FROM INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING
Lawmakers revived an A-to-F rating system that measures Indiana schools’ performance — but it could face major changes before the end of the year. The measure passed the Indiana General Assembly and now goes to the governor.
It tasks the Indiana State Board of Education with re-imagining the state’s school rating system. The new framework must take into account factors like schools’ reading proficiency rates, I-LEARN results and the attainment of new diploma seals.
The board can also consider other data collected by the Indiana Department of Education and additional factors it deems relevant.
The bill says schools must still be ranked on an A through F scale.
Schools won’t receive a letter grade for the 2024-25 school year — but the new system must be approved by December 31 of this year and implemented by the end of 2026.
