Sec. 4. (a) The state board, in consultation with the department, shall develop criteria to be used by the department to identify secondary schools with the highest graduation waiver rate percentages in Indiana that may require the establishment of a school wide remediation plan.

     (b) Beginning in the 2013-2014 school year, the department shall identify schools that must be placed on notice under subsections (c) and (d) using the criteria established under subsection (a).

Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-32-9-4

  • 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.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (c) This subsection applies the first year a school is identified under subsection (b). The state board shall place the school and the school corporation on notice that the school has exceeded the percentage of graduation waivers determined under subsection (a). Upon receiving notice that the school exceeded the percentage of graduation waivers, the school shall develop a school wide remediation plan developed by the school corporation and submit the plan to the department.

     (d) This subsection applies if, in the second or a subsequent year after the initial identification under subsection (b), a school continues to be identified under subsection (b). The state board shall place the school and the school corporation on notice that the school has exceeded the percentage of graduation waivers determined by the criteria established in subsection (a). Upon receiving notice that the school exceeded the percentage of graduation waivers, the school shall collaborate with the department to develop and implement a revised school wide remediation plan.

As added by P.L.268-2013, SEC.9.