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2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8. Alternative Program for Certain Students › 20-30-8-7. Program Organizers; Requests for Approval of Grants or Waivers From Rules

Sec. 7. The program organizer may request the approval from the department for the following:
(1) To receive the grant for alternative education programs under IC 20-20-33.
(2) To be granted waivers from rules adopted by the state board that may otherwise interfere with the objectives of the alternative education program, including waivers of:
(A) certain high school graduation requirements;
(B) the length of the student instructional day as set forth in IC 20-30-2-2;
(C) required curriculum and curricular materials;
(D) teacher certification requirements; and
(E) physical facility requirements.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.6-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.144; P.L.286-2013, SEC.96.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8. Alternative Program for Certain Students › 20-30-8-8. Approval of Grant; Application for Program; Term of Grant

Sec. 8. (a) Before a program organizer is eligible for the funding under IC 20-20-33, a program organizer must have the grant for the program approved by both:
(1) the department; and
(2) the budget agency after review by the budget committee.
(b) A school corporation may initiate the program and waiver approval process under section 7 of this chapter and the grant approval process under this section by submitting an application for the proposed alternative education program, on forms developed by the department, to the department. The application must include the following information:
(1) The number of eligible students expected to participate in the alternative education program.
(2) A description of the proposed alternative education program, including a description of the nature of the alternative education program curriculum.
(3) The extent to which the manner of instruction at the alternative education program differs from the manner of instruction available in the traditional school setting.
(4) A description of specific progressive disciplinary procedures that:
(A) are reasonably designed to modify disruptive behavior in the traditional school learning environment without necessitating admission to an alternative education program; and
(B) will be used before admitting a disruptive student to an alternative education program.
(5) Any other pertinent information required by the department.
(c) The term of a grant may not exceed one (1) school year. If a school corporation fails to conduct an alternative education program in conformity with:
(1) this chapter;
(2) the rules adopted by the state board; or
(3) the terms of the approved grant;
the department or the budget agency, after review by the budget committee, may terminate funding for the alternative education program before the grant expires.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.6-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.145.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8. Alternative Program for Certain Students › 20-30-8-9. Qualification as Eligible Student

Sec. 9. (a) To qualify as an eligible student, a student must:
(1) be enrolled in or be eligible to be admitted to grades 6 through 12;
(2) meet at least one (1) of the criteria described in section 10 of this chapter;
(3) have a written individual service plan prepared under section 11 of this chapter; and
(4) be likely to benefit:
(A) academically;
(B) behaviorally; or
(C) both academically and behaviorally;
from participation in an alternative education program, as jointly determined by the student's teacher or teachers and principal or principal's designee, and in consultation with the student's parent or guardian.
(b) The governing body of the school corporation shall review the determinations made by the school corporation to place and retain students in an alternative education program in order to ensure that the students in the alternative education program meet the criteria for the program.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.6-6.3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8. Alternative Program for Certain Students › 20-30-8-10. Criteria for Placement of Students in Program

Sec. 10. A student placed in an alternative education program must meet at least one (1) of the following criteria:
(1) The student intends to withdraw or has withdrawn from school before graduation.
(2) The student has been identified as a student who:
(A) has failed to comply academically; and
(B) would benefit from instruction offered in a manner different from the manner of instruction available in a traditional school.
(3) The student is a parent or an expectant parent and is unable to regularly attend the traditional school program.
(4) The student is employed and the employment:
(A) is necessary for the support of the student or the student's immediate family; and
(B) interferes with a part of the student's instructional day.
(5) The student is a disruptive student.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.6-6.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8. Alternative Program for Certain Students › 20-30-8-11. Individual Service Plans for Students

Sec. 11. (a) Before placing a student in an alternative education program, the school corporation in which the student is enrolled shall prepare an individual service plan for the student's placement.
(b) The individual service plan for a student must be reviewed and revised:
(1) as needed; and
(2) at least annually.
(c) The initial plan and each revised plan must be jointly prepared by the student's:
(1) teacher or teachers; and
(2) principal or the principal's designee.
If a student is enrolled in an alternative education program when an individual service plan is revised, the principal and teacher for the alternative education program may prepare the revised plan. If a student is enrolled in the classes of more than one (1) teacher, a teacher who is designated by the school corporation as the student's principal adviser shall prepare the individual service plan.
(d) The individual service plan for a student must be in writing. In the plan, the student's teacher or teachers and principal or principal's designee must jointly agree that the student is likely to academically benefit from participation in an alternative education program. The plan must include a description of at least the following:
(1) Educational goals appropriate for the student.
(2) Behavioral goals appropriate for the student.
(3) An alternative education program that is appropriate for the student.
(4) Services required by the student and the student's immediate family to meet the educational goals and behavioral goals specified in the individual service plan.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.6-6.7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8. Alternative Program for Certain Students › 20-30-8-12. Appeal by Eligible Student

Sec. 12. A student who:
(1) is designated as an eligible student or assigned to participate in a particular alternative education program; and
(2) disagrees with the designation or assignment described in subdivision (1);
may appeal the designation to the governing body for the school corporation in which the student is enrolled.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.6-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8. Alternative Program for Certain Students › 20-30-8-13. Department to Encourage and Assist in Establishing Program; Program for Chronically Disruptive Students

Sec. 13. (a) The department shall encourage school corporations to assess the need in the school corporation for an alternative education program or an area alternative education program.
(b) Upon request of a school corporation, the department shall assist the school corporation in establishing an alternative education program.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.6-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8. Alternative Program for Certain Students › 20-30-8-14. Adoption of Rules; Implementation of Chapter

Sec. 14. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.6-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8. Alternative Program for Certain Students › 20-30-8-15. Report; Full-Time Equivalent Students

Sec. 15. Each qualifying school corporation shall report to the department in the form specified by the department the number of full-time equivalent students who were enrolled in an alternative education program. Reports must be submitted before July 1 of each year for the preceding school year.
[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-11-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.146. Amended by P.L.167-2018, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8. Alternative Program for Certain Students › 20-30-8-16. Determination of Full-Time Equivalent Students

Sec. 16. The number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in an alternative education program during a reporting period is the result determined under STEP SIX of the following formula:
STEP ONE: Determine the number of alternative education program sessions that were conducted in a reporting period for a qualifying school corporation as follows:
(A) Determine the number of days on which an alternative education program was conducted for an entire morning, as determined under the rules adopted by the state board.
(B) Determine the number of days on which an alternative education program was conducted for an entire afternoon, as determined under the rules adopted by the state board.
(C) Determine the number of days on which an alternative education program was conducted for an entire evening, as determined under the rules adopted by the state board.
(D) Determine the sum of the clause (A), (B), and (C) amounts.
STEP TWO: For each morning, afternoon, and evening session of an alternative education program that is used to determine the STEP ONE result, determine the number of eligible students enrolled in the sessions.
STEP THREE: Determine the sum of the STEP TWO amounts.
STEP FOUR: Divide the STEP THREE result by the STEP ONE result.
STEP FIVE: Divide the STEP ONE result by three hundred sixty (360).
STEP SIX: Multiply the STEP FOUR result by the STEP FIVE result.
[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-11-9.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.147.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8.5. High School Equivalency Pilot Program › 20-30-8.5-1. Application

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following school corporations:
(1) Richmond Community Schools.
(2) Metropolitan School District of Washington Township Schools.
(3) Metropolitan School District of Warren Township Schools.
As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.11-2023, SEC.65.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8.5. High School Equivalency Pilot Program › 20-30-8.5-2. "Eligible Student"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, an "eligible student" means a student who has completed less than fifty percent (50%) of the required number of credits necessary to graduate upon entering the student's fourth year of high school or any subsequent semester.
As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8.5. High School Equivalency Pilot Program › 20-30-8.5-4. "Provider"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "provider" means a current grantee receiving WIOA Title II money from the department of workforce development and that provides academic instruction and education services at the elementary or high school level that:
(1) include adult education, literacy activities, workplace activities, English language acquisition activities, integrated English literacy and civics education, workforce preparation activities, or integrated education and training;
(2) transition to postsecondary education and training; and
(3) provide an ability to obtain employment.
As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.32-2021, SEC.57.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8.5. High School Equivalency Pilot Program › 20-30-8.5-6. High School Equivalency Pilot Program Established; Purpose; Graduation Cohort; Participation

Sec. 6. (a) The high school equivalency pilot program is established. The purpose of the program is to allow an eligible student to enroll in a program to earn a high school equivalency.
(b) An eligible student who successfully completes the program within two (2) years shall be removed from the graduation cohort and will no longer be counted as a dropout.
(c) Not more than five percent (5%) of a participating school's cohort may participate in the program at one (1) time.
As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8.5. High School Equivalency Pilot Program › 20-30-8.5-7. Participate in Lieu of Graduation Requirements

Sec. 7. An eligible student may participate in the program in lieu of meeting the graduation requirements in IC 20-32-4-1.5.
As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8.5. High School Equivalency Pilot Program › 20-30-8.5-8. Program Requirements

Sec. 8. In addition to successfully achieving the eligible student's high school equivalency, an eligible student shall:
(1) demonstrate employability skills through a:
(A) project based learning experience;
(B) service based learning experience; or
(C) work based learning experience; and
(2) complete one (1) of the following:
(A) A certification class approved by the department of workforce development.
(B) Indiana specific college ready benchmarks set by the commission for higher education that meet or exceed college ready benchmarks set by the college board and ACT.
(C) Completion of the ASVAB and enlistment and service in one (1) of the branches of the armed forces of the United States.
(D) Entry into an apprenticeship program recognized by the state that includes a post secondary credential upon completion.
As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.32-2021, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8.5. High School Equivalency Pilot Program › 20-30-8.5-9. Contracting With a Provider for Services; Requirements

Sec. 9. (a) A school corporation may contract with a provider to provide services for the program. However, the program may not receive money from WIOA Title II or state appropriated adult education funding. If contracting with a provider, the school corporation shall ensure the following:
(1) The provider is a WIOA Title II funded organization.
(2) Teachers provided by the provider hold a current teaching license from any state, and teachers of core subjects are qualified in the subjects to which they are assigned.
(3) The provider has provided one (1) or more dropout recovery or high school equivalency programs and testing for at least two (2) years prior to providing a program under this section.
(b) All contracts entered into by a school corporation and a provider shall include requirements for the protection of all personally identifiable student information that shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8.5. High School Equivalency Pilot Program › 20-30-8.5-10. Funding the Program; Public Hearing; Use of State Tuition Support

Sec. 10. (a) If a school corporation decides to participate in the program, the school corporation shall fund the program from the school corporation's budget or from:
(1) gifts, donations, and bequests;
(2) grants, including federal grants and grants from private entities;
(3) funds from any other source; and
(4) a combination of the resources described in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3).
(b) Not later than sixty (60) days after the identification of the source of the funds, the governing body of a school corporation shall conduct a public hearing at a location within the school corporation to present and discuss the source of the funds. The governing body may conduct the meeting in conjunction with a regular meeting of the governing body.
(c) The school corporation may only use state tuition support received for a student who participates in the program or funds donated to the program to administer the program.
As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8.5. High School Equivalency Pilot Program › 20-30-8.5-11. Student of Adult Education Center or Adult High School Prohibited From Participating

Sec. 11. If an eligible student enrolled in a school corporation participates in the program, the eligible student may not be a student of an adult education center (as described in IC 22-4.1-20) or an adult high school (as defined under IC 20-24-1-2.3).
As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 8.5. High School Equivalency Pilot Program › 20-30-8.5-12. Report Regarding the Program

Sec. 12. Not later than July 1, 2021, and not later than July 1 of each year thereafter, participating school corporations shall submit a report to the general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 concerning the program that includes the following:
(1) The number of students eligible for the program.
(2) The number of eligible students who participated in the program.
(3) The number of credits upon entry to the program.
(4) The number of eligible students who successfully achieved their high school equivalency through the program.
(5) A list of credentials earned upon completion of the program.
(6) Information concerning:
(A) eligible student:
(i) job placement outcomes; and
(ii) matriculation into higher education; and
(B) any other information concerning outcomes;
as of one (1) year and two (2) years after successful completion of the program.
(7) Recommendations on improvements to the program.
(8) An estimated cost to each school corporation for the program.
(9) To the extent possible, the use of the funding received by the school corporation for an eligible student participating in the program during the previous school year and metrics of student achievement and demographics, including:
(A) the amount of funding received that was used for each course or program of instruction included in the program;
(B) the amount of funding received that was used for transportation costs for students who participate in the program;
(C) the amount of funding received that was used for any other purposes relating to the cost of education for an eligible student who participated in the program; and
(D) metrics of eligible student achievement and demographic information for those eligible students who participated in the program during the previous school year, including a comparison to the metrics of student achievement and demographic information for those students who were not participants in the program.
(10) Any other relevant consideration.
As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.32-2021, SEC.59.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 9. Bilingual and Bicultural Instruction › 20-30-9-1. "Bilingual-Bicultural Instruction"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "bilingual-bicultural instruction" means the use of written and spoken English and a non-English language to teach students. It includes instruction in the history and culture of both the United States and the homeland of the non-English language.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 9. Bilingual and Bicultural Instruction › 20-30-9-2. "Bilingual-Bicultural Program"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "bilingual-bicultural program" means a course of bilingual-bicultural instruction for non-English dominant students, designed to meet the students' language skill needs as soon as possible.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 9. Bilingual and Bicultural Instruction › 20-30-9-3. "Division"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "division" means the division of migrant bilingual-bicultural education of the department.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 9. Bilingual and Bicultural Instruction › 20-30-9-4. "Non-English Dominant Students"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "non-English dominant students" means students who have difficulty performing in classes conducted solely in English because:
(1) the students' native tongue is not English;
(2) the language most often spoken by the students is not English; or
(3) the language most often spoken in the students' homes is not English.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 9. Bilingual and Bicultural Instruction › 20-30-9-5. Policy of State

Sec. 5. It is the policy of the state to provide bilingual-bicultural programs for all qualified students enrolled in Indiana public schools through the establishment of the programs by school corporations. The state recognizes the need for and the desirability of the programs to:
(1) aid students to reach their full academic level of achievement; and
(2) preserve an awareness of cultural and linguistic heritage.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-1.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 9. Bilingual and Bicultural Instruction › 20-30-9-6. Bilingual-Bicultural Program

Sec. 6. The secretary of education shall carry out a bilingual-bicultural program for the improvement of educational opportunities for non-English dominant students by doing the following:
(1) Supporting and planning pilot and demonstration projects that are designed to test and demonstrate the effectiveness of programs for improving educational opportunities for non-English dominant students.
(2) Assisting in the establishment and operation of programs that are designed to stimulate:
(A) the provision of educational services not available to non-English dominant students in sufficient quantity or quality; and
(B) the development and establishment of exemplary programs to serve as models for regular school programs in which non-English dominant students are educated.
(3) Assisting in the establishment and operation of pre-service and in-service training programs for persons serving non-English dominant students as educational personnel.
(4) Encouraging the dissemination of information and materials relating to and the evaluation of the effectiveness of education programs that may offer educational opportunities to non-English dominant students. For activities described in this section, preference shall be given to the training of non-English dominant students, including innovative programs related to the educational needs of the non-English dominant students.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.100.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 9. Bilingual and Bicultural Instruction › 20-30-9-7. Development and Establishment of Bilingual-Bicultural Educational Services and Programs

Sec. 7. The secretary of education may assist and stimulate school corporations in developing and establishing bilingual-bicultural educational services and programs specifically designed to improve educational opportunities for non-English dominant students. Funds may be used for the following:
(1) To provide educational services not available to the non-English dominant students in sufficient quantity or quality, including:
(A) remedial and compensatory instruction, psychological, and other services designed to assist and encourage non-English dominant students to enter, remain in, or reenter elementary or secondary school;
(B) comprehensive academic instruction and career and technical instruction;
(C) instructional materials (such as library books, curricular materials, and other printed or published or audiovisual materials) and equipment;
(D) comprehensive guidance, counseling, and testing services;
(E) special education programs for persons with disabilities;
(F) preschool programs; and
(G) other services that meet the purposes of this subdivision.
(2) To establish and operate exemplary and innovative educational programs and resource centers that involve new educational approaches, methods, and techniques designed to enrich programs of elementary and secondary education for non-English dominant students.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.110; P.L.286-2013, SEC.97; P.L.43-2021, SEC.101.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 9. Bilingual and Bicultural Instruction › 20-30-9-8. Placement of Children in Programs

Sec. 8. (a) Students whose dominant language is English shall be allowed to participate in the bilingual-bicultural program unless their participation will hinder the progress of the non-English dominant students.
(b) Students enrolled in a program of bilingual-bicultural education shall, if graded classes are used, be placed, to the extent practicable, in classes with students of approximately the same age and level of educational attainment, as determined after considering the attainment through the use of all necessary languages.
(c) If students of significantly varying ages or levels of educational attainment are placed in the same class, the program of bilingual-bicultural education must seek to ensure that each student is provided with instruction appropriate for the student's level of educational attainment. The ultimate objective is to place the bilingual-bicultural student in the regular course of study.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 9. Bilingual and Bicultural Instruction › 20-30-9-9. Notice of Placement

Sec. 9. (a) Before placing a student in a bilingual-bicultural program, the governing body of the school corporation in which the student resides shall notify the student's parent of the placement.
(b) The notice required in subsection (a) must be in English and the appropriate non-English language. The notice must state the purposes, methods, and content of the program and must inform the parent of the parent's right to:
(1) visit the program; and
(2) if the student is less than eighteen (18) years old, refuse the student's placement or withdraw the student from the program.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 9. Bilingual and Bicultural Instruction › 20-30-9-10. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: 20-10.1-5.5-1; 20-10.1-5.5-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.231.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 9. Bilingual and Bicultural Instruction › 20-30-9-11. Summer and Preschool Bilingual-Bicultural Courses

Sec. 11. School corporations may establish full-time or part-time summer or preschool bilingual-bicultural courses. However, the courses are not substitutes for bilingual-bicultural programs required during the normal school year.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 9. Bilingual and Bicultural Instruction › 20-30-9-12. Duties of Division

Sec. 12. The division:
(1) shall aid school corporations in developing bilingual-bicultural programs by:
(A) evaluating instructional materials;
(B) compiling material on the theory and practice of bilingual-bicultural instruction;
(C) encouraging innovative programs; and
(D) otherwise providing technical assistance to the corporations;
(2) shall aid school corporations in developing and administering in-service training programs for school administrators and personnel involved in bilingual-bicultural programs;
(3) shall monitor and evaluate bilingual-bicultural programs conducted by school corporations;
(4) shall make an annual report on the status of the bilingual-bicultural programs to the governor and the general assembly;
(5) shall establish bilingual-bicultural educational resource centers for the use of the school corporations; and
(6) may establish guidelines to implement this chapter.
A report made under subdivision (4) to the general assembly must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 9. Bilingual and Bicultural Instruction › 20-30-9-13. Application by School Corporation for Funds; Determination by Division; Criteria

Sec. 13. (a) Each school corporation must apply to the division to receive funds under this chapter. The division director shall determine on a competitive basis which bilingual-bicultural programs are to receive the funds under this chapter. The criteria for determining the distribution of funds are as follows:
(1) The extent to which the educational needs identified and addressed in the application for funds are for bilingual-bicultural programs in areas having the greatest need in Indiana.
(2) The extent to which educational needs are clearly identified and realistic objectives are carefully planned to meet the objectives.
(3) The extent to which the application sets forth quantifiable measurement of the success of the proposed bilingual-bicultural program in providing students who do not speak English as a dominant language with language skills necessary for the students' education.
(4) The extent to which the application contains evidence that:
(A) the costs of bilingual-bicultural program components are reasonable in relation to the expected benefits;
(B) the proposed bilingual-bicultural program will be coordinated with existing efforts; and
(C) all possible efforts are being made to minimize the amount of funds requested for purchase of equipment necessary for implementation of the proposed bilingual-bicultural program.
(5) The extent to which the application indicates that the personnel to be employed in the bilingual-bicultural program possess qualifications relevant to the objectives of the bilingual-bicultural program.
(b) The division director may not award more than three hundred dollars ($300) per student under this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 9. Bilingual and Bicultural Instruction › 20-30-9-14. Length of Funding

Sec. 14. The bilingual-bicultural program of a school corporation may be funded for a minimum of five (5) years under this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 10. College Preparation Curriculum › 20-30-10-1. College Preparation Curriculum Models

Sec. 1. The department shall develop and recommend to the state board for adoption the Core 40 college preparation curriculum models.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.7-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 10. College Preparation Curriculum › 20-30-10-2. Adoption of Models and Teacher and Staff Training

Sec. 2. (a) Subject to section 2.7 of this chapter, the state board shall adopt the following:
(1) College/technology preparation curriculum models that may include all or part of the college preparation curriculum models developed by the department under section 1 of this chapter.
(2) Teacher and staff training to implement the college/technology preparation curriculum models.
(b) The college/technology preparation curriculum models that the state board adopts under subsection (a) must meet the conditions listed in section 3 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.7-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.98; P.L.160-2023, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 10. College Preparation Curriculum › 20-30-10-2.5. Alternatives to Algebra Ii

Sec. 2.5. (a) In adopting Core 40 curriculum models under this chapter, the state board shall consider math course requirements other than Algebra II. Any math course requirements adopted for the Core 40 curriculum models must be at a level of difficulty that aligns with postsecondary preparation.
(b) If a school offers a math course developed under subsection (a), a parent of a student and the student who intends to enroll in the course must provide consent to the school to enroll in the course. The consent form used by the school, which shall be developed by the state board in collaboration with the commission for higher education, must notify the parent and the student that enrollment in the course may affect the student's ability to attend a particular postsecondary educational institution or enroll in a particular course at a particular postsecondary educational institution because the course does not align with academic requirements established by the postsecondary educational institution.
(c) Subject to section 2.7 of this chapter, the state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish:
(1) math course requirements; and
(2) science course requirements;
for the Core 40 curriculum models adopted under this chapter.
As added by P.L.192-2018, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.160-2023, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 10. College Preparation Curriculum › 20-30-10-2.7. Course Development and Implementation

Sec. 2.7. (a) The state board shall:
(1) develop algebra I, algebra II, and geometry courses that include:
(A) real world application; and
(B) project based and inquiry based learning; and
(2) implement the courses described in subdivision (1) not later than the 2025-2026 school year.
(b) The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
(c) This section expires July 1, 2027.
As added by P.L.160-2023, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 10. College Preparation Curriculum › 20-30-10-3. Curriculum Models; Conditions

Sec. 3. The college/technology preparation curriculum models must meet the following conditions:
(1) Be performance based.
(2) Allow for dual credit, advanced study, and cooperative agreements.
(3) Provide a student with:
(A) the subject and skill areas required by a state educational institution to gain admittance into the respective state educational institution; and
(B) the skills necessary to gain employment upon the student's completion of formal education;
upon the satisfactory fulfillment of the curriculum.
(4) Relate to a broad scope of subject areas and include all the subject areas required to be taught under Indiana law.
(5) Be designed to satisfy the graduation requirements established by the state board.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.7-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 10. College Preparation Curriculum › 20-30-10-4. Curriculum Models; Course Offerings

Sec. 4. Each high school must provide at least two (2) of each of the following course offerings:
(1) Dual credit.
(2) Advanced placement.
However, a high school may provide at least two (2) Cambridge International courses to meet the requirements of this section.
As added by P.L.185-2006, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.49-2014, SEC.2; P.L.191-2018, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 10. College Preparation Curriculum › 20-30-10-6. Core 40 Curriculum Model; Credit From Nonschool Educational Experiences

Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the state board, in consultation with the commission for higher education, shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to allow an organization to provide credit under a Core 40 curriculum model adopted by the state board for alternative programs in which students obtain credit counting toward their graduation requirements from nonschool educational experience that applies or incorporates content area knowledge in lieu of a required or elective course in the Core 40 curriculum model.
(b) The state board's rules adopted under subsection (a) must include the following requirements:
(1) Applicants wishing to offer Core 40 credit counting toward a student's graduation requirements must submit an application, in a manner prescribed by the state board, that contains at a minimum the following:
(A) A description of the qualifications necessary to participate in the applicant's proposed program.
(B) An outline of the applicant's proposed program, including the Core 40 course to which the proposed program's credit would apply.
(C) A description of competencies and student outcomes that a student is expected to obtain in the applicant's proposed program.
(D) A description of assessments used to measure a student's success at meeting the competency and student outcome requirements described in clause (C).
(E) A description of the proposed program's admission requirements.
(2) Applications described in subdivision (1) must receive an initial review and may receive an initial approval by a team that includes at least the following:
(A) A representative from the department with relevant content and competency expertise necessary to evaluate the application effectively.
(B) At least one (1) educator licensed in the content area necessary to evaluate the application effectively.
(C) A representative of postsecondary education.
(3) An application initially approved under subdivision (2) must be reviewed by the state board, which may approve, deny, or conditionally approve an application.
(4) An approval or conditional approval by the state board under subdivision (3) may not exceed one (1) year. However, the state board may subsequently renew applications for periods not to exceed five (5) years.
(5) Provisions stating that the state board may withdraw approval of an application previously approved by the state board if the applicant does not comply with the rules established by the state board or program requirements specified by the state board.
As added by P.L.73-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 11. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations:
20-30-11-1formerly 20-10.1-15-120-30-11-2formerly 20-10.1-15-220-30-11-3formerly 20-10.1-15-320-30-11-4formerly 20-10.1-15-420-30-11-5formerly 20-10.1-15-520-30-11-6formerly 20-10.1-15-620-30-11-7formerly 20-10.1-15-720-30-11-8formerly 20-10.1-15-820-30-11-9formerly 20-10.1-15-920-30-11-10formerly 20-10.1-15-1020-30-11-11formerly 20-10.1-15-1120-30-11-12formerly 20-10.1-15-1220-30-11-13formerly 20-10.1-15-1320-30-11-14formerly 20-10.1-15-1420-30-11-15formerly 20-10.1-15-1520-30-11-16formerly 20-10.1-15-1620-30-11-17formerly 20-10.1-15-1720-30-11-18formerly 20-10.1-15-1820-30-11-19formerly 20-10.1-15-19.]
Repealed by P.L.2-2007, SEC.390.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 12. Technology Preparation Curriculum › 20-30-12-1. Technology Preparation Curriculum

Sec. 1. The department shall require all school corporations to make available to the school corporation's high school students the technology preparation curriculum developed by the state board.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.6-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.99.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 12. Technology Preparation Curriculum › 20-30-12-2. Teacher and Staff Training

Sec. 2. The state board shall implement teacher and staff training for the technology preparation curriculum.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.6-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 12. Technology Preparation Curriculum › 20-30-12-3. Equipment Expenditures; Funding

Sec. 3. Expenditure for equipment necessary to implement this chapter by a school corporation may be paid:
(1) through technology loans from the common school fund; or
(2) from the school corporation's operations fund.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.6-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.59.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 12. Technology Preparation Curriculum › 20-30-12-4. Rules

Sec. 4. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.6-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 14. Community or Volunteer Service Program › 20-30-14-1. Development of Community Service Ethic

Sec. 1. Each school corporation may encourage the development of a community service ethic among high school students in grades 9 through 12 in the school corporation by offering each student in grades 9 through 12:
(1) as part of the corporation's elective curriculum;
(2) in compliance with rules adopted by the state board under section 9 of this chapter; and
(3) upon completion by the student of approved community service or other volunteer service;
the opportunity for the student to earn academic credit toward the student's minimum graduation requirements.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-7-16.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.287-2019, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 14. Community or Volunteer Service Program › 20-30-14-2. Application for Academic Credit for Community or Volunteer Service

Sec. 2. For each student who wishes to earn academic credit for community service or volunteer service under this chapter, the student, a teacher of the student, or a community or volunteer service organization must submit an application that includes the following information to the principal or the principal's designee of the high school in which the student is enrolled:
(1) The name of the community service organization or volunteer service organization the student intends to assist.
(2) The name, address, and telephone number of the director or the supervisor of the community service organization or volunteer service organization and, if different from the director or supervisor, the name, address, and telephone number of the individual assigned by the community or volunteer service organization to supervise the student at the activity site.
(3) The nature of the community service or volunteer service performed by the student with a certification that the service performed by the student is voluntary.
(4) The total number of hours the student intends to serve the community service organization or volunteer service organization during the school year.
(5) A written statement by the director or the supervisor of the community service organization or volunteer service organization certifying that the information included in the application is an accurate reflection of:
(A) the student's expectations with regard to the number of hours of service contemplated to be performed; and
(B) the community service organization's or the volunteer service organization's need to acquire the student's service.
(6) A description of:
(A) the educational or career exploration benefits the student and the school should expect to gain from the student's community or volunteer service participation; and
(B) the service and benefit the community or volunteer service organization expects to gain from the student's participation.
(7) A description of how the community or volunteer service activity relates to a course in which the student is enrolled or intends to enroll.
(8) The manner and frequency in which the student and the community or volunteer service activity will be evaluated.
(9) The name of the certificated school employee who will be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the student's activity and performance, including assigning to the student a grade for participation under this section.
(10) Any other information required by the principal.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-7-16.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 14. Community or Volunteer Service Program › 20-30-14-3. Application Deadline

Sec. 3. For each school year in which a student wishes to earn academic credit under this chapter, the student must submit the application to participate under this chapter before November 1 of the school year. The principal may waive this application deadline if the principal determines that:
(1) the student was unable to meet the application deadline due to extraordinary circumstances; and
(2) the student will reasonably be able to accrue before graduation at least the minimum number of hours of service required to acquire at least one (1) academic credit toward the student's graduation requirements.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-7-16.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 14. Community or Volunteer Service Program › 20-30-14-4. Eligibility Determination

Sec. 4. Upon receipt of the application, the principal or the principal's designee shall determine whether the student is eligible to receive academic credit under this section based on the guidelines established by the department under section 8 of this chapter and rules adopted by the state board under section 9 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-7-16.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 30. Curriculum › Chapter 14. Community or Volunteer Service Program › 20-30-14-5. Notification of Eligibility Determination; Periodic Progress Reports

Sec. 5. The principal or the principal's designee shall notify the student and the director or the sponsor of the community service organization or the volunteer service organization of the determination made under section 4 of this chapter. If the student's application is approved, the director or sponsor of the community service organization or the volunteer service organization shall periodically report to the principal or the principal's designee on the student's fulfillment of the expectations included in the application.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-7-16.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.