Ind. Code § 20-20-5.5-2 Department evaluation and publication of curricular materials; report publication; process for evaluating curricular materials; statewide survey
Revisor's Note: P.L.74-2026 repealed IC 20-20 and relocated the article to IC 20-20.5, effective July 1, 2026. IC 20-20-5.5-2 was relocated to IC 20-20.5-4-1.
Note: This version of section amended by P.L.159-2026, SEC.4. See also preceding repeal of this article by P.L.74-2026, SEC.36.
Sec. 2. (a) The department shall evaluate, approve, and publish a list of high quality curricular materials for use in the following subjects and on the following timelines:
(1) Not later than July 1, 2029, and every three (3) years thereafter, science.
(2) Not later than July 1, 2029, and every three (3) years thereafter, technology.
(3) Not later than July 1, 2029, and every three (3) years thereafter, engineering.
(4) Not later than July 1, 2027, and every three (3) years thereafter, math.
(5) Not later than July 1, 2028, and every three (3) years thereafter, English/language arts.
The department shall post the list approved under this subsection on the department's website.
(b) Subject to subsection (g), the department shall:
(1) determine the:
(A) process for evaluating and approving curricular materials under subsection (a); and
(B) requirements for curricular materials to be approved and included on the list described in subsection (a); and
(2) collaborate with teachers in evaluating and approving high quality curricular materials in English/language arts 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 high quality curricular materials approved 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).
(4) Include the written, exact, and standard statewide price provided by the publisher of the curricular material under subsection (e) for each high quality curricular material approved by the department under this section.
(d) A governing body and superintendent may use the list approved under subsection (a) in complying with IC 20-26-12-24.
(e) Before the department may approve curricular material for inclusion on the list under subsection (a), the publisher of the curricular material must:
(1) provide the department a written, exact, and standard statewide price for each curricular material; and
(2) enter into a data share agreement with the department in the manner prescribed by the department.
(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).
(g) At a minimum, the process for evaluating curricular materials and the requirements for curricular materials to be approved and included on the list described in subsection (a) must include the following:
(1) The availability and use of benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessments to identify students that require remediation and provide individualized instruction.
(2) The incorporation of experiential learning opportunities.
(3) An evaluation of the benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessment data provided by the publisher of the curricular material pursuant to the data share agreement described in subsection (e).
(4) The alignment of the curricular material to Indiana's academic standards developed by the department under IC 20-31-3-2.
(5) The age appropriateness of the content.
As added by P.L.73-2011, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.124; P.L.286-2013, SEC.31; P.L.245-2023, SEC.2; P.L.199-2025, SEC.1; P.L.159-2026, SEC.4.