CHAPTER 8. REMEDIATION
IC 20-32-8
Chapter 8. Remediation
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"Grant"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "grant" refers to a grant under theremediation grant program established under this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.
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"Program"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to theremediation grant program established under this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.
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"Student"
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "student" means any individualwho is enrolled in a school corporation.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.
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Remediation grant program
Sec. 4. The remediation grant program is established to providegrants to school corporations for the following:
(1) Remediation of students who score below academicstandards.
(2) Preventive remediation for students who are at risk offalling below academic standards.
(3) For students in a freeway school or freeway schoolcorporation who are assessed under a locally adoptedassessment program under IC 20-26-15-6(7):
(A) remediation of students who score below academicstandards under the locally adopted assessment program; and
(B) preventive remediation for students who are at risk offalling below academic standards under the locally adoptedassessment program.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.
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Department duties
Sec. 5. The department shall do the following:
(1) Subject to section 6 of this chapter, develop a formula to beapproved by the state board, reviewed by the budget committee,and approved by the budget agency for the distribution of grantsto school corporations.
(2) Distribute grant funds according to the formula.
(3) Determine standards for remediation programs to be fundedunder the program.
(4) Administer the program.As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.
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Formula for distribution of grants
Sec. 6. The formula the department develops under this chaptermust provide the following:
(1) Each school corporation must be able to qualify for a grant.
(2) A maximum grant amount must be determined for eachschool corporation.
(3) The amount that a school corporation may receive perstudent must be related to:
(A) the percentage of students scoring below stateachievement standards; or
(B) for a freeway school or freeway school corporationhaving a locally adopted assessment program, the percentageof students falling below achievement standards under thelocally adopted assessment program.
The school corporation having the highest percentage ofstudents scoring below state achievement standards must beentitled to the highest grant amount per student.
(4) The actual grant to a school corporation must be the lesserof:
(A) two hundred percent (200%) of the amountappropriated by the governing body of the schoolcorporation under section 7 of this chapter; or
(B) the maximum grant amount determined for the schoolcorporation under subdivision (2).
(5) The amount distributed to school corporations under theprogram may not exceed the appropriation by the generalassembly for the remediation grant program.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.
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Qualifications to receive grant
Sec. 7. A school corporation qualifies to receive a grant when thegoverning body of the school corporation appropriates money fromthe general fund of the school corporation for a:
(1) remediation program; or
(2) preventive remediation program;
that meets the state board's standards for funding under the program,and, if the program is a preventive remediation program, that hasbeen approved by the state board.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.
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Remediation programs or preventive remediation programs
Sec. 8. The governing body of a school corporation may establisha remediation program or a preventive remediation program underthis chapter for all students who fall below the academic standardsadopted under IC 20-31-3. The governing body shall spend money
under this chapter for direct remediation or direct preventativeremediation services for students.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.
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Remediation programs; guidelines
Sec. 9. If the governing body decides to establish a remediationprogram or preventive remediation program under this chapter, thegoverning body must:
(1) give priority in the allocation of resources to students whoare deficient in reading skills in grades 1 through grade 3;
(2) subject to section 10 of this chapter, determine the type ofprogram that best fits the needs of the students of the schoolcorporation; and
(3) adopt guidelines for:
(A) procedures for determining student eligibility for aprogram; and
(B) implementation of the program.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.109-2010, SEC.2.
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Reading recovery program
Sec. 10. If the governing body decides to offer a preventiveremediation program, the governing body shall consider including areading recovery program.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.
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Children with disabilities
Sec. 11. Notwithstanding the requirements of this chapter, anydecisions made with regard to:
(1) attendance in a remediation program;
(2) ISTEP program testing; and
(3) the grade level placement;
for a student who is a child with a disability (as defined inIC 20-35-1-2) shall be made in accordance with the individualizededucation program, state law, and federal law.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.
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Curriculum guidelines
Sec. 12. The department shall develop curriculum guidelines foruse by each school corporation in developing its remediationprogram under this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.
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Rules
Sec. 13. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 toimplement this chapter.As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.