Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Grade Band: K-5. By the end of fifth grade, students will: 1. Create clearly named variable representing different data types and perform operations on the variables' values. 2. Create, use, and apply an algorithm to complete a task. Compare the results of algorithm usage tria…

A. Grade Band: K-5. By the end of fifth grade, students will: 1. Define and apply decomposition to a complex problem in order to create smaller subproblems that can be solved through step-by-step instructions. 2. Modify, remix, or incorporate parts of an existing problem's soluti…

A. Grade Band: K-5. By the end of fifth grade, students will: 1. Classify types of data and describe the attributes used to sort data. 2. Organize and present data visually to highlight relationships and support claims. B. Grade Band: 6-8. By the end of eighth grade, students wil…

A. Grade Band: K-5. By the end of fifth grade, students will: 1. Organize and present data visually in at least three ways to highlight relationships and evaluate a claim. 2. Evaluate data quality and clean data when indicated using the criteria of validity, accuracy, completenes…

A. Grade Band: K-5. By the end of fifth grade, students will: 1. Compare and contrast ways to store data using technology. 2. Explain how to save and name data, search for data, retrieve data, modify data, and delete data using a computing device. B. Grade Band: 6-8. By the end o…

A. Grade Band: K-5. By the end of fifth grade, students will: 1. Propose potential ways to address computing problems using appropriate hardware and software. B. Grade Band: 6-8. By the end of eighth grade, students will: 1. Evaluate possible solutions to a hardware or software p…

A. Grade Band: K-5. By the end of fifth grade, students will: 1. Define what a control structure is and create programs that include sequences, conditional, events, and loops. B. Grade Band: 6-8. By the end of eighth grade, students will: 1. Explain the functions of various contr…

A. Grade Band: K-5. By the end of fifth grade, students will: 1. Identify examples of cyberbullying with age-appropriate responses. 2. Identify and describe examples of appropriate versus inappropriate computer communications. B. Grade Band: 6-8. By the end of eighth grade, stude…

A. Grade Band: K-5. By the end of fifth grade, students will: 1. Identify and select the appropriate hardware to complete computing tasks. 2. Identify and select the appropriate software to complete computing tasks. 3. Evaluate hardware and software types to meet users' needs in …

A. Grade Band: K-5. By the end of fifth grade, students will: 1. Create a simple program to achieve a goal with expected outcomes. 2. Test and debug a program or algorithm to ensure the program produces the intended outcomes. 3. Collaborate with a team of peers to design, impleme…

A. Grade Band: K-5. By the end of fifth grade, students will: 1. Describe how computing has changed the ways people live and work. B. Grade Band: 6-8. By the end of eighth grade, students will: 1. Identify foundational computational advancements through the use of technology inno…

A. All parents/guardians shall work in conjunction with the student's school in which they are enrolled to ensure that the student has the necessary course prerequisites for each course taken through the Course Choice Program. Parents/guardians shall also consult with the school …

A. Each public school governing authority shall establish policies and procedures which shall require that prior to an eligible funded student enrolling in a course, the student and the parent or legal guardian shall be advised, as part of the development and annual review of the…

A. Each LEA shall establish policies and procedures whereby each eligible funded student enrolls in a course in this program, and which shall also provide for the following: 1. Consultation with a designated school system staff member and obtaining written permission from a paren…

A. Any entity who wishes to become a course provider must apply through the course choice authorization process and adhere to all standards outlined in a signed agreement between the state board and the provider. B. All course providers must be in compliance with all applicable s…

A. BESE shall authorize the operation and eligibility of course providers to participate in the Course Choice Program. BESE shall determine: 1. whether each proposed course provider complies with the applicable law and rules; 2. whether a proposal is valid, complete, financially …

A. All course providers shall: 1. support the state content standards and CTE course guidelines as applicable; 2. supply course content that is designed to meet the following criteria: a. based on current perspectives of learning theories and curriculum standards; b. systematic i…

A. BESE shall monitor and evaluate the course provider in a manner in which student achievement is the predominant criterion. 1. The initial authorization of the course provider shall be for a period of three years. After the second year of the initial authorization period, the s…

A. BESE, as the authorizer of the Course Choice Program, shall implement a comprehensive application for course providers that will include, at a minimum, the following: 1. a plan for the administration of state assessments as required by the school and district accountability sy…

A. Each course provider 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 employ…

Academically Appropriate-coursework that aligns with the educational goals and interests as established during the student's Individual Graduation Planning. Course Provider an entity that offers individual courses in person or online, including but not limited to online or virtua…

A. The Course Choice Program was enacted by the Louisiana Legislature so that all Louisiana school children have access to the type and format of education that best meets the needs of the individual student and to include parental choice in the best interest of their child. Each…

A. The LDOE shall determine the appropriate standards for online education, and the online provider shall comply with the standards. B. The course provider will ensure that all instructors are evaluated . C. Repealed. D. The course provider must have an acceptable use policy for …

A. The following guidelines shall be used to establish funding procedures for the Course Choice Program. 1. The course provider shall receive a course amount for each eligible funded student as approved by BESE. B. The course provider may charge tuition to any eligible participat…

A. The following decisions of the program administrator may be appealed: 1. denial of a school or service provider application to participate; 2. suspension or termination of a participating school or service provider from the LA GATOR Program; 3. restriction of the ability of a …

A. Funding of student accounts is subject to annual legislative appropriation of state funds available for the program. Neither BESE nor the LDOE is obligated to provide funding in any year in which funding is not appropriated or is insufficient to provide account deposits to all…

Department the state Department of Education. Eligible Nonpublic School - a non-public school that meets the following criteria: 1. is approved by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education as either an accredited approved school, a non-accredited approved school, a Lo…

A. A service provider must complete and submit an online application by the deadline set by the LDOE to be considered for participation in the ESA program. B. Each public school governing authority may adopt a policy allowing it to become a service provider and accept account fun…

A. The LDOE shall develop a process for the annual administration of the following for participating students: 1. assessment in ELA and mathematics required pursuant to the school and district accountability system at the prescribed grade level; or 2. a nationally norm-referenced…

A. Prior to the enrollment process, the LDOE shall provide information to parents regarding the services available to students with disabilities. B. A parent may make a parental placement to receive special education and related services from a participating school that has demon…

A. Accountability criteria shall serve the goal of ensuring the public trust that all schools participating promote student achievement. B. Within the accountability system, the state superintendent may adjust individual numeric performance targets and thresholds to accommodate c…

A. The department shall annually report to the Senate Committee on Education, the House Committee on Education, the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, and each individual legislator regarding the implementation of the program. The report, at a minimum, shall include the f…

A. To participate in the scholarship program, nonpublic schools shall satisfy the criteria within this Chapter in addition to criteria for participation already established in law. Schools that do not meet these criteria may be declared ineligible to participate in the program. I…

A. The LDOE shall commence accepting online student applications no later than March 1, 2025, for the 2025-2026 school year. For the 2026-2027 school year and beyond, online applications will be accepted beginning with a date specified by the LDOE to facilitate efficient administ…

A. The LDOE shall establish procedures to effectuate the ESA funds transfer process into accounts and from accounts to nonpublic schools and service providers. B. The program manager will facilitate the electronic transfer of funds to accounts and to nonpublic schools and service…

A. The LDOE shall annually administer a survey to account holders to assess their satisfaction with the department's administration of the LA GATOR Program and their experience with participating schools and service providers. The survey shall collect no more than one (1) respons…

A. In the initial phase of program implementation, student eligibility shall be determined in accordance with §1505 of this Chapter Upon legislative appropriation of funds sufficient to provide for program participation of all students eligible according to phase 1 criteria, addi…

A. For a student to be eligible for an ESA, the following conditions must be met: 1. The student must be a resident of Louisiana and meet at least one of the following: a. The student participated in the Louisiana Scholarship Program for the previous school year. b. The student i…

A. The words defined in this Section shall have the meanings set forth below whenever the words appear in this Chapter, unless: 1. the context in which they are used clearly requires a different meaning; or 2. a different definition is prescribed for a particular provision. Accou…

A. Any of the following expenses are allowable for the use of the funds deposited in the ESA according to established procedures: 1. tuition or fees at a participating nonpublic school or for nonpublic online learning programs; 2. curricula and textbooks or other instructional ma…

A. The purpose of this Chapter is to establish guidelines for the implementation and operation of the Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise (LA GATOR) Scholarship Program, created to ensure that all students have access to diverse educational opportunities. Notes La. Admi…

A. The LDE shall allocate annually from funds appropriated or otherwise available for the program an amount per pupil to each participating school equal to the amount allocated per pupil as provided in the minimum foundation program formula, inclusive of the calculations of both …

A. A nonpublic school applying to participate in the ESA program must meet one of the following: 1. be approved by BESE as an accredited approved school, Louisiana Montessori accredited approved school, or Louisiana Montessori provisionally accredited approved school; 2. provide …

A. In administering the program, the department shall: 1. determine student eligibility for scholarships; 2. accept applications from parents or legal guardians of eligible students which indicate the parent or legal guardian's choice(s) of participating schools; 3. process appli…

A. The Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Act requires the LDE to "develop criteria for [school] participation that includes an accountability system for participating students at participating schools." In accordance with this requirement, the criteria set forth in …

A. A participating student shall cease to be eligible to participate in the LA GATOR Program when the participating student meets at least one of the following, whichever occurs first: 1. enrolls full-time in a public school; 2. ceases to be a resident of Louisiana; 3. is found t…

A. The LDOE shall contract with an independent audit firm to conduct a compliance audit to ensure funds are used only for allowable expenses and other provisions in the program as deemed appropriate. 1. The LDOE shall maintain a copy of the audit plan and all associated audit rep…