511 IAC 6.1-1-1 School accreditation

Sec. 1. (a) A public school must be accredited. A nonpublic school may seek accreditation. (b) A school may be accredited by meeting the following criteria: (1) Comply with the legal standards in section 4 of this rule. (2) Comply with the school improvement plan requirements of IC 20-31-5 [IC 20-31-5 repealed by P.L. 214-2025, SECTION 170, effective July 1, 2025.] by doing one (1) of the following: (A) Complete a continuous and strategic school improvement and achievement plan that meets the requirements of IC 20-10.2-3 [IC 20-10.2 was repealed by P.L.1-2005, SECTION 240, effective July 1, 2005.] and 511 IAC 6.2-3. (B) Implement a quality-focused approach to strategic and continuous school improvement, such as the criteria for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Education or the criteria for a national or regional accrediting agency approved by the state board. (3) Meet school improvement and performance requirements under IC 20-31-8. (c) The board shall accredit a nonpublic school that: (1) becomes a freeway school under IC 20-26-15 [IC 20-26-15 repealed by P.L. 214-2025, SECTION 97, effective July 1, 2025.]; and (2) complies with the terms of the freeway school contract. (d) The board shall accredit a school that: (1) becomes a charter school under IC 20-24; and (2) complies with the requirements of IC 20-24. (e) A school holding accreditation under the former performance-based accreditation system shall retain accreditation until the transition to the accreditation system described in this rule is complete.