Chapter CXXXI

A. This certificate is required in order to serve as a school system superintendent or assistant superintendent. 1. Eligibility requirements: a. hold or be eligible to hold an EDL 2 or one of the Louisiana administrative/supervisory certifications that preceded the educational le…

A. In order to retain evaluation ratings toward certification renewal, the LDE may grant non-practicing status to any educational leader who applies after ceasing employment with the LEA in accordance with § 505 of this Part. B. The first date an educational leader may enter into…

A. As part of the educational leader certification structure a teacher may become certified as a teacher leader that allows principals the opportunity to provide leadership experiences to teachers at the school level and recruit potential educational leader candidates for school …

A. If an educational leader evaluation demonstrates that the standards of effectiveness, as determined by BESE, have been met, using value-added data or other components of the evaluation, for three years during the initial certification or renewal process, a certificate shall be…

A. This is a five year, non-renewable Louisiana certificate issued to an individual who holds comparable out-of-state certification as a principal or educational leader, authorizes the individual to serve as a principal or assistant principal in a Louisiana school system, and is …

A. An out-of-state principal level 2 (OSP2) is valid for five years initially and may be extended thereafter for a period of five years at the request of an LEA. 1. Eligibility requirements: a. hold or be eligible to hold an OSP1 certificate; b. completion of Louisiana PRAXIS req…

A. The out-of-state superintendent (OSS) certificate is valid only for the employing Louisiana public school district requesting issuance, is valid for five years from date of first appointment as a superintendent, and is renewable every five years. 1. Eligibility requirements: a…

A. Effective June 30, 2006, universities cannot admit candidates into a leadership/administration program that has not undergone the redesign and review process. Individuals who have completed all courses, testing requirements, and degree requirements under the position specific …

A. Eligibility requirements: 1. valid Type A or Level 3 Louisiana teaching certificate for the elementary school; 2. graduate degree from an institution of higher education accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602 ; 3. five or more years of classroom teaching at elementary school…

A. Eligibility requirements: 1. valid Type A or Level 3 Louisiana teaching certificate for the secondary school; 2. graduate degree from an institution of higher education accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602 ; 3. five or more years of classroom teaching at secondary school l…

A. Eligibility requirements: 1. valid Type A or Level 3 Louisiana teaching certificate; 2. five years of successful school experience for a state, parish, or city as superintendent, assistant superintendent, supervisor of instruction, principal, or assistant principal in a State-…

A. Eligibility requirements: 1. valid Type A or Level 3 Louisiana Teaching Certificate; 2. graduate degree from an institution of higher education accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602 ; and 3. minimum of 33 semester hours of graduate credit, to include: a. 15 semester hours i…

A. Eligibility requirements: 1. valid Type A or Level 3 Louisiana teaching certificate with certification as a special education teacher; 2. five years of successful professional experience, at least three of which must have been in special education; 3. graduate degree from an i…

A. Special school principal eligibility requirements: 1. Certification requirements for elementary or secondary school principal must be completed. The same certification standards as those required of principals apply if an individual is serving as an assistant principal; 2. gra…

A. Eligibility requirements: 1. valid Type A or Level 3 Louisiana teaching certificate; 2. graduate degree from an institution accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602 , including 15 semester hours of professional education at the graduate level to include three semester hours in…

A. In addition to those areas of supervision and administration embraced within the educational leader certification structure, the following supervisory endorsements are available to candidates holding a valid Louisiana teaching certificate: 1. supervisor of school libraries; 2.…

A. Supervisor of school libraries eligibility requirements: 1. valid Type A or Level 3 Louisiana certificate authorizing school library service; 2. five or more years of successful experience as a school librarian with all out-of-state experience verified as successful by the out…

A. Supervisor of parish or city materials and/or media centers eligibility requirements: 1. valid Type A or Level 3 Louisiana teaching certificate; 2. advanced degree from an institution accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602 ; 3. 15 semester hours of graduate course work in no…

A. This is no longer a required endorsement that must appear on a certificate. B. To qualify to perform this supervisory service, a teacher must meet one of the following eligibility criteria: 1. valid Type A or Level 3 Louisiana certificate in the field of the supervisory assign…

A. The certification appeal process is available to an individual who has applied for certification and has been denied the requested certification due to the absence of certification requirements. The process provides such an individual the opportunity to have the appeal evaluat…

A. An applicant who is denied certification but seeks an appeal based upon legitimate grounds may submit a certification appeal application to the LDE. Only an individual who has been evaluated and denied certification through the LDE is eligible to file an appeal to be considere…

A. Educator credentials can be sanctioned for a conviction of certain criminal offenses, for the submission of fraudulent documentation, for professional license censure, for failure to meet the standards for effectiveness, or for participation in cheating. This chapter presents …

Applicant -any person applying for a Louisiana Department of Education issued educator credential. Board or BESE -the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education as a whole and/or any of its standing committees. Cheating -as determined by the LDE in accordance with LAC 28:XI, Bul…

A. Effective beginning January 1, 2025, an applicant for an initial educator credential shall undergo a criminal history record check in accordance with this Section. For an applicant or recipient of an educator credential, the LDOE shall: 1. Request information from the Louisian…

A. Denial. An application to the LDE for initial, update, or renewal of educator credentials will be rejected in accordance with the restrictions defined in this chapter. B. Suspension. An educator credential can be inactivated for a prescribed period of time, indefinitely, or pe…

A. An LEA must notify the LDOE upon the termination, resignation, or resignation in lieu of termination of an employee who holds a Louisiana educator credential within 10 days of separation of service when the action results from: 1. conviction or plea of nolo contendere for an o…

A. An existing Louisiana educator credential, even if expired, or an application for an initial educator credential shall be subject to sanction due to information contained in state and federal criminal history reporting information or other verifying documentation submitted. Cr…

A. A Louisiana teaching credential will be denied or if currently issued will be suspended if an educator presents fraudulent documentation as part of an application for a credential to BESE or the LDOE. B. The department will verify prior to determining that an educator has subm…

A. Censure of a professional license includes, but is not limited to formal or documented denial, suspension, revocation, reprimand, or investigation. B. An application for a Louisiana educator credential may be denied if the educator is found to have had a professional credentia…

A. A Louisiana educator credential shall be issued or renewed in accordance with LAC 28:CXLVII (Bulletin 130), R.S. 17:3886 , and R.S. 17:3902 upon demonstration that the standards for effectiveness, as determined by the board, have been met for three years during the initial or …

A. A Louisiana educator credential may be sanctioned if the educator holding the credential has been found by the LDE or other governing authority to have participated in cheating as defined in § 1903 of this Chapter. B. When the LDE has determined an educator has been found to h…

A. The board will consider an eligible request for a records review and documentation provided. The board is not required to conduct an issuance or reinstatement records review and may summarily deny a request. B. If the board or designee decides to conduct a records review, boar…

A. Definition of Paraprofessional 1. For the purposes of title I, part A, a paraprofessional is an employee who provides instructional support in a program supported with title I, part A funds including paraprofessionals working in any of the following capacities: a. providing on…

A. The period of validity for a Louisiana lifetime teaching certificate is subject to the provision that the certificate holder does not allow a period of five or more consecutive calendar years of disuse to accrue, and/or the certificate is not revoked by the State Board of Elem…

A. A lapsed certificate may be reactivated upon request of the Louisiana employing authority at the level that was attained prior to disuse for a period of five years. During the reactivated period the holder must earn effective ratings in accordance with LAC 28:CXLVII Bulletin 1…

A. When a city or parish employing authority considers employment of a teacher whose certificate has lapsed or expired, the responsibility to notify the LDE is that of the employing authority. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXXXI-2307 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and…

A. Types of Approved Coursework to Reinstate an Early Childhood or an Elementary Grades certificate: 1. diagnostic and prescriptive reading; 2. reading in the content area; 3. other content in reading; 4. early numeracy concepts of mathematics; 5. other content in mathematics; 6.…

A. Types of Approved Coursework to Reinstate a Middle Grades certificate: 1. diagnostic and prescriptive reading; 2. reading in the content area; 3. other content in reading; 4. early numeracy concepts of mathematics; 5. other content in mathematics; 6. content in English/languag…

A. Types of Approved Coursework to Reinstate a Secondary certificate: 1. diagnostic and prescriptive reading; 2. reading in the content area; 3. other content in reading; 4. content specific to subject area of certification; 5. classroom and/or behavior management; 6. technology …

A. Types of Approved Coursework to Reinstate a Special Education certificate: 1. diagnostic and prescriptive reading; 2. reading in the content area; 3. other content in reading; 4. early numeracy concepts of mathematics; 5. other content in mathematics; 6. content in English/lan…

A. Types of approved coursework to reinstate an all-level certificate in art, dance, foreign language, health and physical education, or music: 1. content in reading; 2. content specific to subject area of certification; 3. classroom and/or behavior management; 4. technology in t…

A. Types of approved coursework to reinstate an ancillary certificate: 1. content specific to subject area of certification; 2. coursework included in a prescriptive degree program in which certificate holder is enrolled; and 3. classroom and/or behavior management. Notes La. Adm…

Accredited (formerly regionally accredited )--a term used to denote the status of public recognition that a nationally recognized accrediting agency grants to an educational institution or program that meets the agency standards and requirements in accordance with 34 CFR 602 . Wh…

BESE -Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. CLU -continuing learning unit. CTTIE -career and technical trade and industrial education. INTASC -Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium. LCET -Louisiana components of effective teaching. LDE -Louisiana Departm…

A. Louisiana Revised Statute 17:7 provides for the duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). Specifically, 17:7(6)(a)(i) states that BESE shall prescribe qualifications and provide for certification of teachers in accordanc…

A. A teacher applicant for certification must successfully complete the appropriate written or computer-delivered assessment identified in this Section prior to issuance of a Louisiana educator credential. Praxis scores, for certification purposes, must be received by the LDOE vi…

A. An individual must have an official teaching credential, license, or certificate to provide instructional or other designated services in the Louisiana K-12 schools and early learning centers. Louisiana issues three categories of teaching licenses: Standard, Nonstandard, and A…

A. There are six types of standard teaching certificates issued by the state of Louisiana: 1. professional Level 1, 2, and 3 certificates; 2. type C, B, and A certificates; 3. out-of-state certificate; 4. world language certificates (WLC); 5. practitioner 1, 2, and 3 licenses; an…

A. Non-Practicing Status or Operational Role Status for Standard Teaching Certificates 1. The LDE may grant: a. non-practicing status to any teacher who applies after ceasing employment as a teacher or leader in a local education agency; b. operational role status to any teacher …

A. Level 1 is the entry-level professional certificate, valid for three years. The level 2 and level 3 certificates are valid for five years. B. Louisiana Graduate Eligibility. Level 1 professional certificate requires successful completion of a state-approved traditional or alte…