Indiana § 20-25-11-1 - Establishment of annual student performance improvement levels

§ 20-25-11-1. Establishment of annual student performance improvement levels

Sec. 1. The board shall establish annual student performance improvement levels for each school that are not less rigorous than the student performance improvement levels under IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10, including the following:

(1) For students:

(A) improvement in results on assessment tests and assessment programs;

(B) improvement in attendance rates; and

(C) improvement in progress toward graduation.

(2) For teachers:

(A) improvement in student results on assessment tests and assessment programs;

(B) improvement in the number and percentage of students achieving:

(i) state achievement standards; and

(ii) if applicable, performance levels set by the board;

on assessment tests;

(C) improvement in student progress toward graduation;

(D) improvement in student attendance rates for the school year;

(E) improvement in individual teacher attendance rates;

(F) improvement in:

(i) communication with parents; and

(ii) parental involvement in classroom and extracurricular activities; and

(G) other objectives developed by the board.

(3) For the school and school administrators:

(A) improvement in student results on assessment tests, totaled by class and grade;

(B) improvement in the number and percentage of students achieving:

(i) state achievement standards; and

(ii) if applicable, performance levels set by the board;

on assessment tests, totaled by class and grade;

(C) improvement in:

(i) student graduation rates; and

(ii) progress toward graduation;

(D) improvement in student attendance rates;

(E) management of:

(i) education fund expenditures;

(ii) operations fund expenditures; and

(iii) total expenditures;

per student;

(F) improvement in teacher attendance rates; and

(G) other objectives developed by the board.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-8-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.30; P.L.1-2006, SEC.325; P.L.233-2015, SEC.90; P.L.244-2017, SEC.38; P.L.211-2021, SEC.9; P.L.214-2025, SEC.74.

IC 20-25-12Chapter 12. School Plans for Improvement

20-25-12-1Contents of board's plan 20-25-12-2Educators' plan; use of traditional or innovative techniques 20-25-12-3Provision for parental involvement 20-25-12-4Promotion of student achievement 20-25-12-5Education fund budgets for schools 20-25-12-6Educators' determination of needed educational resources; purchases and acquisitions 20-25-12-7School budget allocations for noneducational goods and services 20-25-12-8Excess education fund money; permissible uses