Sec. 2. (a) The department shall evaluate curricular materials. The evaluation must include an evaluation of:
(1) the curricular materials' alignment to the academic standards developed by the department under IC 20-31-3-2; and
(2) the appropriateness of the reading level of the curricular materials.
(b) The department shall determine the process for evaluating curricular materials under subsection (a).
(c) The department shall publish a report that describes the method used to conduct the evaluation required under subsection (a) and that contains the results of the evaluation. The report must do the following:
(1) Provide a list of each curricular material evaluated and a summary of the evaluation for each curricular material.
(2) Provide a listing and summary review for the curricular materials that are aligned to the academic standards developed by the department under IC 20-31-3-2 for the following subjects for each grade level:
(A) English/language arts, including spelling, literature, and handwriting.
(B) Reading.
(C) Mathematics.
(D) Science.
(E) Social studies.
(F) Other subject areas as determined by the department.
(3) Include any clarification or response from the publisher of a curricular material related to the department's summary review provided under subdivision (2).
(d) A governing body and superintendent may use the report under subsection (c) in complying with IC 20-26-12-24.
(e) For a publisher's curricular materials to be included in the report under subsection (c), the publisher must provide the department a written, exact, and standard statewide price for each curricular material.
(f) A publisher may request that an update to the publisher's curricular materials and corresponding prices replace the information on the curricular materials set forth in the report under subsection (c).
As added by P.L.73-2011, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.124; P.L.286-2013, SEC.31.
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