Section 511IAC6.2-3-2. Waivers

   (a) A plan may include a request for a waiver of applicability of a rule or statute to a school.

  (b) The governing body may waive any rule adopted by the board for which a waiver is requested in a plan, except for a rule that is characterized as follows:

(1) The rule relates to the health or safety of students or school personnel.

(2) The rule is a special education rule under 511 IAC 7.

(3) Suspension of the rule brings the school into noncompliance with federal statutes or regulations.

(4) The rule concerns curriculum or textbooks.

  (c) Upon request of the governing body and pursuant to a plan, the board may waive for a school or a school corporation any statute or rule relating to the following:

(1) Curriculum.

(2) Textbook selection.

(Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 6.2-3-2; filed Jun 28, 2001, 4:15 p.m.: 24 IR 3649; readopted filed Nov 20, 2007, 11:36 a.m.: 20071219-IR-511070386RFA; readopted filed Dec 2, 2013, 3:26 p.m.: 20140101-IR-511130419RFA)

 

511 IAC 6.2-3-3  Plan components

   (a) A plan must contain the following components for the school:

(1) A list of the statutes and rules that the school wishes to have suspended from operation for the school.

(2) A description of the curriculum and information concerning the location of a copy of the curriculum that is available for inspection by members of the public.

(3) A description and name of the assessments that will be used in the school in addition to Indiana statewide testing for educational progress (ISTEP) assessments.

(4) A plan to be submitted to the governing body and made available to all interested members of the public in an easily understood format.

(5) A provision to maximize parental participation in the school.

(6) For a secondary school, a provision to do the following:

(A) Offer courses that allow all students to become eligible to receive an academic honors diploma.

(B) Encourage all students to earn an academic honors diploma or complete the Core 40 curriculum.

(7) A provision to maintain a safe and disciplined learning environment for students and teachers.

(8) A provision for the coordination of technology initiatives.

(9) A professional development program pursuant to IC 20-19-2-11 and IC 20-20-31 [IC 20-20-31 was repealed by P.L.233-2015, SECTION 44, effective July 1, 2015.]. The professional development program should include the following:

(A) A narrative that includes the following:

(i) A summary of analysis of data regarding student learning.

(ii) Strategies, programs, and services to address student learning needs.

(iii) Activities to implement the strategies, programs, and services.

(iv) Evaluation that will be conducted of the impact of the activities.

(B) An assurance that the program complies with the board's core principles for professional development.

(10) The professional development program must be signed by the exclusive representative as indication of support only for the professional development program component of the plan.

  (b) If, for a purpose other than a plan under this rule, a school has developed materials that are substantially similar to a component listed in subsection (a), the school may substitute those materials for the component listed in subsection (a). (Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 6.2-3-3; filed Jun 28, 2001, 4:15 p.m.: 24 IR 3649; errata filed Jul 11, 2005, 10:00 a.m.: 28 IR 3307; readopted filed Nov 20, 2007, 11:36 a.m.: 20071219-IR-511070386RFA; readopted filed Dec 2, 2013, 3:26 p.m.: 20140101-IR-511130419RFA)