How is the minimum school year requirement enforced?
If a school corporation does not conduct the minimum number of student instructional days, the Indiana Department of Education is required to impose a financial penalty against the corporation. The dollar amount of the penalty is determined using a formula that yields the proportion of tuition support that would have been generated had students been in school on all 180 instructional days. (IC 20-30-2-4) The minimum school year is also enforced as one of the legal standards required for accreditation. Not later than June 15, school corporations shall certify to the Indiana Department of Education through the DOE-CID, the number of instructional days conducted during the school year.
