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2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 3. Secondary Certificates of Achievement › 20-32-3-6. Assessment Instruments; Appropriateness; Opportunity Provided

Sec. 6. The secondary level certificate of achievement assessment instruments must provide each student with the opportunity to demonstrate the requisite proficiency in the subject or skill area in an applied manner as appropriate.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.4-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 3. Secondary Certificates of Achievement › 20-32-3-7. Student Election to Pursue Certificate of Achievement in Academic Area; Assessment; Graduation Requirement

Sec. 7. (a) Each student participating in the technology preparation curriculum under IC 20-30-12 or the college preparation curriculum under IC 20-30-10 may elect to pursue a certificate of achievement in an academic area. Unless the governing body requires the acquisition of secondary level academic certificates of achievement for graduation, the certificates of achievement are not a requirement for graduation.
(b) For every secondary level technical education program for which an appropriate secondary level technical certificate of achievement is available, each student is required to undergo the appropriate technical certificate of achievement assessment. Unless the governing body requires the acquisition of the secondary level technical certificate of achievement for graduation, the certificates of achievement are not a requirement for graduation.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.4-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 3. Secondary Certificates of Achievement › 20-32-3-8. Official High School Transcript

Sec. 8. Any secondary level certificates of achievement that a student earns shall be recorded in the student's official high school transcript.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.4-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.223; P.L.140-2007, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 3. Secondary Certificates of Achievement › 20-32-3-9. Postsecondary Level Academic Credit

Sec. 9. A student who:
(1) receives a secondary level certificate of achievement in a particular subject or skill area; and
(2) satisfies the standards for receipt of academic credit as determined by a state educational institution;
may receive postsecondary level academic credit at the state educational institution for the secondary level certificate of achievement as set forth in IC 21-43-2.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.4-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.224.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 3. Secondary Certificates of Achievement › 20-32-3-10. Advanced Placement Examination; Certificate of Achievement; Postsecondary Academic Credit

Sec. 10. A student who undergoes an advanced placement examination under IC 20-36-3 and receives a satisfactory score on the advanced placement examination is entitled to receive:
(1) a certificate of achievement; and
(2) postsecondary level academic credit at a state educational institution that counts toward meeting the student's degree requirements, if elective credit is part of the student's degree requirement. The state educational institution may require a score higher than 3 on an advanced placement test if the credit is to be used for meeting a course requirement for a particular major at the state educational institution.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.4-10.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.91-2010, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 3. Secondary Certificates of Achievement › 20-32-3-11. Construction of Chapter; Opportunities; Subject and Skill Areas Not Offered

Sec. 11. This chapter does not require a school corporation to offer opportunities for secondary level or postsecondary level certificates of achievement in subject and skill areas in which the school corporation does not offer a program.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.4-11.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 3. Secondary Certificates of Achievement › 20-32-3-12. Duties of State Board

Sec. 12. The state board shall do the following:
(1) Make the academically related secondary level certificate of achievement assessment instruments available to the department of workforce development for the department of workforce development's use in offering adult learners the opportunity to demonstrate the requisite proficiency in the particular subject and skill areas.
(2) Authorize the department of workforce development to award the particular certificates of achievement to those individuals who demonstrate the requisite proficiency.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.4-12.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 3. Secondary Certificates of Achievement › 20-32-3-13. State Board Adoption of Rules

Sec. 13. The state board shall, in cooperation with the Indiana commission for career and technical education within the department of workforce development, adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter, including rules concerning the administration of the secondary level certificates of achievement by the department of workforce development.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.4-13.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.116.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-1. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-16-13.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.105-2005, SEC.3; P.L.242-2017, SEC.33. Repealed by P.L.192-2018, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-1.6. State Board Guidance Regarding Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

Sec. 1.6. (a) The state board shall, not later than July 1, 2023, review and update any guidance issued by the state board regarding the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery as a graduation pathway requirement.
(b) This section expires July 1, 2024.
As added by P.L.160-2023, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-1.7. Application of Algebra Credit Acquired Before Grade 9

Sec. 1.7. Any credit for an algebra course that:
(1) is earned prior to entering grade 9; and
(2) meets a specific high school mathematics course requirement;
must count toward the credit requirements for an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation under IC 20-19-2-21.
As added by P.L.188-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-1.8. Graduation Pathways and Eligibility to Graduate

Sec. 1.8. A school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school may not require a student enrolled in the school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school to participate in any particular graduation pathway to be eligible to graduate.
As added by P.L.160-2023, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-3. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-16-13.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16. Repealed by P.L.105-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-4.1. Waiver From Postsecondary Readiness Competency Requirements

Sec. 4.1. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a student may receive a waiver from the postsecondary readiness competency requirements established under section 1.5(c) of this chapter:
(1) if:
(A) the student was unsuccessful in completing a postsecondary readiness competency requirement established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter by the conclusion of the student's senior year, including a student who was in the process of completing a competency at one (1) school that was not offered by the school to which the student transferred; and
(B) the student attempted to achieve at least three (3) separate postsecondary readiness competencies established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter; or
(2) if a student transfers to a school subject to the requirements of this chapter during the student's senior year from a nonaccredited nonpublic school that has less than one (1) employee or a school out of state and the student:
(A) attempted to achieve at least one (1) postsecondary readiness competency requirement established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter; and
(B) was unsuccessful in completing the attempted postsecondary readiness competency described in clause (A).
(b) For a student to receive a waiver described in subsection (a), the student must:
(1) maintain at least a "C" average, or its equivalent, throughout the student's high school career in courses comprising credits required for the student to graduate;
(2) maintain a school attendance rate of at least ninety-five percent (95%) with excused absences not counting against the student's attendance;
(3) satisfy all other state and local graduation requirements beyond the postsecondary readiness competency requirements established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter; and
(4) demonstrate postsecondary planning, including:
(A) college acceptance;
(B) acceptance in an occupational training program;
(C) workforce entry; or
(D) military enlistment;
that is approved by the principal of the student's school.
As added by P.L.192-2018, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.74.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-5. Failure to Meet Graduation Requirements; Child With a Disability; Eligibility to Graduate

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a student who is a student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8).
(b) If the student does not achieve a passing score on the graduation examination (before July 1, 2022) or fails to meet a postsecondary readiness competency requirement established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter, the student's case conference committee may determine that the student is eligible to graduate if the case conference committee finds the following:
(1) The student's teacher of record, in consultation with a teacher of the student in each subject area in which the student has not achieved a passing score on the graduation exam (before July 1, 2022) or successfully completed a postsecondary readiness competency established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter, makes a written recommendation to the case conference committee. The recommendation must:
(A) be aligned with the governing body's relevant policy;
(B) be concurred in by the principal of the student's school; and
(C) be supported by documentation that the student has attained the academic standard in the subject area based on:
(i) tests or competencies other than the graduation examination (before July 1, 2022) or postsecondary readiness competencies established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter; or
(ii) classroom work.
(2) The student meets all the following requirements:
(A) Retakes the graduation examination in each subject area in which the student did not achieve a passing score as often as required by the student's individualized education program. This clause expires July 1, 2022.
(B) Completes remediation opportunities provided to the student by the student's school to the extent required by the student's individualized education program.
(C) Maintains a school attendance rate of at least ninety-five percent (95%) to the extent required by the student's individualized education program with excused absences not counting against the student's attendance.
(D) Maintains at least a "C" average or the equivalent in the courses comprising the credits specifically required for graduation by rule of the state board.
(E) Otherwise satisfies all state and local graduation requirements.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-16-13.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.268-2013, SEC.7; P.L.233-2015, SEC.239; P.L.242-2017, SEC.37; P.L.192-2018, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-6. Students With Disabilities; Applicability of Requirements

Sec. 6. A decision with regard to whether a student who is a student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8) is subject to the requirements for an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 designation set forth in section 1.5 of this chapter shall be made in accordance with the student's individualized education program and federal law.
As added by P.L.105-2005, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.240; P.L.10-2019, SEC.85.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-7. Exemption From Indiana Diploma With Core 40 Designation

Sec. 7. Upon the request of a student's parent, the student may be exempted from the Core 40 curriculum requirement for an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 designation set forth in section 1.5 of this chapter and be required to complete the general curriculum for an Indiana diploma with a general designation to be eligible to graduate. Except as provided in section 10 of this chapter, the student's parent and the student's counselor (or another staff member who assists students in course selection) shall meet to discuss the student's progress. Following the meeting, the student's parent shall determine whether the student will achieve greater educational benefits by:
(1) continuing the general curriculum; or
(2) completing the Core 40 curriculum.
As added by P.L.105-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-8. Student Not Passing at Least Three Core 40 Courses

Sec. 8. This section applies to a student who does not pass at least three (3) courses required under the Core 40 curriculum for an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 designation. Except as provided in section 10 of this chapter, the student's parent and the student's counselor (or another staff member who assists students in course selection) shall meet to discuss the student's progress. Following the meeting, the student's parent shall determine whether the student will achieve greater educational benefits by:
(1) continuing in the Core 40 curriculum; or
(2) completing the general curriculum.
As added by P.L.105-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-9. Students Scoring in Twenty-Fifth Percentile on Graduation Exam or Exam Satisfying Postsecondary Readiness Competency; Meeting With Parents

Sec. 9. This section applies to a student who receives a score on the graduation examination (before July 1, 2022) or an exam used to satisfy a postsecondary readiness competency established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter that is in the twenty-fifth percentile or lower when the student takes the graduation examination (before July 1, 2022) or an exam used to satisfy a postsecondary readiness competency established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter for the first time. Except as provided in section 10 of this chapter, the student's parent and the student's counselor (or another staff member who assists students in course selection) shall meet to discuss the student's progress. Following the meeting, the student's parent shall determine whether the student will achieve greater educational benefits by:
(1) continuing in the Core 40 curriculum; or
(2) completing the general curriculum.
As added by P.L.105-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.242-2017, SEC.38; P.L.192-2018, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-10. Student Whose Parent Does Not Attend Meeting With Student and Counselor

Sec. 10. This section applies if the parent of a student to whom section 8 or 9 of this chapter applies does not attend a meeting with the student and the student's counselor after receiving two (2) written requests to attend a meeting. If the student's parent does not attend a meeting described in section 8 or 9 of this chapter, the student and the student's counselor shall meet and:
(1) the student's counselor shall make a recommendation to the student as to whether the student will achieve greater educational benefits by:
(A) continuing in the Core 40 curriculum; or
(B) completing the general curriculum; and
(2) the student shall determine which curriculum the student will complete.
As added by P.L.105-2005, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-11. Student With a Disability; Progress Toward Diploma

Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to a student who is a student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8).
(b) During the annual case review held when the student is in grade 8, the case conference committee (as defined in IC 20-35-9-3) shall, as a part of the annual case review, discuss with the student's parent and the student, if appropriate:
(1) the types of designations available for students to receive with an Indiana diploma;
(2) the course requirements for each type of designation; and
(3) employment and career options for the student and the type of academic, technical, and vocational preparation necessary to achieve the employment or career.
The student's individualized education program must include the type of designation the student will seek and courses that allow the student to progress toward an Indiana diploma with the selected designation in a timely manner.
(c) Beginning in grade 9 and in addition to the annual case review, the student's teacher of record shall communicate at least one (1) time each grading period with the student's parent concerning the student's progress toward an Indiana diploma with the selected designation. If the parent requests a meeting with the teacher of record to discuss the student's progress, the teacher must meet with the parent in a timely manner. A meeting under this subsection does not constitute a case conference committee meeting, and a request for a meeting under this subsection does not abrogate a parent's right to call for a meeting of the case conference committee at any time.
As added by P.L.99-2015, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.118-2016, SEC.14; P.L.192-2018, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-12. Functional Workplace Spanish Transcript Designation

Sec. 12. (a) Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, a student who successfully completes Spanish language courses that include the elements set forth in subsection (b) is eligible to receive a functional workplace Spanish designation on the student's transcript for the course described in subsection (b).
(b) The department shall develop a Spanish language course description and corresponding academic standards under this section that include:
(1) appropriate salutations, structures, vocabulary, and conversation, with a focus on vocabulary that is necessary for various work environments;
(2) culturally appropriate communications for a variety of work related interactions; and
(3) skills related to all language domains, including:
(A) speaking;
(B) listening;
(C) reading; and
(D) writing.
(c) A school corporation may implement a curriculum based upon the course standards developed by the department to allow a student to receive a functional workplace Spanish designation on the student's transcript upon the successful completion of the course of study.
As added by P.L.160-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.162-2017, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-13. Diploma Issued for Deceased Student

Sec. 13. (a) The governing body of a school corporation shall issue an Indiana diploma for a deceased student at the request of a parent (as defined in IC 20-18-2-13) of the student if the student:
(1) died while enrolled in grade 12 of a school in the school corporation; and
(2) was academically eligible or on track to meet the requirements for the Indiana diploma at the time of death.
(b) A student described in subsection (a) may not be considered a graduate for purposes of IC 20-26-13.
As added by P.L.251-2017, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-14. Alternate Diploma for Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Sec. 14. (a) The state board shall create an alternate diploma for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The diploma must be:
(1) standards-based; and
(2) aligned with Indiana's requirements for an Indiana diploma.
(b) The alternate diploma must comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 6311).
(c) For purposes of determining a school's or school corporation's graduation rate under IC 20-26-13 or 511 IAC 6.2-10, not more than one percent (1%) of a school's or school corporation's graduation cohort that receives an alternate diploma may be counted as having graduated.
(d) Not later than December 1, 2021, the state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to carry out this section.
As added by P.L.192-2018, SEC.35. Amended by P.L.113-2021, SEC.1; P.L.160-2023, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-15. Creation and Approval of Utility Career Cluster; Creation of Course Sequences for Employment in Utility Occupational Field

Sec. 15. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section:
(1) "Utility career cluster" means a list:
(A) compiled for purposes of college and career pathways relating to career and technical education under section 1.5(g) of this chapter; and
(B) setting forth industries or occupational fields that:
(i) are related to the provision of utility services; and
(ii) share similar knowledge and skill training requirements.
(2) "Utility services" includes:
(A) production, transmission, or distribution of electricity;
(B) acquisition, transportation, distribution, or storage of natural gas;
(C) provision of communications service (as defined in IC 8-1-32.5-3);
(D) treatment, storage, or distribution of water; and
(E) collection or treatment of wastewater.
(b) Not later than December 31, 2022:
(1) the state board shall, for purposes of approving under section 1.5(g) of this chapter sequences of courses leading to student concentrators in industries or occupational fields related to the provision of utility services, approve a utility career cluster; and
(2) the governor's workforce cabinet shall, in consultation with the state board, the department, and the department of workforce development, create one (1) or more course sequences:
(A) each of which consists of courses approved by the state board for purposes of college and career pathways relating to career and technical education under section 1.5(g) of this chapter; and
(B) each of which provides students with knowledge and skills necessary for employment in an industry or occupational field in the utility career cluster.
(c) In creating one (1) or more course sequences under subsection (b)(2), the governor's workforce cabinet, in consultation with the state board, the department, and the department of workforce development, shall:
(1) consider the impact of course sequences on the long term outcomes of students; and
(2) prioritize course sequences that lead to high wage, high demand jobs.
As added by P.L.18-2022, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-16. Collection of Data on Career Clusters and Course Sequences; Annual Report

Sec. 16. (a) This section applies to any:
(1) career clusters approved or amended by the state board under this chapter after June 30, 2022; or
(2) course sequences created or amended by the governor's workforce cabinet under this chapter after June 30, 2022.
(b) The governor's workforce cabinet shall do the following:
(1) Collect data each year regarding approved career clusters and course sequences to inform decision making around approving, creating, and amending current and future career clusters and course sequence requirements.
(2) Prepare and submit, not later than November 1 of each year, a report to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 regarding the data collected under subdivision (1).
As added by P.L.18-2022, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 4. Graduation Requirements › 20-32-4-17. Required Course on Personal Financial Responsibility

Sec. 17. (a) This section applies to an individual who is a student in a cohort that is expected to graduate in 2028 or thereafter from a public school, a charter school, or a state accredited nonpublic school.
(b) Beginning in 2028, in addition to completing the graduation requirements set forth in this article, an individual must successfully complete instruction on personal financial responsibility, as described in IC 20-30-5-19, to be eligible to graduate.
(c) The school shall certify to the department that the individual has successfully completed instruction on personal financial responsibility, as described in IC 20-30-5-19, before the individual may graduate.
As added by P.L.168-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program › 20-32-5.1-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies after June 30, 2018.
As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program › 20-32-5.1-2. Purpose

Sec. 2. The purpose of the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program developed under this chapter is to establish an assessment system that is student centered and provides meaningful and timely information to all stakeholders on both a student's on grade proficiency level and the student's growth toward Indiana's college and career readiness educational standards under IC 20-19-2-14.5.
As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program › 20-32-5.1-3. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program

Sec. 3. The Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program consists of:
(1) a statewide assessment described in section 7 of this chapter;
(2) optional benchmark assessments described in section 17 of this chapter;
(3) requirements to integrate statewide assessment literacy described in section 18 of this chapter; and
(4) any programs or policies approved by the state board that are necessary to carry out this chapter.
As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program › 20-32-5.1-4. Assessment Requirements

Sec. 4. To carry out the purposes described in section 2 of this chapter:
(1) assessment reporting for assessments developed under this chapter must be:
(A) reliable;
(B) accurate;
(C) user friendly; and
(D) timely;
(2) the statewide assessment must help students understand their college and career readiness; and
(3) the statewide assessment must hold schools accountable for preparing students for college and careers.
As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program › 20-32-5.1-5. Alignment of Assessments to Indiana's College and Career Readiness Educational Standards

Sec. 5. (a) An assessment developed under this chapter must be aligned to Indiana's college and career readiness educational standards under IC 20-19-2-14.5.
(b) All assessments approved by the state board under this chapter must comply with each of the following requirements:
(1) All assessment data results shall be owned by the school corporation or school that administers the assessment.
(2) All assessment data shall be available to the school corporation or school promptly upon request and at no additional charge.
(3) The assessment data shall be provided in a manner that permits it to be used with any instructional program.
As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program › 20-32-5.1-6. Duties of State Board; Department

Sec. 6. (a) The state board shall:
(1) authorize and oversee the department's development and implementation of the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program, including:
(A) establishment of criteria for requests for proposals for statewide assessments developed or authorized under this chapter;
(B) establishment of criteria for membership of evaluation teams; and
(C) establishment of criteria for content and format of the statewide assessment; and
(2) require the department to conduct ongoing analysis of whether the statewide assessment results are predictive of success in college and career training programs.
(b) The passing scores on a statewide assessment must be determined by statistically valid and reliable methods as determined by independent experts selected by the state board.
(c) The state board, in consultation with The Arc of Indiana and Indiana Council of Administrators of Special Education (ICASE), shall select one (1) or more individuals who specialize in special education who shall, in turn, be consulted with by the state board as part of the state board's oversight of the development and implementation of the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program.
(d) The secretary of education, with the approval of the state board, is responsible for the development, implementation, and monitoring of the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program.
(e) The department shall prepare detailed design specifications for the statewide assessment developed under this chapter that must do the following:
(1) Take into account the academic standards adopted under IC 20-31-3.
(2) Include testing of students' higher level cognitive thinking in each subject area tested.
(f) A statewide assessment described in section 7 of this chapter may be in a form that allows the department and the state board, to the extent possible, to compare the proficiency of Indiana students to the proficiency of students in other states. A statewide assessment may consist of original test items for Indiana's exclusive use if the state board determines that:
(1) developing original test items for Indiana's exclusive use will result in cost savings; or
(2) it would be impractical to develop a statewide assessment adequately aligned to Indiana's academic standards without including original test items developed for Indiana's exclusive use.
As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.82-2020, SEC.3; P.L.43-2021, SEC.105.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program › 20-32-5.1-7. Statewide Assessment; Appropriate Subjects, Grades, and Formation; Administration; Subject Matter; Use of Technology

Sec. 7. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and in the manner provided in section 6 of this chapter, the state board is responsible for determining the appropriate subjects, grades, and format of a statewide assessment.
(b) For each school year beginning after June 30, 2018, and except as provided in section 11 of this chapter, the statewide assessment must be administered to all full-time students attending a school corporation, charter school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in grades subject to the statewide assessment required by federal law and in a manner prescribed by the state board.
(c) Subject matter tested on the statewide assessment as determined by the state board under subsection (a) must, at a minimum, do the following:
(1) Comply with requirements established under federal law with:
(A) math and English/language arts assessed yearly in grades 3 through 8, and at least once in grades 9 through 12; and
(B) science assessed at least once in grades 3 through 5, grades 6 through 9, and grades 10 through 12.
(2) Require that United States history or United States government be assessed at least once in grades 5 or 8.
(d) Except as provided under subsection (e), for each school year beginning after June 30, 2021, a nationally recognized college entrance exam must be administered for the high school subjects required under subsection (c). The proficiency benchmark must be approved by the commission for higher education, in consultation with the state educational institutions, and may not be lower than the national college ready benchmark established for that particular exam.
(e) If the state board determines that no nationally recognized college entrance exam assesses a given high school subject that is required under subsection (c), the state board may select another type of assessment, including an end of course assessment, for that subject.
(f) The statewide assessment:
(1) may not use technology that may negatively influence the ability to measure a student's mastery of material or a particular academic standard being tested; and
(2) may use a technology enhanced test question only when the technology enhanced test question is the best way to measure the academic standard being tested.
(g) A statewide assessment, other than an assessment administered under subsection (d), must use a scale score that will ensure the statewide assessment scores are comparable to scale scores used as part of the ISTEP program under IC 20-32-5, before its expiration.
As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.37; P.L.11-2023, SEC.67.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program › 20-32-5.1-8. Testing Window; Administration of End of Course Assessments

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the statewide assessment must be administered in a single testing window that must take place at the end of a school year on dates determined by the state board.
(b) If an end of course assessment is administered, the end of course assessment may be administered at the end of the course for that particular subject matter.
As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program › 20-32-5.1-9. Development of United States Government Final Exam

Sec. 9. The state board shall develop a United States government course final exam that schools may administer at the completion of a United States government course. The exam must include the structure of state and federal governments, including the role of separation of powers, the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States, and the Federalist Papers.
As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program › 20-32-5.1-10. Acquisition of Statewide Assessment at No Charge; Administration of Statewide Assessment by Nonpublic Schools

Sec. 10. (a) The governing body of each school corporation or the equivalent authority for each charter school, eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7), or state accredited nonpublic school is entitled to acquire at no charge from the department:
(1) the statewide assessment; and
(2) the scoring reports used by the department.
(b) A state accredited nonpublic school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) shall:
(1) administer the statewide assessment to its students at the same time that school corporations administer the test under section 7 of this chapter; and
(2) make available to the department the results of the statewide assessment.
As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program › 20-32-5.1-11. Students With a Disability; Accommodations

Sec. 11. (a) A student who is a student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8) shall be tested under this chapter with appropriate accommodations as outlined in the student's individualized education program, service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34, or choice scholarship education plan developed under 511 IAC 7-49 in testing materials and procedures unless the individuals who develop the student's individualized education program, service plan, or choice scholarship education plan determine that testing or a part of the testing under this chapter is not appropriate for the student and that an alternate assessment will be used to test the student's achievement.
(b) Any decision concerning a student who is a student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8) regarding the student's:
(1) participation in testing under this chapter;
(2) receiving accommodations in testing materials and procedures;
(3) participation in remediation under IC 20-32-8; or
(4) retention at the same grade level for consecutive school years;
must be made in accordance with the student's individualized education program, service plan, or choice scholarship education plan in compliance with the statewide assessment program's policies and federal law.
As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program › 20-32-5.1-12. Scoring of Statewide Assessment by Indiana Teachers; Machine Scoring

Sec. 12. (a) The department shall establish policies and procedures that foster, to the extent possible, the scoring of student responses of an open ended writing assessment on a statewide assessment by Indiana teachers. The teacher may not grade student responses of students who are enrolled in the same school corporation, charter school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in which the teacher is currently employed.
(b) The scoring of student responses under a statewide assessment:
(1) must adhere to scoring rubrics and anchor papers;
(2) must measure student achievement relative to the academic standards established by the state board; and
(3) may not reflect the scorer's judgment of the values expressed by a student in the student's responses.
(c) The department, in consultation with the technical advisory committee established by the state board, shall conduct a study to analyze and determine the reliability of machine scoring student responses to items on the statewide assessment. After conducting the study, the department may, if recommended by the technical advisory committee, utilize machine scoring for purposes of scoring student responses to items on the statewide assessment.
As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.139-2022, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program › 20-32-5.1-13. Reporting of Proficiency of Students and Student Scores; Criteria to Provide Opportunity to Inspect Questions

Sec. 13. (a) The proficiency of students under a statewide assessment must be reported to the state board not later than:
(1) for the 2018-2019 school year, August 15, 2019; and
(2) for each school year beginning after June 30, 2019, July 1 of the year in which the statewide assessment is administered.
(b) Reports of student scores on the statewide assessment must be:
(1) returned to the school corporation, charter school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) that administered the test; and
(2) accompanied by a guide for interpreting scores.
(c) Subject to approval by the state board, reports of student results on computer scored items under a statewide assessment may be returned to schools regardless of whether the hand scored items are returned.
(d) After reports of final student scores on the statewide assessment are returned to a school corporation, charter school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7), the school corporation or school shall promptly do the following:
(1) Give each student and the student's parent the student's statewide assessment test scores, including the summary described in section 14.5 of this chapter.
(2) Make available for inspection to each student and the student's parent the following:
(A) A copy of the student's scored responses.
(B) A copy of the anchor papers and scoring rubrics used to score the student's responses.
A student's parent or the student's principal may request a rescoring of a student's responses to a statewide assessment, including a student's essay. A student's final score on a rescored statewide assessment must reflect the student's actual score on the rescored statewide assessment regardless of whether the student's score decreased or improved on the rescored assessment.
(e) The department shall develop criteria to provide a student's parent the opportunity to inspect questions in a manner that will not compromise the validity or integrity of a statewide assessment.
(f) A student's statewide assessment scores may not be disclosed to the public.
(g) The department may not release less than ten (10) items per subject matter per grade level. The state board and department shall:
(1) post:
(A) the questions; and
(B) with the permission of each student's parent, student answers that are exemplary responses to the released questions;
on the websites of the state board and department; and
(2) publicize the availability of the questions and answers to schools, educators, and the public.
A student answer posted under this subsection may not identify the student who provided the answer.
As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.139-2022, SEC.16; P.L.30-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program › 20-32-5.1-14. Discussion of Statewide Assessment Results at Parent/teacher Conference; Notice Offering to Meet to Discuss Results; Provision of Enrichment Resources

Sec. 14. (a) After a school receives statewide assessment score reports, a teacher who currently teaches a student shall discuss with a parent of the student the student's statewide assessment results at the next parent/teacher conference if the parent participates in the parent/teacher conference. If a school does not hold parent/teacher conferences, a teacher who currently teaches a student shall send a notice to a parent of the student offering to meet with the parent to discuss the student's statewide assessment results and, upon the parent's request, meet with the parent.
(b) The department shall provide enrichment resources to parents and students to provide assistance to students in subject matter included in the student's most recently completed statewide assessment.
As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.139-2022, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program › 20-32-5.1-14.5. Contract With Vendor to Conduct Statewide Assessment

Sec. 14.5. For a contract entered into or renewed after June 30, 2023, with a vendor to conduct the statewide assessment, the department shall include in the contract a requirement that the vendor provide a summary of a student's statewide assessment results that:
(1) is in an easy to read, understandable format for parents; and
(2) includes information regarding how the student's statewide assessment results compare to statewide assessment results of other students in the same grade level in Indiana.
As added by P.L.139-2022, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.30-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance › Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program › 20-32-5.1-15. Public Inspection of Statewide Assessment Scores; Reporting of Scores; High Ability Students

Sec. 15. (a) Each school corporation shall compile the total results of the statewide assessments in a manner that will permit evaluation of learning progress within the school corporation. The school corporation shall make the compilation of test results available for public inspection and shall provide that compilation to the parent of each student of the school corporation tested under the statewide assessment.
(b) The school corporation shall provide the statewide assessment program test results on a school by school basis to the department upon request.
(c) Upon request by the commission for higher education, the department shall provide statewide assessment results to the commission for those students for whom the commission under 20 U.S.C. 1232g has obtained consent.
As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41.