Ind. Code § 20-32-4-14
Alternate diploma for students with significant cognitive disabilities
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Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2023
Sec. 14. (a) The state board shall create an alternate diploma for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The diploma must be:
Sec. 14. (a) The state board shall create an alternate diploma for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The diploma must be:
(1) standards-based; and
(1) standards-based; and
(2) aligned with Indiana's requirements for an Indiana diploma.
(2) aligned with Indiana's requirements for an Indiana diploma.
(b) The alternate diploma must comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 6311).
(b) The alternate diploma must comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 6311).
(c) For purposes of determining a school's or school corporation's graduation rate under IC 20-26-13 or 511 IAC 6.2-10, not more than one percent (1%) of a school's or school corporation's graduation cohort that receives an alternate diploma may be counted as having graduated.
(c) For purposes of determining a school's or school corporation's graduation rate under IC 20-26-13 or 511 IAC 6.2-10, not more than the greater of:
(1) one percent (1%) of a school's or school corporation's graduation cohort that receives an alternate diploma; or
(2) one (1) student;
may be counted as having graduated.
(d) Not later than December 1, 2021, the state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to carry out this section.
(d) Not later than December 1, 2021, the state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to carry out this section.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.