Louisiana Administrative Code

A. For each CTE course, the teacher shall follow the model course guidelines. B. Instructional content of each course shall meet state and federal guidelines relative to unbiased treatment of race, sex roles, and religious and political beliefs. C. Secondary students who are in t…

A. Public school governing authorities shall provide the department the following information for each learning pod location upon request: 1. the physical location of each learning pod authorized by the public school governing authority; 2. the hours of operation; 3. the name of …

A. Program accessibility for exceptional students shall be ensured within existing facilities and shall be accomplished through either the alteration of existing facilities or nonstructural changes. Such changes shall include: 1. redesign of equipment; 2. assignment of communicat…

A. Prior to any suspension, the school principal or the principal's designee shall advise the student in question of the particular misconduct of which he or she is accused as well as the basis for such accusation, and the student shall be given an opportunity at that time to exp…

A. The school site and building shall include adequate physical facilities and custodial services to meet the needs of the educational program and to safeguard the health and safety of the pupils in each LEA. B. Sufficient classroom, laboratory, shop, office, storage, and meeting…

A. The school principal or designee may suspend from school any student, including a student with exceptionalities, for good cause in accordance with state law and local policy. B. Students determined to be guilty of the following offenses may be suspended for the following reaso…

A. The reserve officer training course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Units JROTC I, II, III, IV 1 each Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXV-2359 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1297 (June 2005). AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated i…

A. Facilities used by LEAs, directly or through contractual arrangement, shall be accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. Architectural barriers shall not prevent a student with a disability from being educated in the least restrictive educational environment. B. N…

A. The LEA shall adopt such rules and regulations to permit or prohibit any form of corporal punishment in the schools under its jurisdiction. 1. The use of any form of corporal punishment is prohibited without prior parental written consent. 2. Such consent applies only to the s…

A. "Nutrition program" means a program under which meals or snacks are served by any governing authority of a nutrition program provider in this state on a nonprofit basis to individuals in attendance, including any such program under which a nutrition program provider receives a…

A. The Fine Arts course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Units Fine Arts Survey 1 Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXV-2343 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1295 (June 2005). AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 1…

A. The speech course offerings shall be as follows. Course Title(s) Units Speech I, II, III, IV 1 each Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXV-2365 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1298 (June 2005). AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with…

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. No student who has been expelled from any public or nonpublic school outside the state of Louisiana or any nonpublic school within Louisiana for committing any offenses enumerated in R.S. 17:416 shall be admitted to: 1. a public school in the state except upon the review and a…

A. Each school shall provide instructional materials for each student and shall have proper procedures for selection, storage, and preservation of such materials. B. The governing authority of each public elementary and secondary school shall adopt policies and regulations for th…

A. The library/media center holdings shall reflect the philosophy and purposes of the school, relate directly to the educational program and the teaching techniques used by the teaching staff, and provide an opportunity to explore beyond the sphere of the regular instructional pr…

A. A recommendation for expulsion is made by the principal or, in the case of a student found carrying or possessing a firearm or another dangerous instrumentality other than a knife, or who possesses, distributes, sells, gives, or loans any controlled dangerous substance governe…

A. If a school district removes a student with a disability from the student's current educational placement for 10 school days in a school year, consecutively or cumulatively, regardless of the circumstances, beginning on the eleventh day, students must continue to receive educa…

A. Each LEA shall adopt policies, in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws, regarding access by students and employees to Internet and online sites that contain or make reference to harmful material, the character of which is such that it is reasonably believed to…

A. Instruction shall be supported with adequate and appropriate instructional materials, equipment, and available community resources that support the stated philosophy and purposes of the school. B. Instructional materials and equipment shall be in a good state of repair, and pr…

A. The transportation program shall be safe, adequate, and suitable to the needs of the students and the community served while complying with the standards of the LDE. Refer to Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures, and applicable laws. B. Tr…

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. Group Sizes 1. The maximum group size that may convene indoors in a single room, irrespective of room size, or outdoors at any given time are as follows: a. phase 1-10 individuals; b. phase 2-25 individuals; and c. phase 3-50 individuals. 2. Group Composition a. Younger studen…

A. Students may be expelled for any of the following reasons: 1. Any student, after being suspended for committing any of the offenses listed in § 1305 of this Chapter, may be expelled upon recommendation by the principal of the public school in which the student is enrolled. 2. …

A. Any teacher, principal, school security guard, or administrator may search any building, desk, locker, area, or school grounds for evidence that the law, a school rule, or parish or city school board policy has been violated. B. The teacher, principal, school security guard, o…

A. LEAs shall use the following uniform ten point grading scale for students enrolled in all grades K-12 for which letter grades are used. 1. 90-100 points is an A. 2. 80-89 points is a B. 3. 70-79 points is a C. 4. 60-69 points is a D. 5. 0-59 points is an F. Notes La. Admin. Co…

A. Each LEA shall require that every child enrolled in kindergarten-third grade be given the BESE-approved literacy screener three times per school year: within the first 30 days of the school year, in December, and in April. The results of this screener shall be used to plan ins…

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. 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. 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. The learning environment shall be conducive to the educational and overall well being of students. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXV-309 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1258 (June 2005). AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with L…

A. Prior to the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year, each local school board must adopt policies in accordance with the standards outlined in this Chapter. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXV-405 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 46 , Promulg…

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. 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. Each LEA shall establish by regulation, requirements and procedures consistent with R.S. 17:15 and R.S. 15:587.1 , through which it may request information from the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information necessary to ascertain whether an employee, or appli…

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. Repealed. B. Repealed. C. Advisory Council on Student Behavior and Discipline (ACSBD) Established 1. Authority per R.S. 17:253 and BESE policy. 2. Function and responsibilities: a. Provide guidance and recommendations to BESE and LDE regarding best practices in providing suppo…

A. Each LEA shall provide instruction aligned to BESE-approved standards and shall have the autonomy and flexibility to develop, adopt, and utilize instructional materials that best support their students' achievement of the standards. LEAs may provide instruction that supplement…

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…

A. Each LEA shall take whatever action is necessary to ensure parental participation as required by federal, state, and local guidelines in the development of the IEP for exceptional students. B. Communication from the school to the parent shall be as follows: 1. written; 2. in l…

A. LEAs with a cohort graduation rate of less than 80 percent as determined by BESE shall identify specific methods of targeted interventions for dropout prevention and recovery that may include: 1. early intervention for students who are at risk of failing any ninth grade Englis…

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. A local educational governing authority shall allow a dependent child of an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the military reserve forces, or the National Guard or a Department of Defense civilian to register and preliminarily enroll in a public school unde…

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. The organization and administration of education in each LEA and school shall be that which best meets the needs of the students, the community, and the society, and shall fulfill the purpose for which the school system and school were organized. B. Coordination of school inst…

A. Each LEA, prior to hiring any employee, shall require that the applicant for employment sign a statement providing for the disclosure of information by the applicant's current or previous employer, if such employer is an LEA, relative to all instances of sexual misconduct with…

A. The professional staff of the local LEA's central office shall be organized with assigned roles, responsibilities and authority to provide a structure for implementing local school policies. B. Each LEA shall be required to employ certified personnel as required by state/feder…

A. A finalized list of graduates shall be submitted by the state-approved high school accompanied by the assurance statement signed by both the principal and the superintendent of the LEA in order to receive diplomas. 1. Prior to February 15 for mid-term graduates and prior to Ju…

A. The principals, or administrators, and the teachers of all schools shall report the names, birth dates, race, parents, and residence of all students in attendance at their schools or classes in writing to the central office within 30 days after the beginning of the school term…