CHAPTER 11. PERFORMANCE BASED AWARDS
IC 20-31-11
Chapter 11. Performance Based Awards
IC 20-31-11-1
Award and incentive program
Sec. 1. The state board shall implement the performance based
award and incentive program to recognize and reward schools that
have exhibited relative improvement toward the performance
benchmarks and indicators of performance listed in IC 20-20-8-8 that
are considered appropriate for the school by the state superintendent
and the state board.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15.
IC 20-31-11-2
Certification of information; notice of determination
Sec. 2. (a) The principal of each school shall, upon request of the
department, certify to the department the information required to
determine the school's relative improvement toward each of the
benchmarks and indicators considered appropriate for the school
under section 1 of this chapter.
(b) Upon receiving the information described under subsection (a)
for at least two (2) consecutive years, the department shall make a
determination as to whether a school exhibited relative improvement
toward each of the benchmarks and indicators referred to in
subsection (a). The department shall notify the school in writing of
its determination.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15.
IC 20-31-11-3
Designation of schools receiving monetary award
Sec. 3. Upon determining the schools that have exhibited relative
improvement toward at least two (2) of the benchmarks and
indicators considered appropriate for the school under section 1 of
this chapter, the department shall designate those schools that receive
a monetary award under this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15.
IC 20-31-11-4
Monetary awards; reports; approval by governor
Sec. 4. (a) Before a school may receive a monetary award under
this chapter, the department shall:
(1) prepare a written report:
(A) identifying the benchmarks and indicators considered
appropriate for the school under section 1 of this chapter in
which the school demonstrated relative improvement;
(B) describing the extent to which the school demonstrated
relative improvement; and
(C) specifying the amount of the award sought for the
school; and
(2) submit the written report to the budget committee for its
review.
(b) Before the department distributes a monetary award under this
chapter, the governor must approve the specific award.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15.
IC 20-31-11-5
Nonmonetary awards
Sec. 5. The department may recognize and grant nonmonetary
awards to schools that demonstrate relative improvement in at least
one (1) of the benchmarks and indicators considered appropriate for
the school under section 1 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15.
IC 20-31-11-6
Expenditure of monetary award
Sec. 6. (a) A public school that receives a monetary award under
this chapter may expend that award for any educational purpose for
that school, except:
(1) athletics;
(2) salaries for school personnel; or
(3) salary bonuses for school personnel.
(b) A monetary award may not be used to determine the state
tuition support under IC 20-43 of the school corporation in which the
school receiving the monetary award is located.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.149;
P.L.146-2008, SEC.474.
IC 20-31-11-7
Guidelines
Sec. 7. The department shall establish guidelines necessary to
implement this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15.