Indiana § 20-24-11-1 Conditions required for conversion

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-24-11-1 — Conditions required for conversion

Indiana·Title 20 EDUCATION·Art. 24 CHARTER SCHOOLS·Ch. 11 Conversion of Existing Public Schools Into Charter

(a)This section does not apply to an existing public elementary or secondary school that the governing body of the school corporation in which the school is located has scheduled for closure.

(b)An existing public elementary or secondary school may be converted into a charter school if all of the following conditions apply:

(1)At least fifty-one percent (51%) of the parents of students who attend the school have signed a petition requesting the conversion, which must be completed not later than ninety (90) days after the date of the first signature.

(2)The school has been placed in either of the two (2) lowest categories or designations under IC 20-31-8-3 for two (2) consecutive years.

(3)The governing body votes to convert an existing school within the school corporation.

(c)Notwith

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(a) This section does not apply to an existing
public elementary or secondary school that the governing body of the
school corporation in which the school is located has scheduled for
closure.
(b) An existing public elementary or secondary school may be
converted into a charter school if all of the following conditions apply:
(1) At least fifty-one percent (51%) of the parents of students who
attend the school have signed a petition requesting the
conversion, which must be completed not later than ninety (90)
days after the date of the first signature.
(2) The school has been placed in either of the two (2) lowest
categories or designations under IC 20-31-8-3 for two (2)
consecutive years.
(3) The governing body votes to convert an existing school within
the school corporation.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), if a governing body operates a
school that has been placed in either of the two (2) lowest categories or
designations under IC 20-31-8-3 for four (4) consecutive years, the
governing body may not serve as that charter school's authorizer.
(d) A conversion charter school shall continue to comply with all
legal requirements concerning the treatment of children with special
needs and accept all students who attended the school before its
conversion and who wish to attend the conversion charter school. If any
space remains, any student in Indiana may attend the conversion
charter school.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-11-1.]