2015 Indiana Code TITLE 20. EDUCATION ARTICLE 25.7. INNOVATION NETWORK SCHOOLS CHAPTER 6. CAREER PATHWAYS PILOT PROGRAM
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IC 20-25.7-6
Chapter 6. Career Pathways Pilot Program
IC 20-25.7-6-1
"Career pathway teacher"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "career pathway teacher" means a
qualified teacher participating in a school corporation's pilot program.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
IC 20-25.7-6-2
"Pilot program"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "pilot program" refers to the career
pathways pilot program established by section 4 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
IC 20-25.7-6-3
"Qualified teacher"
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "qualified teacher" refers to a
teacher who works in the classroom providing instruction and who is
not instructional support personnel.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
IC 20-25.7-6-4
Establishment of program
Sec. 4. (a) The career pathways pilot program is established. Only
a school that has been established or reconstituted as an innovation
network school may participate in the career pathways pilot program.
The pilot program is established to provide for, in addition to base
salary and other applicable supplements, differentiated pay for
qualified teachers based on a qualified teacher's demonstrated
effectiveness and additional responsibilities in advanced roles.
(b) The state board shall administer the program.
(c) An innovation network school may be awarded a grant from
the innovation network school grant fund established by
IC 20-25.7-7-1 for the development and implementation of a career
pathways pilot program.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
IC 20-25.7-6-5
State board responsibilities and duties; application; requirements
Sec. 5. (a) Before August 31, 2015, the state board shall develop
the pilot program and establish the duties that are associated with
advanced roles necessary for qualified teachers consistent with this
section.
(b) A board may apply to the state board to participate in the pilot
program beginning in the 2016-2017 or the 2017-2018 school year
by submitting a proposed plan to the state board in a time frame
prescribed by the state board. A proposed plan may consist of a plan
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approved by the board under IC 20-25.7-4-3 as long as it meets the
additional requirements provided in this section. The proposed plan
must focus on the leadership capacity and commitment of the school
corporation to develop career pathways that meet the requirements of
this section and must be widely applicable across Indiana, as
demonstrated by prior efforts to advance:
(1) teaching excellence;
(2) on the job development for teachers;
(3) teacher leadership; or
(4) leadership design.
(c) A career pathways plan developed under subsection (b) must
meet, at a minimum, the following criteria:
(1) Enable qualified teachers to progress within their career and
become career pathway teachers by doing any of the following:
(A) Assuming advanced roles that include accountability for
student growth across a team of teachers.
(B) Assuming advanced roles that include accountability as
the teacher of record for more students.
(2) Provide information in a form readily accessible to both
teachers and the public concerning the criteria and the
procedures for selection as a career pathway teacher.
(3) Require a qualified teacher to be rated as highly effective
under IC 20-28-11.5-4 to be eligible to participate in the pilot
program.
(4) Increase the amount of time during the school day for a
career pathway teacher to plan, collaborate on, and participate
in on the job development or leadership of other teachers.
(5) Establish equally stringent eligibility requirements for a
career pathway teacher to remain in an advanced role as those
required to initially attain that role.
(6) Establish a procedure for determining whether a career
pathway teacher is successfully performing the additional duties
associated with the career pathway.
(7) Ensure that a career pathway teacher may opt out of the
career pathways plan by voluntarily relinquishing additional
duties associated with the career pathway.
(8) Pay career pathway salary supplements in an amount equal
to at least:
(A) twenty-five percent (25%) of the career pathway
teacher's salary based on the state average teacher salary at
the time the plan is submitted if the career pathway teacher
leads teams of two (2) or more teachers and is the teacher of
record for all the students served by the teaching team; or
(B) ten percent (10%) of the career pathway teacher's salary
based on the state average teacher salary at the time the plan
is submitted if the career pathway teacher performs
additional duties or functions that are specified in the school
corporation's plan and approved by the state board that
enable the teacher to effectively serve additional students.
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(9) Require that a career pathway teacher who:
(A) fails to maintain a rating of highly effective under
IC 20-28-11.5-4; or
(B) is not successfully performing the additional duties
associated with the career pathway;
shall be paid only the salary applicable to the career pathway
teacher based on the local salary schedule adopted under
IC 20-28-9-1.5 and any other local supplements that would
otherwise apply to the career pathway teacher's compensation.
(10) Require that a career pathway teacher who opts out of the
career pathways plan shall be paid only the salary applicable to
the career pathway teacher based on the local salary schedule
adopted under IC 20-28-9-1.5 and any other local supplements
that would otherwise apply to the career pathway teacher's
compensation.
(11) Achieve financial sustainability for career pathway salary
supplements by reallocating other funds, including local,
private, state, or federal funds.
(12) Develop measures for determining how the career
pathways plan must do the following:
(A) Improve the quality of classroom instruction.
(B) Increase the attractiveness of teaching.
(C) Encourage the recognition, effectiveness, and retention
of high quality teachers.
(13) Increase the reach of highly effective teachers by requiring,
by the third year of implementation of the plan, that at least
seventy-five percent (75%) of students in each school included
in the school corporation's plan have a teacher of record, in at
least language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science,
who is rated as highly effective.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
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Collective bargaining
Sec. 6. Employees who participate in the pilot program under this
chapter are members of the bargaining unit of the innovation network
school. However, salary increases may not be collectively bargained
for employees who participate in the pilot program under this
chapter, but shall be determined according to the plan approved under
section 5 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
IC 20-25.7-6-7
Adoption of rules
Sec. 7. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
implement this chapter.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
IC 20-25.7-6-8
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Expiration of chapter
Sec. 8. This chapter expires July 1, 2018.
As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
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