CHAPTER 15. ACADEMIC RECEIVERSHIP

IC 20-25-15
    Chapter 15. Academic Receivership

IC 20-25-15-1
Placement of school in academic receivership
    Sec. 1. In addition to the consequences of IC 20-31-9, the boardshall place a school in the school city in academic receivership if theschool fails for any two (2) consecutive school years to meet studentperformance improvement levels.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

IC 20-25-15-2
Required evaluations
    Sec. 2. Before August 1 of a school year for which a school isplaced in academic receivership, the superintendent and the boardshall require the following:
        (1) Evaluation of each administrator at the school.
        (2) Evaluation of each teacher at the school.
        (3) Evaluation of the school's educational plan.
        (4) Consideration of:
            (A) personnel;
            (B) management;
            (C) plan; and
            (D) policy;
        changes for the school to improve student performance at theschool.
        (5) Identification of significant;
            (A) management;
            (B) personnel;
            (C) plan; or
            (D) policy;
        changes that in the board's judgment must be implemented toimprove the school's performance.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

IC 20-25-15-3
Actions to raise school's level of performance
    Sec. 3. (a) If a school is placed in academic receivership, thesuperintendent and the board must take action to raise the school'slevel of performance.
    (b) In addition to the consequences of IC 20-31-9, the actions thatthe superintendent and the board may take to raise the performanceof a school in academic receivership include the following:
        (1) Shifting resources of the school city to the school.
        (2) Changing or removing:
            (A) the school principal;
            (B) teachers;
            (C) administrators; or
            (D) other staff.
        (3) Establishing a new educational plan for the school.        (4) Requiring the superintendent or another school cityappointee to administer the school until the academicreceivership status of the school is removed.
        (5) Contracting with a:
            (A) for-profit organization;
            (B) nonprofit organization; or
            (C) individual;
        to manage the school.
        (6) Closing the school.
        (7) Any other management, personnel, or policy changes thatthe superintendent and board expect in the following schoolyear to:
            (A) raise the performance of the school; and
            (B) avoid continuing academic receivership status for theschool.
    (c) If this chapter is inconsistent with any other law relating to:
        (1) education;
        (2) teachers; or
        (3) common schools;
this chapter governs.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.