017, SEC.28; P.L.86-2018, SEC.175.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 1. Applicability › 20-26-1-1. Applicability

Sec. 1. Except as otherwise provided, IC 20-26-1 through IC 20-26-5, IC 20-26-7, and IC 20-26-7.1 apply to all school corporations.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-1-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.121-2009, SEC.6; P.L.115-2017, SEC.3; P.L.185-2017, SEC.1; P.L.270-2019, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-26-2-1. Applicability

Sec. 1. Notwithstanding IC 20-18-2, the definitions in this chapter apply in IC 20-26-1 through IC 20-26-5, IC 20-26-7, and IC 20-26-7.1.
[2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.270-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-26-2-1.3. "Expanded Child Protection Index Check"

Sec. 1.3. "Expanded child protection index check" means:
(1) an inquiry with the department of child services as to whether an individual has been the subject of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect and is listed in the child protection index established under IC 31-33-26-2;
(2) an inquiry with the child welfare agency of each state in which the individual has resided since the individual became eighteen (18) years of age as to whether there are any substantiated reports that the individual has committed child abuse or neglect; and
(3) for a certificated employee, an inquiry with the department of education or other entity that may issue a license to teach of each state in which the individual has resided since the individual became eighteen (18) years of age as to whether the individual has ever had a teaching license suspended or revoked.
As added by P.L.106-2016, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-26-2-1.5. "Expanded Criminal History Check"

Sec. 1.5. "Expanded criminal history check" means a criminal history background check of an individual that includes:
(1) a background check by a consumer reporting agency regulated under 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq. that does not include a written, oral, or other communication of information concerning the individual's credit score, creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity, but does include a:
(A) verification of the applicant's identity;
(B) search of all names associated with the applicant;
(C) search of the records maintained by all counties in Indiana in which the individual who is the subject of the background check resided;
(D) search of the records maintained by all counties or similar governmental units in another state, if the individual who is the subject of the background check resided in another state;
(E) search of United States district court records from the districts in which the applicant resided;
(F) check of sex offender registries in every state or the national sex offender registry maintained by the United States Department of Justice; and
(G) multistate criminal data base search; or
(2) a:
(A) national criminal history background check (as defined in IC 10-13-3-12); and
(B) check of:
(i) sex offender registries in all fifty (50) states; or
(ii) the national sex offender registry maintained by the United States Department of Justice.
As added by P.L.121-2009, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.98-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-26-2-2. "Governing Body"

Sec. 2. "Governing body" refers to the board of commissioners charged by law with the responsibility of administering the affairs of a school corporation, including a:
(1) board of school commissioners;
(2) metropolitan board of education;
(3) board of school trustees; or
(4) board of trustees.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-1-3(b).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-26-2-3. "Member"

Sec. 3. "Member" means a member of a governing body.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-1-3(b).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-26-2-4. "School Corporation"

Sec. 4. "School corporation" means a local public school corporation established under Indiana law, including a:
(1) school city;
(2) school town;
(3) metropolitan school district;
(4) consolidated school corporation;
(5) county school corporation;
(6) community school corporation; and
(7) united school corporation.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-1-3(a).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.91.