Bill Text: IN SB0422 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Family friendly school designation.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-13 - Public Law 127 [SB0422 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-SB0422-Enrolled.html
First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)
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SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 422
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 20-19-6.2; (13)SE0422.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 20-19-6.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]:
Chapter 6.2. Indiana Family Friendly School Designation
Sec. 1. (a) The department, in consultation with statewide organizations whose mission is to link family engagement to student achievement, shall develop the Indiana family friendly school designation program.
(b) The program must allow a school to voluntarily request from the department an assessment for the purpose of evaluating and improving parental involvement in the school.
(c) The department may designate a school as an Indiana family friendly school if the department determines that the school has established parental engagement practices that increase parental involvement and foster high student achievement.
(d) The department shall develop rubrics or standards under which the department will evaluate a school's parental involvement and award the Indiana family friendly designation to schools. The department's evaluation of a school's parental involvement under this subsection must incorporate surveys of teachers, students, and parents. The department shall make the results of a school's evaluation available to the public.
(e) The department shall make available to schools best practices in developing family engagement and parental involvement in student achievement.
(f) The department shall annually assess the quality of a school's family friendly school designation by correlating designation outcomes to student achievement. The department shall submit the results of the assessment under this subsection to the state board.
Sec. 2. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
Chapter 6.2. Indiana Family Friendly School Designation
Sec. 1. (a) The department, in consultation with statewide organizations whose mission is to link family engagement to student achievement, shall develop the Indiana family friendly school designation program.
(b) The program must allow a school to voluntarily request from the department an assessment for the purpose of evaluating and improving parental involvement in the school.
(c) The department may designate a school as an Indiana family friendly school if the department determines that the school has established parental engagement practices that increase parental involvement and foster high student achievement.
(d) The department shall develop rubrics or standards under which the department will evaluate a school's parental involvement and award the Indiana family friendly designation to schools. The department's evaluation of a school's parental involvement under this subsection must incorporate surveys of teachers, students, and parents. The department shall make the results of a school's evaluation available to the public.
(e) The department shall make available to schools best practices in developing family engagement and parental involvement in student achievement.
(f) The department shall annually assess the quality of a school's family friendly school designation by correlating designation outcomes to student achievement. The department shall submit the results of the assessment under this subsection to the state board.
Sec. 2. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
SEA 422 _ Concur
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