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. 41. (a) A feeder school's accountability category is based on the weighted average of the grade 3 final numeric rating determined under section 44(b) of this rule for eligible students who were enrolled in the highest grade level served by the feeder school in the year immediately preceding the accountable year for each receiving school.

(b) If more than five (5) receiving schools are identified for the feeder school, only the five (5) schools with the highest census of feeder school eligible students will be counted in calculating the feeder school's final numeric rating and, accordingly, its accountability category.

(c) If no eligible receiving schools exist for a feeder school during the accountable year, the accountability category for the feeder school is "null".

(d) Accountability categories for feeder schools are assigned based on the scale outlined in section 40 of this rule.

(Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 6.2-12-41; filed May 6, 2026, 1:32 p.m.: 20260603-IR-511250370FRA)