CHAPTER 10. BOARD PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

IC 20-25-10
    Chapter 10. Board Plan for Improvement of Student Achievement

IC 20-25-10-1
Plan for improvement of student achievement; conformity withschool laws
    Sec. 1. (a) The board shall modify, develop, and implement a planfor the improvement of student achievement in the schools in theschool city.
    (b) A plan modified, developed, and implemented under thischapter must be consistent with this article and with IC 20-31-1,IC 20-31-2, IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8,IC 20-31-9, and IC 20-31-10.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

IC 20-25-10-2
Plan requirements
    Sec. 2. The plan modified, developed, and implemented under thischapter must do the following:
        (1) Provide for efforts to increase support of the schools by:
            (A) the parents of students; and
            (B) the neighborhood communities surrounding the schools.
        (2) Establish student performance improvement levels forstudents in each school in the school city that are not lessrigorous than the student performance improvement levelsdeveloped under IC 20-31.
        (3) Provide opportunity and support for the educators in eachschool to develop a school plan, including:
            (A) traditional or innovative methods and approaches toimprove student achievement; and
            (B) efficient and cost effective management efforts in theschool;
        that are developed consistently with IC 20-25-12-1 and with theboard's plan developed under this chapter.
        (4) Require annual reports identifying the progress of studentachievement for each school as described in IC 20-20-8-8 andIC 20-25-9-6.
        (5) Provide for the effective evaluation of:
            (A) each school in the school city; and
            (B) the school's educators;
        including the consideration of student achievement in theschool.
        (6) Provide a range of opportunity for remediation of studentswho:
            (A) fail to meet state achievement standards; or
            (B) are at risk of academic failure.
        (7) Require action to raise the level of performance of a schoolif the school's students fail to achieve student performanceimprovement levels established for the school underIC 20-25-11-1.As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

IC 20-25-10-3
Modification, development, publication, and implementation ofplan
    Sec. 3. The board shall:
        (1) modify, develop, and publish the plan required under thischapter; and
        (2) implement the modified plan;
in compliance with the timelines of IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-5,IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, IC 20-31-9, and IC 20-31-10.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.28;P.L.1-2006, SEC.323.

IC 20-25-10-4
Revisions; publication required
    Sec. 4. If the board revises the plan required under this chapterafter the plan is published, the board shall publish the revisions.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

IC 20-25-10-5
Assessment and evaluation of educational programs
    Sec. 5. (a) The board shall annually assess and evaluateeducational programs offered by the school city to determine:
        (1) the relationship of the programs to improved studentachievement; and
        (2) the educational value of the programs in relation to cost.
    (b) The board may obtain information from:
        (1) educators in the schools offering a program;
        (2) students participating in a program; and
        (3) the parents of students participating in a program;
in preparing an assessment and evaluation under this section. Theassessment must include the performance of the school's students inachieving student performance improvement levels under IC 20-31-1,IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, IC 20-31-9,IC 20-31-10, and IC 20-25-11.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.29;P.L.1-2006, SEC.324.