Indiana § 20-49-9-8 Qualification criteria

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-49-9-8 — Qualification criteria

Indiana·Title 20 EDUCATION·Art. 49 STATE MANAGEMENT OF COMMON SCHOOL·Ch. 9 Charter and Innovation School Advance Program

(a)A school qualifies for an advance under this chapter if the school is one (1) of the following:

(1)A charter school in its first or second year of operation.

(2)A charter school that was placed in the "A", "B", or "C" category or designation of performance established under IC 20-31-8-3 for the most recently completed school year.

(3)A charter school that does not receive a category or designation of performance established under IC 20-31-8-3 for the most recently completed school year.

(4)A school that has a majority of students with developmental, intellectual, or behavioral challenges.

(5)An innovation network school described in section 1(2) of this chapter.

(b)If a charter school does not qualify for an advance under subsection (a), the state board shall determine if the cha

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(a) A school qualifies for an advance under this
chapter if the school is one (1) of the following:
(1) A charter school in its first or second year of operation.
(2) A charter school that was placed in the "A", "B", or "C"
category or designation of performance established under IC 20-31-8-3 for the most recently completed school year.
(3) A charter school that does not receive a category or
designation of performance established under IC 20-31-8-3 for
the most recently completed school year.
(4) A school that has a majority of students with developmental,
intellectual, or behavioral challenges.
(5) An innovation network school described in section 1(2) of this
chapter.
(b) If a charter school does not qualify for an advance under
subsection (a), the state board shall determine if the charter school is
placed in the same or a better category or designation of performance
established under IC 20-31-8-3 for the most recently completed school
year than the nearest noncharter public school that is configured to
teach the same grades of students as the charter school teaches. Except
as provided in subsection (c), if the charter school has been placed in
the same or a better category or designation of performance, the state
board shall make the advance to the charter school.
(c) If a charter school:
(1) does not qualify for an advance under subsection (a); and
(2) for two (2) consecutive years has not been placed in the same
or a better category or designation of performance established
under IC 20-31-8-3 for the most recently completed school year
than the nearest noncharter public school that is configured to
teach the same grades of students as the charter school teaches;
the charter school is not eligible for an advance, unless the charter
school is placed in the "C" category or designation of performance or
better established under IC 20-31-8-3 for the most recently completed
school year.