§ 20-25-6-1 — Conditions and needs found to exist

The following school city conditions and needs
are found to exist on January 1, 1995:
(1) Education in the school city presents unique challenges.
(2) Student achievement in the school city on statewide tests
consistently has been significantly below:
(A) the state average; and
(B) achievement attained in school corporations adjacent to the
school city.
(3) The need for remediation of students in the school city
consistently has been significantly higher than:
(A) the state average; and
(B) remediation rates in school corporations adjacent to the
school city.
(4) Graduation rates in the school city consistently have been
significantly below:
(A) the state average; and
(B) graduation rates in school corporations adjacent to the
school city.
(5) Student attendance rates in the school city consistently have
been below:
(A) the state average; and
(B) student attendance rates in school corporations adjacent to
the school city.
(6) There are individual schools in the school city whose students
are achieving, but overall student achievement in the school city
is unsatisfactory.
(7) Improving education in the school city requires unique
legislative intervention.
(8) Educator driven school level control of efforts to improve
student achievement in their schools and a program of
performance awards in the school city will encourage the
development and use of:
(A) innovative teaching methods;
(B) improved opportunities for teacher professional
development;
(C) programs achieving greater levels of parental involvement;
(D) more efficient administrative efforts; and
(E) improved student achievement.
(9) Greater accountability among educators in their schools,
including:
(A) evaluations based on student achievement measures and
administrative efficiency criteria; and
(B) annual reports to the public regarding student achievement
information and administrative performance measures;
will encourage the development and use of creative and
innovative educational methods and improve student
achievement.
(10) Providing a range of remediation opportunities to students in
the school city who:
(A) fail to meet state achievement standards; or
(B) are determined to be at risk of academic failure by the
board;
will enhance the educational opportunities available to students
and improve student performance.
(11) Enhanced intervention for schools whose students fail to
meet expected performance levels will improve the:
(A) educational opportunities; and
(B) educational achievement;
in the school city.
(12) Allowing students to attend neighborhood schools and the
development and implementation of a plan by the board to
increase student performance and achievement in the school city
are necessary to:
(A) achieve the legislative objectives referred to in this section;
(B) meet the unique challenges to education in the school city;
and
(C) improve student achievement in the school city.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-3-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.