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. Observation and Conferencing Components for Teachers. The annual teacher evaluation shall include an observation conducted according to each step of the process outlined in this Section and shall adhere to the following minimum requirements. 1. Each announced observation shall…

A. LEAs shall establish and maintain an accountability relationships register to clearly define who shall be the evaluator or evaluators within the ranks of teachers and administrators. B. Evaluators of teachers shall be school principals, assistant principals, or the evaluatee's…

A. For the 2024-2025 school year, LEAs may choose to implement the evaluation process outlined in this Part or the same evaluation process implemented by the LEA during the 2023-2024 school year to allow adequate planning for a successful transition to a new evaluation process. F…

A. LEAs shall provide professional learning to all teachers and administrators, based upon their individual areas of refinement, as measured by the evaluation process. Professional learning opportunities provided by LEAs shall meet the following criteria. 1. Professional learning…

A. The LEA shall establish grievance procedures to address the following components of due process. 1. The evaluatee shall be provided with a copy of his/her evaluation results no later than 15 days after the final evaluation rating is determined and shall be entitled to any docu…

A. An intensive assistance plan shall be developed by evaluators and evaluatees when an evaluatee has received an overall rating of Ineffective or has consistently demonstrated Ineffective performance, as determined by the evaluator, prior to receiving such a rating. B. An intens…

A. Through the 2020-2021 school year, students who have attained the age of seven years shall attend a public or nonpublic day school or participate in an approved home study program until they reach the age of 18 years. Any child below the age of seven who legally enrolls in sch…

A. LEAs with a cohort graduation rate of less than 80 percent as determined by BESE shall identify specific methods of targeted interventions for dropout prevention and recovery that may include: 1. early intervention for students who are at risk of failing any ninth grade Englis…

A. A local educational governing authority shall allow a dependent child of an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the military reserve forces, or the National Guard or a Department of Defense civilian to register and preliminarily enroll in a public school unde…

A. Bulletin 741 - Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators will be updated monthly as new rules are adopted by BESE. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 28 , § CXV-103 Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1257 (June 2005), amended LR 39:2195 (August 20…

A. Policies passed by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) govern the operation of public elementary, middle, and secondary schools. Bulletin 741 - Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators , contains policies for the administration of public schools. B. The …

A. Each LEA shall maintain a balanced, comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and coordinated program of student services. The student services program shall be identified with appropriate functions to assure leadership in accordance with an organizational plan. B. The goals of studen…

A. A parent of more than one child born at the same birth event may request that such children initially be placed in the same classroom or in separate classrooms if the children are enrolled in the same grade level at the same public elementary school. The request by the parent …

A. A school shall be labeled a "reward school" if it earns the equivalent to an "A" letter grade on the progress index. B. Schools labeled as "reward schools" shall be eligible for financial rewards, as funds are available and as determined by the department. C. Schools will not …

A. Remote instruction. An educational model in which the student and educator are not physically present in a traditional classroom environment where instruction may be facilitated by the use of computers, technology, and the internet. B. Hybrid Instruction. Instruction provided …

A. LEAs may, by mutual agreement, provide for the admission to any school of students residing in adjoining parishes and for transfer of school funds or other payments by one board to another for, or on account of, such attendance. B. If not specifically contrary to the provision…

A. The days absent for elementary and secondary school students shall include excused absences, unexcused absences, and suspension/expulsion. B. Excused Absences -absences which are not considered for purposes of truancy, including absences incurred due to extenuating circumstanc…

A. Each LEA shall require each student in grades 4-12 in each school under the control of the LEA annually to sign a statement of compliance committing to do at least all of the following: 1. attend school daily, except when absent for reasons due to illness or other excused abse…

A. Enrollment. 1. All students, upon entering school for the first time, shall present: a. an official birth certificate (Children born in Louisiana will be given a 15-day grace period to secure a copy of their birth record. Children born out of this state will be given 30-days' …

A. Supervisors of child welfare and attendance and home-school coordinators shall give written notice, either in person or by registered mail, to the parent or guardian of a student within the compulsory school attendance age, when no valid reason is found for a student's nonenro…

A. School counselors shall spend the majority of their time on providing direct counseling related to students. Responsibilities of the school counselor shall not include the administration of discipline, substitute teaching or administrative clerical duties. Refer to the Louisia…

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. 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. Each city, parish, and other local school board shall establish a school health advisory council to advise the board on physical activity for students, physical and health education, nutrition, and overall student health. B. The council may advise the board on issues relative …

A. Each LEA shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to implement and control any disorderly conduct in the school or on the playground of the school, on any school bus, on the street or road while going to and from school, or during intermission and recess, o…

A. All LEAs shall ensure that appropriate educational screening and evaluation services are provided to students. B. Every student in public school in grades kindergarten-third shall be screened, at least once, for the existence of impediments to a successful school experience. N…

A. Each LEA shall adopt a student code of conduct for the students in the schools under its jurisdiction. 1. Such student code of conduct shall be in compliance with all existing rules, regulations, and LEA and BESE policies and all state laws regarding student discipline and sha…

A. Policy. Each LEA shall develop and adopt a policy that prohibits the bullying of a student by another student. 1. The bullying policy shall be implemented in a manner that is ongoing throughout the year and integrated with a school's curriculum, a school's discipline policies,…

A. The school principal or designee may suspend from school any student, including a student with exceptionalities, for good cause in accordance with state law and local policy. B. Students determined to be guilty of the following offenses may be suspended for the following reaso…

A. A recommendation for expulsion is made by the principal or, in the case of a student found carrying or possessing a firearm or another dangerous instrumentality other than a knife, or who possesses, distributes, sells, gives, or loans any controlled dangerous substance governe…

A. If a school district removes a student with a disability from the student's current educational placement for 10 school days in a school year, consecutively or cumulatively, regardless of the circumstances, beginning on the eleventh day, students must continue to receive educa…

A. The LEA shall adopt such rules and regulations to permit or prohibit any form of corporal punishment in the schools under its jurisdiction. 1. The use of any form of corporal punishment is prohibited without prior parental written consent. 2. Such consent applies only to the s…

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. 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. Any teacher, principal, school security guard, or administrator may search any building, desk, locker, area, or school grounds for evidence that the law, a school rule, or parish or city school board policy has been violated. B. The teacher, principal, school security guard, o…

A. Repealed. B. Repealed. C. Advisory Council on Student Behavior and Discipline (ACSBD) Established 1. Authority per R.S. 17:253 and BESE policy. 2. Function and responsibilities: a. Provide guidance and recommendations to BESE and LDE regarding best practices in providing suppo…

A. Each student entering public school within the state for the first time, including kindergarten, shall present at the time of registering or entering satisfactory evidence that at least one of his parents or guardians has completed the orientation course required by this Secti…

A. Each LEA shall take whatever action is necessary to ensure parental participation as required by federal, state, and local guidelines in the development of the IEP for exceptional students. B. Communication from the school to the parent shall be as follows: 1. written; 2. in l…

A. Preventive programs are those programs aimed at identifying and eliminating problems that impede student learning. B. Each LEA shall have a program on the prevention of crime and disruptive behavior. C. Each LEA may develop and implement, after submission to BESE for approval,…

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. Special education shall be provided for exceptional students aged 3-21, unless they have received a diploma. The LEA shall have the option to provide preschool special education to students with disabilities aged 0-2 years. B. Each LEA shall provide for and offer full-day kind…

A. Any school employee having reasonable cause to believe that a student possesses a controlled dangerous substance or an alcoholic beverage on a school campus shall report such fact to the principal of the school. 1. If a Substance Abuse Prevention Education (SAPE) team exists w…

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. 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. Prior to any suspension, the school principal or the principal's designee shall advise the student in question of the particular misconduct of which he or she is accused as well as the basis for such accusation, and the student shall be given an opportunity at that time to exp…

A. The school site and building shall include adequate physical facilities and custodial services to meet the needs of the educational program and to safeguard the health and safety of the pupils in each LEA. B. Sufficient classroom, laboratory, shop, office, storage, and meeting…

A. Facilities used by LEAs, directly or through contractual arrangement, shall be accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. Architectural barriers shall not prevent a student with a disability from being educated in the least restrictive educational environment. B. N…