Section 512IAC3-1-2. Department report

   (a) To be eligible as a participating school, a school must meet one (1) of the following:

(1) The school is operated by a school corporation other than the school corporation in which an eligible student has legal settlement as determined under IC 20-26-11.

(2) The school is a nonpublic school accredited by the state board, including a freeway school accredited under IC 20-26-15.

(3) The school is a nonpublic school that meets both of the following:

(A) The school is accredited by a national or regional accreditation agency that is recognized by the state board for purposes of IC 20-31-4.

(B) The school administers a nationally recognized and norm-referenced assessment to the school's students.

  (b) The department shall do the following:

(1) Annually publish lists of the following:

(A) Accrediting agencies recognized by the state board.

(B) Nationally recognized and norm-referenced assessments.

(2) Establish and publish procedures to receive and evaluate requests to add accrediting agencies and assessments to the lists published under subdivision (1).

(Department of Education; 512 IAC 3-1-2; filed Apr 27, 2011, 10:49 a.m.: 20110525-IR-512100724FRA)