CHAPTER 10. BOARD PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
IC 20-25-10
Chapter 10. Board Plan for Improvement of Student Achievement
IC 20-25-10-1
Plan for improvement of student achievement; conformity with
school laws
Sec. 1. (a) The board shall modify, develop, and implement a plan
for the improvement of student achievement in the schools in the
school city.
(b) A plan modified, developed, and implemented under this
chapter must be consistent with this article and with IC 20-31-1,
IC 20-31-2, IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8,
IC 20-31-9, and IC 20-31-10.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
IC 20-25-10-2
Plan requirements
Sec. 2. The plan modified, developed, and implemented under this
chapter must do the following:
(1) Provide for efforts to increase support of the schools by:
(A) the parents of students; and
(B) the neighborhood communities surrounding the schools.
(2) Establish student performance improvement levels for
students in each school in the school city that are not less
rigorous than the student performance improvement levels
developed under IC 20-31.
(3) Provide opportunity and support for the educators in each
school to develop a school plan, including:
(A) traditional or innovative methods and approaches to
improve student achievement; and
(B) efficient and cost effective management efforts in the
school;
that are developed consistently with IC 20-25-12-1 and with the
board's plan developed under this chapter.
(4) Require annual reports identifying the progress of student
achievement for each school as described in IC 20-20-8-8 and
IC 20-25-9-6.
(5) Provide for the effective evaluation of:
(A) each school in the school city; and
(B) the school's educators;
including the consideration of student achievement in the
school.
(6) Provide a range of opportunity for remediation of students
who:
(A) fail to meet state achievement standards; or
(B) are at risk of academic failure.
(7) Require action to raise the level of performance of a school
if the school's students fail to achieve student performance
improvement levels established for the school under
IC 20-25-11-1.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
IC 20-25-10-3
Modification, development, publication, and implementation of
plan
Sec. 3. The board shall:
(1) modify, develop, and publish the plan required under this
chapter; and
(2) implement the modified plan;
in compliance with the timelines of IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-5,
IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, IC 20-31-9, and IC 20-31-10.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.28;
P.L.1-2006, SEC.323.
IC 20-25-10-4
Revisions; publication required
Sec. 4. If the board revises the plan required under this chapter
after the plan is published, the board shall publish the revisions.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
IC 20-25-10-5
Assessment and evaluation of educational programs
Sec. 5. (a) The board shall annually assess and evaluate
educational programs offered by the school city to determine:
(1) the relationship of the programs to improved student
achievement; and
(2) the educational value of the programs in relation to cost.
(b) The board may obtain information from:
(1) educators in the schools offering a program;
(2) students participating in a program; and
(3) the parents of students participating in a program;
in preparing an assessment and evaluation under this section. The
assessment must include the performance of the school's students in
achieving student performance improvement levels under IC 20-31-1,
IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, IC 20-31-9,
IC 20-31-10, and IC 20-25-11.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.29;
P.L.1-2006, SEC.324.