Section 511 IAC 4-1.5-4 - Educational and career servicesAuthority: IC 20-19-2-8; IC 20-31-4-17
Affected: IC 20-31-4
Sec. 4.
(a) School corporations shall provide educational and career services at the secondary school level. Secondary school educational and career services shall be coordinated by a certified school counselor.(b) School corporations should provide educational and career services at the elementary school level.(c) Educational services shall include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Admission and orientation, which includes developing and implementing a systematic program for the:(A) orientation of prospective students; and(B) orderly transfer of students in and out of the school.(2) Study skills and tutoring, which includes:(A) assisting teachers in developing student study skills through a planned sequence of instruction; and(B) arranging tutoring services through the school or private tutors as needed.(3) Achievement testing, which includes: (A) assisting teachers with the administration of local, state, and national group achievement testing programs;(B) providing individual achievement testing to students when needed; and(C) assisting teachers and administrators in interpreting and reporting the results of achievement tests to students, parents, and the community.(4) Advising and scheduling, which includes: (A) assisting students in planning a meaningful program of studies leading to appropriate educational and career placements; and(B) ensuring that all staff who provide advisory services are knowledgeable of the school corporation's philosophy and procedures for course selection or placement.(d) Career services shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Career education, which includes providing a planned sequence of instruction in career education based on written proficiencies for all students in grades 1 through 12 in coordination with other schools in the corporation.(2) Career information, which includes disseminating current educational and occupational information to staff, parents, and community members, as well as to students.(3) Career assessment, which includes: (A) administering interest inventories or other career assessment instruments to all students at least once during their school careers; and(B) interpreting and reporting the results of career interests inventories to students, parents, and teachers.(4) Career planning, which includes providing assistance to students either through an advisory program or other small group presentations to help them develop educational and career plans.(5) Placement and follow-up, which includes: (A) assisting students with: (ii) learning about educational opportunities; and(iii) making referrals to placement agencies, including when students: (BB) leave school prematurely; and(B) conducting periodic follow-up studies of graduates to learn their degree of success in postsecondary endeavors.Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 4-1.5-4; filed Jun 19, 2000, 10:37 a.m.: 23 IR 2715; readopted filed Aug 15, 2006, 8:44 a.m.: 20060830-IR-511060144RFA; readopted filed Nov 30, 2012, 3:16 p.m.: 20121226-IR-511120541RFAReadopted filed 10/23/2018, 2:37 p.m.: 20181121-IR-511180327RFA