Do charter school students have to take the ISTEP+ exam and/or the GQE exam?
Yes. Indiana law states that charter school students must take the ISTEP+ exam and the Graduation Qualifying exam (GQE), as applicable. In addition, a charter school’s curriculum must meet Indiana’s academic standards. • Are charter schools subject to No Child Left Behind’s Title I accountability provisions? Yes. As public schools, charter schools that receive Title I funds are subject to the accountability provisions described in No Child Left Behind. • In what other ways are charter schools held accountable for student performance? In addition to assessing students based on ISTEP+ and/or GQE scores, charter schools must develop a school improvement plan (which may be their charter) and are assessed for improvement each year. Charter schools, as public schools, are placed in school improvement and performance categories based on assessment results. Besides state accountability requirements, charter schools are held to high standards of accountability by their sponsors. Sponsors collec
