§ 20-26-13-11 — Student who has left school; responsibility of state attendance officer; review of graduation cohort

Indiana § 20-26-13-11

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 20: EDUCATION
• Art. 26: SCHOOL CORPORATIONS: GENERAL
• Ch. 13: Graduation Rate Determination

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(a) A student who has left school is not
included in clauses (A) through (K) of STEP THREE of the formula
established in section 10(a) of this chapter unless the school can
provide written proof that the student has left the school for one (1) of
the reasons set forth in clauses (A) through (K) of STEP THREE of
section 10(a) of this chapter. If the location of the student is unknown
to the school, the principal of the school shall send a certified letter to
the last known address of the student, inquiring about the student's
whereabouts and status. If the student is not located after the certified
letter is delivered or if no response is received, the principal may
submit the student's information, including last known address, parent
or guardian name, student testing number, and other pertinent data to
the state attendance officer. The state attendance officer, using all
available state data and any other means available, shall attempt to
locate the student and report the student's location and school
enrollment status to the principal so that the principal can appropriately
send student records to the new school or otherwise document the
student's status.
(b) The department shall conduct a review of each school's
graduation cohort on a schedule determined by the department.
(c) If a school cannot provide written proof that a student should be
included in clauses (A) through (K) of STEP THREE of section 10(a)
of this chapter, the student is considered a dropout.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.229-2007, SEC.8; P.L.251-2017, SEC.5; P.L.159-2019, SEC.16; P.L.86-2020, SEC.2; P.L.125-2020, SEC.2.