IASP Podcast12 Sep 2025

IASP Advocacy Podcast 9.12.25

Good morning, School Leaders,

This week's IASP Advocacy Podcast recaps important takeaways from the September 9th State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting. Here are some highlights:

📊 School Accountability Timeline

Draft 1 of the new accountability rule is complete.
Draft 2 will be released in October, followed by another 30-day comment period.
SBOE is on track to vote in December, with first school letter grades issued in Fall 2026.

💰 Federal Flexibility Waiver

Indiana is preparing to send a waiver to the U.S. Department of Education this month.
Goal: maximize flexibility and allow educators to focus on reading, STEM access, and high school opportunities—rather than just compliance.

🚍 Chronic Absenteeism

Absenteeism has improved since its peak (21.1% in 2022).
Still, nearly 1 in 3 seniors are chronically absent.
Data shows significant gaps in proficiency for chronically absent students:
- ELA: 23.5% proficiency vs. 43% for regular attenders.
- Math: 19.5% proficiency vs. 45.3%.

📚 Teacher Preparation & Literacy

Education prep programs reviewed for alignment with the Science of Reading.
Results: 70% of Cohort 1 programs rated Good or Strong; others must improve within one year or risk losing accreditation.
Next step: review of secondary literacy programs.

📖 Adolescent Literacy Focus

New urgency around grades 6–8, where 42% of students are not reading at grade level.
IDOE will pilot outcomes-based contracts with vetted vendors, ensuring schools only pay for interventions that deliver results.
Supports include: ILEARN checkpoints, Lexile data, curricular advisory lists, summer learning labs, and Indiana Learning Lab resources.

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