{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-31-4.1-2","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-31-4.1-2","heading":"Accreditation of schools","body":"Sec. 2. (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.\n(b) The state board shall establish a performance based accreditation system for accrediting schools in Indiana under this chapter.\n(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:\n(1) dropped out of high school;\n(2) been expelled; or\n(3) been sent to the nonpublic alternative school due to the students' lack of success in the public school environment;\nto 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.\n(d) The state board may accredit a nonpublic school under this chapter at the time the nonpublic school begins operation in Indiana.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 31. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PERFORMANCE AND IMPROVEMENT","Chapter 4.1. Performance Based Accreditation"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-31-4.1-2","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"aef7f2fb7eef43d5dfb043dcd910f50a3b8176d6db5437d6d27a10c7cb6c72ff","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-31-4.1-1","next":"us-in/ic-20-31-4.1-2.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}