IN SB0290

Requires the Indiana State Board of Education to enter into a contract with a special management team before assigning them to operate a turnaround academy

Mandates contracts include performance expectations such as contract length, evaluation methods and standards, consequences for failing to meet targets (including termination), and criteria for renewal

Requires contracts to assign responsibility for management functions including performance pay, curriculum design, daily and yearly schedules, program modifications, student support services, fundraising, and food service

Requires contracts to address legal issues including intellectual property rights, prohibition on unauthorized assignment of duties, liability, confidentiality, and jurisdiction

Establishes that performance indicators must be based on factors known to succeed in similar schools, must change to predict success at each reform stage, and must include specific timetables