Chapter XI

A. All operational high school LEAP 2025 tests will be used in the calculation of the grade 9-12 assessment index. 1. All subjects will be weighted equally. 2. The performance level will be used in the calculation of the assessment index as described in the chart below. High Scho…

A. Schools that meet either of two conditions associated with disasters shall be labeled "severe impact" schools and shall receive a one year waiver of accountability decisions based on the schools' school performance scores. The one year waiver is limited to the year in which th…

A. Beginning in the 2017-2018 school year (2018 SPS), the progress index will be calculated for ELA and math LEAP 2025 assessments as follows. B. For students scoring unsatisfactory, approaching basic, or basic in the prior school year, the progress index will award 150 points fo…

A. Beginning in the 2017-2018 school year (2018 SPS), the progress index will be calculated for algebra I, geometry, English I, and English II assessments as follows. B. Progress is measured between a student's 8th grade ELA and math assessments and the LEAP 2025 ELA and math ass…

A. The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education holds the test security policy to be of utmost importance and deems any violation of test security to be serious. 1. Tests administered by or through the SBESE shall include but not be limited to: a. all alternate assessmen…

A. 1. The Louisiana LEAP 2025 achievement levels are: a. advanced; b. mastery; c. basic; d. approaching basic; and e. unsatisfactory. B. Achievement Level Definitions 1. Advanced ( Proficient )-students performing at this level have exceeded college and career readiness expectati…

A. A cohort of students is all students who entered 9th grade for the first time in the state of Louisiana in a given academic year. B. Each cohort of students will be tracked for four years, from entry as first-time ninth graders through four academic years. Transitional ninth g…

A. Beginning in 2017-2018 (2016-2017 cohort), points shall be assigned for each member of a cohort according to the following table. Student Results Points High School Diploma plus Associate's Degree 160 High School Diploma plus: (a). AP score of 3 or higher; IB score of 4 or hig…

A. Performance standards for English proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing tests are finalized in scaled-score form. The scaled-score ranges vary per grade and grade band. 1. ELPT Performance Standards Cut Scores Domain Performance Standard Level 1 Performance …

A. All students with one or more disabilities according to Section 504 are to be tested. Test accommodations are permitted for these students provided they are used in the students' regular classroom instruction and assessment and provided the other conditions specified in the Ad…

A. All EL must participate in statewide assessments. EL qualify for accommodations. Test accommodations must not be different from or in addition to the accommodations provided in the classroom during instruction and assessment and must not compromise test security or confidentia…

A. Produce an opinion piece which introduces the topic or text they are communicating about and states an opinion. B. Provide reasons that support the opinion. C. Use linking words and phrases that connect the opinion and reasons. D. Provide a concluding statement or section. E. …

A. Produce an opinion piece which introduces the topic or text, states an opinion, and groups related ideas together. B. Provide reasons which include facts and details that support the stated opinion. C. Link opinion and reasons using words and phrases (e.g., for instance, in or…

A. Produce an opinion piece which has an introduction that states an opinion and has an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's opinion. B. Provide relevant facts to support the reasons and stated opinion. C. Link opinion and reasons …

A. Produce a persuasive permanent product which has an introduction that introduces a claim and distinguishes it from alternate or opposing claims. B. Create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the claim. C. Support the claim with logical r…

A. Evaluate an expression with one set of parentheses. B. Write a simple numerical expression that indicates calculations with whole numbers. C. Given two patterns involving the same context (e.g., collecting marbles), determine the first five terms and compare the values. D. Whe…

A. Solve problems that use proportional reasoning with ratios of length and area. B. Solve one-step real world problems related to scaling. C. Construct or draw plane figures using properties. D. Describe the two-dimensional figures that result from a decomposed three-dimensional…

A. Rewrite expressions that include rational exponents. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § XI-9595 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 43 924 ( 5/1/2017 ). AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:24.4 .

A. Identify that the body is a system of multiple interacting subsystems. B. Identify evidence which supports a claim about how the body is composed of various levels of organization for structure and function which includes cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organisms us…

A. Use data or qualitative scientific and technical information to evaluate a solution to limit a non-point source pollution (e.g., land or urban runoff, abandoned mines) into state waterways. B. Recognize the relationship between pollution and its effect on an organism's populat…

A. Construct meaning from oral presentations and literary and informational text through grade-appropriate listening, reading, and viewing. B. Participate in grade-appropriate oral and written exchanges of information, ideas, and analyses, responding to peer, audience, or reader …

A. Each contestant must be examined prior to entering the ring by a commission physician. The physician shall certify in writing over his signature as to the contestant's physical condition to engage in such contest. The physician (and in the case of certain contracts two physici…

A. Before any event will be considered by the Commission, the Promoter must comply with the provisions under §135, Permits herein. B. Major Event 1. A member of the Louisiana Boxing and Wrestling Commission, including the chairman, may not legally and/or officially authorize and/…

A. Scoring 1. All boxing contests and exhibitions shall be scored by three judges. Judges shall score all contests and determine the winner through the use of 10 point must system. In this system the winner of each round receives 10 points and the opponent a proportionately less …

A. The following acts constitute fouls in a mixed technique event: 1. butting with the head; 2. eye gouging of any kind; 3. biting; 4. hair pulling; 5. fishhooking; 6. groin attacks of any kind; 7. putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent; 8.…

A. An AMTA must provide proof to the commission that it is either a non-profit organization certified by the state of Louisiana or that it is approved as a non-profit organization under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. B. An AMTA shall file with the commission rules f…

A. All LRF events shall be subject to the rules for fouls under Chapter 3, Professional Boxing, §321, Fouls, Deductions, of Points Because of a Foul and Accidental Fouling. Sub section 321 .A of this Rule shall be amended as follows: any participant persistently using foul tactic…

A. The LDE will establish an honor roll to recognize high-performing schools and high schools with exemplary graduation rates. B. The honor roll will be published with school and district performance scores and letter grades. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § XI-1103 Promulgated …

A. Every school shall participate in a school accountability system based on student achievement as approved by the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (refer to R.S. 17:10.1 ). B. Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which reauthorized the federal…

A. Letter grades shall be assigned pursuant to § 305 of this bulletin. B. In addition to the letter grade, the LDE shall award schools the following labels: 1. if a school declines, it shall be labeled as "declining;" and 2. if a school qualifies as a reward school (described in …

A. A school with a letter grade of "F" shall be identified as an academically unacceptable school (AUS). Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § XI-1102 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 37:2121 (July 2011), amended LR 39:304 (February 2013), LR 40:760 …

A. A turnaround school is a school in which a turnaround provider assumes operation over the operation of the entire school, continuing to offer the same or additional grade levels as the previous school, and enrolling all former students who choose to continue attending the scho…

A. A school shall be labeled a "reward school" if it earns the equivalent to an "A" letter grade on the progress index. B. Schools labeled as "reward schools" shall be eligible for financial rewards, as funds are available and as determined by the department. C. Schools will not …

A. Districts and the LDE shall evaluate any instance of irregular or unusual data in the following respects for determining the allocation of rewards: 1. if irregularities are resolved and the data is corrected before rewards are provided, the rewards will be based upon the corre…

A. A school with a letter grade of "F" shall be identified as an academically unacceptable school (AUS). Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § XI-1601 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 33:2595 (December 2007), amended LR 35:2312 (November 2009), LR 36…

A. The growth score for each subject shall include all students enrolled in the school for the current full academic year with scores on the annual state accountability assessment in the current and prior years for a subject. B. A school earns credit for growth in a subject for e…

A. A cohort of students is all students who entered ninth grade for the first time in the state of Louisiana in a given academic year. B. Each cohort of students is tracked for four years, from entry as first-time ninth graders through four academic years. Transitional ninth grad…

A. The nationally recognized assessment indicator is determined by the percent of cohort members meeting the ready benchmark. B. Students earn one or more of the following: 1. ACT composite score consistent with the TOPS ACT requirement in R.S. 17:5024 , but not lower than a scor…

A. Louisiana acknowledges multiple pathways to demonstrate college, career, or service readiness. The acceleration indicator shall be the percentage of cohort members determined to be college and career ready and having earned a credential in accordance with this Chapter. B. The …

A. The state report card shall provide information to assist schools, school systems, and the public to focus resources and support to increase student achievement. B. The LDOE shall annually publish, on the department website, a report of the statewide accountability program and…

A. The SBESE shall report annually on the state's progress in reaching Louisiana's 2025 goals. The Louisiana Department of Education shall publish individual school reports to provide information on every school's performance. The school reports shall, at minimum, include the fol…

A. The Louisiana Legislature established the recovery school district with the passage of R.S. 17:1990 . Pursuant to R.S. 17:10.5 , a school is eligible for the recovery school district under any of the following conditions. 1. The city, parish, or other local public school board…

A. An LEA must develop a school choice policy for schools that are academically unacceptable. B. Beginning with the 2003 -04 school year, an LEA shall notify parents of their school choice options not later than the first day of the school year for the schools that must offer cho…

A. An LEA must offer choice to all students in an eligible school until the school is no longer identified as AUS except: 1. if an eligible student exercises the option to transfer to another public school, an LEA must permit the student to remain in that school until he or she h…

A. An LEA may consider health and safety factors in determining the transfer options. Should the LEA have concerns for health and safely factors, the LEA will need to find ways to provide choice consistent with their obligations to provide a healthy and safe learning environment.…

A. A school performance score (SPS) shall be calculated for each school. This score shall range from 0.0 to 150.0. B. Each school shall receive its school performance scores under one site code regardless of its grade structure. C. Final accountability results shall be issued by …

A. Repealed. B. Repealed. C. Accountability Council (Formerly the Accountability Commission) Established. 1. Authority-per BESE policy; 2. Referrals and responsibilities: a. advise the board regarding accountability issues and the state Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Plan; b. …