Sec. 12. (a) A school corporation assigning students to a laboratory school shall, at least once each year, prepare a report or reports, as required by law, governing the operation of the school corporation, showing:

(1) the number of students attending;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-24.5-2-12

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • laboratory school: refers to a preschool, an elementary school, or a high school described in section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-24.5-2-3
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) the grades taught;

(3) the methods of instruction used; and

(4) the operational costs, as defined by law, per student.

     (b) Each state educational institution operating a laboratory school shall prepare a report or reports, regardless of whether or not the state educational institution has an agreement with a school corporation. The report or reports must be prepared once each year and must contain:

(1) a comparison of the results obtained by the new methods of instruction with the conventional methods of instruction; and

(2) the new methods of instruction recommended for general use in public schools.

     (c) A copy of each report must be filed with the department. The copies must be furnished to any legislative committee having an interest in the matters.

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-14-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.209.