Section 511 IAC 1-8-7 - Approval of use of instructional aides in computation for fundingAuthority: IC 20-43-9-11
Affected: IC 20-26-11-13
Sec. 7.
(a) The state board of education shall approve the counting of classroom instructional aides as teachers for purposes of computation for funding under 511 IAC 1-8-4[511 IAC 1-8-4 expired under IC 4-22-2.5, effective January 1, 2008.] and 511 IAC 1-8-4.5[511 IAC 1-8-4.5 expired under IC 4-22-2.5, effective January 1, 2008.] or the negotiation of transfer tuition agreements between school corporations under IC 20-26-11-13(h), if the school corporation can substantiate each year that providing adequate classroom space for the attainment of an average pupil/teacher ratio of eighteen to one (18:1) in kindergarten and first grade and twenty to one (20:1) in second and third grade creates an unreasonable hardship for that school corporation. On or before August 1 the school corporation shall submit to the state board of education a plan concerning that school corporation's instructional aides program.(b) The use of aides shall not be approved unless the school corporation has, insofar as practical, reduced its average pupil/teacher ratio through the use of teachers.(c) The number of aides that shall be approved for purposes of funding under 511 IAC 1-8 is equal to the lesser of: (1) the number needed to attain the number of full time teacher equivalents computed under 511 IAC 1-8-4(a)(1) [511 IAC 1-8-4 expired under IC 4-22-2.5, effective January 1, 2008.] and 511 IAC 1-8-4.5(a)(1) [511 IAC 1-8-4.5 expired under IC 4-22-2.5, effective January 1, 2008.]; or(2) the number of kindergarten, first, second and third grade classes in the school corporation.Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 1-8-7; filed Aug 28, 1984, 10:56 am: 7 IR 2523; filed Sep 4, 1985, 2:47 pm: 9 IR 35; readopted filed Oct 12, 2001, 12:55 p.m.: 25 IR 937; errata filed Jul 11, 2005, 10:00 a.m.: 28 IR 3306; readopted filed Nov 28, 2011, 3:20 p.m.: 20111228-IR-511110558RFAReadopted filed 11/16/2017, 1:20 p.m.: 20171213-IR-511170398RFAReadopted filed 11/28/2023, 1:27 p.m.: 20231227-IR-511230447RFA