20-30-8-16. Determination of Full-Time Equivalent Students
Sec. 16. The number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in an alternative education program during a reporting period is the result determined under STEP SIX of the following formula: STEP ONE: Determine the number of alternative education program sessions that were conducted in a reporting period for a qualifying school corporation as follows: (A) Determine […]
20-30-8-6. Qualification as Alternative Education Program
Sec. 6. To qualify as an alternative education program, the program must: (1) be an educational program for eligible students that instructs the eligible students in a different manner than the manner of instruction available in a traditional school setting; and (2) comply with the rules that are adopted under IC 4-22-2 by the state […]
20-30-8-7. Program Organizers; Requests for Approval of Grants or Waivers From Rules
Sec. 7. The program organizer may request the approval from the department for the following: (1) To receive the grant for alternative education programs under IC 20-20-33. (2) To be granted waivers from rules adopted by the state board that may otherwise interfere with the objectives of the alternative education program, including waivers of: (A) […]
20-30-8-8. Approval of Grant; Application for Program; Term of Grant
Sec. 8. (a) Before a program organizer is eligible for the funding under IC 20-20-33, a program organizer must have the grant for the program approved by both: (1) the department; and (2) the budget agency after review by the budget committee. (b) A school corporation may initiate the program and waiver approval process under […]
20-30-8-9. Qualification as Eligible Student
Sec. 9. (a) To qualify as an eligible student, a student must: (1) be enrolled in or be eligible to be admitted to grades 6 through 12; (2) meet at least one (1) of the criteria described in section 10 of this chapter; (3) have a written individual service plan prepared under section 11 of […]
20-30-8-10. Criteria for Placement of Students in Program
Sec. 10. A student placed in an alternative education program must meet at least one (1) of the following criteria: (1) The student intends to withdraw or has withdrawn from school before graduation. (2) The student has been identified as a student who: (A) has failed to comply academically; and (B) would benefit from instruction […]
20-30-8-11. Individual Service Plans for Students
Sec. 11. (a) Before placing a student in an alternative education program, the school corporation in which the student is enrolled shall prepare an individual service plan for the student’s placement. (b) The individual service plan for a student must be reviewed and revised: (1) as needed; and (2) at least annually. (c) The initial […]
20-30-8-12. Appeal by Eligible Student
Sec. 12. A student who: (1) is designated as an eligible student or assigned to participate in a particular alternative education program; and (2) disagrees with the designation or assignment described in subdivision (1); may appeal the designation to the governing body for the school corporation in which the student is enrolled. [Pre-2005 Elementary and […]
20-30-8-13. Department to Encourage and Assist in Establishing Program; Program for Chronically Disruptive Students
Sec. 13. (a) The department shall encourage school corporations to assess the need in the school corporation for an alternative education program or an area alternative education program. (b) Upon request of a school corporation, the department shall assist the school corporation in establishing an alternative education program. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: […]
20-30-8-1. “Alternative Education Program”
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, “alternative education program” refers to an alternative school or educational program that is described in section 6 of this chapter. The term includes: (1) an alternative education program described in section 5(a)(1) of this chapter; or (2) an area alternative education program described in section 5(a)(2) of this […]