2015 Indiana Code TITLE 20. EDUCATION ARTICLE 20. PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE CHAPTER 5.5. CURRICULAR MATERIALS
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IC 20-20-5.5
Chapter 5.5. Curricular Materials
IC 20-20-5.5-1
Repealed
(As added by P.L.73-2011, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.286-2013,
SEC.30.)
IC 20-20-5.5-2
Department evaluation of curricular materials; publication of
report; inclusion of a publisher<s materials
Sec. 2. (a) The department shall evaluate curricular materials. The
evaluation must include an evaluation of:
(1) the curricular materials' alignment to the academic standards
developed by the department under IC 20-31-3-2; and
(2) the appropriateness of the reading level of the curricular
materials.
(b) The department shall determine the process for evaluating
curricular materials under subsection (a).
(c) The department shall publish a report that describes the method
used to conduct the evaluation required under subsection (a) and that
contains the results of the evaluation. The report must do the
following:
(1) Provide a list of each curricular material evaluated and a
summary of the evaluation for each curricular material.
(2) Provide a listing and summary review for the curricular
materials that are aligned to the academic standards developed
by the department under IC 20-31-3-2 for the following subjects
for each grade level:
(A) English/language arts, including spelling, literature, and
handwriting.
(B) Reading.
(C) Mathematics.
(D) Science.
(E) Social studies.
(F) Other subject areas as determined by the department.
(3) Include any clarification or response from the publisher of
a curricular material related to the department's summary review
provided under subdivision (2).
(d) A governing body and superintendent may use the report under
subsection (c) in complying with IC 20-26-12-24.
(e) For a publisher's curricular materials to be included in the
report under subsection (c), the publisher must provide the
department a written, exact, and standard statewide price for each
curricular material.
(f) A publisher may request that an update to the publisher's
curricular materials and corresponding prices replace the information
on the curricular materials set forth in the report under subsection (c).
As added by P.L.73-2011, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.124;
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P.L.286-2013, SEC.31.
IC 20-20-5.5-3
Notification of availability of evaluation
Sec. 3. (a) The state superintendent shall notify the governing
bodies of each school corporation, charter school, and accredited
nonpublic school immediately of:
(1) the initial publication and annual update on the department's
Internet web site of the report described in section 2(c) of this
chapter, including the Internet web site address where the report
is published; and
(2) updates of the following types of information in the report
described in section 2(c) of this chapter:
(A) The addition of materials.
(B) The removal of materials.
(C) Changes in the per unit price of curricular materials that
exceed five percent (5%).
(b) A notification under this section must state that:
(1) the reviews of curricular materials included in the report
described in section 2(c) of this chapter are departmental
reviews only; and
(2) each governing body has authority to adopt curricular
materials for a school corporation.
As added by P.L.73-2011, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.229-2011,
SEC.167; P.L.286-2013, SEC.32.
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