CHAPTER 15. ACADEMIC RECEIVERSHIP
IC 20-25-15
Chapter 15. Academic Receivership
IC 20-25-15-1
Placement of school in academic receivership
Sec. 1. In addition to the consequences of IC 20-31-9, the board
shall place a school in the school city in academic receivership if the
school fails for any two (2) consecutive school years to meet student
performance improvement levels.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
IC 20-25-15-2
Required evaluations
Sec. 2. Before August 1 of a school year for which a school is
placed in academic receivership, the superintendent and the board
shall require the following:
(1) Evaluation of each administrator at the school.
(2) Evaluation of each teacher at the school.
(3) Evaluation of the school's educational plan.
(4) Consideration of:
(A) personnel;
(B) management;
(C) plan; and
(D) policy;
changes for the school to improve student performance at the
school.
(5) Identification of significant;
(A) management;
(B) personnel;
(C) plan; or
(D) policy;
changes that in the board's judgment must be implemented to
improve the school's performance.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
IC 20-25-15-3
Actions to raise school's level of performance
Sec. 3. (a) If a school is placed in academic receivership, the
superintendent and the board must take action to raise the school's
level of performance.
(b) In addition to the consequences of IC 20-31-9, the actions that
the superintendent and the board may take to raise the performance
of a school in academic receivership include the following:
(1) Shifting resources of the school city to the school.
(2) Changing or removing:
(A) the school principal;
(B) teachers;
(C) administrators; or
(D) other staff.
(3) Establishing a new educational plan for the school.
(4) Requiring the superintendent or another school city
appointee to administer the school until the academic
receivership status of the school is removed.
(5) Contracting with a:
(A) for-profit organization;
(B) nonprofit organization; or
(C) individual;
to manage the school.
(6) Closing the school.
(7) Any other management, personnel, or policy changes that
the superintendent and board expect in the following school
year to:
(A) raise the performance of the school; and
(B) avoid continuing academic receivership status for the
school.
(c) If this chapter is inconsistent with any other law relating to:
(1) education;
(2) teachers; or
(3) common schools;
this chapter governs.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.