Section 20-31-4.1-2 - Accreditation of schools(a) A school in Indiana shall be accredited under the system established by this chapter if the school meets legal standards as determined by the state board.(b) The state board shall establish a performance based accreditation system for accrediting schools in Indiana under this chapter.(c) The department shall waive accreditation standards for an accredited nonpublic alternative school that enters into a contract with a school corporation to provide alternative education services for students who have: (1) dropped out of high school;(3) been sent to the nonpublic alternative school due to the students' lack of success in the public school environment; to accommodate the nonpublic alternative school's program and student population. A nonpublic alternative school to which this subsection applies is not subject to being placed in a category or designation under IC 20-31-8-4. However, the nonpublic alternative school must comply with all state reporting requirements and submit a school improvement growth model on the anniversary date of the nonpublic alternative school's original accreditation.
(d) The state board may accredit a nonpublic school under this chapter at the time the nonpublic school begins operation in Indiana.(e) A school accredited under IC 20-26-15 shall be accredited under this chapter by the earlier of the following:(1) The date the school's contract under IC 20-26-15 expires.Added by P.L. 92-2020,SEC. 69, eff. 3/18/2020.