Chapter CXV

A. Schools and LEAs shall require the development of an IEP including educational placement for each student determined to be exceptional and in need of special education and related services. B. Each school and LEA shall include on each IEP all special education and related serv…

A. Differentiated curricula shall be developed to meet the needs of the gifted student. Differentiated curricula shall contain the following: 1. content that is compact and accelerated in such a way that the amount of time usually involved in mastery is significantly reduced; 2. …

A. Elementary schools shall adhere to the curricular and time requirements established by the LDE and approved by BESE. B. Schools and LEAs providing prekindergarten programs shall offer a curriculum that is developmentally appropriate and informal in nature with a balance of bot…

A. LEAs may permit student's to earn Carnegie credit as middle school student's in all courses except physical education. B. Students may earn Carnegie credit in two ways: 1. by passing a course in which the student is enrolled and meeting instructional time requirements, as set …

A. The business education course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Recommended Grade Level Units Exploratory Keyboarding (Middle School) 6-8 - Accounting I 10-12 1 Accounting II 11-12 1 Administrative Support Occupations 11-12 1 Business Communications 10-12 1 Busine…

A. Credit recovery refers to instructional programs for students who have failed courses taken previously. B. LEAs may implement credit recovery programs. 1. Beginning in 2020-2021, LEA credit recovery program and policy will be included in the local pupil progression plan submit…

A. Each high school shall provide students access to at least one advanced placement (AP) or international baccalaureate (IB) courses in each of four content areas and one additional AP or IB course. B. High school credit shall be granted to a student successfully completing an A…

A. The following policies apply to students attending colleges or other post secondary institution on a part-time basis. 1. The principal of the high school shall approve in advance the course to be pursued by the student in college. 2. The student shall meet the entrance require…

A. Two units of elective credit toward high school graduation shall be awarded to any member of the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, the National Guard, or any honorably discharged veteran who has completed his/her basic training, upon presentation of a milit…

A. High school students of high ability may be admitted to a college on a full-time basis. B. A student shall have maintained a "B" or better average on all work pursued during three years (six semesters) of high school. C. The student shall have earned a minimum composite score …

A. Experimental programs are programs that deviate from established standards. Such programs shall be approved by the LDE and carried out under controlled conditions. B. Approval of experimental programs shall be granted on a yearly basis not to exceed three years, after which ti…

A. The high school shall provide a comprehensive, college preparatory, and/or career and technical education curriculum. B. Each LEA shall adopt a written policy pertaining to the awarding of 1/2 unit of Carnegie credit for all one unit courses listed in the academic and career/t…

A. Art course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Units Art I, II, III, IV 1 each AP Art History 1 Talented Art I, II, III, IV 1 each AP Studio Art: 2-D Design 1 AP Studio Art: 3 -D Design 1 AP Studio Art: Drawing 1 IB Visual Arts 1 B. Art I is a prerequisite to art II…

A. Computer/technology course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Units Computer Applications 1 Computer Architecture 1 Computer Science I 1 Computer Science II 1 Computer Systems and Networking I 1 Computer Systems and Networking II 1 Computer/Technology Literacy 1 De…

A. The Agricultural Education course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Recommended Grade Level Units Exploratory Agriscience 7-8 - Agribusiness 10-12 1/2-1 Agricultural Education Elective I, II 9-12 1/2-3 Agriscience I 9-12 1 Agriscience II 10-12 1 Agriscience III 11…

A. Dance course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Units Dance I, II, III, IV 1 each IB Dance 1 B. Dance II, III, and IV are performance classes with new literature each year; they may be repeated more than once. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXV-2337 Promulgated …

A. Digital design course offerings shall be as follows. Digital Design Courses Course Title(s) Units Engineering Design and Development 1 Digital Story Telling 1 Sound Design 1 Digital Image and Motion Graphics 1 Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXV-2338 Promulgated by the Board…

A. Driver education course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Units Driver Education and Traffic Safety 1/2 Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXV-2339 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1295 (June 2005), repromulgated LR 39:2220 (Aug…

A. The English course offerings for the college diploma shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Units English I, II, III, and IV 1 each Business English (for incoming freshmen prior to 2008-2009) 1 Senior Applications in English 1 Reading I (elective credit) 1 Reading II (elective c…

A. The foreign language course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Units French I, II, III, IV, V 1 each German I, II, III, IV, V 1 each Italian I, II, III, IV, V 1 each Latin I, II, III, IV, V 1 each Russian I, II, III, IV, V 1 each Spanish I, II, III, IV, V 1 each Am…

A. The health education course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Units Health Education 1/2 B. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) shall be taught. 1. Instruction shall be provided relative to cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibri…

A. Jobs for Louisiana's graduates elective course credit toward high school graduation shall be awarded to any student who successfully masters the jobs for Louisiana's graduates core competencies and other additional competencies in the model curriculum. B. The jobs for Louisian…

A. The journalism course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Units Journalism I, II 1 each Publications I, II (Yearbook) 1 each Publications I, II (Newspaper) 1 each B. Teachers must be certified in journalism to teach Journalism. C. Teachers certified in the area of j…

A. The mathematics course offerings for the college diploma shall be as follows. Mathematics Courses-College Diploma Course Title(s) Units Advanced Math-Pre-Calculus 1 Advanced Math-Functions and Statistics 1 Algebra I, II 1 each Applied Algebra I 1 Algebra I-Part 1 1 Algebra I-P…

A. Media arts course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Units Media Arts I, II, III, IV 1 each Photography I, II 1 each Digital Photography 1 Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXV-2354 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 37:2133 (July 20…

A. The music course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Units Applied Music 1 Beginning Band 1 Beginning Choir 1 Sectional Rehearsal 1 Studio Piano I, II, III 1 each Studio Strings I, II, III 1 each Intermediate Band 1 Intermediate Choir 1 Advanced Band 1 Advanced Choi…

A. The special education course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Units Study Skills I, II, III, IV 1 each Transition: Employment Sampling 1 Transition: Employment 1 Transition: Education/Training 1 Transition: Independent Living 1 Local Gifted Elective I, II, III, I…

A. A maximum of four units in religious studies shall be granted to students transferring from state-approved private and sectarian high schools who have completed such coursework. Those credits shall be accepted in meeting the elective requirements for high school graduation. B.…

A. The theatre arts course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Units Theatre I, II, III, IV 1 each Technical Theatre 1 Theatre Design and Technology 1 Talented Theatre I, II, III, IV 1 each IB Film Study I 1 IB Theatre 1 B. Theatre II, III, and IV are performance class…

A. Administrative procedures for the operation of program areas in career and technical education are found in Chapter 31. B. Safety must be taught in all courses. Refer to Bulletin 1674, Career and Technical Education Safety and Health Manual (1992), for safety information. NOTE…

A. General career and technical education course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Recommended Grade Level Units Assistive Technology for the Visually Impaired 9-12 1 Business Enterprises for the Visually Impaired 12 1 Braille I 9-12 1 Braille II 9-12 1 CTE Internshi…

A. The family and consumer sciences (FACS) education course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Recommended Grade Level Units Exploratory FACS 7-8 Family and Consumer Sciences I 9-12 1 Family and Consumer Sciences II 10-12 1 Food Science 10-12 1 Adult Responsibilities …

A. Health occupations course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Recommended Grade Level Units AHEC of a Summer Career Exploration 9-12 1/2 Allied Health Services I 10-12 1-2 Allied Health Services II 10-12 1-2 Cooperative Health Occupations 11-12 3 Dental Assistant I …

A. The law and public safety education course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Recommended Grade Level Units Criminal Justice Elective I, II 9-12 1/2-3 Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXV-2382 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 35:1…

A. Marketing education course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Recommended Grade Level Units Advertising and Sales Promotion 11-12 1 Cooperative Marketing Education I 11-12 3 Cooperative Marketing Education II 12 3 Customer Service 12 1 Entrepreneurship 11-12 1 Lead…

A. Technology education (formerly industrial arts) course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Recommended Grade Level Units Advanced Electricity/Electronics 10-12 1 Advanced Metal Technology 10-12 1 Advanced Wood Technology 10-12 1 Aerospace Engineering 11-12 1 Automat…

A. Trade and industrial education course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Recommended Grade Level Units Air Conditioning/ Refrigeration I, II 11-12 1-3 Air Conditioning/ Refrigeration III, IV 11-12 2-3 Auto Body Repair I, II 11-12 1-3 Auto Body Repair III, IV 11-12 …

A. Requests for partial credit for two- or three-hour blocks of career and technical education courses because of unusual or extenuating circumstances shall be made by the school to the LEA. Documentation shall be kept in the student's cumulative folder. B. A secondary student at…

A. A secondary student attending an approved cosmetology school, licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology, may receive trade and industrial education credit if requirements for Carnegie units are met. B. A copy of the written agreement between the LEA and the private …

A. LEAs may offer a summer school program to enable students who have failed in subjects to remove deficiencies and be considered for promotion to the next grade or to provide additional learning opportunities. B. Summer schools shall be organized and operated under the administr…

A. Schools may offer summer school to enable students to schedule courses to enrich their experiences, to take new subjects, and to enable students who have failed in subjects to remove deficiencies. B. Summer schools shall be organized and operated under the administrative and s…

A. All students shall have written permission from the principal of the student's home school to attend a private summer school provider for credit or promotional purposes. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXV-2504 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, …

A. Each LEA shall provide eligible students with disabilities special educational and related services beyond the normal school cycle when stated in the IEP. NOTE: Refer to Bulletin 1706-Regulations for Implementation of the Children with Exceptionalities Act and Bulletin 1530-Lo…

A. All LEAs should be empowered to create a system of intervention appropriate for the student population and every LEA shall be held accountable for the academic growth of every student. B. 1. LEAs may choose to implement the Connections Process which replaces Louisianas PreGED/…

A. A school governing authority may enter into an agreement with an education service provider to provide an alternative education placement for students. B. Required Interventions 1. The program or school run by the educational service provider must provide academic, behavioral,…

A. The public school system established under the Louisiana Constitution shall operate in accordance with the standards set by BESE. Measurable standards of operation have been established for the approval of schools, stating the responsibility of the local educational governing …

A. Each local school board shall determine the number and location of schools to be opened, and the number of teachers and other school personnel to be employed from recommendations made by the local superintendent. B. Each local school board is authorized to adopt rules and regu…