Authority: IC 20-19-2-8; IC 20-31-8-4; IC 20-31-8-5.4; IC 20-31-10-1

Affected: IC 20-18-2; IC 20-19-2-14.5; IC 20-26-13; IC 20-31-2-8; IC 20-31-8; IC 20-32-4; IC 20-36-3-2

Sec. 14. "Eligible performance only student" means a student who:

(1) was enrolled in grades 4 through 8 at the school, when determining the final numeric rating for a school and the assessed grade spans within a school, or the school corporation, when determining the final numeric rating for a school corporation and the assessed grade spans within a school corporation, for at least one hundred sixty-two (162) days in the accountable year or ninety percent (90%) of the instructional days in the school calendar, whichever is least;

(2) received a valid score on the applicable mandatory statewide annual assessments for English/language arts or mathematics, or both, during the accountable year;

(3) did not receive a valid student growth percentile based on their performance on the mandatory statewide annual assessments for English/language arts or mathematics, or both, during the accountable year; and

(4) was not an English learner who had been enrolled in schools in the United States for less than twelve (12) months.

(Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 6.2-12-14; filed May 6, 2026, 1:32 p.m.: 20260603-IR-511250370FRA)