2006 Indiana Code - CHAPTER 21. SCHOOL CORPORATION ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT

IC 20-1-21
    Chapter 21. School Corporation Annual Performance Report

IC 20-1-21-4
Publication of report; Internet publication
     Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2005. See also preceding repeal of this article, effective 7-1-2005.
    Sec. 4. (a) Not earlier than January 15 or later than January 31 of each year, the governing body of a school corporation shall publish an annual performance report of the school corporation, in compliance with the procedures identified in section 8 of this chapter. The report must be published one (1) time annually under IC 5-3-1.
    (b) The department shall make each school corporation's annual performance report available on the department's Internet web site. The annual performance report published on the Internet for a school corporation, including a charter school, must include any additional information submitted by the school corporation under section 7(3)(A) of this chapter. The governing body of a school corporation may make the school corporation's annual performance report available on the school corporation's Internet web site.
    (c) The governing body of a school corporation shall provide a copy of the annual performance report to any person who requests a copy. The governing body may not charge a fee for providing the copy.
As added by P.L.34-1996, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.81-2003, SEC.1; P.L.169-2005, SEC.1.

IC 20-1-21-7
Contents of report
     Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2005. See also preceding repeal of this article, effective 7-1-2005.
    Sec. 7. A report must contain the following:
        (1) The information listed in section 9 of this chapter for each of the preceding three (3) years.
        (2) Additional components determined under section 8(4) of this chapter.
        (3) Additional information or explanation that the governing body wishes to include, including the following:
            (A) Results of nationally recognized assessments of students under programs other than the ISTEP program that a school corporation, including a charter school, uses to determine if students are meeting or exceeding academic standards in grades that are tested under the ISTEP program.
            (B) Results of assessments of students under programs other than the ISTEP program that a school corporation uses to determine if students are meeting or exceeding academic standards in grades that are not tested under the ISTEP program.
            (C) The number and types of staff professional development

programs.
            (D) The number and types of partnerships with the community, business, or higher education.
            (E) Levels of parental participation.
As added by P.L.34-1996, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.221-1999, SEC.10; P.L.81-2003, SEC.2; P.L.169-2005, SEC.2.

IC 20-1-21-8
Development and revision of reporting procedures and implementation standards
     Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2005. See also preceding repeal of this article, effective 7-1-2005.
    Sec. 8. The state superintendent and the Indiana state board of education, in consultation with school corporations, educational organizations, appropriate state agencies, and other organizations and individuals having an interest in education, shall develop and periodically revise the following for the benchmarks and indicators of performance under section 9 of this chapter and the additional components of the performance report:
        (1) Reporting procedures, including the following:
            (A) A determination of the information that a school corporation must compile and the information that the department must compile.
            (B) A determination of the information required on a school by school basis and the information required on a school corporation basis.
            (C) A common format suitable for publication, including tables, graphics, and explanatory text. The common format must allow the inclusion of additional information described in section 7(3)(A) of this chapter that is submitted by a school corporation, including a charter school.
        (2) Operational definitions.
        (3) Standards for implementation.
        (4) Additional components for the report that may be benchmarks, indicators of performance, or other information.
As added by P.L.34-1996, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.221-1999, SEC.11; P.L.81-2003, SEC.3; P.L.169-2005, SEC.3.