Louisiana Administrative Code

A. All persons involved in assessment programs must abide by the security policies and procedures established by the LDE and the SBESE. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXI-301 Promulgated by the Department of Education, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1528 (J…

A. All special education students must participate in statewide assessments. Students are to take the test that corresponds to the grade in which they are enrolled. Special education students who meet specific participation criteria as stated in Bulletin 1530 Louisiana IEP Handbo…

A. When the total N-count in any reporting category or group on an assessment report is nine or less, do not release the assessment data publicly. B. When the total N-count in any reporting category or group on an assessment report is ten or greater and all students are reported …

A. 1. The Louisiana achievement levels are: a. Advanced; b. Mastery (Exceeding the Standard); c. Basic (Meeting the Standard); d. Approaching Basic (Approaching the Standard); and e. Unsatisfactory. 2. Though the names of the achievement levels differ slightly from those detailed…

A. The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education holds the test security policy to be of utmost importance and deems any violation of test security to be serious. The test security policy follows. 1. Tests administered by or through the SBESE shall include but not be limi…

A. If during the academic year the person appointed as district test coordinator changes, the district superintendent must notify the LDE, Division of Assessments and Accountability. The notification must be in writing and must be submitted within 15 days of the change in appoint…

A. All LEP students must participate in statewide assessments. LEP students qualify; however, for accommodations provided they are used in the students' regular classroom instruction and assessment. Test accommodations must not be different from or in addition to the accommodatio…

A. The LAA 1 is a performance-based student assessment that evaluates each student's knowledge and skills in the Louisiana content standards using extended standards (ES). 1. LAA 1 correlates to the ESs that are extensions of the state academic content standards. 2. The ESs captu…

A. The "Old" GEE measures curricula-based proficiencies in language arts, mathematics, written composition, science, and social studies. The first statewide administration of the GEE was in the spring of 1989, and the last statewide administration was in the summer of 2003. The t…

A. If a student is expelled from school and is not enrolled in any type of alternative program or receiving any services from the school district, the parent/legal guardian may make a timely request that the student be tested and the school district shall make arrangements to tes…

A. Migrant students shall take the appropriate assessment for their enrolled grade during the scheduled assessment period. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXI-3511 Promulgated by the Department of Education, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 37:821 (March 2011). A…

A. 1. A district test coordinator's responsibilities fall into three categories: a. making arrangements for testing; b. handling and maintaining the security of test materials; and c. training school test coordinators, district special education directors/supervisors, district Se…

A. 1. The Louisiana achievement levels are: a. advanced; b. mastery; c. basic; d. approaching basic; and e. unsatisfactory. 2. Though the names of the achievement levels differ slightly from those detailed in the NCLB Act, the definitions are similar. The definitions of the Louis…

A. All students with one or more disabilities according to Section 504 are to be tested. Test accommodations are permitted for these students provided they are used in the students' regular classroom instruction and assessment and provided the other conditions specified in the Ad…

A. Foreign exchange students shall take the appropriate assessment for their enrolled grade during the scheduled assessment period. B. If foreign exchange students are screened and determined to be limited English proficient, they may qualify for test accommodations provided they…

A. Students enrolled in grades 3 through 11 who are under the supervision of correctional facilities shall take the appropriate assessment for their enrolled grade. B. If a student is 18 years of age by March 1, and: 1. is pursuing a high school diploma, he/she shall test; and 2.…

A. The GEE is a criterion-referenced testing program that is directly aligned with the state content standards, which by law are as rigorous as those of NAEP. This test measures how well a student has mastered the state content standards. The GEE initially is administered at grad…

A. A school test coordinator's responsibilities include: 1. supervising testing procedures and materials control at the school level; 2. scheduling testing dates and times with the district test coordinator; 3. making arrangements for a location to test students with certain acco…

A. Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Testing Programs Since 1986 Name of Assessment Program Assessment Population Administered Kindergarten Screening Kindergarten Developmental Readiness Screening Program (KDRSP) Kindergarten fall 1987- Norm-Referenced Tests (NRTs) Califor…

A. The iLEAP is a criterion-referenced testing program that is directly aligned with the state content standards. The LEAP measures how well students in grades three, five, six and seven have mastered the state content standards. Test results are reported in terms of achievement …

A. Performance standards for the GEE Language Arts, Mathematics, Written Composition, Science, and Social Studies tests are finalized in scaled-score form. Performance Standard Scaled Score Range Language Arts Mathematics Written Composition Science Social Studies 1053 1048 1047 …

A. If a school administers an EOC test that the student has already passed and the student scores needs improvement on the retest, the passing score will be used to determine the student's eligibility for a standard high school diploma. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXI-1819 …

A. The district test coordinator must file a request with the scoring contractor within 20 working days from the date the school district receives the individual student scores. All requests must be made on or before the deadline date identified by the testing contractor and the …

A. To investigate erasures on student answer documents for the multiple-choice portions of the state criterion-referenced and norm-referenced testing programs, the SBESE and the LDE have developed the following procedures. 1. Scoring contractors scan every answer document for wro…

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. Grade 11 Science Achievement Level Descriptors Advanced Students scoring at this level generally exhibit the ability to 1. have a qualitative and quantitative grasp of scientific principles, relating them to one another and to other phenomena, and being aware of their developm…

A. The Louisiana Statewide Norm-Referenced Testing Program (LSNRTP) was established in 1986 as a component of LEAP. The primary goal of the program is to provide parents, students, educators, and policymakers with normative data that may be used for evaluating student, school, an…

A. Performance standards for GEE English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies tests are finalized in scaled-score form. The scaled scores range between 100 and 500 for all grades and content areas. B. GEE Achievement Levels and Scaled Score Ranges Achievement L…

A. The Louisiana Legislature in Regular Session during the summer of 1997 amended and reenacted R.S. 17:24.4(F) and (G)(1) , relative to the Louisiana Competency-Based Education Program, to require proficiency on certain tests as determined by the state Board of Elementary and Se…

A. Grade 10 English Language Arts Achievement Level Descriptors Advanced Students scoring at this level generally exhibit the following skills: In the areas of reading and use of resources, students: 1. demonstrate thorough understanding of what they read and describe abstract th…

A. On each test (English language arts, math, science, and social studies) student performance will be reported in terms of achievement level. The Louisiana achievement levels are: 1. advanced; 2. mastery; 3. basic; 4. approaching basic; and 5. unsatisfactory. B. Achievement Leve…

A. First-time freshmen in 20092010 comprise the last cohort of GEE. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXI-1348 Promulgated by the Department of Education, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 38:35 (January 2012). AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:…

A. If district and school policy allows for students and personnel to carry cell phones or other similar technological devices with imaging or text-messaging capability, test administrators must make certain that the devices are in the off position while test booklets and answers…

A. State assessments serve as valid and reliable measurements of students' learning of academic content and skills at the end of grade levels or courses. They provide valuable information for parents and educators in determining a student's readiness for higher-level content and …

A. Student membership is determined when a student in school is identified with the following minimum required identification elements: 1. state identification number; 2. full legal name; 3. date of birth; 4. sex; 5. race; 6. district and school code; 7. entry date; and 8. grade …

A. Kindergarten Developmental Readiness Screening Program (KDRSP). Each school district is required to administer an approved screening instrument to each child entering kindergarten for the first time, with the results to be used for placement and planning instruction. B. Louisi…

A. Beginning academic year 2010-2011 , grade 9 i LEAP tests will no longer be administered. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXI-1700 Promulgated by the Department of Education, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 37:859 (March 2011). AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in a…

A. Administrative errors that result in questions regarding the security of the test or the accuracy of the test data are considered testing irregularities. If it is deemed necessary to void the test, the district test coordinator must fax a completed void form to the LDE, Divisi…

A. Virtual charter schools shall be responsible for testing their own students. 1. Virtual charter schools shall test their students with staff of the virtual school. Virtual charter schools shall administer all state assessments and are subject to the Louisiana School and Distri…

A. Performance standards for LEAP English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies tests are finalized in scaled-score form. The scaled scores range between 100 and 500 for science and social studies, and between 650 and 850 for English language arts and mathematic…

A. A parent, guardian, student, school, or district must place a request to view an answer document through the district test coordinator. B. The district test coordinator must send a written request to view the answer document to the LDE, Division of Assessments and Accountabili…

A. The following accommodations, if used in classroom instruction and assessment and specified on a student's IEP or IAP may be used for testing. 1. Braille a. Braille editions of the test are provided for students who are proficient in this mode of access to written material. Th…

A. Every school shall participate in a school accountability system based on student achievement as approved by the SBESE. B. Under No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2002, a state's definition of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) must apply t…

A. Students enrolled in EOC courses shall take the EOC test for that course at the conclusion of the course. B. If a district holds graduation prior to the release of test scores, the LEA must have in place a policy for graduation without the test scores. C. There is no ending ag…

A. For emergencies (e.g., fire alarms, bomb threats) that require evacuation of the classroom during administration of statewide assessments, the following procedures should be followed. 1. If the room can be locked, the test administrator should direct the students to place the …

A. All designated school test coordinators for nonpublic and public schools are required to provide the department with a valid work email address. Personal email addresses (Yahoo! Hotmail, Google, etc.) will not be accepted. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXI-319 Promulgated …

A. Fourth grade students from state-approved home study programs who are seeking to enroll in grade 5 must meet promotion standards on the grade 4 LEAP English Language Arts or the Mathematics test enroll in grade 5. B. Eighth grade students from state-approved home study program…

A. Homebound students shall be administered the appropriate assessment for their enrolled grade. The test administrator must issue the test booklet and answer document each day and return the testing materials to the enrolled school daily. The test administrator must receive trai…

A. This Chapter provides for the implementation of local kindergarten developmental readiness screening programs as required by Act 146, Regular Session, 1986. Activities conducted under this Chapter shall be coordinated with other forms of screening conducted by the school distr…

Developmental - the process of identifying appropriate behavior by age level in areas such as motor skills, oral language development, cognitive development, social-emotional development, auditory discrimination, visual discrimination, and self-help skills. Readiness Screening - …