Education: Types and Options
Education Types:
All children are entitled to a free and appropriate public education. However, some youth require
additional supports. Below are listed the different types of education a youth in Indiana may benefit.
They are arranged in order from the least intensive to most intensive.
General Education-Indiana law requires that a child enroll in and attend school in the fall of the year the
child becomes seven years old. The child must attend school until one of the following occurs: 1.) the
child graduates; 2.) the child turns eighteen; or 3.) the child is sixteen or seventeen years of age and is
given written consent to withdraw by his parents and his principal.
Response to Intervention-integrates assessment and intervention within a multi-level prevention system
to maximize student achievement and to reduce behavior problems.
Section 504 is a federal law designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs and
activities that receive Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education. Under Section
504, FAPE (free appropriate public education) consists of the provision of regular or special education
and related aids and services designed to meet the student's individual educational needs as adequately
as the needs of non-disabled students are met.
Special Education provides a "free appropriate public education" to students who are 3 through 22 years
and identified as disabled under Article 7. Student must not have completed high school graduation
requirements or received a diploma. Call Indiana Department of Exceptional Learners at 877-851-4106
Links have been moved to: Education Resources.
All children are entitled to a free and appropriate public education. However, some youth require
additional supports. Below are listed the different types of education a youth in Indiana may benefit.
They are arranged in order from the least intensive to most intensive.
General Education-Indiana law requires that a child enroll in and attend school in the fall of the year the
child becomes seven years old. The child must attend school until one of the following occurs: 1.) the
child graduates; 2.) the child turns eighteen; or 3.) the child is sixteen or seventeen years of age and is
given written consent to withdraw by his parents and his principal.
Response to Intervention-integrates assessment and intervention within a multi-level prevention system
to maximize student achievement and to reduce behavior problems.
Section 504 is a federal law designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs and
activities that receive Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education. Under Section
504, FAPE (free appropriate public education) consists of the provision of regular or special education
and related aids and services designed to meet the student's individual educational needs as adequately
as the needs of non-disabled students are met.
Special Education provides a "free appropriate public education" to students who are 3 through 22 years
and identified as disabled under Article 7. Student must not have completed high school graduation
requirements or received a diploma. Call Indiana Department of Exceptional Learners at 877-851-4106
Links have been moved to: Education Resources.
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Education Options:
Public Schools are provided by an institution of civil government, and paid for, in whole or in part, by
taxes. This includes basic education, kindergarten to twelfth grade, also referred to as primary and
secondary education, as well as post-secondary education such as universities, colleges, and technical
schools funded and overseen by government rather than private entities.
Charter Schools are public schools which are nonsectarian and nonreligious and operates under a
contract or charter. Under Indiana Code, charter schools are established to serve the different learning
styles and needs of public school students, to offer public school students appropriate and innovative
choices, to afford varied opportunities for professional educators, to allow freedom and flexibility in
exchange for exceptional levels of accountability, and to provide parents, students, community
members, and local entities with an expanded opportunity for involvement in the public school system.
Charter schools cannot limit who is able to attend. Call 317-233-3598 for more information
Alternative Education Programs are designed to meet the needs of at-risk students who are not
succeeding in the traditional setting. Students are provided with a variety of options that can lead to
graduation and are supported by services for the student and their immediate family that are essential
to success. Various programs are located throughout the state. Call 317-233-3598 for more
information.
Private Schools are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right
to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition, rather
than relying on public (government) funding.
Public Schools are provided by an institution of civil government, and paid for, in whole or in part, by
taxes. This includes basic education, kindergarten to twelfth grade, also referred to as primary and
secondary education, as well as post-secondary education such as universities, colleges, and technical
schools funded and overseen by government rather than private entities.
Charter Schools are public schools which are nonsectarian and nonreligious and operates under a
contract or charter. Under Indiana Code, charter schools are established to serve the different learning
styles and needs of public school students, to offer public school students appropriate and innovative
choices, to afford varied opportunities for professional educators, to allow freedom and flexibility in
exchange for exceptional levels of accountability, and to provide parents, students, community
members, and local entities with an expanded opportunity for involvement in the public school system.
Charter schools cannot limit who is able to attend. Call 317-233-3598 for more information
Alternative Education Programs are designed to meet the needs of at-risk students who are not
succeeding in the traditional setting. Students are provided with a variety of options that can lead to
graduation and are supported by services for the student and their immediate family that are essential
to success. Various programs are located throughout the state. Call 317-233-3598 for more
information.
Private Schools are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right
to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition, rather
than relying on public (government) funding.