Indiana Administrative Code
Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Article 4 - PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES; STUDENT HEALTH TESTING; FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS; EXTENDED SERVICES
Rule 1.5 - Student Services
Section 1.5-4 - Educational and career services
Universal Citation: 511 IN Admin Code 1.5-4
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 20-19-2-8; IC 20-31-4-17
Affected: IC 20-31-4
Sec. 4.
(a) School corporations shall provide educational and career services at the secondary school level. Secondary school educational and career services shall be coordinated by a certified school counselor.
(b) School corporations should provide educational and career services at the elementary school level.
(c) Educational services shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1)
Admission and orientation, which includes developing and implementing a
systematic program for the:
(A) orientation of
prospective students; and
(B)
orderly transfer of students in and out of the school.
(2) Study skills and tutoring, which
includes:
(A) assisting teachers in developing
student study skills through a planned sequence of instruction; and
(B) arranging tutoring services through the
school or private tutors as needed.
(3) Achievement testing, which includes:
(A) assisting teachers with the
administration of local, state, and national group achievement testing
programs;
(B) providing individual
achievement testing to students when needed; and
(C) assisting teachers and administrators in
interpreting and reporting the results of achievement tests to students,
parents, and the community.
(4) Advising and scheduling, which includes:
(A) assisting students in planning a
meaningful program of studies leading to appropriate educational and career
placements; and
(B) ensuring that
all staff who provide advisory services are knowledgeable of the school
corporation's philosophy and procedures for course selection or
placement.
(d) Career services shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Career
education, which includes providing a planned sequence of instruction in career
education based on written proficiencies for all students in grades 1 through
12 in coordination with other schools in the corporation.
(2) Career information, which includes
disseminating current educational and occupational information to staff,
parents, and community members, as well as to students.
(3) Career assessment, which includes:
(A) administering interest inventories or
other career assessment instruments to all students at least once during their
school careers; and
(B)
interpreting and reporting the results of career interests inventories to
students, parents, and teachers.
(4) Career planning, which includes providing
assistance to students either through an advisory program or other small group
presentations to help them develop educational and career plans.
(5) Placement and follow-up, which includes:
(A) assisting students with:
(i) making choices;
(ii) learning about educational
opportunities; and
(iii) making
referrals to placement agencies, including when students:
(AA) are enrolled;
(BB) leave school prematurely; and
(CC) graduate; and
(B) conducting periodic follow-up
studies of graduates to learn their degree of success in postsecondary
endeavors.
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