2015 Indiana Code TITLE 20. EDUCATION ARTICLE 20. PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE CHAPTER 8. SCHOOL CORPORATION ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT
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IC 20-20-8
Chapter 8. School Corporation Annual Performance Report
IC 20-20-8-1
"Benchmark"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "benchmark" refers to a benchmark
established under this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
IC 20-20-8-2
"Report"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "report" refers to the school
corporation annual performance report required by this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
IC 20-20-8-3
Publication of report; Internet publication
Sec. 3. (a) Not earlier than March 15 or later than March 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 7 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 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 6(3)(A) of this
chapter. The governing body of a school corporation shall make the
school corporation's report available on a prominent page of a school
corporation's Internet web site.
(c) The governing body of a school corporation shall provide a
copy of the report to a person who requests a copy. The governing
body may not charge a fee for providing the copy.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.169-2005, SEC.10;
P.L.43-2014, SEC.3; P.L.233-2015, SEC.40.
IC 20-20-8-4
Public hearing
Sec. 4. Not later than sixty (60) days after the publication of the
report, the governing body of a school corporation may conduct a
public hearing at a location within the school corporation to present
and discuss the report. The governing body may conduct the meeting
in conjunction with a regular meeting of the governing body.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
IC 20-20-8-5
Copy of report to be provided to department
Sec. 5. A school corporation shall provide a copy of the report to
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the department.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
IC 20-20-8-6
Contents of report
Sec. 6. A report must contain the following:
(1) The information listed in section 8 of this chapter for each
of the preceding three (3) years.
(2) Additional components determined under section 7(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 postsecondary education.
(E) Levels of parental participation.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.169-2005, SEC.11;
P.L.2-2007, SEC.203.
IC 20-20-8-7
Development and revision of reporting procedures and
implementation standards
Sec. 7. The state superintendent and the state board, 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 8 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
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must allow the inclusion of additional information described
in section 6(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.1-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.169-2005, SEC.12.
IC 20-20-8-8 Version a
Report information
Note: This version of section amended by P.L.213-2015, SEC.159.
See also following version of this section amended by P.L.220-2015,
SEC.2.
Sec. 8. The report must include the following information:
(1) Student enrollment.
(2) Graduation rate (as defined in IC 20-26-13-6).
(3) Attendance rate.
(4) The following test scores, including the number and
percentage of students meeting academic standards:
(A) ISTEP program test scores.
(B) Scores for assessments under IC 20-32-5-21, if
appropriate.
(C) For a freeway school, scores on a locally adopted
assessment program, if appropriate.
(5) Average class size.
(6) The number and percentage of students in the following
groups or programs:
(A) Alternative education, if offered.
(B) Career and technical education.
(C) Special education.
(D) High ability.
(E) Remediation.
(F) Limited English language proficiency.
(G) Students receiving free or reduced price lunch under the
national school lunch program.
(H) School flex program, if offered.
(7) Advanced placement, including the following:
(A) For advanced placement tests, the percentage of students:
(i) scoring three (3), four (4), and five (5); and
(ii) taking the test.
(B) For the Scholastic Aptitude Test:
(i) test scores for all students taking the test;
(ii) test scores for students completing the academic honors
diploma program; and
(iii) the percentage of students taking the test.
(8) Course completion, including the number and percentage of
students completing the following programs:
(A) Academic honors diploma.
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(B) Core 40 curriculum.
(C) Career and technical programs.
(9) The percentage of grade 8 students enrolled in algebra I.
(10) The percentage of graduates who pursue higher education.
(11) School safety, including:
(A) the number of students receiving suspension or expulsion
for the possession of alcohol, drugs, or weapons;
(B) the number of incidents reported under IC 20-33-9; and
(C) the number of bullying incidents reported under
IC 20-34-6 by category.
(12) Financial information and various school cost factors,
including the following:
(A) Expenditures per pupil.
(B) Average teacher salary.
(C) Remediation funding.
(13) Technology accessibility and use of technology in
instruction.
(14) Interdistrict and intradistrict student mobility rates, if that
information is available.
(15) The number and percentage of each of the following within
the school corporation:
(A) Teachers who are certificated employees (as defined in
IC 20-29-2-4).
(B) Teachers who teach the subject area for which the
teacher is certified and holds a license.
(C) Teachers with national board certification.
(16) The percentage of grade 3 students reading at grade 3 level.
(17) The number of students expelled, including the number
participating in other recognized education programs during
their expulsion.
(18) Chronic absenteeism, which includes the number of
students who have been absent from school for ten percent
(10%) or more of a school year for any reason.
(19) Habitual truancy, which includes the number of students
who have been absent ten (10) days or more from school within
a school year without being excused or without being absent
under a parental request that has been filed with the school.
(20) The number of students who have dropped out of school,
including the reasons for dropping out.
(21) The number of student work permits revoked.
(22) The number of student driver's licenses revoked.
(23) The number of students who have not advanced to grade 10
due to a lack of completed credits.
(24) The number of students suspended for any reason.
(25) The number of students receiving an international
baccalaureate diploma.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.72-2006, SEC.1;
P.L.185-2006, SEC.7; P.L.84-2007, SEC.1; P.L.234-2007, SEC.91;
P.L.3-2008, SEC.115; P.L.246-2013, SEC.5; P.L.285-2013, SEC.2;
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P.L.246-2013, SEC.6; P.L.213-2015, SEC.159.
IC 20-20-8-8 Version b
Report information
Note: This version of section amended by P.L.220-2015, SEC.2.
See also preceding version of this section amended by P.L.213-2015,
SEC.159.
Sec. 8. (a) The report must include the following information:
(1) Student enrollment.
(2) Graduation rate (as defined in IC 20-26-13-6) and the
graduation rate excluding students that receive a graduation
waiver under IC 20-32-4-4.
(3) Attendance rate.
(4) The following test scores, including the number and
percentage of students meeting academic standards:
(A) All state standardized assessment scores.
(B) Scores for assessments under IC 20-32-5-21, if
appropriate.
(C) For a freeway school, scores on a locally adopted
assessment program, if appropriate.
(5) Average class size.
(6) The school's performance category or designation of school
improvement assigned under IC 20-31-8.
(7) The number and percentage of students in the following
groups or programs:
(A) Alternative education, if offered.
(B) Career and technical education.
(C) Special education.
(D) High ability.
(E) Remediation.
(F) Limited English language proficiency.
(G) Students receiving free or reduced price lunch under the
national school lunch program.
(H) School flex program, if offered.
(8) Advanced placement, including the following:
(A) For advanced placement tests, the percentage of students:
(i) scoring three (3), four (4), and five (5); and
(ii) taking the test.
(B) For the Scholastic Aptitude Test:
(i) test scores for all students taking the test;
(ii) test scores for students completing the academic honors
diploma program; and
(iii) the percentage of students taking the test.
(9) Course completion, including the number and percentage of
students completing the following programs:
(A) Academic honors diploma.
(B) Core 40 curriculum.
(C) Career and technical programs.
(10) The percentage of grade 8 students enrolled in algebra I.
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(11) The percentage of graduates considered college and career
ready in a manner prescribed by the state board.
(12) School safety, including:
(A) the number of students receiving suspension or expulsion
for the possession of alcohol, drugs, or weapons;
(B) the number of incidents reported under IC 20-33-9; and
(C) the number of bullying incidents reported under
IC 20-34-6 by category.
(13) Financial information and various school cost factors,
including the following:
(A) Expenditures per pupil.
(B) Average teacher salary.
(C) Remediation funding.
(14) Interdistrict and intradistrict student mobility rates, if that
information is available.
(15) The number and percentage of each of the following within
the school corporation:
(A) Teachers who are certificated employees (as defined in
IC 20-29-2-4).
(B) Teachers who teach the subject area for which the
teacher is certified and holds a license.
(C) Teachers with national board certification.
(16) The percentage of grade 3 students reading at grade 3 level.
(17) The number of students expelled, including the number
participating in other recognized education programs during
their expulsion, including the percentage of students expelled by
race, grade, gender, free or reduced lunch status, and eligibility
for special education.
(18) Chronic absenteeism, which includes the number of
students who have been absent from school for ten percent
(10%) or more of a school year for any reason.
(19) Habitual truancy, which includes the number of students
who have been absent ten (10) days or more from school within
a school year without being excused or without being absent
under a parental request that has been filed with the school.
(20) The number of students who have dropped out of school,
including the reasons for dropping out, including the percentage
of students who have dropped out by race, grade, gender, free
or reduced lunch status, and eligibility for special education.
(21) The number of out of school suspensions assigned,
including the percentage of students suspended by race, grade,
gender, free or reduced lunch status, and eligibility for special
education.
(22) The number of in school suspensions assigned, including
the percentage of students suspended by race, grade, gender,
free or reduced lunch status, and eligibility for special
education.
(23) The number of student work permits revoked.
(24) The number of students receiving an international
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baccalaureate diploma.
(25) Other indicators of performance as recommended by the
education roundtable under IC 20-19-4.
(b) This subsection applies to schools, including charter schools,
located in a county having a consolidated city, including schools
located in excluded cities (as defined in IC 36-3-1-7). The
information reported under subsection (a) must be disaggregated by
race, grade, gender, free or reduced lunch status, and eligibility for
special education.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.72-2006, SEC.1;
P.L.185-2006, SEC.7; P.L.84-2007, SEC.1; P.L.234-2007, SEC.91;
P.L.3-2008, SEC.115; P.L.246-2013, SEC.5; P.L.285-2013, SEC.2;
P.L.246-2013, SEC.6; P.L.220-2015, SEC.2.
IC 20-20-8-9
Annual compilation of reports
Sec. 9. The department shall annually produce and distribute in
paper and electronic formats a compiled report that includes the
reports of all school corporations.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
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