Sec. 1. The board shall establish annual student performance improvement levels for each school that are not less rigorous than the student performance improvement levels under IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10, including the following:

(1) For students:

(A) improvement in results on assessment tests and assessment programs;

(B) improvement in attendance rates; and

(C) improvement in progress toward graduation.

(2) For teachers:

(A) improvement in student results on assessment tests and assessment programs;

(B) improvement in the number and percentage of students achieving:

(i) state achievement standards; and

(ii) if applicable, performance levels set by the board;

on assessment tests;

(C) improvement in student progress toward graduation;

(D) improvement in student attendance rates for the school year;

(E) improvement in individual teacher attendance rates;

(F) improvement in:

(i) communication with parents; and

(ii) parental involvement in classroom and extracurricular activities; and

(G) other objectives developed by the board.

(3) For the school and school administrators:

(A) improvement in student results on assessment tests, totaled by class and grade;

(B) improvement in the number and percentage of students achieving:

(i) state achievement standards; and

(ii) if applicable, performance levels set by the board;

on assessment tests, totaled by class and grade;

(C) improvement in:

(i) student graduation rates; and

(ii) progress toward graduation;

(D) improvement in student attendance rates;

(E) management of:

(i) education fund expenditures;

(ii) operations fund expenditures; and

(iii) total expenditures;

per student;

(F) improvement in teacher attendance rates; and

(G) other objectives developed by the board.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-8-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.30; P.L.1-2006, SEC.325; P.L.233-2015, SEC.90; P.L.244-2017, SEC.38; P.L.211-2021, SEC.9.