Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Refer to Bulletin 741: Louisiana's Handbook for School Administrators . Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXI-1831 Promulgated by the Department of Education, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 37:821 (March 2011). AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.…

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. Performance standards for EOCT algebra I, English II, geometry, biology, English III, and U.S. history tests are finalized in scaled-score form. B. EOCT Achievement Levels and Scaled-Score Ranges 1. Algebra I Scaled-Score Ranges Algebra I Achievement Level Scaled-Score Ranges …

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. The following classifications of special populations students must be tested in statewide assessments: 1. special education students; 2. students with one or more disabilities according to Section 504; and 3. LEP students. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXI-3301 Promulgated…

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. 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. ELDA is composed of tests in four grade clusters (Kindergarten-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12) in the four language domains (reading, writing, listening, and speaking). It assesses both the academic and school/social environment language of students. ELDA is vertically linked across grade …

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. 1 The Louisiana LAA 1 alternate achievement levels are: a. exceeds standard; b. meets standard; and c. working toward standard. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXI-1911 Promulgated by the Department of Education, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Student…

A. If a school administers a LAA 2 test that the student has already passed and the student scores below approaching basic 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 , § CX…

A. PLAN helps 10th graders build a solid foundation for future academic and career success. PLAN is a curriculum-based educational and career planning program that measures achievement in English, math, reading, and science. PLAN is designed to help 10th graders build rigorous hi…

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. 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. 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…

(Refer to Bulletin 1530- Louisiana 's IEP Handbook for Students with Disabilities ) Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXI-1905 Promulgated by the Department of Education, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Student and School Performance, LR 33:425 (March 2007)…

A. Bulletin 118 is intended to provide Louisiana educators and education administrators with a unified and comprehensive guide to testing programs, policies, and procedures in the state. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXI-101 Promulgated by the Department of Education, Board o…

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. Achievement level descriptors for Louisiana assessments were developed by committees composed of Louisiana educators who represented the subjects and grades assessed. The descriptors define what a student should know and be able to do at each achievement level for each subject…

A. The LAA 2 high school assessments shall only be available for students entering a high school cohort prior to the 2014-2015 school year. Students who are transferring into a Louisiana public school district from an out-of-state school, nonpublic school, or approved home study …

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. The English Language Arts tests have four sessions or subtests. 1. Writing. The Writing session requires students to produce a composition in response to a prompt. The writing session measures key aspects of English Language Arts Standards 2 and 3. a. Standard 2. Students writ…

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. 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. 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 Science tests consist of two sessions. 1. Session 1 uses a multiple-choice test items for grade 11 to assess concepts and skills in all five strands of science. 2. Session 2 consists of two short-answer questions that assess two of the four science content strands: Physica…

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. EOCT will measure the knowledge and skills a student should have mastered by the end of the course. The results of the EOCT will help ensure that all Louisiana students have access to a rigorous curriculum that meets high academic standards. B. EOCT will assess student learnin…

A. Students who were enrolled in grades 10, 11, or 12 during the spring test administration and did not score approaching basic in the required LAA 2 tests are eligible for the summer retest administration. B. Students who were enrolled in grades 10, 11, or 12 in public schools d…

A. Placement tests for fourth grade and eighth grade public school students are shipped to district test coordinators in late July and are to be returned to the testing contractor after February 15 each year. B. Students who participate in the spring and/or summer administration …

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. 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. 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. Grade 10 English Language Arts Achievement Level Descriptors Basic A student at this level has demonstrated only the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of schooling. Students scoring at this level generally exhibit the ability to: 1. demonstrate overall…

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. Beginning academic year 2010-2011 , grade 9 LAA 1 tests will no longer be administered. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXI-1900 Promulgated by the Department of Education, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 37:821 (March 2011). AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in ac…

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. Testing masks and all testing materials must be kept in a designated locked and secure area. B. All secure test materials are to be handled in accordance with the SBESE Test Security Policy. C. District test coordinators and test administrators are required to sign a security …

A. The Social Studies tests consist of two sessions. 1. Session 1 consists of 32 multiple-choice test items for grade 11 that assess knowledge, conceptual understanding, and application of skills in all four social studies strands (i.e., Geography, Civics, Economics, and History)…

A. The first cohort comprises students who were first-time tenth graders in 2000-2001. First cohort students are required to score approaching basic or above on the GEE English Language Arts test and the GEE Mathematics test to be eligible for a standard high school diploma. B. T…

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. Limited English Proficient students. A student who is aged 3 through 21; who is enrolled in an English-speaking elementary school or secondary school for less than a year; who was not born in the United States or whose native language is a language other than English; who is a…

A. To accommodate the needs of Louisiana students in special education, the SBESE mandated that the Louisiana Statewide Norm-Referenced Testing Program (LSNRTP) provide the Louisiana Alternate Assessment-B (LAA-B) testing component, referred to as "out-of-level," beginning in spr…

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. 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. 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…