Louisiana Administrative Code

A. A charter school shall have discretion with respect to the use of corporal punishment; however, no form of corporal punishment shall be administered to a student with an exceptionality, excluding gifted and talented, as defined in R.S. 17:1942 , or to a student who has been de…

A. All rules, requirements, and regulations established in this Bulletin 126 - Charter Schools shall apply to the authorization and operation of any virtual charter school, except as specifically set forth in Bulletin 741 - Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators , Section 9…

A. The virtual charter school shall ensure that all course content is being used under an appropriate and valid license and shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless BESE, the department, and the students and parents for any claims of non-compliance. B. The virtual charter school…

A. The members of the board of directors shall receive no compensation other than reimbursement of actual expenses incurred while fulfilling duties as a member of such a board. B. A charter school shall be prohibited from employing, in any manner, any member of the governing or m…

A. State-authorized virtual charter schools are required to enforce student attendance and address cases of student truancy and unexcused absences. B. Virtual charter school operators must annually submit attendance policies to the department for approval to ensure compliance wit…

A. Each charter operator may employ faculty and staff members as it deems necessary. Each member of the instructional staff of each charter school shall have at least a baccalaureate degree. For the purposes of this section, "instructional staff" refers to any individual teaching…

A. BESE has the following duties relating to charter schools: 1. subject to the availability of funds, to administer loans pursuant to the Charter School Law for assisting in meeting the costs required to establish a charter school as well as the costs of operation; 2. to determi…

A. Local school boards, as the authorizer of type 1 and type 3 charter schools, have the following authorizing responsibilities: 1. except as otherwise provided herein relating to local school systems in academic crisis, as defined in Bulletin 111, §4901, to review and formally a…

A. Local school boards have the following duties relating to charter schools: 1. to report any charter entered into; and to report the number of schools chartered, the status of those schools, and any recommendations relating to the charter school program to BESE no later than Ju…

A. All charter authorizers including BESE and local school boards shall notify state legislators regarding initial charter school proposals and applications according to the following requirements. 1. At the time a chartering group submits its initial proposal or application to o…

A. The charter operator shall notify the Department of Education in a timely manner of any conditions that may cause it to vary from the terms of its charter, state law, or BESE policy. B. The charter operator shall notify the Department of Education of any circumstance requiring…

A. Application Cycle 1. Local school boards shall accept charter applications from applicants according to the local district timeline established by the department and approved by BESE. BESE shall approve at least one charter application cycle for the local district timeline per…

A. Local school boards shall carefully review each type 1 and type 3 charter school application they receive and may approve a charter application only after it has made a specific determination whether each proposed charter complies with the law and rules, whether the proposal i…

A. Each charter operator shall maintain a complaint procedure through which parents, guardians, or other individuals or groups can appeal to the nonprofit corporation board of directors to address any issues or problems such individuals seek redress to. B. Charter operator compla…

A. Notwithstanding geographic or other requirements for enrollment contained in this bulletin, a charter agreement may provide, initially or by amendment, for the enrollment of and an enrollment preference for dependent children of permanent employees of a corporate partner. B. U…

A. The following technical specifications are required for all virtual charter schools: 1. enrolled students will have access to appropriate technical access; 2. provide each student enrolled in the program with all the necessary instructional materials; 3. provide each full-time…

A. For purposes of funding, each Type 2 virtual charter school shall be funded in accordance with the provisions of § 2301 of this bulletin, except that the local portion of the per pupil amount received pursuant to the Minimum Foundation Program formula adopted each year shall b…

A. Music and Movement. Standard 1: Children engage in multiple and varied music and movement experiences. 1. Infants, Birth-11 months: a. Attend to, vocalize, and/or move body in response to different types of music and/or rhythmic sounds. b. Make sounds and/or music using their …

A. Standard 1: Children demonstrate an awareness of time (past, present, and future) and place within the community. 1. Infants, Birth-11 months: a. Demonstrate anticipation of events in daily routines and activities. 2. Young Toddlers, 9-18 months: a. Demonstrate anticipation of…

A. Relationships with Adults. Standard 1: Children engage in and maintain positive relationships and interactions with adults. 1. Infants, Birth-11 months: a. notice and respond to familiar adults, such as returning a smile. b. respond differently to familiar versus new adults, s…

A. Initiative and Curiosity. Standard 1: Children engage in multiple and varied play-based experiences. 1. Infants, Birth-11 months: a. Explore objects, materials, and/or people in their immediate environment using their senses. Interact with materials by manipulating them in a v…

A. Language Development, Receptive Communication. Standard 1: Children attend to, understand, and respond to verbal and non-verbal communication and language from others. 1. Infants, Birth-11 months: a. Recognize more than one tone of voice in adults and respond with body movemen…

A. Knowledge of Numbers. Standard 1: Children demonstrate knowledge of numbers and the relationships between numbers and quantities. 1. Infants, Birth-11 months: a. Demonstrate interest in quantity during play (e.g., reach for more toys; hold two objects, one in each hand). b. In…

A. Science. Standard 1: Children engage in scientific inquiry to explore observable phenomena (objects, materials, organisms, and events) in the physical and natural world. 1. Infants, Birth-11 months: a. Demonstrate interest in objects, materials, people, and/or their environmen…

A. Gross Motor. Standard 1: Children demonstrate large muscle control and coordination. 1. Infants, Birth-11 months: a. Explore the environment with increasing body awareness using senses and movement. b. Demonstrate strength and control of head, trunk, arms, and legs while explo…

A. Louisiana's Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS) provide a set of common, developmentally appropriate expectations for what children typically know, understand, and are able to perform at different stages of early childhood. These standards are research-based, compr…

Alphabet Awareness -knowledge of letters of the alphabet coupled with the understanding that the alphabet represents the sounds of spoken language and the correspondence of spoken sounds to written language. Approaches to Learning -behaviors and attitudes that indicate how childr…

A. Requests to vary from the rules, regulations and standards for constructing water wells and holes shall be addressed to the department as follows: Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Office of Conservation P.O. Box 94275 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9275 Phone: (225) 342-8244 B…

A. Provided that all other applicable rules and regulations are complied with, the minimum distance requirements for locating a water well shall be in accordance with the following Sections.

A. The horizontal distance between any water well and any possible sources of contamination shall be as great as possible but in no case less than the following minimum distances. Possible Sources of Contamination Minimum Distance (in feet) Septic Tanks 50 Storm or Sanitary Sewer…

A. Wells or holes as defined in Part I, except relief wells, shall not be drilled within 250 feet of the levees [R.S. 38:225(6)]. The department interprets this statute to mean that the well or wells shall be at least 250 feet from the land side toe of the levee. For this agency …

A. Locations subject to flooding should be avoided, if possible. If a reasonable alternate site does not exist, the well may be constructed in flood-prone areas provided the top of the casing is at least 2 feet above the highest flood level which may have occurred in a 10-year pe…

A. A well shall be located far enough from a building to allow reworking or rehabilitation with a drilling rig. A well shall not be located below ground surface, such as in pits and basements, and shall not be located within the foundation of a building, except a building constru…

A. Geologic conditions in Louisiana permit the use of two methods of drilling: the rotary method and reverse circulation method. Regardless of the method used, every precaution should be taken to prevent ground water contamination during drilling operations. B. Water used in dril…

A. An appropriate casing shall be installed in every water well to prevent the wall of the hole from collapsing, to house the pump, and to convey the water to the surface. B. General Criteria. The selection of casing is dependent upon a number of factors that shall be considered …

A. Every water well shall be provided with an appropriate screen. It shall be the responsibility of the driller to determine the type of screen required, screen material, slot openings, entrance velocity, screen length and setting, and whether or not the well is to be gravel pack…

2. For wells where a slab is not provided, the ground surface surrounding the well shall be compacted and graded to drain water away from the well. D. Sanitary Seals. A water-tight sanitary seal shall be installed at the top of the casing for all water wells to prevent the entran…

A. Purpose and Methods of Development. The principal purposes of well development are as follows: 1. to remove silt, sand, drilling mud, and other materials that may retard the flow of water toward and into the well; 2. to correct any damages to, or clogging of, the water bearing…

A. Vent (Breather Pipe). Vents are required for all public supply water wells and are recommended for use on wells used for other purposes. Vents shall be so constructed and installed as to prevent the entrance of contaminants into the well. Vent openings shall be piped water-tig…

A. Provisions addressing enforcement of this Chapter appear in R.S. 38:3097.3, as follows. 1. Whoever knowingly and willfully violates a provision of this Chapter, or a rule, regulation, or order of the director or a board made hereunder, shall be subject to a civil penalty of no…

A. The Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) provides relocated victims of abuse, sexual assault, or stalking with a substitute address to use in place of their actual address when they apply for or receive state or local government services (e.g., driver's license, voter registr…

A. Any person attempting to escape from actual or threatened abuse, sexual assault, or stalking can apply for participation in the ACP. To participate in the program, a victim must meet the following criteria: 1. be a victim of abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; 2. be concerned …

A. A victim of abuse, sexual assault, or stalking moves to a new location (in Louisiana) that is unknown to his/her abuser, and a public record of the new address has not been created (i.e., telephone number, driver's license, utilities, etc.). B. The victim calls the ACP and is …

A. A victim becomes an ACP participant after he/she meets the criteria set forth by the ACP legislation. A co-participant is a household member (i.e., child, spouse, sister, etc.) who lives with the participant and is listed on the ACP application. Household members are not requi…

A. The substitute address assigned to participants has no relationship to participants' actual address and all participants use the same address. B. The substitute address can be used as the participant's residential, school, and work address. The address should always be used wh…

A. Each applicant is asked to sign an ACP authorization card and the card of every co-applicant under the age of 18. Co-applicants that are 18 or older, sign their own authorization card. The ACP issues an ACP authorization card for each member of the household. Use of the substi…

A. The ACP code is a specific number assigned to each participant and co-participant and is used to sort and distribute participant mail. Participants and co-participants in the same household share the same ACP code and all mail addressed to a participant should include this num…

A. The ACP provides first-class mail forwarding service to participants using the substitute address. All first-class, certified, and registered mail received at the substitute address is forwarded as first-class mail to the mailing address provided on the application by the part…

A. A program participant may vote absentee by mail upon meeting the necessary requirements. The participant's substitute address shall be used for registration and voting and the participant's name and physical address shall not be included on any list of registered voters availa…

A. A program participant designates the ACP as an agent for service of process and receipt of mail and legal documents. The ACP receipt of documents constitutes the participant's receipt of the documents. Participants cannot use the program to avoid legal action or to hide from l…