Chapter XI

A. Using a model(s), identify that an atoms nucleus as made of protons and neutrons and is surrounded by electrons. B. Using a model(s), identify that individual atoms of the same or different types that repeat to form extended structures (e.g., sodium chloride). C. Compare and c…

A. Use a model to explain how genetic variations in specific traits may occur as organisms pass on their genetic material from one generation to the next, along with small changes Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § XI-9759 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Educa…

A. Use data to identify that fossils of different animals that lived at different times are placed in chronological order (i.e., fossil record) and located in different sedimentary layers. B. Recognize that similarities and differences in external structures can be used to infer …

A. Identify the periodic table as a model to use to predict the properties of elements. B. Identify that the periodic table was created based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms. C. Identify that the number of electrons in the outermost energy leve…

A. Predict changes in the motion of a macroscopic object, such as a falling object, an object rolling down a ramp, or a moving object being pulled by a constant force using data (e.g., tables or graphs of position or velocity as a function of time for an object subject to a net u…

A. Identify that two factors, an objects mass and height above the ground, affect gravitational potential energy (i.e., energy stored due to position of an object above Earth) at the macroscopic level. B. Identify that the mass of an object and its speed determine the amount of k…

A. Qualitatively describe cause and effect relationships between changes in wave speed and type of media through which the wave travels using mathematical and graphical representations. B. Identify examples that illustrate the relationship between the frequency and wavelength of …

A. Explain the relationship between human activity (e.g., population size, where humans live, types of crops grown) and changes in the amounts of natural resources using evidence. B. Explain the relationship between human activity (e.g., population size, where humans live, types …

A. Evaluate evidence supporting the positive consequences of using disposable resources versus reusable resources. B. Evaluate evidence supporting the negative consequences of using disposable resources versus reusable resources. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § XI-9782 Promulga…

A. Identify relationships, using a model, of how the Earth's surface is a complex and dynamic set of interconnected systems (i.e., geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere). B. Identify different causes of climate change and results of those changes with respect to the E…

A. Explain the relationship between human activity (e.g., population size, where humans live, types of crops grown) and changes in the amounts of natural resources using evidence. B. Explain the relationship between human activity (e.g., population size, where humans live, types …

A. Recognize that the carrying capacities of ecosystems are related to the availability of living and nonliving resources and challenges (e.g., predation, competition, disease). B. Use a graphical representation to identify carrying capacities in ecosystems as limits to the numbe…

A. The commission may appoint an event coordinator for any event the commission deems necessary at a fee not to exceed $350 per event to be paid by the promoter of said event. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XI-111 Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Boxing and Wrestling…

A. The promoter shall provide insurance and pay all deductibles for contestants to cover medical, surgical, and hospital care with a minimum limit of $20,000 for injuries sustained while participating in a contest and $50,000 to a contestants estate if he dies of injuries suffere…

A. Gloves shall be examined by the commission representative and the referee. If padding is found to be misplaced or lumpy or if gloves are found to be imperfect or clearly ill-fitting, they shall be changed before the contest starts. No breaking, skimming, roughing or twisting o…

A. The promoter shall be responsible for providing a bell or gong of sufficient size, that when struck by the timekeeper, to be clearly audible by participants, officials, and spectators. The gong shall be approved by the commission. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XI-323 Adopt…

A. Each promoter at the time of promoting any contest or exhibition must have a current license issued by the commission. Before acting upon any application for a license, the commission may in its discretion examine under oath the applicant and other witnesses. B. At the time of…

A. No one shall be allowed in the dressing rooms except manager, seconds and commissions representatives. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XI-347 Adopted by the Department of Commerce, Boxing and Wrestling Commission 1967, amended 1974, amended by the Department of Economic Deve…

A. In addition to the rules set forth below, Chapter 1. General Rules set forth above shall apply to Professional Wrestling. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XI-501 Adopted by the Department of Commerce, Boxing and Wrestling Commission, 1967, amended 1974, Amended by the Office …

A. Except with the approval of the commission or its commissioner, the classes for unarmed combatants competing in mixed technique events and the weights for each class are shown in the following schedule. Flyweight.......................................... up to 125 lbs. Bantamw…

A. An unarmed combatant competing in a mixed technique event: 1. must wear shorts approved by the commission or the commission's representative; 2. may not wear shoes or any padding on his feet during the contest. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § XI-715 Promulgated by Department…

A. Each judge of a mixed technique event that is being judged shall score the contest or exhibition and determine the winner through the use of the following system. 1. The better unarmed combatant of a round receives 10 points and his opponent proportionately less. 2. If the rou…

A. In all weight classes, the bandages on each contestant's hand shall be restricted to soft gauze cloth not more than 13 yards in length and 2 inches in width, held in place by not more than 10 feet of surgeon's tape, 1 inch in width, for each hand. B. Surgeon's adhesive tape sh…

A. The test security policy approved by the SBESE requires that the LDE establish procedures to deal with breaches of test security. District authorities provide the LDE information about voiding student tests because of student violations observed during test administration or v…

A. To calculate the cohort graduation index, the following formulas shall be used. Cohort Graduation Rate (CGR) Formula Used 0 percent to 75 percent CGR x 0.9 76 percent to 90 percent CGR x 1.111112 91 percent to 100 percent +5 points per percent increase (91=105, 92=110) Notes L…

A. Produce a persuasive permanent product which has an introduction that introduces a claim and acknowledges 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 reasoning …

A. Determine equivalent fractions. B. Use =, C. Compare up to 2 given fractions that have different denominators. D. Using a representation, decompose a fraction into multiple copies of a unit fraction (e.g., 3/4 = 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 ). E. Add and subtract fractions with like denomi…

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. …