Franklin Community School Corporation
Bylaws & Policies
 

2120 - ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

The Board of School Trustees supports the concept of academic improvement as established by the State Board of Education and will seek to create and/or maintain effective schools in terms of academic achievement.

In addition to adopting a Mission Statement (Policy 2105), an Educational Philosophy (Policy 2110), and Educational Goals for Students (Policy 2131), the Board shall create, as needed, policies which support the Academic Improvement Process.

The Superintendent shall establish administrative guidelines which will ensure that the following objectives can be achieved:

 A.An Academic Improvement Plan which is developed and implemented by each of the schools.
  The plan is to be developed by a school-based team that works collaboratively so that both building-level and Corporation-level goals for students can be identified and correlated, and then achieved through effective planning, problem-solving, and assessment. Each such team should include professional staff, support staff, parents, representatives of the community, and students, when applicable.
 B.Each school's academic improvement plan is to include:
  1.a mission statement;
  2.goals based on academic outcomes;
  3.curriculum aligned to the goals;
  4.evaluation procedures;
  5.staff development;
  6.use of community resources and volunteers;
  7.decision-making processes;
  8.other matters as determined by the Superintendent.
 C.Periodic review and approval by the Superintendent and the Board of each school's modification and improvement of its academic program based on the school's assessment of student accomplishment of performance objectives and program goals.
 D.Collaboration at both the building and Corporation levels with parents, relevant institutions, and groups, especially those in the community, who can support and facilitate academic improvement in the Corporation.
 E.Upon approval of a school's initial plan and its later revisions, the Board and Superintendent shall fully support, to the extent that resources allow, the school's academic improvement program. A school's plan may encompass the entire student body and staff or provide for an optional program for particular students and staff.
 F.The Superintendent is authorized to seek waivers from State statutes related to curriculum and use of textbooks, if such waivers will enhance a school's academic improvement program.

I.C. 20-1-1-6.3