1. (a) If a school is placed in academic receivership, the superintendent and the board must take action to raise the school's level of performance.

2. (b) In addition to the consequences of IC 20-31-9 , the actions that the superintendent and the board may take to raise the performance of a school in academic receivership include the following:

   1. (1) Shifting resources of the school city to the school.

   2. (2) Changing or removing:

      1. (A) the school principal;
      2. (B) teachers;
      3. (C) administrators; or
      4. (D) other staff.
   3. (3) Establishing a new educational plan for the school.
   4. (4) Requiring the superintendent or another school city appointee to administer the school until the academic receivership status of the school is removed.

   5. (5) Contracting with a:

      1. (A) for-profit organization;
      2. (B) nonprofit organization; or

      3. (C) individual;

         to manage the school.

   6. (6) Closing the school.

   7. (7) Any other management, personnel, or policy changes that the superintendent and board expect in the following school year to:

      1. (A) raise the performance of the school; and
      2. (B) avoid continuing academic receivership status for the school.

3. (c) If this chapter is inconsistent with any other law relating to:

   1. (1) education;
   2. (2) teachers; or

   3. (3) common schools;

      this chapter governs.

      [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-14-5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.