CHAPTER 9. CONSEQUENCES

IC 20-31-9
    Chapter 9. Consequences

IC 20-31-9-1
Inapplicability to nonpublic and charter schools
    Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following:
        (1) A nonpublic school.
        (2) A charter school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15.

IC 20-31-9-2
School placed in lowest category or designation the first year
    Sec. 2. (a) This section applies the first year that a school isplaced in the lowest category or designation of school improvement.
    (b) The state board shall place the school and the schoolcorporation on notice that the school is in the lowest category ordesignation of school improvement. Upon receiving the notice, thegoverning body shall:
        (1) issue a public notice of the school's lack of improvement;and
        (2) hold a public hearing in which public testimony is receivedconcerning the lack of improvement.
    (c) The committee shall revise the school's plan. A revision underthis subsection may include any of the following:
        (1) Shifting resources.
        (2) Changing personnel.
        (3) Requesting the state board to appoint an outside team tomanage the school or assist in the development of a new plan.
    (d) If the governing body approves a request for the state board toappoint an outside team under subsection (c)(3), the school isconsidered to be placed under section 3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15.

IC 20-31-9-3
School remaining in lowest category or designation the third yearafter initial placement
    Sec. 3. (a) This section applies if, in the third year after initialplacement in the lowest category or designation, a school stillremains in the lowest category or designation.
    (b) The state board shall establish and assign an expert team to theschool. The expert team:
        (1) must include representatives from the community or regionthat the school serves; and
        (2) may include:
            (A) school superintendents, members of governing bodies,and teachers from school corporations that are in highcategories or designations; and
            (B) special consultants or advisers.
    (c) The expert team shall:
        (1) assist the school in revising the school's plan; and        (2) recommend changes in the school that will promoteimprovement, including the reallocation of resources orrequests for technical assistance.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15.

IC 20-31-9-4
School remaining in lowest category or designation the fifth yearafter initial placement
    Sec. 4. (a) This section applies if, in the fifth year after initialplacement in the lowest category or designation, a school stillremains in the lowest category or designation.
    (b) The state board shall do the following:
        (1) Hold at least one (1) public hearing in the schoolcorporation where the school is located to consider and heartestimony concerning the following options for schoolimprovement:
            (A) Merging the school with a nearby school that is in ahigher category.
            (B) Assigning a special management team to operate all orpart of the school.
            (C) The department's recommendations for improving theschool.
            (D) Other options for school improvement expressed at thepublic hearing, including closing the school.
            (E) Revising the school's plan in any of the following areas:
                (i) Changes in school procedures or operations.
                (ii) Professional development.
                (iii) Intervention for individual teachers or administrators.
        (2) If the state board determines that intervention will improvethe school, implement at least one (1) of the options listed insubdivision (1).
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15.