Chapter XI

A. Repealed. B. Repealed.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. …

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. 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. 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. For each academically unacceptable school operating under the jurisdiction of any city, parish, or other local public school board, the schools LEA shall be required to develop a reconstitution plan to describe the goals, strategies, and interventions that will be used to addr…

A. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year (2026 SPS), the accountability system in this Chapter shall be used, and Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of this Part shall cease to be effective. 1. The LDOE shall calculate a comparison score showing a school or district performance usi…

A. The annual report shall identify schools as having earned one of the following grades: 1. A-produces excellent student achievement and progress. 2. B-produces above average student achievement and progress. 3. C-produces satisfactory student achievement and progress. 4. D-prod…

A. A school grade shall be based on a combination of indicators in accordance with this Chapter for the percentage of students: 1. scoring at proficient or higher on the state accountability assessment for all students in reading/ELA; 2. scoring at proficient or higher on the sta…

A. The LDOE shall assign school grades based on the indicators with available data at the school. 1. Each indicator carries equal weight in the overall calculation. 2. Schools will earn 0-100 points for each indicator where one point is awarded for each percentage of students. 3.…

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. Schools shall have a minimum of fifteen full academic year students in one of the indices in accordance with Chapter 17 of this Part in order to receive a score. B. Any indicator with fewer than fifteen students shall not contribute to a school or district score. C. Louisiana …

A. The test score of every student enrolled in any school in an LEA on October 1 of the academic year and who is eligible to take a test at a given school within the same LEA shall be included in the LEA district performance score (DPS). B. The score of every student counted in t…

A. Students that meet the full academic year criteria, in accordance with this Section and §1903 of this Part shall be included in all subgroup performance score calculations. 1. A student that is a former English learner student for up to two years after no longer being consider…

A. A school with at least one testing grade, considered as third through eleventh grades, will receive an SPS based only on its own student data provided that the school meets the requirements of LAC 28:XI.1901. B. Any school which includes kindergarten through second grades and …

A. Districts shall notify SBESE of all school closures and reconstitution. by December 31 of the previous academic year. Notice shall include requests for site code changes, grade reconfigurations, and attendance zone changes. Requests to close schools after October 1 will not be…

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. 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. 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. Beginning in the 2017-2018 school year (2018 SPS), the overall grading scale will be as follows: Beginning in 2017-2018 (2018 SPS) and through 2024-2025 (2025 SPS) School Performance Score Letter Grade 90.0-150.0 A 75.0-89.9 B 60.0-74.9 C 50.0-59.9 D 0-49.9 F Notes La. Admin. …

A. Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, the LDE began piloting a new Innovative Assessment Program. B. For the 2021-2022 school year only, the ELA assessment index for operational participants will be calculated using either the most recent pre-pilot assessment index for ELA o…

A. An appeal/waiver procedure and a data certification process have been authorized by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (SBESE) and shall be used to address unforeseen and aberrant factors and to correct inaccurate accountability data impacting schools in Lou…

Appeal -a request for the calculation or recalculation of the school or district performance score. Waiver -a temporary "withholding" of accountability decisions for no more than one accountability year. Waivers shall be denied to aggrieved parties attempting to subvert the inten…

A. Parents or individual schools seeking an appeal or waiver on issues relating to Louisiana's District and School Accountability System shall file their requests, regardless of the type, through the local superintendent, charter school leader, or appointed representative as auth…

A. The local superintendent, charter school leader, or official representative of each local governing board of education shall complete the LDE's appeals/waivers request form and provide supporting documentation to the Division of Assessments and Accountability no later than 15 …

A. LEA superintendents or charter school leaders shall notify the LDE in writing of any changes to existing school configurations and newly opened schools no later than the 15 day appeal/waiver window during the first year of the reconfiguration and school opening. All school clo…

A. For a newly formed school, the school district shall register the new school with the Louisiana Department of Education to have a site code assigned to that school. A new school shall not be created nor shall a new site code be issued in order to allow a school to avoid an acc…

A. Reconfigured schools are identified as schools that change grade configuration, combine two schools with separate site codes into one school with a single site code, or divide one school into two separate schools with different site codes. Data collected at one site shall not …

A. Districts must provide an alternative education placement for students who are expelled or who have been suspended for more than 10 consecutive schools days. Districts must either operate an alternative education program or school (direct-run or charter), or enter into an agre…

A. Beginning in the 2017-2018 school year (2018 SPS), the overall grading scale will be adjusted to allow schools time to respond to higher expectations in each index. In 2018, the minimum score required for an A, B, and C school letter grade will be lowered by 10 points as compa…

A. For school accountability, alternative education schools: 1. enroll some or all students for 45 or more days; and 2. receive BESE approval for the current school year. B. A student placed at an alternative school for fewer than 45 days shall be considered to be attending an al…

A. Alternative education programs are approved by BESE for the current school year. 1. -2. Repealed. B. Scores for students attending alternative education programs will be included at the sending school at which the student is enrolled. 1. For the purposes of this Chapter, a sen…

A. The LDE will annually publish a report on district outcomes for students served by alternative education schools and programs. B. All alternative education programs will receive a performance report that includes, but is not limited to: 1. data pertaining to academic progress;…

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 eighth grade ELA and math assessments and the LEAP 2025 ELA and math …

A. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year (2023 SPS), alternative K-8 schools and high schools will select from a list of approved domains and associated interests and opportunities indicators that will serve as the basis for the interests and opportunities index calculation. B…

A. The course enrollment component will be calculated for an alternative school enrolling students in grades K-8 based on course enrollment as reported to the LDOE. B. The course enrollment score is defined as the percent of kindergarten through eighth grade students enrolled in …

A. For the purposes of this Chapter: OJJ Schools-all schools and programs providing educational services to students in secure care facilities operated by, or contracted under, the authority of the state Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Youth Services, Office of Juven…

A. OJJ shall maintain educational records for all students and shall report them, as required, to the state Department of Education. At a minimum, the student information system selected by the OJJ district shall provide for collection and reporting of the following data elements…

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…