§ 20-24-3-2.5 — Contracting with education service providers

Indiana § 20-24-3-2.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 20: EDUCATION
• Art. 24: CHARTER SCHOOLS
• Ch. 3: Establishment of Charter Schools

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5. If a proposed charter school intends to
contract with an education service provider for substantial educational
services, management services, or both educational services and
management services, the request for proposals shall require the
applicants to provide the following:
(1) Evidence of the education service provider's success in
serving student populations similar to the targeted populations,
including demonstrated academic achievement as well as
successful management of nonacademic school functions, if
applicable.
(2) A term sheet setting forth:
(A) the proposed duration of the service contract;
(B) the roles and responsibilities of the organizer, the school
staff, and the education service provider;
(C) the performance evaluation measures and timelines;
(D) the compensation structure, including clear identification
of all fees to be paid to the education service provider;
(E) the methods of contract oversight and enforcement;
(F) the investment disclosure;
(G) that the school and the authorizer are entitled to any data
directly related to the operation or management of the school,
such as financial data, enrollment data, demographic data,
performance data, and student data, in the possession of the
education service provider, but may not include any proprietary,
intellectual property, or similarly protected data of the
education service provider; and
(H) the conditions for renewal and termination of the contract.
(3) A disclosure statement to explain any existing or potential
conflicts of interest between the organizer and the proposed
education service provider or any affiliated business entities.
(4) Assurance that the organizer will be structurally independent
of the education service provider and shall set and approve school
policies. The assurance must also provide that the terms of the
service contract must be reached by the organizer and the
education service provider through arms length negotiations in
which the organizer must be represented by legal counsel. The
legal counsel may not also represent the education service
provider.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.250-2017, SEC.10.