(b) The state board shall establish a performance based accreditation system for accrediting schools in Indiana under this chapter.(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:(1) dropped out of high school;(2) been expelled; or(3) been sent to the nonpublic alternative school due to the students' lack of success in the public school environment;to 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.(d) The state board may accredit a nonpublic school under this ements and submit a school improvement growth model on the anniversary date of the nonpublic alternative school's original accreditation.(d) The state board may accredit a nonpublic school under this chapter at the time the nonpublic school begins operation in Indiana.(e) A school accredited under IC 20-26-15 shall be accredited under this chapter by the earlier of the following:(1) The date the school's contract under IC 20-26-15 expires.(2) July 1, 2025.As added by P.L.92-2020, SEC.69.
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