TITLE 511 INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Amends 511 IAC 6.1-1-11 to change the label of "academic watch" to the label of "D" and the label of "academic probation" to the label of "F". Amends 511 IAC 6.1-1-11.5 and 511 IAC 6.1-1-13.5 to parallel the label changes made in 511 IAC 6.1-1-11. Amends 511 IAC 6.2-6-5 to change the label of "exemplary progress" to "A", the label of "commendable progress" to "B", the label of "academic progress" to "C", the label of "academic watch" to "D", and the label of "academic probation" to "F". Amends 511 IAC 6.2-6-6.1 to parallel the label changes amended in 511 IAC 6.2-6-5. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.

IC 4-22-2.1-5 Statement Concerning Rules Affecting Small Businesses

SECTION 1. 511 IAC 6.1-1-11 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

Affected: IC 20-31-4-12

Sec. 11. (a) Upon receipt of the review panel's recommendation, which must include analysis of strengths and weaknesses and justification for the recommendation, the state board shall make one (1) of the following determinations as to the accreditation status of the school:

(b) If a school is accorded provisional accreditation status or probation accreditation status for failure to comply with legal standards under section 4(1) of this rule, the state board and department shall note that the status was accorded for a reason other than school performance.

SECTION 2. 511 IAC 6.1-1-11.5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

Affected: IC 20-31-4

Sec. 11.5. (a) The department shall appoint a review panel to conduct an evaluation of a school that has been awarded full accreditation status if the department verifies, prior to the school's next review date, that: the following:

(b) Sections 7 through 11 of this rule apply to a review under this section.

SECTION 3. 511 IAC 6.1-1-13.5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

Affected: IC 20-24

Sec. 13.5. (a) The state board shall revoke the accreditation status of a nonpublic school or a charter school under IC 20-24 if, in the fifth year after initial placement in the academic probation (high priority) F category of school improvement and performance under 511 IAC 6.2-6-5, the school remains in the academic probation (high priority) F category of school improvement and performance.

(b) If the accreditation status of a nonpublic school is revoked under subsection (a), the school may not seek accreditation until the school year in which the school normally would have been reviewed had the school been accorded full accreditation status rather than probationary accreditation status.

SECTION 4. 511 IAC 6.2-6-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

Affected: IC 20-19-2-8; IC 20-31-8

Sec. 5. (a) The following categories of school improvement and performance are established effective with the 2005-2006 school year:

	Improvement
Performance	Exemplary Progress A	Commendable Progress B	Academic Progress C	Academic Watch (Priority) D	Academic Probation (High Priority) F
>90%	Exemplary School
>80%	>1%	Commendable School
>70%	>3%	>2%	>1%	<1%
>60%	>4%	>3%	>2%	<2%
>50%	>5%	>4%	>3%	<3%	<0%
>40%	>6%	>5%	>4%	<4%	<1%
<40%		>6%	>5%	>3%	<3%

(b) The following categories of school improvement and performance are established effective with the 2009-2010 school year:

	Improvement
Performance	Exemplary Progress A	Commendable Progress B	Academic Progress C	Academic Watch (Priority) D	Academic Probation (High Priority) F
>90%	Exemplary School
>80%	>1%	Commendable School
>70%	>3%	>2%	>1%	<1%
>60%	>4%	>3%	>2%	<2%	<0%
>50%	>5%	>4%	>3%	<3%	<1%
<50%		>5%	>4%	>3%	<3%

(c) The categories in subsection (b) shall be phased in over the four (4) years from the 2005-2006 school year to the 2009-2010 school year.

(d) A school will not be placed in a lower category based on lack of continuous improvement, until two (2) years of the three-year rolling average is in effect.

(e) By May 15, 2003, the education roundtable and the state board will review results from ISTEP tests for the 2002-2003 school year, the first administration of assessments aligned to the new, more rigorous standards described in 511 IAC 6.2-6-1. Using the available data, the roundtable may recommend and the state board may may adjust:

SECTION 5. 511 IAC 6.2-6-6.1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

Affected: IC 20-31-8

Sec. 6.1. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 4 and 5 of this rule, the state board shall not place a school or school corporation in a category higher than academic progress C if the school or school corporation fails, for two (2) consecutive years, to make adequate yearly progress under 511 IAC 6.2-7-5.

Notice of Public Hearing

DIN: 20100407-IR-511090995PRA

Composed: Apr 27,2024 7:48:56PM EDT

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