Louisiana Administrative Code

A. LEAs must utilize an observation tool to conduct a qualitative assessment of educator performance that will comprise 50 percent of the composite evaluation score for all evaluations. B. LEA observation tools shall adhere to the following minimum requirements. 1. The tool for t…

A. Copies of evaluation results and any related documentation shall be retained by the LEA. B. All such files shall be confidential and shall not constitute a public record. C. Such files shall not be released or shown to any person except: 1. the evaluated employee or his/her de…

A. The domains and indicators comprising the Louisiana Components of Effective Teaching are as follows: 1. The instruction domain is composed of the following indicators: a. standards and objectives; b. motivating students; c. presenting instructional content; d. lesson structure…

A. The local personnel evaluation plan shall contain a copy of the job descriptions currently in use in the LEA. The LEA shall establish a competency-based job description for every category of teacher and administrator pursuant to its evaluation plan. At a minimum, job descripti…

A. Third Party Entity is defined as an entity that employs a teacher who provides instruction in a public school but is not employed by the public school governing authority. B. When the employer is a BESE-approved third party entity, the evaluation shall be completed by the empl…

A. An LEA choosing to implement a distance education program shall establish policy and procedures for reviewing and approving programs that meet the following standards for distance education as established by BESE. 1. Local distance education programs shall support the state co…

A. Each local educational governing authority shall submit to the State Superintendent of Education a copy of its adopted budget no later than September 30 of each year, which shall include the same line items as prescribed by BESE for inclusion in the financial and statistical r…

A. No student, unless authorized by the school principal or his/her designee, shall use or operate any facsimile system, radio paging service, mobile telephone service, intercom, or electro-mechanical paging system, in any public school building or school grounds or in any school…

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. Assessment Requirements 1. For incoming freshmen in 2010-2011 and beyond, students must meet the assessment requirements below to earn a standard diploma. a. Incoming freshmen in 2010-2011 through 2016-2017 must pass three end-of-course tests in the following categories: i. En…

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. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, if a student has not met state-established benchmarks in both assessments within any of the prescribed categories in § 2318 .A of this Part, the SBLC team may determine if the student is able to appeal the assessment requirements for t…

A. Any other records and reports applicable to the LEA and to schools as required by BESE or the DOE shall be submitted. B. No school employee shall be required by the LEA, BESE, or the DOE to complete paperwork if the information provided for in such paperwork is reasonably and …

A. Students who are the victims of violent crime shall be afforded the opportunity to transfer to a different school. 1. A student at a public elementary school, middle school or high school who becomes a victim of a crime of violence as defined by R.S. 14:2 , while on school pro…

A. The LEA shall provide appropriate physical environments for the instructional programs in Career and Technical Education (CTE) and maintain conditions that ensure the safety and health of students. 1. Heavy equipment laboratories, such as woodworking, metal working, multipurpo…

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. 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. A senior project is a focused rigorous independent learning experience completed during the student's year of projected graduation from high school. B. Each LEA allowing students to complete a senior project in partial fulfillment of the requirements for an academic endorsemen…

A. It shall be the responsibility of each LEA and school to formulate a written statement of its philosophy and purposes and/or mission statement. This statement shall give direction to the education program. The philosophy and purposes shall be on a system-wide basis and shall b…

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. An LEA shall develop a process for approving elective courses. This process shall ensure alignment with the standards-based initiatives, compliance with current BESE policy, and all laws and regulations pertaining to students with disabilities. 1. Electives shall enhance, expa…

A. Work-based learning programs provide opportunities for CTE students to receive on-the-job training and related classroom instruction in all CTE program areas, including activities in which the school system employs students. Where the employing party is the school or school sy…

A. A school shall be labeled a "Purple Star School" if it has exhibited a major commitment to military-connected students and families, as demonstrated by meeting the following requirements: 1. The school has designated a staff member as a military liaison to serve as the primary…

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. 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 CTE teacher shall hold a valid Louisiana teaching certificate or valid career and technical trade and industrial education (CTTIE) certificate that entitles the holder to teach in the career area of the actual teaching assignment. Certification is required to teach in all …

A. General Provisions 1. Purpose a. The purpose of this policy is to provide schools and school districts with the ability to seek waivers from rules and regulations that may hinder academic progress and replace those policies with protocols designed to improve teaching effective…

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. Course content shall be age-appropriate and unbiased with regard to the treatment of race, sex, roles, religions, ethnic origins, and political beliefs. 1. Each LEA shall permit parents to examine texts to be used in their child's class. 2. Each LEA shall provide parents and 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. Exceptional students shall not be placed in educational settings that exceed the maximum pupil/teacher ratio or the three-year chronological age span. The age span requirement does not apply to programs for secondary-aged students (students aged 14-21). B. Special class, separ…

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. Each LEA shall establish a written policy to provide for the placement in school and for the education of any child temporarily residing within the jurisdiction of the board who has no permanent address, who has been abandoned by his parents, or who is in foster care pursuant …

A. Curriculum and Entrance Requirements 1. The 23 units required for the career diploma shall include academic credits and a sequence of seven credits in career and technical education for incoming freshmen prior to 2014-2015 or participation in approved training programs that le…

A. Preparation for Choosing an Area of Concentration 1. To prepare students for choosing a career option at the high school level, at least six activities which expose students to career and technical and academic fields of study shall be conducted at each grade level in grades s…

A. Each public school principal or school leader shall have a crisis management and response plan developed jointly with local law enforcement, fire, public safety, and emergency preparedness officials, that addresses the immediate response to emergency situations that may develo…

A. Any school employee, including a school resource officer, having reasonable cause to believe that a student has been mentally, physically, or sexually abused shall report these facts to the appropriate authorities. B. Any person making a report in good faith regarding child ab…

A. Each LEA may adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to require a school dress code that includes the use of uniforms. B. Each school may select a uniform for its students and display such uniform prior to the beginning of each school year. C. If an LEA chooses …

A. Biometric Information - any noninvasive electronic measurement and evaluation of any physical characteristics that are attributable to a single person, including: 1. fingerprint characteristics; 2. eye characteristics; 3. hand characteristics; 4. vocal characteristics; 5. faci…

A. The use of any tobacco, tobacco product, marijuana product, or chemical derivatives thereof, including but not limited to smoked or smokeless products and electronic devices, in any school building, on any school property, or on any school bus or school vehicle used to transpo…

A. These complaint procedures are established for resolving complaints which may be filed against the LDE or an agency pursuant to provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. § 6301 et seq., (ESEA). B. The following definitions apply to this Sectio…

A. LEAs must establish a written policy to provide for the placement in school and for the education of any child who is English learner. B. English Learners (EL) definition. A student identified as an English learner must: 1. be between the age of 3 through 21; 2. be enrolled in…

A. Each LEA shall provide special education programs for all exceptional students. B. Education for exceptional students shall be maintained in the least restrictive environment appropriate to the students' needs. C. Each LEA shall ensure that the placement of exceptional student…

A. The parent or legal custodian of a student may enroll the child in a Louisiana public school, without regard to residence, school system, geographic boundaries, or attendance zones, contingent upon the following: 1. the public school in which the student was most recently enro…

A. The science course offerings for the college diploma shall be as follows. Science Courses-College Diploma Course Title(s) Units Aerospace Science 1 Agriscience II 1 Anatomy and Physiology 1 Biology I, II 1 each Chemistry I, II 1 each Earth Science 1 Environmental Science 1 Env…

A. High schools shall adhere to the curricular and time requirements established by the DOE and approved by BESE. B. Exceptional students shall be afforded meaningful opportunities to participate in all areas of study as determined by the IEP team during the development of the IE…

A. Activities of CTSOs should be offered as an integral part of the CTE instruction and be under the supervision of the instructional staff. The CTSOs for the respective CTE program areas are as follows: 1. agriscience-National FFA Organization (FFA); 2. business education-Future…