Indiana Code Title 20. Education § 20-25-6-1

(1) Education in the school city presents unique challenges.

(2) Student achievement in the school city on statewide tests consistently has been significantly below:

(3) The need for remediation of students in the school city consistently has been significantly higher than:

(4) Graduation rates in the school city consistently have been significantly below:

(5) Student attendance rates in the school city consistently have been below:

(6) There are individual schools in the school city whose students are achieving, but overall student achievement in the school city is unsatisfactory.

(7) Improving education in the school city requires unique legislative intervention.

(8) Educator driven school level control of efforts to improve student achievement in their schools and a program of performance awards in the school city will encourage the development and use of:

(9) Greater accountability among educators in their schools, including:

will encourage the development and use of creative and innovative educational methods and improve student achievement.

(10) Providing a range of remediation opportunities to students in the school city who:

will enhance the educational opportunities available to students and improve student performance.

(11) Enhanced intervention for schools whose students fail to meet expected performance levels will improve the:

in the school city.

(12) Allowing students to attend neighborhood schools and the development and implementation of a plan by the board to increase student performance and achievement in the school city are necessary to: