Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XI - Accountability/Testing › Subpart 3 - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 53 - Test Security › Section XI-5321 - Parental Viewing of Assessments [Formerly LAC 28:CXl.5321]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
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 the need for additional academic
				  supports. Thus, in making assessments available for viewing by parents and
				  supporting their involvement in their child's education, it is essential to
				  maintain the integrity and security of the assessments to ensure that they
				  continue to serve as valid and reliable measurements of student
				  learning.
B. Parents and legal
				  custodians of students taking Louisiana statewide assessments shall be granted
				  the opportunity to view each assessment taken by their child upon request as
				  provided in this Section, with the exception of proprietary assessments used in
				  multiple states for purposes other than state assessment, such as college
				  admissions and college credit. The LDE may provide for standardized processes
				  to receive and schedule assessment viewings and to maintain test security in
				  accordance with this Section.
C.
				  The viewing shall be held not later than 10 business days following the release
				  of student-level state assessment results by the LDE to local education
				  agencies and shall be offered for 10 business days at the LDE office in Baton
				  Rouge during normal business hours.
1. The
				  viewing shall take place by appointment in the presence of the director of
				  assessment or his designee.
2. In
				  order to confirm the requestor is the parent or legal custodian of a child who
				  took a Louisiana statewide assessment, the requestor shall present a valid form
				  of government issued identification and the child's birth certificate or a
				  recently issued report card containing child's name, school, district, and
				  grade level. The LDE shall view the child's birth certificate or report card
				  for identification purposes only and shall not maintain a copy of such
				  documentation.
3. If a parent or
				  legal custodian has questions or concerns regarding a particular assessment
				  item or question, he shall be provided an opportunity at the time of the review
				  to discuss his questions or concerns with the director of assessments or other
				  appropriate person as determined by the director of assessments
4. The parent or legal custodian shall be
				  given a reasonable amount of time to view the assessment; however, such time
				  shall not exceed two hours.
5.
				  During the review, the parent or legal custodian shall not:
a. photocopy or photograph any assessment
				  item or question;
b. make any
				  notes, including but not limited to handwritten, typed, or orally recorded
				  notes that identify an assessment item or question;
c. bring an electronic device into the
				  viewing area; or
d. discuss or
				  disclose an assessment item or question with another child's parent or legal
				  custodian.
6. Following
				  the review, the parent or legal custodian shall not discuss or disclose an
				  assessment item or question to any person.