2016 Indiana Code TITLE 20. EDUCATION ARTICLE 24.2. PERFORMANCE QUALIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS CHAPTER 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PERFORMANCE QUALIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND HIGH SCHOOLS
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IC 20-24.2-2
Chapter 2. Establishment of Performance Qualified School
Districts and High Schools
IC 20-24.2-2-1
Establishment; purposes
Sec. 1. Performance qualified school districts and high schools are
established to provide flexibility in administration and instruction to
school corporations and high schools that meet certain established
performance criteria so that the school corporations and high schools
may provide curriculum, instruction, programs, and educational
innovations designed to engage students in achievement greater than
the achievement required for the school corporations and high
schools to be placed in the highest performance category or
designation by the department under IC 20-31-8.
As added by P.L.201-2013, SEC.1.
IC 20-24.2-2-2
Designation criteria
Sec. 2. (a) To be designated as a qualified district, a school
corporation must be placed in the highest performance and
improvement category or designation by the department under
IC 20-31-8 for the 2011-2012 school year or any school year
thereafter.
(b) To be designated as a qualified high school, a high school
must be placed in the highest performance and improvement category
or designation by the department under IC 20-31-8 for the 2011-2012
school year or any school year thereafter.
(c) A school corporation or high school that has been certified
under this section is exempt from any or all of the statutes and rules
that are not set forth in IC 20-24.2-4-4, as selected by the governing
body of the school corporation or high school.
As added by P.L.201-2013, SEC.1.
IC 20-24.2-2-3
Continuation of designation; failure to meet criteria
Sec. 3. (a) A school corporation that is designated as a qualified
district under this chapter is considered a qualified district until:
(1) the school corporation's performance and improvement
rating falls two (2) or more categories in a one (1) year period;
or
(2) the school corporation receives a performance and
improvement rating in the second highest category or
designation or lower for two (2) consecutive years.
(b) A high school that is designated as a qualified high school
under this chapter is considered a qualified high school until:
(1) the high school's performance and improvement rating falls
two (2) or more categories in a one (1) year period; or
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(2) the high school receives a performance and improvement
rating in the second highest category or designation or lower for
two (2) consecutive years.
As added by P.L.201-2013, SEC.1.
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