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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 4 - PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES; STUDENT HEALTH TESTING; FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS; EXTENDED SERVICES › Rule 2 - Student Health Testing › Section 2-1.1 - Visual acuity testing; modified clinical technique

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-19-2-8
Affected: IC 20-34-3-12
Sec. 1.1.
(a) Every
				school corporation shall conduct an annual visual test, using the modified
				clinical technique, of children when they enroll in either kindergarten or
				grade 1 unless an eye care professional requests, in writing, that the child
				not be tested. The modified clinical technique consists of testing for vision
				acuity, refractive error, ocular health, and binocular coordination. The school
				corporation shall use the suggested equipment unless the professional health
				personnel of the school recommend other equivalent or superior
				equipment.
(b) To test for visual
				acuity, the school corporation shall use the Snellen Alphabetical, Stycar
				(HOTV) Chart or equivalent test. The chart shall be calibrated at ten (10) to
				twenty (20) feet for distance vision and fourteen (14) inches for near vision.
				For testing distance vision, the chart shall be illuminated by two (2) sixty
				(60) watt bulbs and for near vision, by one (1) sixty (60) watt bulb. The chart
				shall be located at a distance of ten (10) to twenty (20) feet from the student
				and calibrated accordingly. Lamps shall be placed one (1) foot from the chart.
				The school shall recommend for further examination those students who:
(1) are unable to read the 20/40 line with
				either eye;
(2) with one (1) eye
				can read a line that is two (2) or more lines higher or lower on the chart than
				the line that can be read with the other eye; or
(3) are unable to read the 20/30 line at 14
				inches using both eyes.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 4 - PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES; STUDENT HEALTH TESTING; FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS; EXTENDED SERVICES › Rule 2 - Student Health Testing › Section 2-2 - Lead poisoning testing

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-19-2-8
Affected: IC 20-34-3-12
Sec. 2.
Lead Poisoning Test. Lead poisoning test methods shall
				  include one or more of the following acceptable quantitative test procedures
				  for screening or confirmatory purposes to determine the content of lead in
				  blood, urine or other clinical specimen from human sources.
(a) The acceptable quantitative test
				procedures for the detection of blood lead shall include the following methods:
				dithizone, colorimetric, atomic absorption spectrophotometric, emission
				spectroscopic, anodic stripping voltametric, fluorimetric test for free
				erythrocyte porphyrins (indirect test for blood lead), or any other procedure
				shown to be accurate and reliable.
(b) Also acceptable is the quantitative test
				on urine to measure elevated urinary ALA (delta-aminolevulnic acid) as an
				indirect test for lead poisoning or any other accurate and reliable test on
				urine, specimens of hair or other clinical specimen from human
				sources.
This rule was promulgated jointly with the state board of
					 health and also appears at 410 IAC 3-2.
NOTE: Transferred from the Commission on General Education
					 ( 510 IAC 13-2-1 ) to the Indiana State Board of Education ( 511 IAC 4-2-2 ) by
					 P.L. 20-1984, SECTION 206, effective July 1, 1984.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 4 - PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES; STUDENT HEALTH TESTING; FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS; EXTENDED SERVICES › Rule 2 - Student Health Testing › Section 2-3 - Sickle cell anemia testing

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-19-2-8
Affected: IC 20-34-3-10
Sec. 3.
Sickle Cell Anemia.
(a) The sickle cell anemia testing equipment
				shall be of a type generally recognized as suitable to provide accurate test
				results by one or more of the test procedures indicated in (c). The equipment
				may be of manual or automated design, subjected to whatever periodic preventive
				maintenance and quality control measures are necessary to assure satisfactory
				operation and accurate test results.
(b) The qualifications of the sickle cell
				anemia testing personnel shall indicate sufficient training and experience in
				the techniques of the tests employed to assure competency in operation of the
				testing equipment and accuracy in the test results obtained.
(c) The sickle cell anemia testing procedures
				shall consist of one or more test methods generally recognized as dependable
				and accurate for the detection of sickle cell anemia. The test procedures may
				be of manual or automated type. The screening tests and/or confirmatory tests
				recognized as useful include the sodium metabisulfite method, the solubility or
				dithionite-type tests, hemoglobin electrophoresis procedures, and other tests
				which detect sickle cell anemia.
Transferred from the Commission on General Education ( 510
					 IAC 13-2-2 ) to the Indiana State Board of Education ( 511 IAC 4-2-3 ) by P.L.
					 20-1984, SECTION 206, effective July 1, 1984.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 4 - PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES; STUDENT HEALTH TESTING; FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS; EXTENDED SERVICES › Rule 4 - Educational Service Centers › Section 4-1 - Purpose of centers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-19-2-8
Affected: IC 20-20-1-2; IC 20-20-1-3; IC 20-20-1-5
Sec. 1.
Purpose.
(A) The
				primary purpose for the establishment and operation of an educational service
				center shall be to perform educational planning on a cooperative basis and to
				assist in meeting specific educational needs in participating school districts
				which could be better provided by an educational service center than by the
				districts themselves.
(B) The
				educational service center shall assist in providing those educational programs
				and services which are determined pursuant to section 6
[
				511 IAC
				4-4-6 ]
to be priority needs of the
				cooperating group and shall assist in meeting special needs of individual
				school districts.
Transferred from the Commission on General Education ( 510
					 IAC 14-1-1 ) to the Indiana State Board of Education ( 511 IAC 4-4-1 ) by P.L.
					 20-1984, SECTION 206, effective July 1, 1984.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 4 - PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES; STUDENT HEALTH TESTING; FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS; EXTENDED SERVICES › Rule 4 - Educational Service Centers › Section 4-2 - Membership units; establishment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-19-2-8
Affected: IC 20-20-1-2; IC 20-20-1-3; IC 20-20-1-5
Sec. 2.
Establishment of Membership Units.
(A) The following geographical areas are
				designated (by county) as membership units and are eligible to organize and
				operate an educational service center.
ESC 1
ESC 2
ESC 3
ESC 4
ESC 5
ESC 6
ESC 7
ESC 8
ESC 9
Crawford
Clark
Brown
Bartholomew
Benton
Jasper
Elkhart
Adams
Marion
Daviess
Dearborn
Clay
Decatur
Boone
Lake
Fulton
Allen
DuBois
Floyd
Greene
Delaware
Carroll
LaPorte
Kosciusko
Blackford
Gibson
Harrison
Hendricks
Fayette
Cass
Newton
Marshall
DeKalb
Knox
Jackson
Monroe
Franklin
Clinton
Porter
Pulaski
Grant
Lawrence
Jefferson
Morgan
Hancock
Fountain
St. Joseph
Huntington
Martin
Jennings
Owen
Henry
Hamilton
Starke
Jay
Orange
Ohio
Parke
Johnson
Howard
LaGrange
Perry
Ripley
Putnam
Madison
Miami
Noble
Pike
Scott
Sullivan
Randolph
Montgomery
Steuben
Posey
Switzerland
Vermillion
Rush
Tippecanoe
Wabash
Spencer
Washington
Vigo
Shelby
Tipton
Wells
Vanderburg
Union
Warren
Whitley
Warrick
Wayne
White
*100,000
*82,000
*99,000
*170,000
*125,000
*175,000
*110,000
*145,000
* 157,000
*Approximate enrollment, 1976.
(B)
				The designated units, should they become operational, shall be termed
				Educational Service Centers, hereafter designated as ESC.
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Transferred from the Commission on General Education ( 510
					 IAC 14-1-2 ) to the Indiana State Board of Education ( 511 IAC 4-4-2 ) by P.L.
					 20-1984, SECTION 206, effective July 1, 1984.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 4 - PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES; STUDENT HEALTH TESTING; FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS; EXTENDED SERVICES › Rule 4 - Educational Service Centers › Section 4-3 - Organization; cooperative agreement

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-19-2-8; IC 20-20-1
Affected: IC 20-20-1
Sec. 3.
(a) The
				initial organization of each ESC, after July 1, 1978, may occur upon petition
				to the Indiana state board of education by thirty percent (30%) of the local
				school corporations in any ESC membership unit identified previously in this
				section. The Indiana state board of education shall, upon receipt of such
				petition, invite representation from all public school districts whose central
				administration office is located within the petitioning ESC membership unit to
				a meeting wherein a plan for organization will be developed.
(b) For the purpose of planning, a committee
				composed of all superintendents whose employing corporation is within the ESC
				membership unit shall be created. Such committee shall select a chairman and
				secretary to serve throughout the planning and organizational period. The
				Indiana state board of education shall then assist in the necessary
				organizational activities for establishment of an ESC pursuant to IC
				20-20-1.
(c) The organizational
				plan shall have as its focus a cooperative agreement to establish and maintain
				an ESC. This agreement shall address the following:
(1) Governance.
(2) Finance.
(3) Fiscal responsibility.
(4) Advisory council.
(5) Fiscal and operating year.
(6) Date of commencement.
(7) Termination of agreement.
(8) Amendments to agreement.
(9) Any other topic deemed necessary by the
				participating school corporations.
The Indiana state board of education shall develop and make
				  available a model agreement (contract).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 4 - PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES; STUDENT HEALTH TESTING; FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS; EXTENDED SERVICES › Rule 4 - Educational Service Centers › Section 4-4 - Membership; participation; services to nonpublic educational units

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-19-2-8
Affected: IC 20-20-1-2; IC 20-20-1-3; IC 20-20-1-5
Sec. 4.
(a)
				Participation in services and programs provided by an ESC shall be
				discretionary, and no school corporation shall be compelled under this
				authority to participate. Except as provided in section 3(e) of this rule, a
				school corporation may not be a member of any ESC other than provided for in
				section 2 of this rule. A school corporation may, however, receive services
				from another ESC either through a cooperative contractual agreement
				administered by the ESC of which the corporation is a member or by direct
				contractual arrangement between the school corporation and the other ESC. This
				nonmember arrangement is encouraged if an ESC is unable to provide the service
				and especially where it is more practical to provide it through this
				arrangement.
(b) Full membership in
				an ESC shall be limited to public school corporations of the state. A center
				may provide services to nonpublic schools to the extent allowed by law and in
				accordance with criteria established by the governing board for providing such
				services. Information regarding the organization of an ESC shall be
				disseminated to nonpublic schools located within the membership area.
Transferred from the Commission on General Education ( 510
					 IAC 14-1-4 ) to the Indiana State Board of Education ( 511 IAC 4-4-4 ) by P.L.
					 20-1984, SECTION 206, effective July 1, 1984.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 4 - PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES; STUDENT HEALTH TESTING; FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS; EXTENDED SERVICES › Rule 4 - Educational Service Centers › Section 4-5 - Governance; executive board; advisory council

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-19-2-8
Affected: IC 20-20-1
Sec. 5.
(a) The
				management and control of an ESC shall be vested in a governing board,
				executive board, and advisory council. There shall be a governing board, which
				shall be an assembly composed of the superintendent or designee from each
				participating school corporation. Members of the governing board shall serve
				without compensation. The governing board shall meet at least twice a year to
				do the following:
(1) Select from its
				membership those persons who shall constitute the executive board.
(2) Review the terms of the educational
				service center agreement.
(3)
				Review the evaluation procedures and results to assure that the objectives and
				needs of the center are being met in an effective and economical
				manner.
(4) Consider and approve
				the center's budget and programs.
(5) Approve any changes in the operational
				procedures for the following year.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 4 - PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES; STUDENT HEALTH TESTING; FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS; EXTENDED SERVICES › Rule 4 - Educational Service Centers › Section 4-6 - Programs and services; coordination

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-19-2-8
Affected: IC 20-20-1-2; IC 20-20-1-3; IC 20-20-1-5
Sec. 6.
Programs and Services.
(A) Pursuant to Section 5
[
				511 IAC
				4-4-5 ]
, the Executive Board shall submit
				annually a plan to the school corporations within the ESC. This plan shall
				identify the services and programs which are suggested for implementation by
				the ESC during the following school year and shall contain components for long
				range planning. This plan, on approval of the Governing Board, shall be
				forwarded to the State Board of Education by June 1.
(B) The State Board of Education may review
				the proposed plan for the purposes of coordinating:
(1) long range planning with other
				ESC's;
(2) needs assessment report
				and suggested programs;
(3)
				research, development, and dissemination.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 4 - PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES; STUDENT HEALTH TESTING; FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS; EXTENDED SERVICES › Rule 4 - Educational Service Centers › Section 4-7 - Fiscal responsibility; administration costs; withdrawal of corporation; financial support

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-19-2-8; IC 20-20-1
Affected: IC 20-20-1-5
Sec. 7.
(a) An
				educational service center may either be attached to a participating school
				corporation which shall administer the fiscal responsibility and be the fiscal
				agent for the center, or it may establish a separate treasury with separate
				accounts. When an educational service center is not attached to a participating
				school corporation, it shall comply with the state board of accounts' approved
				forms and rules for fiscal accountability and be subject to audit by the state
				board of accounts.
(b) The
				following shall apply if an educational service center is attached to a
				participating school corporation:
(1) That
				corporation shall be selected by the governing board at the same time as
				selections are made for the executive board. The corporation must agree to
				serve as fiscal agent for the educational service center.
(2) The superintendent of the selected school
				corporation shall be a member of the executive board of the educational service
				center.
(3) The selected school
				corporation shall receive, maintain, and disburse all funds of the center in
				accordance with the laws of Indiana and the organizational agreement
				(contract). The school corporation shall be responsible for the following:
(A) Budget management and
				accounting.
(B) Purchasing supplies
				and equipment approved by the center's executive board.
(C) Entering into contractual agreements
				approved by the center's exeuctive
[sic.]
board.
(D) Billing for services rendered, in
				accordance with the criteria established by the center's executive board under
				section 5 of this rule.
(E)
				Applying for state and federal grants approved by the center's executive
				board.
(F) Filing documents and
				assurances required by the state and federal governments.
(G) Contracting for the employment of an
				executive director, who shall be chosen by the center's executive
				board.
(H) Contracting for the
				employment of other personnel approved by the center's executive board.
The actual cost of administering the educational center shall
				  be determined collectively by the executive board of the center and the board
				  of school trustees of the administering school corporations. The mutually
				  agreed upon cost shall be paid to the administering school corporation.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 1 - Achievement on Tests of General Educational Development › Section 1-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-20-6-3
Affected: IC 20-33-2-4; IC 20-33-2-6
Sec. 1.
(a) The
				definitions in this section apply throughout this rule.
(b) "State of Indiana general educational
				development (GED) diploma" means the state credential issued to a qualified
				applicant who meets the requirements of IC 20-20-6-1
[IC 20-20-6 was
				repealed by P.L. 7-2011, SECTION 26, effective April 1, 2011.]
and this
				rule.
(c) "Tests of general
				educational development" or "GED" means the test battery, published by the
				General Educational Development Testing Service of the American Council on
				Education, which is designed to:
(1) measure
				the major outcomes and concepts generally associated with four (4) years of
				high school education; and
(2)
				access high school graduation equivalency for individuals who did not complete
				a formal high school program of instruction.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 1 - Achievement on Tests of General Educational Development › Section 1-2 - Minimum standards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-20-6-3
Affected: IC 20-20-6
Sec. 2.
(a) An
				applicant for a state of Indiana general educational development (GED) diploma
				must meet the requirements of this section and qualify within one (1) of the
				following categories:
(1) Be at least
				eighteen (18) years of age.
(2) Be
				at least seventeen (17) years of age and:
(A)
				not be subject to compulsory attendance;
(B) provide documentation of completing the
				exit interview process; and
(C)
				provide documentation of receiving a passing score on the GED practice test.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 1 - Achievement on Tests of General Educational Development › Section 1-3 - Authority to grant diploma

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  20-20-6-3
Affected: IC 20-20-6
Sec. 3.
The department of education will grant the state of Indiana
				  general educational development (GED) diploma on the basis of official GED test
				  results, provided the requirements of section 2 of this rule are met. A school
				  corporation or accredited nonpublic school has the option of issuing a GED
				  diploma.
Transferred from the Commission on General Education ( 510
					 IAC 10-1.1-3 ) to the Indiana State Board of Education ( 511 IAC 5-1-3 ) by
					 P.L. 20-1984, SECTION 206, effective July 1, 1984.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 1 - Achievement on Tests of General Educational Development › Section 1-3.5 - Honors diploma

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-20-6-3
Affected: IC 20-20-6
Sec. 3.5.
The department of education will grant the state of Indiana
				  general educational development (GED) honors diploma to an applicant whose
				  overall average standard score is six hundred twenty (620) or higher, provided
				  the requirements of section 2 of this rule are met. A school corporation or
				  accredited nonpublic school has the option of issuing a GED honors
				  diploma.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 1 - Achievement on Tests of General Educational Development › Section 1-4 - Testing centers and procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  20-20-6-3
Affected: IC 20-20-6
Sec. 4.
(a) The
				department of education shall:
(1) determine
				the number and the location of official GED testing centers in Indiana based on
				the need for services;
(2)
				designate a local chief examiner to administer the GED tests at each of the
				centers; and
(3) establish a
				maximum fee for the testing services.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 1 - Achievement on Tests of General Educational Development › Section 1-4.5 - Time limit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  20-20-6-3
Affected: IC 20-20-6
Sec. 4.5.
An applicant must complete all five (5) tests in the GED test
				  battery within thirty-five (35) days. If an applicant does not meet this
				  requirement, the test administration is incomplete. Scores from incomplete test
				  administrations are not reported or used to determine retesting requirements
				  under section 6 of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 1 - Achievement on Tests of General Educational Development › Section 1-5 - Report of test results

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-20-6-3
Affected: IC 20-20-6
Sec. 5.
(a) The
				department of education shall provide an official report of test results (GEDTS
				Form 30) to the local chief examiner who shall distribute reports to applicants
				and to a reasonable number of other persons, institutions, or agencies
				designated by applicants.
(b) Each
				official report of test results must state:
(1) the applicant's standard score for each
				test;
(2) the applicant's average
				standard score for all five (5) tests; and
(3) the following statement: "Satisfactory
				achievement on the high school level of the Tests of General Educational
				Development shall be a standard score of four hundred ten (410) or more on each
				of the five (5) tests in the battery and an average standard score of four
				hundred fifty (450) or more on all five (5) tests of the battery.".
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 1 - Achievement on Tests of General Educational Development › Section 1-6 - Retesting

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-20-6-3
Affected: IC 20-20-6
Sec. 6.
(a) An
				applicant who achieves a total standard score of at least two thousand one
				hundred fifty (2,150) points but less than two thousand two hundred fifty
				(2,250) points must wait at least thirty (30) days after completion of the last
				test in the original battery to be eligible for retesting.
(b) An applicant who achieves a total
				standard score of two thousand one hundred forty (2,140) points or below must
				wait at least ninety (90) days after completion of the last test in the
				original battery to be eligible for retesting.
(c) An applicant who does not achieve the
				minimum standard score of two thousand two hundred fifty (2,250) points as a
				result of the first retesting must wait at least one hundred eighty (180) days
				to be eligible for all subsequent retesting.
Transferred from the Commission on General Education
					 (510 IAC 10-1.1-6) to the Indiana
					 State Board of Education (511 IAC 5-1-6) by
					 P.L.
					 20-1984,
					 SECTION
					 206, effective July 1, 1984.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 2 - Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress (ISTEP) Program › Section 2-3 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  20-19-2-8; IC
				  20-32-5-22
Affected: IC 20-24; IC
				  20-26-15; IC
				  20-31-8; IC
				  20-32-8
Sec. 3.
(a) The
				following shall participate in the ISTEP program:
(1) A nonpublic school seeking accreditation,
				including a freeway school unless the school has an approved optional
				assessment under IC
				20-26-15.
(2) A charter school under IC
				20-24.
(3) A school operated by the
				state of Indiana.
(4) A school
				corporation.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 2 - Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress (ISTEP) Program › Section 2-4 - Accommodations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  20-19-2-8; IC
				  20-32-5-22
Affected: IC
				  20-31-11; IC
				  20-32-5; IC
				  20-32-8; IC 20-35
Sec. 4.
(a) The case
				conference committee may determine that a testing accommodation is necessary
				for a student, who is a student with a disability under 511 IAC 7, to take the
				test. The accommodation must be documented in the student's individualized
				education program as defined in 511 IAC 7, the student's permanent educational
				record, and on the appropriate ISTEP document.
(b) For a student who has an unusual
				condition that significantly impairs the student's ability to take the test,
				but to whom subsection (a) does not apply, the building principal or
				principal's designee shall ensure that determinations about testing
				accommodations are made. Examples of these conditions range from temporary
				disabling conditions, such as a broken arm, to chronic conditions that affect
				motor ability, such as cerebral palsy. The accommodation must be documented in
				the student's permanent educational record and on the appropriate ISTEP
				document.
(c) The building
				principal or principal's designee may determine that a testing accommodation is
				necessary for a student whose primary language is a language other than English
				and who is a student with limited English proficiency. The accommodation must
				be documented in the student's permanent educational record and on the
				appropriate ISTEP document.
(d)
				Subject to the requirements of federal law, IC 20-35, and the ISTEP program
				manual, testing accommodations include, but are not limited to:
(1) adaptive equipment;
(2) braille;
(3) increased testing time;
(4) large print; and
(5) a test assistant to fill in the answers
				indicated by the student on the answer document.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 2 - Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress (ISTEP) Program › Section 2-4.5 - Alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards in lieu of ISTEP+

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  20-19-2-8; IC
				  20-32-5-22
Affected: IC
				  20-32-5
Sec. 4.5.
(a) The
				case conference committee may determine that a student with a significant
				cognitive disability will be assessed on alternate achievement standards using
				the Indiana Standards Tool for Alternate Reporting (ISTAR) in lieu of being
				assessed with ISTEP+.
(b) The case
				conference committee's determination must be based upon the criteria in
				subsection (c), and the case conference committee must document on the
				student's individualized education program that the student satisfies each
				criterion.
(c) The case conference
				committee must find and document that the following criteria are satisfied in
				order for the student to be assessed on alternate achievement standards:
(1) There is empirical evidence of a
				significant cognitive disability that prevents the student from achieving
				Indiana's academic standards necessary to attain a high school diploma.
				Empirical evidence includes, but is not limited to, formal testing results and
				other evaluative data.
(2) There
				are data to show that the student is unable to acquire, maintain, generalize,
				and apply academic skills across environments even with:
(A) extensive;
(B) intensive;
(C) pervasive;
(D) frequent; and
(E) individualized; instruction in multiple
				settings.
(3) The
				student's individualized education program:
(A) includes goals and objectives that focus
				primarily on functional achievement indicators; and
(B) demonstrates that the student's present
				level of performance significantly impedes the student's participation in and
				completion of the general education curriculum even with significant program
				modifications.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 3 - Graduation Examination › Section 3-2 - Completion of Core 40

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  20-19-2-8; IC
				  20-32-5-22
Affected: IC
				  20-30-10-1; IC
				  20-32-4
Sec. 2.
Before July 1, 2010, a student who does not receive a
				  passing score on the graduation examination may be eligible to graduate if the
				  principal of the school the student attends certifies that the student will,
				  within one (1) month of the student's scheduled graduation date, complete all
				  components of the Core 40 curriculum established under IC
				  20-30-10-1 with a grade of "C" or
				  higher in all required and directed elective courses.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 4 - National and International Assessments › Section 4-1 - National assessment for educational progress

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-32-5-21
Affected: IC 20-32-5
Sec. 1.
Public schools and accredited nonpublic schools shall
				  participate, if selected, in national assessment of educational progress
				  testing.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 4 - National and International Assessments › Section 4-2 - International mathematics and science study

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-32-5-21
Affected: IC 20-32-5
Sec. 2.
Public schools and accredited nonpublic schools shall
				  participate, if selected, in international mathematics and science study
				  testing.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 5 - Test Integrity and Security Procedures › Section 5-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  20-19-2-8;
				  IC
				  20-32-5-22
Affected: IC 20-31-4; IC 20-31-11; IC 20-32
Sec. 1.
This rule applies to the administration of the Indiana
				  stateside
[sic]
testing for educational progress (ISTEP),
				  Indiana modified achievement standards test (IMAST), and end-of-course
				  assessments (ECAs) to protect the integrity and achieve the intended purposes
				  of IC 20-32.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 5 - Test Integrity and Security Procedures › Section 5-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-19-2-8; IC 20-32-5-22
Affected: IC 20-31-4; IC 20-31-11; IC 20-32-5-1
Sec. 2.
The following definitions shall apply throughout this
				  rule:
(1) "Code of ethical practices
				and procedures" means the moral and principled practice of handling, training,
				and administering assessment materials that protects the security and overall
				integrity of systematic assessments as set forth in section 3 of this
				rule.
(2) "Integrity breach" means
				any action that undermines the integrity and/or inhibits the effectiveness of
				the ISTEP from achieving the purposes set forth in IC 20-32-5-1. An integrity
				breach includes, but is not limited to, any security breach, testing
				irregularity, testing administration breach, and violation of the code of
				ethical practices and procedures.
(3) "Intellectual property right" means any
				applicable copyright or trademark that may be contained in test and test
				preparation materials.
(4)
				"Security breach" means the failure to observe/follow the documented procedures
				established to protect, maintain, and implement the testing process, such as
				the code of ethical practices and procedures, testing security and integrity
				agreement, and procedures prescribed in the testing manuals by any person
				administering or assisting with the administration of a systematic
				assessment.
(5) "Standard
				conditions" mean the prescribed procedures to be followed during the
				administration of a specific assessment as specified in the code of ethical
				practices and procedures and the ISTEP program manual.
(6) "Testing administration breach" means the
				failure to follow the documented test administration procedures that could
				alter the results or testing environment of the assessment for one (1) or more
				students, including, but not limited to, timing an untimed test and not
				implementing required accommodations.
(7) "Testing irregularity" means any
				unexpected event that significantly disrupts the testing environment of two (2)
				or more students, including, but not limited to, the sounding of the fire alarm
				or power outage.
(8) "Testing
				security and integrity agreement" means the agreement required under 511 IAC
				5-6-5
[sic]
.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 5 - Test Integrity and Security Procedures › Section 5-3 - Code of ethical practices and procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  20-19-2-8;
				  IC
				  20-32-5-22
Affected: IC
				  20-28-5-7;
				  IC 20-31-4; IC 20-31-11; IC
				  20-32-5-1; IC
				  20-32-8
Sec. 3.
(a) The
				department shall develop and publish a code of ethical practices and procedures
				(code) that addresses special concerns regarding appropriate professional
				practices within the ISTEP, IMAST, and ECAs.
(b) The school shall provide a copy of the
				code to all school personnel who may be involved with any part of handling,
				coordinating, or administering ISTEP, IMAST, or ECA. School personnel shall
				review and be familiar with the procedures and activities described in the
				code.
(c) Failure to comply with
				the code, once established and published, may constitute evidence of an
				integrity breach.
(d) Any
				allegations of a breach of the code shall be reported immediately to the
				department according to the protocol established under section 4 of this
				rule.
(e) An integrity breach may
				result in an action under IC
				20-28-5-7
				for the suspension or revocation of a license.
(f) The department shall have the authority
				to enforce intellectual property laws to ensure the integrity of the
				assessments.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 5 - Test Integrity and Security Procedures › Section 5-4 - Protocol for reporting and investigating alleged breaches or irregularities

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  20-19-2-8;
				  IC
				  20-32-5-22
Affected: IC
				  20-28-5-7;
				  IC 20-31-4; IC 20-31-11; IC 20-32
Sec. 4.
(a) The
				department shall develop and publish a protocol (protocol) for reporting and
				investigating alleged breaches or irregularities.
(b) Any allegations of cheating, security
				breach, testing administration breach, intellectual property right
				infringement, loss of materials, or other deviation from acceptable and ethical
				security and test integrity procedures shall be reported immediately to the
				department according to the protocol described in subsection (a).
(c) Failure to comply with the protocol
				described in subsection (a) may constitute evidence of an integrity breach.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 5 - ACHIEVEMENT TESTS › Rule 5 - Test Integrity and Security Procedures › Section 5-5 - Indiana testing security and integrity agreement

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  20-19-2-8;
				  IC
				  20-32-5-22
Affected: IC 20-31-4; IC 20-31-11; IC 20-32
Sec. 5.
(a) The
				department shall develop and publish an Indiana testing security and integrity
				agreement (testing integrity agreement).
(b) Any individual who administers, handles,
				or has access to secure test materials at the school or school corporation
				shall complete assessment training and sign a testing security and integrity
				agreement to remain on file in the appropriate building-level office each
				year.
(c) Each individual required
				to sign the testing integrity agreement under this rule shall sign the form by
				the date established and included on the testing integrity agreement.
(d) The school shall retain the form for a
				minimum of two (2) years from the date of signing.
(e) Failure to comply with the terms of the
				testing integrity agreement may constitute evidence of an integrity
				breach.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 6 - DRIVER EDUCATION; GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS; NONSTANDARD PROGRAMS; HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS; POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT › Rule 5 - Requirements for Special First Class, Commissioned Schools › Section 5-6 - Private nursery schools and kindergartens; certification (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 6 - DRIVER EDUCATION; GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS; NONSTANDARD PROGRAMS; HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS; POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT › Rule 6 - Driver Education › Section 6-1 - Type of instruction; laboratory phase (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Indiana State Board of Education ( 511
					 IAC 6-6-1 ) to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles ( 140 IAC 11-1-1 ) by P.L.
					 145-2011, SECTION 9, effective January 1,
					 2012.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 6 - DRIVER EDUCATION; GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS; NONSTANDARD PROGRAMS; HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS; POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT › Rule 6 - Driver Education › Section 6-3 - Full semester credit (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Indiana State Board of Education ( 511
					 IAC 6-6-3 ) to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles ( 140 IAC 11-1-2 ) by P.L.
					 145-2011, SECTION 9, effective January 1,
					 2012.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 6 - DRIVER EDUCATION; GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS; NONSTANDARD PROGRAMS; HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS; POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT › Rule 6 - Driver Education › Section 6-4 - Half semester credit (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Indiana State Board of Education ( 511
					 IAC 6-6-4 ) to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles ( 140 IAC 11-1-3 ) by P.L.
					 145-2011, SECTION 9, effective January 1,
					 2012.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 6 - DRIVER EDUCATION; GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS; NONSTANDARD PROGRAMS; HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS; POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT › Rule 6 - Driver Education › Section 6-5 - Non-credit programs; minimum standards (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Indiana State Board of Education ( 511
					 IAC 6-6-5 ) to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles ( 140 IAC 11-1-4 ) by P.L.
					 145-2011, SECTION 9, effective January 1,
					 2012.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 6 - DRIVER EDUCATION; GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS; NONSTANDARD PROGRAMS; HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS; POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT › Rule 6 - Driver Education › Section 6-6 - Grade or age level for offering instruction (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Indiana State Board of Education ( 511
					 IAC 6-6-6 ) to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles ( 140 IAC 11-1-5 ) by P.L.
					 145-2011, SECTION 9, effective January 1,
					 2012.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 6 - DRIVER EDUCATION; GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS; NONSTANDARD PROGRAMS; HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS; POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT › Rule 6 - Driver Education › Section 6-7 - Behind-the-wheel instruction; equivalents (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Indiana State Board of Education ( 511
					 IAC 6-6-7 ) to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles ( 140 IAC 11-1-6 ) by P.L.
					 145-2011, SECTION 9, effective January 1,
					 2012.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 6 - DRIVER EDUCATION; GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS; NONSTANDARD PROGRAMS; HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS; POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT › Rule 6 - Driver Education › Section 6-8 - Completion of program; time requirements (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Indiana State Board of Education ( 511
					 IAC 6-6-8 ) to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles ( 140 IAC 11-1-7 ) by P.L.
					 145-2011, SECTION 9, effective January 1,
					 2012.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 6 - DRIVER EDUCATION; GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS; NONSTANDARD PROGRAMS; HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS; POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT › Rule 6 - Driver Education › Section 6-9 - Fractional credit; minimum standards and approval (Transferred)

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred from the Indiana State Board of Education ( 511
					 IAC 6-6-9 ) to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles ( 140 IAC 11-1-8 ) by P.L.
					 145-2011, SECTION 9, effective January 1, 2012.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 6 - DRIVER EDUCATION; GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS; NONSTANDARD PROGRAMS; HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS; POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT › Rule 7 - Graduation Requirements › Section 7-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-19-2-8
Affected: IC 20-26-5-1; IC 20-30-5-7
Sec. 1.
(a) The
				definitions in this section apply throughout this rule.
(b) "Academic honors diploma" means a
				certificate of graduation issued by the governing body of the school
				corporation certifying that the student has satisfied requirements as specified
				in section 6.5 of this rule.
(c)
				"Area of study" means a curriculum area under which course titles are grouped
				in the Indiana state approved course titles and descriptions.
(d) "Credit" means demonstration of
				proficiency against the academic standards in a course that meets the following
				requirements:
(1) The course is an approved
				course and complies with the approved course description.
(2) For those courses for which Indiana
				academic standards are defined, the course is consistent with Indiana academic
				standards.
(3) For those courses
				for which there is a Core 40 end of course assessment, the required proficiency
				is at or greater than that required to pass the assessment.
Multiple credit may not be awarded for the same course unless
				  the approved course description permits multiple credits to be awarded.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 6 - DRIVER EDUCATION; GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS; NONSTANDARD PROGRAMS; HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS; POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT › Rule 7 - Graduation Requirements › Section 7-6 - Required and elective credits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 20-19-2-8
Affected: IC 20-30-5-9
Sec. 6.
(a) After
				August 15, 1988, a minimum of thirty-eight (38) credits is necessary for high
				school graduation. Twenty-two (22) of the credits shall be earned in the areas
				of study specified in subsection (b), and sixteen (16) of the credits shall be
				earned from courses in these and other areas of study listed in subsection (b)
				and 511 IAC 6.1-5.1.
(b) The twenty-two (22) required credits
				consist of the following:
(1) Language arts
8 credits
(2) Social studies
4 credits
(3) Mathematics
4 credits
(4) Science
4 credits
(5) Health and safety
1 credit
(6) Basic physical education, adapted as necessary
1 credit
(c)
				Courses that may be counted toward the required credits prescribed in
				subsection (b) are subject to the following provisions:
(1) A minimum of six (6) credits of the
				language arts requirement shall be from the English language arts area of study
				and are to provide a balance of the following:
(A) Writing.
(B) Reading.
(C) Listening.
(D) Speaking.
(E) Grammar.
(F) Literature.
(G) Media studies.
For students with a major in a vocational-technical program,
				  two (2) credits may be from business technology education, family and consumer
				  sciences, technology education, or vocational-technical courses having
				  predominately language arts content. For students who successfully complete a
				  Level III foreign language course, two (2) credits of the language arts
				  requirement may be waived.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 6 - DRIVER EDUCATION; GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS; NONSTANDARD PROGRAMS; HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS; POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT › Rule 7 - Graduation Requirements › Section 7-6.1 - Required and elective credits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  20-19-2-8
Affected: IC
				  20-30-5-9; IC
				  20-30-10-3
Sec. 6.1.
(a)
				Beginning with students who enter high school in the 2000-2001 school year, a
				minimum of forty (40) credits is necessary for high school graduation.
				Twenty-four (24) of the credits shall be earned in the areas of study specified
				in subsection (b), and sixteen (16) of the credits shall be earned from courses
				in these and other areas of study listed in subsection (b) and 511 lAC
				6.1-5.1.
(b) The twenty-four (24)
				required credits consist of the following:
(1) Language arts
8 credits
(2) Social studies
4 credits
(3) Mathematics
4 credits
(4) Science
4 credits
(5) Additional credits in the areas above or in
							 technology competency
2 credits
(6) Health and education
1 credit
(7) Basic physical education, adapted as necessary
1 credit
(c)
				Courses that may be counted toward the required credits prescribed in
				subsection (b) are subject to the following provisions:
(1) A minimum of six (6) credits of the
				language arts requirement shall be from the English language arts area of study
				and is to provide a balance of the following:
(A) Writing.
(B) Reading.
(C) Listening.
(D) Speaking.
(E) Grammar.
(F) Literature.
(G) Media studies.
Two (2) credits may be from business technology, family and
				  consumer sciences, technology education, or vocational-technical courses having
				  predominately language arts content. For students who successfully complete a
				  Level III foreign language course, two (2) credits of the language arts
				  requirement may be waived.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 6 - DRIVER EDUCATION; GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS; NONSTANDARD PROGRAMS; HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS; POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT › Rule 7 - Graduation Requirements › Section 7-6.5 - Academic honors diploma; additional course requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  20-19-2-8
Affected: IC
				  20-26-5-1
Sec. 6.5.
(a) To be
				eligible for an academic honors diploma, a student must complete a minimum of
				forty-seven (47) high school credits. The following areas and courses are
				required:
(1) Language arts
8 credits
(2) Social studies
6 credits
(3) Mathematics
8 credits
(4) Science
6 credits
(5) World language
6 or 8 credits
(6) Fine arts
2 credits
(7) Health and safety
1 credit
(8) Basic physical education, adapted as necessary
1 credit
(b)
				In addition to the minimum course requirements prescrib ed in section 6 of this
				rule, courses counting toward an academic honors diploma are subject to the
				following requirements:
(1) Language arts
				credits must include the following:
(A)
				Literature.
(B)
				Composition.
(C) Speech.