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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 7 - Reporting and Monitoring › Section CXLVII-701 - Annual Summary Reporting Format

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A. Each LEA will submit an annual personnel
				evaluation report of the most recent academic year to the department by July
				15. Information included in the reporting format reflects data deemed necessary
				in presenting annual reports to the department, as well as to the LEAs. The
				reporting of such information includes a variety of responses directed toward
				the collection of data useful to an analysis of the evaluation process from a
				statewide perspective. Items that are reported by the LEAs on forms provided by
				the department include, but are not limited to, the following items:
1. individual-level teacher evaluation
				results, by teacher;
2. the number
				of certified and other professional personnel, by categories, who were
				evaluated as performing ineffectively;
3. the number of certified and other
				professional personnel, by categories, who were terminated because of not
				having improved performance within the specified time allotment (Include the
				reasons for termination.);
4. the
				number of certified personnel, by categories, who improved (from ineffective to
				effective) as a result of the evaluation process;
5. the number of formal grievances filed as a
				result of ineffective performance ratings or disagreement with evaluation
				results; and
6. the number of
				evaluatees who received intensive assistance.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 9 - General Provisions › Section CXLVII-901 - Louisiana Components of Effective Teaching

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A. The chart below contains the domains and
				components which represent the
Louisiana Components of Effective
				Teaching
.
Domain
Component
1. Planning and Preparation
1c. Setting Instructional Outcomes
2. The Classroom Environment
2c. Managing Classroom Procedures
3. Instruction
3b. Questioning and Discussion Techniques
3c. Engaging Students in Learning
3d. Using Assessment in Instruction
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:391.10, R.S. 17:3881-3886, and R.S.
				  17:3901-3904,
				  R.S.
				  17:3997, and
				  R.S.
				  17:10.1.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section CXLIX-101 - Mission and Purpose

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A. Exemplary
				alternative education develops a guiding mission and purpose that drives the
				overall operation of the alternative education site. All stakeholders share in
				developing, implementing, directing and maintaining the mission and purpose.
				The mission and purpose include the identification of the target student
				population, reasons that a student is transitioned to the alternative site, and
				identified outcomes for students to achieve while at the alternative education
				site. Each alternative school or program will be organized and staffed to
				support the identified mission and ensure successful student
				outcomes.
B. Any student suspended
				or expelled from school for more than 10 school days will remain under the
				supervision of the governing authority of the city, parish, or other local
				public school system taking such action using alternative education programs
				for suspended and expelled students.
C. Each alternative school or program will
				develop and maintain a written statement of the mission and the major purposes
				to be served by the school or program. The statement will reflect the
				individual vision of the school or program and the characteristics and needs of
				the students served.
D. The
				educational school or program will be designed to implement the stated goals
				and objectives, which are directly related to the unique educational
				requirements of the student body.
E. The provisions of this Part (Bulletin 131)
				will not be construed to conflict with any federal or state laws, rules, and
				regulations affecting special education students as defined in
				R.S.
				17:1943 et seq.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6,
				  17:100.5,
				  and 17.416.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 3 - Transitional Planning and Support [Formerly Chapter 13] › Section CXLIX-301 - Transition Processes [Formerly section 1301]

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A. The school system will ensure that
				students are transitioned to an alternative education site using a formalized
				intake process that addresses both behavioral and academic needs. The
				transition process will include a review of academic and behavioral records
				including, but not limited to, individual academic improvement plans,
				individual graduation plans, or individualized education plans (IEP), as
				applicable, in order to ensure that appropriate academic supports and
				opportunities remain available to the student.
1. Each school system with an alternative
				education site will develop a consistent transition process that includes a
				checklist of all records produced by a referring school and a fixed timeframe
				specifying when information will be forwarded to the alternative education
				school or program.
2. The
				transition process will:
a. address
				appropriate behavior interventions and specific goals for behavioral
				progress;
b. define specific goals
				for academic progress, including Carnegie credits for grades 9-12;
c. outline a timeframe for updating IEPs for
				students with disabilities and individual accommodation/section 504 plans
				(IAP); and
d. provide a plan for
				students returning to the sending school including, but not limited to, bridge
				supports such as mentoring or counseling, to assist students in readjusting to
				a traditional school setting.
3. Repealed.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 5 - Behavioral Interventions and Supports › Section CXLIX-501 - Safety and Counseling

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A. School
				systems operating an alternative school or program must address the root cause
				of the behavioral misconduct while a student is educated at the alternative
				education school or program site, utilizing evidence based interventions and
				strategies.
1. An approved alternative
				education site must:
a. provide clear
				expectations for learning and student conduct using a multi-tier system of
				support (MTSS) framework that includes use of any evidence-based behavioral
				intervention including, but not limited to:
i. positive behavior interventions and
				supports;
ii. restorative
				practices; or
iii. trauma-informed
				response; and
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 7 - Workforce Talent › Section CXLIX-701 - Annual Professional Development Plan

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A. Alternative education sites will create an
				annual professional development plan that will:
1. identify staff training needs;
2. match needs to relevant
				training;
3. emphasize quality
				implementation of evidence-based and best practices; and
4. establish performance evaluations aimed at
				improving program and student outcomes and overall school or program
				quality.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 9 - Academic Interventions and Supports › Section CXLIX-901 - Curriculum and Instruction

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A.
				School systems operating alternative education sites must address the root
				cause of academic challenges while a student is educated at the alternative
				education school or program, utilizing evidence-based academic interventions
				and strategies.
1. Alternative education
				sites must:
a. utilize standards-aligned
				curriculum comparable to curriculum utilized at the sending school in the
				school system;
b. provide targeted
				instructional methods to aid student progress and academic
				achievement;
c. monitor student
				academic progress on a regular and frequent basis, including a review of
				academic work completed, noting any improvements from the time since the
				student was transferred to the site; and
d. meet targeted credit accumulation goals
				identified in LAC 28:XI.Chapter 35 (Bulletin 111), for students enrolled at the
				alternative education site for at least one semester. For high school students,
				the goals must include specific Carnegie credit goals.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 9 - Academic Interventions and Supports › Section CXLIX-903 - Access to Post-Secondary Education Pathways

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A. Alternative education sites must offer
				students access to post-secondary education pathways that are comparable to
				existing options within the school system, including TOPS University and Jump
				Start TOPS Tech, unless the local superintendent finds that extenuating
				circumstances make such offerings impossible. Extenuating circumstances must be
				documented and detailed within the school system annual report, including
				actions the school system is pursuing to make such pathways accessible in the
				future.
B. Students pursuing a
				pathway or credential prior to being referred to alternative education must be
				permitted to continue pursuit of such credential or pathway, unless the local
				superintendent determines that there are documented safety concerns based upon
				demonstrated student behavior or that extenuating circumstances make such
				offerings impossible. Any changes to the student's pathway or pursuit of a
				credential will be documented in the student's approved individual graduation
				plan (IGP).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6 and
				  17:100.5.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 11 - School Climate and Culture › Section CXLIX-1101 - Climate and Culture

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A. Alternative
				education sites must have a plan to address and continually evaluate school
				climate and culture to ensure academic and behavioral improvement.
1. Alternative schools should utilize an
				annual climate survey. The survey should seek to assess student, staff and
				administrative attitudes and perception of the environment and overall culture
				of the site.
2. Results of the
				annual climate survey, if administered, should be shared with teachers, staff,
				administration, parents and students no later than May 15 each academic
				year.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 13 - Staff and Parent/Legal Custodian Partnership [Formerly Chapter 15] › Section CXLIX-1301 - Parent and Legal Custodian Involvement [Formerly section 1501]

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A. Alternative
				education sites must actively document efforts to engage parents and legal
				custodians beyond parent/legal custodian-teacher meetings. A nonjudgmental,
				solution-focused approach that incorporates parents/guardians as respected
				partners throughout the student's length of stay must be emphasized.
B. Parents and legal custodians must be
				engaged in planning developed to support student academic and behavioral
				progress including, but not limited to:
1.
				individual academic improvement plan;
2. individual graduation plan;
3. individualized education program (IEP)
				plan; and
4. individual
				accommodation plan (IAP)/section 504 plan.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 15 - Mental Health Supports and Interventions [Formerly Chapter 17] › Section CXLIX-1501 - Counseling and Community Partnerships [Formerly section 1701]

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A. Alternative
				education sites must provide students with academic, behavioral, and
				social-emotional counseling designed to promote student academic progress and
				to address the underlying causes of student behavioral misconduct.
B. Counseling provided by the site or per
				R.S.
				17:416.2 may include student access to mental
				health supports and interventions via a community partnership that includes
				evidence-based cognitive interventions to support improved student behavior,
				address childhood trauma, and enhance social skills to increase the likelihood
				of the student success.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6,
				  17:100.5,
				  and
				  17:252.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 17 - Alternative Site Evaluation and Accountability [Formerly Chapter 19] › Section CXLIX-1701 - Collaboration [Formerly section 1901]

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A. Alternative education sites will annually
				conduct systematic program evaluations for compliance and continuous
				improvement to include submission of an annual report to the LDE that details
				the following:
1. planned revisions to the
				site mission, structure, staffing, interventions, partners, or strategies to
				support student success; and
2.
				copies of the site climate survey and results, if administered; and
3. summaries of annual staff professional
				development to support student success.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 17 - Alternative Site Evaluation and Accountability [Formerly Chapter 19] › Section CXLIX-1703 - Alternative Education Site Accountability

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A. Alternative education school and program
				performance will be measured annually using the indicators established in LAC
				28: XI. Chapter 35 (Bulletin 111).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6 and
				  17:100.5.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 19 - Dropout Prevention and Recovery Programs [Formerly Chapter 21] › Section CXLIX-1901 - Dropout Recovery Program [Formerly section 2101]

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A. Each school district and charter school
				that provides instruction to high school students may offer a dropout recovery
				program for eligible students.
B.
				BESE-prescribed standards and testing requirements will apply to dropout
				recovery programs.
C. The dropout
				recovery program will:
1. provide appropriate
				and sufficient supports for students, including tutoring, career counseling,
				and college counseling;
2. comply
				with federal and state laws and BESE policies governing students with
				disabilities; and
3. meet state
				requirements for high school graduation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 19 - Dropout Prevention and Recovery Programs [Formerly Chapter 21] › Section CXLIX-1903 - Reporting Requirements [Formerly section 2103]

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A. A student enrolled in a dropout recovery
				program must be included in the student enrollment count for the school or
				school system offering the program. Each school and school system will report
				the following information to the LDE on a monthly basis:
1. newly enrolled students in the dropout
				recovery program who have an individual graduation plan on file on or before
				the first school day of the month;
2. students who met the expectations for
				satisfactory monthly progress for the previous month;
3. students who did not meet the expectations
				for satisfactory monthly progress for the previous month, but did meet
				expectations for one of the two previous months; and
4. students who met expectations for program
				reentry in the revised individual graduation plan during the previous
				month.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 19 - Dropout Prevention and Recovery Programs [Formerly Chapter 21] › Section CXLIX-1905 - Requirements for Educational Management Organizations [Formerly section 2105]

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A. School
				districts and charter schools may contract with an educational management
				organization to provide a dropout recovery program. If contracting with an
				educational management organization, the school district or charter school must
				ensure that all of the following requirements are met:
1. the educational management organization is
				accredited by a regional accrediting body;
2. teachers provided by the educational
				management organization hold a current teaching license from any state and
				teachers of core subjects are highly qualified in the subjects assigned;
				and
3. the educational management
				organization has provided one or more dropout recovery programs for at least
				two years prior to providing a program pursuant to this Section.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 19 - Dropout Prevention and Recovery Programs [Formerly Chapter 21] › Section CXLIX-1907 - Definitions [Formerly section 2107]

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Academic Coach
-an adult who assists students
				  in:
1. selecting courses needed to meet graduation
				  requirements;
2. monitoring student pace and progress through the program;
				  and
3. conducting regular pace and progress interventions.
Eligible Student
-a student who is not
				  enrolled in a school district or charter school and who has been withdrawn from
				  a school district or charter school for at least 30 days, unless a school
				  administrator determines that the student is unable to participate in other
				  district programs.
Satisfactory Monthly Progress
-amount of
				  progress measurable on a monthly basis and that, if continued for 12 full
				  months, will result in the same amount of academic credit awarded to students
				  in traditional education programs completed in a full school year. Satisfactory
				  monthly progress may include a lesser-required amount of progress for the first
				  two months of participation in the program.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6,
				  17:100.5,
				  17:221.4,
				  and
				  17:221.6.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 21 - Alternative Site Authorization and Approval › Section CXLIX-2101 - Approval for Alternative Schools or Programs

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A. Approval to operate an alternative school
				or program must be obtained from BESE.
1. A
				school system choosing to implement an alternative school or program shall
				notify the LDE on or before the date prescribed by the LDE. School systems
				cannot change the requested school or program classification after March 15
				annually, until the next application period
2. The LDE will submit to BESE an annual:
a. list of alternative sites to approve or
				disapprove by April; and
b.
				alternative schools and programs report by January.
3. An approved alternative school or program
				will be:
a. included in the school system
				pupil progression plan; and
b.
				subject to monitoring by the LDE staff, as
				needed.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 21 - Alternative Site Authorization and Approval › Section CXLIX-2103 - Reporting Requirements (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:100.5,
				  R.S.
				  17:221.4, and
				  R.S.
				  17:221.6.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 21 - Alternative Site Authorization and Approval › Section CXLIX-2105 - Requirements for Educational Management Organizations (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:100.5,
				  R.S.
				  17:221.4, and
				  R.S.
				  17:221.6.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards › Chapter 21 - Alternative Site Authorization and Approval › Section CXLIX-2107 - Definitions (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:100.5,
				  R.S.
				  17:221.4, and
				  R.S.
				  17:221.6.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLI - Bulletin 132 - Louisiana Course Choice Program › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section CLI-101 - Purpose, Scope, and Effect

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A.
				The purpose of this bulletin is to provide rules to govern the implementation
				of R.S. 17:4002 et seq., the "course providers" (hereafter, the "Course Choice
				Program").
B. This bulletin is
				established to set forth the requirements for participating in the Course
				Choice Program, the principles and requirements of authorizing a course
				provider, the student funding structure, and the implementation of and
				enactment of regulatory requirements that must be met in the operation of the
				Course Choice Program.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17.7 and R.S.
				  17.4002.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLI - Bulletin 132 - Louisiana Course Choice Program › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section CLI-103 - Definitions

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Course Provider
an entity that offers
				  individual courses in person or online, including but not limited to online or
				  virtual education providers, postsecondary education institutions, including
				  any postsecondary institution under the management of the Board of Supervisors
				  of Community and Technical Colleges, "educational entrepreneurs" (teachers or
				  groups of teachers) with proven track records of successful instruction, and
				  business and industry that offer vocational or technical course work in their
				  fields, and have been authorized to provide such courses by the State Board of
				  Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE).
Eligible Funded Student
- any student who
				  resides in Louisiana and meets one of the following criteria:
1. is attending a public elementary or
				secondary school; and
2. has
				obtained approval from the local superintendent or other person designated by
				the governing authority of the school which he attends to enroll in a course in
				this program.
Eligible Participating Student
- any student
				  who resides in Louisiana and meets one of the following criteria:
1. is a scholarship recipient as defined in
				R.S.
				17:4013 attending a participating school in
				accordance with
				R.S.
				17:4011 through 4025;
2. is attending a nonpublic school that is
				approved, provisionally approved, or probationally approved by the state board
				pursuant to
				R.S.
				17:11; or
3. is enrolled in a home study program
				approved by BESE.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17.7 and R.S.
				  17.4002.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLI - Bulletin 132 - Louisiana Course Choice Program › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section CLI-105 - Purpose of Course Choice Program

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A. The Course Choice Program was enacted by
				the Louisiana Legislature so that all Louisiana school children have access to
				the type and format of education that best meets the needs of the individual
				student. Each student has different needs that merit a variety of course
				choices on the individual student level, and that the state has the right,
				responsibility, duty and obligation to accomplish the objective of a quality,
				individualized education for all Louisiana children.
B. Course providers can offer a quality,
				individualized education to students, and it is in the public interest to offer
				students the means of accessing the educational opportunities offered by course
				providers by providing students with the public funds allocated to them from
				local and state sources to enroll in such courses.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17.7 and R.S.
				  17.4002.2-4002.3.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLI - Bulletin 132 - Louisiana Course Choice Program › Chapter 3 - Course Choice Authorizers › Section CLI-301 - Course Choice Program Authorization

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A. BESE shall authorize the operation and
				eligibility of course providers to participate in the Course Choice Program.
				BESE shall determine:
1. whether each
				proposed course provider complies with the applicable law and rules;
2. whether a proposal is valid, complete,
				financially well-structured, and educationally sound;
3. whether a proposal provides a plan for
				collecting data in accordance with
				R.S.
				17:3911; and
4. whether a proposal offers potential for
				increased learning opportunities and access to quality education for all
				Louisiana students.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLI - Bulletin 132 - Louisiana Course Choice Program › Chapter 3 - Course Choice Authorizers › Section CLI-303 - BESE Duties Relating to Course Choice Program

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A. BESE, as the authorizer of the Course
				Choice Program, shall implement a comprehensive application for course
				providers that will include, at a minimum, the following:
1. a plan for the administration of state
				assessments as required by the school and district accountability system,
				except to students as defined by
				R.S.
				17:4002.3(2)(c);
2. the parishes or local education authority
				(LEA) in which the course provider will operate;
3. proposed courses offered, alignment of the
				courses by the course provider with the requirements of
				R.S.
				17:24.4, and the designated length of each
				course offered within a window established by the Louisiana Department of
				Education (LDE);
4. alignment of
				the courses offered by the course provider with any type of approved Louisiana
				diploma, including the college and career diploma, the career diploma, and
				diplomas from approved nonpublic schools and home school programs;
a. BESE will focus the selection process on
				the following:
i. core academic subject
				offerings;
ii. career and technical
				education (CTE) course offerings, including internships and apprenticeships,
				that tie directly to current and future workforce needs of Louisiana as defined
				by the Louisiana Workforce Commission in its most recent jobs forecast and lead
				to industry-based certifications; and
iii. college credit course offerings (either
				Advanced Placement/IB credit or "dual enrollment" college credit);
5. alignment of CTE
				courses, offered by the course provider, to work-based learning required
				standards as outlined in Bulletin 741, LAC 28:CXV.3113;
6. assurances that the course provider shall,
				to the best of its ability, collaborate and coordinate with the LEA in which an
				eligible funded student or eligible participating student is enrolled full
				time;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLI - Bulletin 132 - Louisiana Course Choice Program › Chapter 5 - Course Providers › Section CLI-501 - General Provisions

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A. Any
				entity who wishes to become a course provider must apply through the course
				choice authorization process and adhere to all standards outlined in a signed
				agreement between the state board and the provider.
B. All course providers must be in compliance
				with all applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations in regards
				to the proposed curriculum, and have the ability to serve students with
				disabilities, students who are English language learners, students who are
				academically behind, and gifted students.
C. The characteristics of a quality course
				provider include:
1. understanding
				Louisiana's standards for required course content (structure, materials,
				evaluation / accountability components, etc.) and reflecting this understanding
				in their application package and proposed course materials;
2. understanding and embracing Louisiana's
				commitment to educate all its children, including special needs children, and
				reflecting this understanding by including special education components in
				their application packages and proposed course materials;
3. maintaining the financial strength and
				human capital depth to offer properly staffed and properly designed course
				offerings, making them available to the broadest possible cross-section of
				Louisiana students;
4. recognizing
				and addressing the varied educational challenges Louisiana faces, with course
				offerings that effectively address one or more of the Course Choice Program
				goals;
5. emphasizing a commitment
				to accountability through:
a. rigorous, clear
				and measurable standards for student achievement in each course;
b. effective and timely reporting on student
				performance levels;
c. utilizing
				standard state, regional or national academic assessment systems or industry
				certifications; and
d. clear
				standards for measuring and reporting on their own course
				performance;
6.
				maintaining a commitment to the long-term vision driving the Course Choice
				Program-preparing Louisiana's students to obtain post-secondary degrees and
				high-quality, high-paying twenty-first century jobs.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLI - Bulletin 132 - Louisiana Course Choice Program › Chapter 5 - Course Providers › Section CLI-503 - Course Provider Curriculum

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A.
				All course providers shall:
1. support the
				state content standards, common core state standards, and CTE course guidelines
				as applicable;
2. supply course
				content that is designed to meet the following criteria:
a. based on current perspectives of learning
				theories and curriculum standards;
b. systematic in design, clearly written and
				revised based on student performance and feedback;
c. uses appropriate presentation methods,
				media and pedagogy;
d. engages
				students in a variety of learning activities based on various learning styles;
				and
e. accommodates individual
				differences, including student disabilities;
3. ensure that all course content complies
				with copyright fair use laws;
4.
				ensure all students enrolled in a course are provided the necessary course
				materials related to the course content by the provider; and
5. ensure that all courses offered for dual
				enrollment post-secondary credit meet the standards and grade-level
				expectations of the high school course for which the student is receiving
				credit and meet the standards for college credit as established by the
				Louisiana Board of Regents.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLI - Bulletin 132 - Louisiana Course Choice Program › Chapter 5 - Course Providers › Section CLI-505 - Course Provider Instructional Staff

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A. Each course provider 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 applicant for
				employment as a teacher, substitute teacher, bus driver, substitute bus driver,
				or janitor, or as a temporary, part-time, or permanent employee of any kind,
				including any person employed to provide cafeteria, transportation, or
				janitorial or maintenance services by any person or entity that contracts with
				a course provider to provide such services, has been arrested for, convicted
				of, or pled nolo contendere to, any criminal offense.
1. The regulation shall include the
				requirement and the procedure for the submission of a persons fingerprints on a
				form acceptable to the bureau.
2.
				The request for information necessary to determine whether a person has been
				arrested for, convicted of, or pled nolo contendere to, any criminal offense
				must be on a form prepared by the bureau and must be signed by a responsible
				officer or official of the provider making the request.
3. It must include a statement signed by the
				person about whom the request is made which gives permission for such
				information to be released and must include the person's fingerprints in a form
				acceptable to the bureau.
4. A
				person whose fingerprints have been submitted to the bureau may be temporarily
				hired pending the report from the bureau.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLI - Bulletin 132 - Louisiana Course Choice Program › Chapter 5 - Course Providers › Section CLI-507 - Online Course Providers

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A. The online
				course provider will follow the International Association for K-12 Online
				Learning (iNACOL)
National Standards for Quality Online
				Courses.
B. The course
				provider will ensure that all instructors are evaluated and delivering
				instruction in accordance with the iNACOL
National Standards for
				Quality Online Teaching.
C. The online course provider will maintain a
				program that is in alignment with the International Association for K-12 Online
				Learning (iNACOL)
National Standards for Quality Online
				Programs
.
D. The course
				provider must have a staff/instructor acceptable use policy for technology that
				complies with
				R.S.
				17:3996(21).
E. The course provider must provide an
				electronic communication policy that complies with the federal Child Internet
				Protection Act and
				R.S.
				17:100.7, including information on internet
				safety practices and policies.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17.7 and
				  R.S.
				  17:4002.2-4002.6.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLI - Bulletin 132 - Louisiana Course Choice Program › Chapter 7 - Local Educational Authority Duties › Section CLI-701 - Local Educational Authority (LEA) Duties

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A. Each LEA shall establish policies and
				procedures whereby each eligible funded student may be granted approval to
				enroll in a course in this program, and which shall also provide for the
				following:
1. determination of whether a
				requested course is academically appropriate for the student;
2. credits earned through the course provider
				shall appear on each such student's official transcript and count fully towards
				the requirements of any approved Louisiana diploma;
3. BESE state assessments as required by the
				school and district accountability system shall be administered to each
				student;
4. all services to which
				each student would be entitled if attending the school in which he is enrolled
				full time for all courses, including but not limited to special education
				services pursuant to the student's individual education plan, shall be
				provided; and
5. each LEA that
				provides transportation for students within their jurisdiction shall also
				provide students participating in course choice transportation services within
				the same jurisdiction during normal school business hours.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLI - Bulletin 132 - Louisiana Course Choice Program › Chapter 7 - Local Educational Authority Duties › Section CLI-703 - Local Education Authority Procedures for Student Enrollment

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A. All schools must
				exercise flexibility in scheduling to accommodate course choice
				options.
B. If an eligible funded
				student enrolls in an online course where the course is administered at the
				school site, the school or LEA shall meet the following requirements related to
				the online course environment.
1. The
				school/LEA shall provide students enrolled in online courses technical access
				which meets specifications furnished by the course provider.
2. The school/LEA shall provide instructional
				and communication hardware which meets specifications furnished by the course
				provider.
3. The school/LEA shall
				provide timely and appropriate technical support.
4. The school/LEA shall award credit and
				grades for the online courses assigned by the course provider and instructor
				with no deviations.
5. The
				school/LEA shall ensure that a facilitator who is a Louisiana licensed teacher
				or LEA employed paraprofessional is assigned to students to act as a liaison
				between the provider and the school.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLI - Bulletin 132 - Louisiana Course Choice Program › Chapter 9 - Parental/Guardian Duties › Section CLI-901 - Parental/Guardian Duties

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A. All
				parents/guardians shall work in conjunction with the student's school in which
				they are enrolled to ensure that the student has the necessary course
				prerequisites for each course taken through the Course Choice Program.
				Parents/guardians shall also consult with the school to ensure that the student
				is taking the necessary courses required to meet grade-level promotion or
				graduation requirements.
B.
				Parents/Guardians of an eligible participating student (i.e., non-funded
				students) as outlined in
				R.S.
				17:4002.3(2)(a)(b)(c) are
				responsible for all tuition costs as determined by the course provider and
				outlined in
				R.S.
				17:4002.6 (course provider
				funding).
C. If a student is taking
				an online course through the Course Choice Program and elects to take the
				course offsite, the parent/guardian must:
1.
				ensure that the student is actively engaged in his/her course on a daily
				basis;
2. monitor student progress
				in the course in conjunction with the course provider, and facilitate
				communication in regards to student progress in the online course;
3. adhere to course provider practices in
				regards to ethical and legal use of equipment and instructional
				resources;
4. provide the students
				enrolled in online courses with technical/Internet access that meet the
				specifications furnished by the course provider; and
5. provide all equipment necessary for the
				student in an online course, including, but not limited to, a computer,
				computer monitor, and printer, if a printer is necessary to participate in the
				program.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLI - Bulletin 132 - Louisiana Course Choice Program › Chapter 11 - Course Choice Program Funding › Section CLI-1101 - Program Funding

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A. The
				following guidelines shall be used to establish funding procedures for the
				Course Choice Program.
1. The course provider
				shall receive a course amount for each eligible funded student as approved by
				BESE.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLI - Bulletin 132 - Louisiana Course Choice Program › Chapter 13 - Provider Evaluation › Section CLI-1301 - Provider Evaluation

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A. BESE
				shall monitor and evaluate the course provider in a manner in which student
				achievement is the predominant criterion.
1.
				The initial authorization of the course provider shall be for a period of three
				years. After the second year of the initial authorization period, the state
				board shall conduct a thorough review of the course provider's activities and
				the academic performance of the students enrolled in courses offered by the
				course provider in accordance with the school and district accountability
				system. If the performance of the students enrolled in courses offered by the
				course provider pursuant to the school and district accountability system does
				not meet performance standards set by BESE. BESE shall place the course
				provider on probation.
2. After the
				initial three-year authorization period, BESE may reauthorize the course
				provider for additional periods of not less than three years nor more than five
				years after thorough review of the course provider's activities and the
				achievement of students enrolled in courses offered by the course
				provider.
3. Reauthorization and
				sustained participation in the program relative to student performance will be
				based on:
a. academic achievement3/4course
				providers demonstrate and sustain a proven track record of student success on
				exams (e.g. EOC, AP, etc.);
b.
				student career achievement3/4course providers who support students to achieve
				rigorous IBCs and/or job placement in their targeted occupation;
c. course pathways3/4course providers develop
				a series of thematically-linked course offerings that progressively help
				students achieve personal academic and/or career goals.
4. Providers must show positive student
				academic gain with proven assessment methods for each course offering.
Type of Course
Proven Assessment Methods
Core Academic
Standard Louisiana-approved EOC (end-of-course)
							 exams, if available other end-of -course exams tied to applicable
							 Louisiana-approved course guidelines
Career and Technical
Recognized state/ national IBCs (industry-based
							 certifications) based on proven methods Example: NCCER (National Center for
							 Construction Education and Research)
College Credit
Successful AP/IB examination performance Approved
							 assessment method using a proven college-level EOC exam/exercise
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLIII - Bulletin 133-Scholarship Programs › Chapter 3 - Registration › Section CLIII-301 - School Registration Process

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A.
				In administering the school registration process for the program, the
				department shall:
1. receive an annual notice
				of intent from eligible public and eligible nonpublic schools seeking to
				participate in the program;
2.
				establish and publish a timeline for the submission of notices of intent from
				eligible schools seeking to participate in the program; and
3. establish an internal review process for
				determining initial and continuing school eligibility, including assessment of
				whether a school meets the criteria for participation as determined by the
				department and, as needed, additional site visits, audits, and assessments of
				compliance with applicable health and safety regulations. Guidance on the
				criteria for participation shall be published annually by the
				department.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLIII - Bulletin 133-Scholarship Programs › Chapter 3 - Registration › Section CLIII-303 - Student Enrollment Process

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A.
				In administering the program, the department shall:
1. determine student eligibility for
				scholarships;
2. accept
				applications from parents or legal guardians of eligible students which
				indicate the parent or legal guardian's choice(s) of participating
				schools;
3. process applications
				from students:
a. in the event there are more
				eligible students who submit applications than there are available seats at
				participating schools for any grade, the department shall conduct a random
				selection process to award scholarships that provides each eligible student an
				equal opportunity for selection based on students' indicated
				preferences;
b. only after each
				student who attended or otherwise would be attending a public school that
				received a letter grade of "D" or "F" or any variation thereof has been placed
				at a participating school which the parent or legal guardian indicated as a
				choice on the eligible student's application shall a student who attended a
				public school that received a letter grade of "C" or any variation thereof be
				entered into the random selection process. At such time, each student who
				attended or otherwise would be attending a public school that received a letter
				grade of "C" or any variation thereof shall be provided an equal opportunity
				for selection into that particular school;
c. the department may give preference to the
				following:
i. siblings of students already
				enrolled in the participating school;
ii. students enrolled in the Nonpublic School
				Early Childhood Development Program at the participating school;
iii. participating students transferring from
				an ineligible school; and
iv.
				students residing in the parishes as indicated pursuant to the notice of
				intent, if applicable;
d. for the purposes of the random selection
				process, twins, triplets, quadruplets, and other such multiple births shall
				constitute one individual;
4. notify parents or legal guardians of
				eligible students who applied for scholarships whether they have been awarded a
				scholarship and placed at a particular participating school;
5. notify participating schools of the roster
				of students assigned through the program;
6. the department will remit scholarship
				payments to participating schools on behalf of a scholarship recipient. See
				Chapter 5 of this Bulletin for more details;
7. conduct site visits each school year at
				schools that receive a scholarship cohort index below 50 in the most recent
				accountability cycle.