Indiana § 20-30-8-11 - Individual service plans for students
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§ 20-30-8-11. Individual service plans for students
Sec. 11. (a) Before placing a student in an alternative education program, the school corporation in which the student is enrolled shall prepare an individual service plan for the student's placement.
(b) The individual service plan for a student must be reviewed and revised:
(1) as needed; and
(2) at least annually.
(c) The initial plan and each revised plan must be jointly prepared by the student's:
(1) teacher or teachers; and
(2) principal or the principal's designee.
If a student is enrolled in an alternative education program when an individual service plan is revised, the principal and teacher for the alternative education program may prepare the revised plan. If a student is enrolled in the classes of more than one (1) teacher, a teacher who is designated by the school corporation as the student's principal adviser shall prepare the individual service plan.
(d) The individual service plan for a student must be in writing. In the plan, the student's teacher or teachers and principal or principal's designee must jointly agree that the student is likely to academically benefit from participation in an alternative education program. The plan must include a description of at least the following:
(1) Educational goals appropriate for the student.
(2) Behavioral goals appropriate for the student.
(3) An alternative education program that is appropriate for the student.
(4) Services required by the student and the student's immediate family to meet the educational goals and behavioral goals specified in the individual service plan.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.6-6.7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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