Sec. 6. (a) The state board shall:
(1) authorize and oversee the department's development and implementation of the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program, including:
(A) establishment of criteria for requests for proposals for statewide assessments developed or authorized under this chapter;
(B) establishment of criteria for membership of evaluation teams; and
(C) establishment of criteria for content and format of the statewide assessment; and
(2) require the department to conduct ongoing analysis of whether the statewide assessment results are predictive of success in college and career training programs.
(b) The passing scores on a statewide assessment must be determined by statistically valid and reliable methods as determined by independent experts selected by the state board.
(c) The state board, in consultation with The Arc of Indiana and Indiana Council of Administrators of Special Education (ICASE), shall select one (1) or more individuals who specialize in special education who shall, in turn, be consulted with by the state board as part of the state board's oversight of the development and implementation of the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program.
(d) The secretary of education, with the approval of the state board, is responsible for the development, implementation, and monitoring of the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program.
(e) The department shall prepare detailed design specifications for the statewide assessment developed under this chapter that must do the following:
(1) Take into account the academic standards adopted under IC 20-31-3.
(2) Include testing of students' higher level cognitive thinking in each subject area tested.
(f) A statewide assessment described in section 7 of this chapter may be in a form that allows the department and the state board, to the extent possible, to compare the proficiency of Indiana students to the proficiency of students in other states. A statewide assessment may consist of original test items for Indiana's exclusive use if the state board determines that:
(1) developing original test items for Indiana's exclusive use will result in cost savings; or
(2) it would be impractical to develop a statewide assessment adequately aligned to Indiana's academic standards without including original test items developed for Indiana's exclusive use.
As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.82-2020, SEC.3; P.L.43-2021, SEC.105.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 32. Student Standards, Assessments, and Performance
Chapter 5.1. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program
20-32-5.1-1. Applicability of Chapter
20-32-5.1-3. Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (Ilearn) Program
20-32-5.1-4. Assessment Requirements
20-32-5.1-6. Duties of State Board; Department
20-32-5.1-8. Testing Window; Administration of End of Course Assessments
20-32-5.1-9. Development of United States Government Final Exam
20-32-5.1-11. Students With a Disability; Accommodations
20-32-5.1-12. Scoring of Statewide Assessment by Indiana Teachers; Machine Scoring
20-32-5.1-14.5. Contract With Vendor to Conduct Statewide Assessment
20-32-5.1-16. Annual Performance Reports; Disaggregation of Test Results for High Ability Students
20-32-5.1-18. Development of Policies to Improve Assessment Literacy
20-32-5.1-18.4. Restrictions on Use of Scores
20-32-5.1-18.5. Accommodations; Approval of Guidance or Recommendations