Louisiana Administrative Code

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. 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. BESE shall, upon request of an LEA, allow and assist teachers and school administrators to create and foster an environment that promotes critical thinking skills, logical analysis, and open and objective discussion of concepts, laws, principles, and scientific theories. 1. Su…

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. 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 adopt policies relative to the installation and operation of cameras that record both video and audio in a classroom. 1. The policies shall be adopted not later than December 31, 2022, or within sixty days of the receipt of funding for the installation of camera…

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. One and one-half units of physical education shall be required for graduation. They may include: 1. physical education I and II; 2. adapted physical education I and II for eligible special education student's; 3. JROTC I, II, III, or IV; or 4. physical education I (1 unit) and…

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. 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. Any new instructional program in career and technical education, including regular, cooperative, pilot, or alternative, shall obtain approval from the LDE before initiation. B. In order to qualify for funding as an approved program: 1. instruction shall be based on the CTE sta…

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. Elementary teachers shall teach no more than two grades in a combined group except in band, music, and art, or when assigned to a learning pod. 1. This policy shall not apply to teachers of exceptional students whose IEP committees have determined their placement to be the reg…

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. The social studies course offerings for the college diploma shall be as follows. Social Studies Courses-College Diploma Course Title(s) Units American Government 1 U.S. History 1 Civics 1 Economics 1 Free Enterprise 1/2 Law Studies 1 Psychology 1 Sociology 1 World Geography 1 …

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. 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. 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. 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 transportation program shall be safe, adequate, and suitable to the needs of the students and the community served while complying with the standards of the LDE. Refer to Bulletin 119-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures, and applicable laws. B. Tr…

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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…

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. 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. To be eligible legally for teaching, administrative, supervisory, or other professional services in the public schools of Louisiana, personnel shall hold a valid Louisiana certificate appropriate to the services rendered or shall receive annual approval in accordance with prov…

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. LEAs shall provide a minimum of 45 minutes daily and uninterrupted planning time, or its weekly equivalent, for every teacher actively engaged in the instruction and supervision of students in the public schools. Implementation of planning time for teachers as required in this…

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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…