Sec. 11. (a) As used in this section, "plan" refers to a strategic and continuous school improvement and achievement plan developed under IC 20-31-5.
(b) A plan must:
(1) conform to the requirements of IC 20-31-5; and
(2) include a professional development program.
(c) The governing body may do the following for a school that participates in a plan:
(1) Invoke a waiver of a rule adopted by the state board under IC 20-31-5-5(b).
(2) Develop a plan for the admission of students who do not reside in the school's attendance area but have legal settlement in the school corporation.
(d) In approving a school corporation's actions under this section, the state board shall consider whether the governing body has done the following:
(1) Approved a school's plan.
(2) Demonstrated the support of the exclusive representative only for the professional development program component of the plan.
(e) The state board may waive any statute or rule relating to curriculum in accordance with IC 20-31-5-5.
(f) As part of the plan, the governing body may develop and implement a policy to do the following:
(1) Allow the transfer of a student who resides in the school's attendance area but whose parent requests that the student attend another school in the school corporation of legal settlement.
(2) Inform parents of their rights under this section.
(g) The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1-6.3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.73-2011, SEC.5; P.L.233-2015, SEC.32.
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