CHAPTER 9. PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

IC 20-25-9
     Chapter 9. Performance Measures for Student Achievement

IC 20-25-9-1
Use of student performance improvement levels
    
Sec. 1. IC 20-31-8 applies to the school city and its schools. The board shall use the student performance improvement levels established under IC 20-25-11 to:
        (1) assess;
        (2) report; and
        (3) improve;
the performance of schools, educators, and students in the school city.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

IC 20-25-9-2
Students in need of summer remediation; use of state achievement standards
    
Sec. 2. The board shall use state achievement standards to identify students in need of summer remediation services.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

IC 20-25-9-3
Uses for student performance improvement levels
    
Sec. 3. The board shall use the student performance improvement levels established under IC 20-25-11 to:
        (1) implement the board's plan;
        (2) evaluate school performance;
        (3) publish annual reports; and
        (4) determine academic receivership under IC 20-25-15.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

IC 20-25-9-4
Determination of whether to put school in academic receivership
    
Sec. 4. The board shall use student performance improvement levels to determine whether to place a school in academic receivership under IC 20-25-15.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

IC 20-25-9-5
Measuring and recording student achievement and teacher and administrative performance
    
Sec. 5. Each school in the school city shall measure and record:
        (1) the students' achievement in reaching the school's student performance improvement levels established under IC 20-25-11;
        (2) student achievement information for the school described in IC 20-20-8-8 and IC 20-25-9-6; and
        (3) teacher and administrative performance information for the school described in IC 20-25-9-6; which in each case must not be less rigorous than the student performance improvement levels and information developed and required under IC 20-31-8.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

IC 20-25-9-6
Annual report; required information
    
Sec. 6. For all schools under this article, the report must include the following, in addition to the requirements of IC 20-20-8-8:
        (1) Student achievement information as follows:
            (A) For each elementary and middle school, grade advancement rates.
            (B) For each high school, the percentage of students who apply to, are accepted by, and attend a college, university, or other postsecondary educational institution after high school.
        (2) Administrative performance measures as follows:
            (A) School receipts and expenditures by source, compared with budget amounts.
            (B) Total school enrollment.
            (C) The school's general fund expenditures per student and total expenditures per student.
            (D) The amount and percentage of the school's general fund expenditures and the amount and percentage of total expenditures directly reaching the classroom as determined by a formula to be established by the board.
            (E) Teacher/pupil ratios totaled by class, grade, and school.
            (F) Administrator/pupil ratio for the school.
            (G) Teacher attendance rates totaled by class, grade, and school.
        (3) Achievement on the annual performance objectives identified under IC 20-25-11.
        (4) The performance objectives established under IC 20-25-11 for the upcoming school year.
        (5) State and school city averages for each of the measures set forth in subdivisions (1) through (2), if available.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.