Sec. 12. (a) The office shall carry out a longitudinal study of students who participate in the prekindergarten pilot program to determine the achievement levels of those students in kindergarten and later grades.
(b) The longitudinal study must include a comparison of test and assessment results in grade 3 of:
(1) the eligible children who participated in the prekindergarten pilot program; and
(2) a control group determined by the office that consists of children who did not participate in the prekindergarten pilot program.
(c) The office may, after consulting with the state board of education, enter into a contract with one (1) or more persons to carry out the longitudinal study under this section. The office may expend not more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) from the funds appropriated under section 9 of this chapter (repealed) to carry out the longitudinal study.
As added by P.L.202-2014, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.85-2017, SEC.63; P.L.184-2017, SEC.29.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 17.2. Day Care Regulation
Chapter 7.2. Prekindergarten Pilot Program
12-17.2-7.2-1. "Eligible Child"
12-17.2-7.2-2. "Eligible Provider"
12-17.2-7.2-2.1. "Extended Enrollment Period"
12-17.2-7.2-2.5. "Limited Eligibility Child"
12-17.2-7.2-4. "Paths to Quality Program"
12-17.2-7.2-5. "Prekindergarten Pilot Program"
12-17.2-7.2-5.5. "Potential Eligible Provider or Existing Eligible Provider"
12-17.2-7.2-5.7. "Priority Enrollment Period"
12-17.2-7.2-6. "Qualified Early Education Services"
12-17.2-7.2-7. Establishment of Prekindergarten Pilot Program; Counties; Eligible Providers
12-17.2-7.2-7.2. Qualifications; Parent or Guardian Requirements and Agreement
12-17.2-7.2-7.3. Eligible Provider Agreement
12-17.2-7.2-7.6. Monitoring Educational Outcomes of Expansion Plans; Report
12-17.2-7.2-7.8. Random Onsite Inspections; Determination of Ineligibility
12-17.2-7.2-8. Eligibility; Amount of Grant; Funding From Donations and Gifts
12-17.2-7.2-8.1. Grants for Limited Eligibility Children; Maximum Amount
12-17.2-7.2-10. Application for Federal Waivers
12-17.2-7.2-11. Determination of Eligibility for Choice Scholarships
12-17.2-7.2-12. Requirement for Longitudinal Study
12-17.2-7.2-13. Reporting Requirements
12-17.2-7.2-13.1. Monthly Informational Report