Bill Text: IN SB0308 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Determination of graduation rate.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-11 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development [SB0308 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2010-SB0308-Introduced.html

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Introduced Version

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SENATE BILL No. 308

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL

Citations Affected: IC 20-26-13.

Synopsis: Determination of graduation rate. Provides that a student whose individualized education program does not provide for the student to graduate from high school is not included in the calculation of a high school's graduation rate.

Effective: July 1, 2010.

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    January 11, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career Development.

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Introduced

Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2010)

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SENATE BILL No. 308

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 20-26-13-10; (10)IN0308.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 20-26-13-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009, SECTION 17, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 10. Except as provided in section 11 of this chapter, the four (4) year graduation rate for a cohort in a high school is the percentage determined under STEP FIVE of the following formula:
        STEP ONE: Determine the grade 9 enrollment at the beginning of the reporting year three (3) years before the reporting year for which the graduation rate is being determined.
        STEP TWO: Add:
            (A) the number determined under STEP ONE; and
            (B) the number of students who:
                (i) have enrolled in the high school after the date on which the number determined under STEP ONE was determined; and
                (ii) have the same expected graduation year as the cohort.
        STEP THREE: Subtract from the sum determined under STEP

TWO the number of students who have left the cohort for any of the following reasons:
            (A) Transfer to another public or nonpublic school.
            (B) Removal by the student's parents under IC 20-33-2-28 to provide instruction equivalent to that given in the public schools.
            (C) Withdrawal because of a long term medical condition or death.
            (D) Detention by a law enforcement agency or the department of correction.
            (E) Placement by a court order or the department of child services.
            (F) Enrollment in a virtual school.
            (G) Leaving school, if the student attended school in Indiana for less than one (1) school year and the location of the student cannot be determined.
            (H) Leaving school, if the location of the student cannot be determined and the student has been reported to the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children and missing endangered adults.
            (I) Withdrawing from school before graduation, if the student is a high ability student (as defined in IC 20-36-1-3) who is a full-time student at an accredited institution of higher education during the semester in which the cohort graduates.
             (J) Attending school under an individualized education program that does not provide for the student to graduate.
        STEP FOUR: Determine the total number of students determined under STEP TWO who have graduated during the current reporting year or a previous reporting year.
        STEP FIVE: Divide:
            (A) the number determined under STEP FOUR; by
            (B) the remainder determined under STEP THREE.

SOURCE: IC 20-26-13-11; (10)IN0308.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 20-26-13-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.229-2007, SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 11. (a) A student who has left school is not included in clauses (A) through (I) (J) of STEP THREE of the formula established in section 10 of this chapter unless the school corporation can provide written proof that the student has left the school for one (1) of the reasons set forth in clauses (A) through (I) (J) of STEP THREE of section 10 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) If a school corporation cannot provide written proof that a student should be included in clauses (A) through (I) (J) of STEP THREE of section 10 of this chapter, the student is considered a dropout.

SOURCE: IC 20-26-13-12; (10)IN0308.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 20-26-13-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.45-2008, SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 12. For each high school, the department shall calculate an estimated graduation rate that is determined by the total number of graduates for the reporting year divided by the total number of students enrolled in grade 9 at the school three (3) years before the reporting year. For any school where the difference between the estimated graduation rate and the number determined under STEP FIVE of section 10 of this chapter is more than five percent (5%), the department shall request the data used in determining that the missing students are classified under one (1) or more of clauses (A) through (I) (J) of STEP THREE of section 10 of this chapter.

SOURCE: IC 20-26-13-13; (10)IN0308.1.4. -->     SECTION 4. IC 20-26-13-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.229-2007, SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 13. For any school that cannot provide written proof supporting the school's determination to include a student under any one (1) of clauses (A) through (I) (J) of STEP THREE of section 10 of this chapter, the department shall require the publication of the corrected graduation rate in the next school year's report required under IC 20-20-8-3.