Ind. Code ch. 20-24.2-2

in effect

Ind. Code § 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.

Ind. Code § 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.

Ind. Code § 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 (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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