5460C - SHORTEN CLASS SCHEDULES

Under Indiana State Board of Education Rules and Regulations, the School Corporation may approve a shortened class schedule for a student, without a waiver from the State Board of Education, only when the student’s educational program requires a shortened schedule for exceptions such as:

1. An approved vocational education program which includes an employment component;

2. A special education I.E.P., developed under 511 IAC 7, which includes a shortened schedule;

3. A homebound instruction program provided under 511 IAC 7-1-8;

4. Enrollment in courses at an eligible institution under the School Corporation’s Post-secondary Enrollment Program;

5. Enrollment in an alternative education program;

6. Enrollment in a nonpublic school with only part-time participation in public school programs; or

7. A Section 504 Plan developed in accordance with State and Federal regulations.

In accordance with the Indiana State Board of Education resolution of October 6, 1988, in extraordinary and emergency situations, the Superintendent or the Superintendent’s designee may, on a semester by semester basis, approve an individual student’s class schedule which is shorter than the minimum length required by Indiana statute and the Rules and Regulations of the State Board of Education. Each decision to shorten a student's class schedule in such circumstances will be documented, and the Department of Education will be informed, as required. Indiana Department of Education examples of extraordinary and emergency situations include, but are not limited to, students who:

1. Are expecting a child or have recently had a child, or have other family obligations;

2. Have a temporary medical condition, but do not qualify for homebound instruction;

3. Are emancipated and have to work, but are still of school age;

4. Have dropped out of school several years ago and wish to complete their graduation requirements; or

5. Are at least sixteen (16) years of age, and who have previously been expelled.