IC 20-30-7-13: Summer school course requirements; attendance

Sec. 13. (a) This section applies to:

(1) a public school, including a charter school;

(2) a state accredited nonpublic school; and

(3) an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7).

(b) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, a school shall offer summer school courses designated by the department to support students in:

(1) grade 2 who are at risk of not being reading proficient; and

(2) grade 3 who are not reading proficient;

as indicated on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board under IC 20-32-8.5-2.

(c) A summer school course described in subsection (b) must:

(1) be taught by a teacher, instructor, or tutor who is trained in the science of reading as determined by the department; and

(2) use curriculum or intervention materials aligned with the science of reading.

(d) If a student described in subsection (b) does not achieve at least a ninety percent (90%) attendance rate in a summer reading course described in subsection (b), the student shall participate in an individual reading plan aligned with the science of reading in the following school year.