511 IAC 1-8-7 Approval of use of instructional aides in computation for funding

[NOTE: IC 20-43-9 was repealed by P.L. 115-2024, SECTION 7, effective July 1, 2024.] Sec. 7. (a) The state board of education shall approve the counting of classroom instructional aides as teachers for purposes of computation for funding under 511 IAC 1-8-4 [511 IAC 1-8-4 expired under IC 4-22-2.5, effective January 1, 2008.] and 511 IAC 1-8-4.5 [511 IAC 1-8-4.5 expired under IC 4-22-2.5, effective January 1, 2008.] or the negotiation of transfer tuition agreements between school corporations under IC 20-26-11-13(h), if the school corporation can substantiate each year that providing adequate classroom space for the attainment of an average pupil/teacher ratio of eighteen to one (18:1) in kindergarten and first grade and twenty to one (20:1) in second and third grade creates an unreasonable hardship for that school corporation. On or before August 1 the school corporation shall submit to the state board of education a plan concerning that school corporation's instructional aides program. (b) The use of aides shall not be approved unless the school corporation has, insofar as practical, reduced its average pupil/teacher ratio through the use of teachers. (c) The number of aides that shall be approved for purposes of funding under 511 IAC 1-8 is equal to the lesser of: (1) the number needed to attain the number of full time teacher equivalents computed under 511 IAC 1-8-4(a)(1) [511 IAC 1-8-4 expired under IC 4-22-2.5, effective January 1, 2008.] and 511 IAC 1-8-4.5(a)(1) [511 IAC 1-8-4.5 expired under IC 4-22-2.5, effective January 1, 2008.]; or (2) the number of kindergarten, first, second and third grade classes in the school corporation.