(a) To be eligible for a grant under this chapter, a school corporation or two (2) or more school corporations under a joint agreement must submit, before the application deadline, a properly completed grant application provided by the department.(b) The applying school corporation must include at least the following information in the school corporation's application:(1) A detailed description of the proposed program.(2) The extent to which the applying school corporation intends to include appropriate community resources not directly affiliated with the applying school corporation in the program.(3) The estimated cost of implementing the program.(4) Documented support for the program by the superintendent of each participating school corporation.(5) The goals established for increasing the graduation rate and decreasing the dropout rate in each participating school corporation.(6) Accurate baseline data on the graduation rate and dropout rate for each participating school corporation for the preceding three (3) consecutive years.(7) Accountability metrics for the program that demonstrate how the program's success is measured. dropout rate for each participating school corporation for the preceding three (3) consecutive years.(7) Accountability metrics for the program that demonstrate how the program's success is measured. Metrics may include the following:(A) Attendance and truancy rates of at-risk student populations.(B) Course credits earned by at-risk students.(C) The number of students who are on schedule to complete high school within four (4) years.(8) Any other pertinent information required by the department.As added by P.L.65-2009, SEC.1.
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