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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part LXXXV - Bulletin 112-Louisiana Connectors for English Language Learners › Chapter 3 - Modalities › Section LXXXV-301 - Receptive Modalities

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A.
				Receptive modalities refer to the learner as a reader or listener/viewer
				working with "text" whose author or deliverer is not present or accessible. It
				presumes that the interactions with authentic written or oral documents where
				language input is meaningful and content-laden. The learner brings background
				knowledge, experience, and appropriate interpretive strategies to the task to
				promote understanding of language and content in order to develop a personal
				reaction.
B. ELL connectors one
				(listening) and eight (reading) are the two domains of the receptive modality.
1. ELL Connector One. Construct meaning from
				oral presentations through grade-appropriate listening.
a. Level 1-Beginning
i. Kindergarten. By the end of kindergarten,
				English language learners should be able to use a very limited set of
				strategies to identify a few key words from read-alouds and oral presentations
				of information or stories.
ii.
				Grade One. By the end of first grade, English language learners should be able
				to use, with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), a very
				limited set of strategies to identify a few key words from read-alouds, picture
				books, and oral presentations.
iii.
				Grades Two and Three. By the end of second and third grade, English language
				learners should be able to use a very limited set of strategies to identify a
				few key words and phrases from read-alouds, simple written texts, and oral
				presentations.
iv Grades Four and
				Five. By the end of fourth and fifth grade, English language learners should be
				able to use a very limited set of strategies to identify a few key words and
				phrases in oral communications and simple written texts.
v. Grades Six through Eight. By the end of
				sixth, seventh, and eighth grade, English language learners should be able to
				use a very limited set of strategies to identify a few key words and phrases in
				oral communications and simple written texts.
vi. Grades Nine through Twelve. By the end of
				ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade, English language learners should be
				able to use a very limited set of strategies to identify a few key words and
				phrases in oral communications and simple oral and written texts.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part LXXXV - Bulletin 112-Louisiana Connectors for English Language Learners › Chapter 3 - Modalities › Section LXXXV-303 - Productive Modalities

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A.
				Productive modalities place the learner as speaker and writer for a "distant"
				audience, one with whom interaction is not possible or limited. The
				communication is set for a specified audience, has purpose, and generally
				abides by rules of genre or style. It is a planned or formalized speech act or
				written document, and the learner has an opportunity to draft, get feedback,
				and revise, before publication or broadcast.
B. ELL connectors three, four, and seven are
				the domains of the productive (speaking and writing) modality.
1. ELL Connector Three. Construct meaning
				from oral presentations through grade-appropriate listening.
a. Level 1-Beginning
i. Kindergarten. By the end of kindergarten,
				English language learners should be able to communicate simple information or
				feelings about familiar topics or experiences.
ii. Grade One. By the end of first grade,
				English language learners should be able to communicate simple information or
				feelings about familiar topics or experiences.
iii. Grades Two and Three. By the end of
				second and third grade, English language learners should be able to communicate
				simple information about familiar texts, topics, experiences, or events.
iv Grades Four and Five. By the
				end of fourth and fifth grade, English language learners should be able to
				communicate simple information about familiar texts, topics, events, or objects
				in the environment.
v. Grades Six
				through Eight. By the end of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade, English language
				learners should be able to, communicate simple information about familiar
				texts, topics, and experiences.
vi.
				Grades Nine through Twelve. By the end of ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth
				grade, English language learners should be able to, with support (including
				modeled sentences), communicate information about familiar texts, topics, and
				experiences.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part LXXXV - Bulletin 112-Louisiana Connectors for English Language Learners › Chapter 3 - Modalities › Section LXXXV-305 - Interactive Modalities

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A.
				Interactive modalities refer to the learner as a speaker/listener and
				reader/writer. It requires two-way interactive communication where negotiation
				of meaning may be observed. The exchange will provide evidence of awareness of
				the socio-cultural aspects of communication as language proficiency
				develops.
B. ELL connectors two,
				five, and six are the domains of the interactive (listening, speaking, reading
				and writing) modality.
1. ELL Connector Two.
				Participate in grade appropriate oral and written exchanges of information,
				ideas, and analyses, responding to peer, audience, or reader comments and
				questions.
a. Level 1-Beginning
i. Kindergarten. By the end of kindergarten,
				English language learners should be able to listen with limited participation
				in short conversations; and respond to simple yes/no and some
wh-
questions about familiar topics.
ii. Grade One. By the end of first grade,
				English language learners should be able to listen to short conversations; and
				respond to simple yes/no and some WH questions about familiar topics.
iii. Grades Two and Three. By the end of
				second and third grade, English language learners should be able to listen to
				and occasionally participate in short conversations; and respond to simple
				yes/no and some
wh-
questions about familiar topics.
iv Grades Four and Five. By the
				end of fourth and fifth grade, English language learners should be able to
				participate in short conversations; participate in short written exchanges;
				actively listen to others; and respond to simple questions and some
wh-
questions about familiar topics.
v. Grades Six through Eight. By the end of
				sixth, seventh, and eighth grade, English language learners should be able to
				participate in short conversational and written exchanges on familiar topics;
				present simple information; and respond to simple questions and some
wh-
questions.
vi.
				Grades Nine through Twelve. By the end of ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth
				grade, English language learners should be able to participate in short
				conversational and written exchanges on familiar topics; present information;
				and respond to simple yes/no questions and some
wh-
questions.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part LXXXV - Bulletin 112-Louisiana Connectors for English Language Learners › Chapter 5 - Standard Three › Section LXXXV-501 - General Provisions (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17.6.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part LXXXV - Bulletin 112-Louisiana Connectors for English Language Learners › Chapter 5 - Standard Three › Section LXXXV-503 - Reading Benchmarks and Proficiency Levels (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17.6.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part LXXXV - Bulletin 112-Louisiana Connectors for English Language Learners › Chapter 7 - Standard Four › Section LXXXV-701 - General Provisions (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17.6.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part LXXXV - Bulletin 112-Louisiana Connectors for English Language Learners › Chapter 7 - Standard Four › Section LXXXV-703 - Writing Benchmarks and Proficiency Levels (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17.6.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCI - Bulletin 1922-Compliance Monitoring Procedures › Chapter 1 - Overview › Section XCI-103 - Authority

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A. The authority
				for monitoring is found in the following regulatory documents.
B. Individuals with Disabilities Education
				Act (IDEA), 20 USC, Chapter 33.
C.
				Federal Regulations for the Implementation of IDEA,  34 CFR Part 300, 301, and
				303.
D. U.S. Education Department
				General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR).
E. Education of Children With
				Exceptionalities Act,
				R.S.
				17:1941 et seq.
F. Regulations for Implementation of the
				Children with Exceptionalities Act,
				R.S.17:1941
				et seq., Bulletin 1706: Subpart 1.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:1944.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCI - Bulletin 1922-Compliance Monitoring Procedures › Chapter 1 - Overview › Section XCI-105 - Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)

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A. Local educational agencies (LEAs) to be
				monitored are:
1. city or parish school
				systems;
2. special school
				district;
3. state Board of
				Elementary and Secondary Education special schools;
4. type 1B, 2, 3B (if acting as their own
				LEA) and 5 charter schools; and
5.
				university laboratory schools not under the administration of a school
				district.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCI - Bulletin 1922-Compliance Monitoring Procedures › Chapter 1 - Overview › Section XCI-109 - Components of the Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process

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A. The monitoring system will be implemented
				as a process that includes various components. This process will be
				comprehensive and continuous to include the use of various data sources. The
				monitoring system will be an ongoing process through the use of different
				components, rather than a cyclical process occurring on a scheduled
				basis.
B. The monitoring system may
				incorporate and utilize strategies and components as listed below.
1. Analyze current data elements and
				databases that are captured by the LDE and are directly related to student
				outcomes.
2. Analyze the LEA grant
				application to track and monitor the allocation and use of Part B funds
				targeted to address priorities revealed through previous data sources in the
				monitoring process, as well as policy and procedural assurances.
3. Review complaint management logs regarding
				specific complaints in individual LEA.
4. Analyze Extended School Year Program
				data.
5. Analyze district and
				school accountability profiles.
6.
				analyze FAPE tables and other mandated federal data reporting (i.e., e.g.
				personnel tables, child count data, LEA determinations);
7. Analyze Pupil Progression
				Assurances/Reviews.
8. Review the
				personnel files related to certification, experience and training
				documentation.
9. Track corrective
				action on areas of non-compliance and validate previous corrective action
				reviews, documentation, and on-site reviews.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCI - Bulletin 1922-Compliance Monitoring Procedures › Chapter 1 - Overview › Section XCI-111 - Purpose

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A. The LDE has the
				responsibility to ensure that each participating agency in the state is in
				compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, regulations and
				standards required for the provision of a free and appropriate public education
				for all children with disabilities for whom each is legally responsible. To
				fulfill this responsibility, the LDE has established a purpose for conducting
				monitoring, as well as procedures and strategies that provide ongoing
				monitoring activities. The procedures provide continuous and comprehensive
				monitoring of all aspects of special education including the following:
1. child identification;
2. demographic and disproportionality
				issues;
3. screening, intervention,
				referral, and evaluation process;
4. program, services, and placement
				implementation for students with disabilities three through twenty-one years of
				age; including transition from Part C by the child's third birthday;
5. professional development; and
6. fiscal requirements relative to
				programmatic issues of local educational agencies.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCI - Bulletin 1922-Compliance Monitoring Procedures › Chapter 3 - Operational Procedures for Compliance Monitoring › Section XCI-301 - Timelines

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A. All LEAs are
				placed in performance profile categories on an annual basis. The performance
				profile is based upon an analysis of quantitative data collected by the LDE.
B. Monitoring will focus on the
				variables selected annually as risk indicators. LEAs will be ranked into tiered
				categories for purposes of monitoring selection. On-site visits will be
				determined based on a variety of compliance and performance measures. LEAs
				designated as high-risk will be subject to on-site compliance
				visits.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:1944.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCI - Bulletin 1922-Compliance Monitoring Procedures › Chapter 3 - Operational Procedures for Compliance Monitoring › Section XCI-303 - Timelines

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A. A schedule of
				LEAs selected for monitoring will be issued to LEAs by September of each
				year.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:1944.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCI - Bulletin 1922-Compliance Monitoring Procedures › Chapter 3 - Operational Procedures for Compliance Monitoring › Section XCI-305 - On-Site Visits

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A. On-site
				visits will be conducted by individuals authorized by the state with training
				and experience in the program areas that they will be monitoring.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:1944.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCI - Bulletin 1922-Compliance Monitoring Procedures › Chapter 3 - Operational Procedures for Compliance Monitoring › Section XCI-307 - Regulatory Issues Reviewed On-Site

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A. For high-risk LEAs, the regulatory issues,
				qualitative and quantitative indicators reviewed will be specific to the
				variables targeted in the LEA's performance profile. These visits will focus on
				selected issues. In the event that other critical issues or triggers are
				identified by means other than the performance profiles, the LDE will direct
				the team to monitor those issues for non-compliance. These other means may
				include, but are not limited to, complaint logs, evaluation extension requests,
				and financial risk assessments.
B.
				The LDE will reserve the right to direct the team to review any and all
				regulatory issues that indicate non-compliance status in a LEA.
C. Data for the following major regulatory
				issues may be analyzed, reviewed, and utilized in the on-site monitoring
				process:
1. child identification;
2. individual evaluation;
3. IEP development;
4. provision of a free, appropriate, public
				education;
5. participation in
				statewide assessment;
6. transition
				at different programming levels;
7.
				placement in the least restrictive environment;
8. professional development and personnel
				standards;
9. program comparability
				(ASR);
10. facility accessibility
				and comparability;
11. procedural
				safeguards;
12. extended school
				year programming; and
13.
				discipline procedures.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCI - Bulletin 1922-Compliance Monitoring Procedures › Chapter 3 - Operational Procedures for Compliance Monitoring › Section XCI-309 - Activities Conducted Prior to the On-Site Visit

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A. Prior to the on-site visit, quantitative
				data collected by the LDE specific to the LEA will be reviewed and analyzed,
				and will include the following:
1.
				performance profiles;
2. LEA
				Application for IDEA Part B funds;
3. complaint logs and due process hearings
				relative to the LEA;
4. files/logs
				indicative of technical assistance provided to the LEA by the LDE;
5. information relative to the state's
				accountability system which is school-site specific;
6. school improvement plans;
7. data relative to statewide assessment for
				participation and performance;
8.
				data derived from the district composite reports;
9. information relative to certifications and
				professional development activities provided to personnel and parents;
				and
10. any other data the LDE
				determines is necessary to review as part of a comprehensive data review of the
				LEA.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCI - Bulletin 1922-Compliance Monitoring Procedures › Chapter 3 - Operational Procedures for Compliance Monitoring › Section XCI-311 - Activities Conducted During the On-Site Visit

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A. The monitoring team will meet briefly with
				the representatives of the LEA to discuss how the visit will be conducted and
				to discuss any logistical or travel issues of concern.
B. Individuals authorized by the LDE will
				conduct a parent focus group meeting and interview parents to collect
				data/information on their satisfaction of the services provided to their
				children and their involvement in their children's program. At the discretion
				of the parent, interviews may be conducted at the school site or via
				teleconference.
C. During the
				on-site monitoring of the LEA, the monitoring team will schedule an evening
				town hall meeting to provide a forum for parents to engage with team members
				and other parents. Facilitators will be available to answer questions if
				parents should want to discuss a matter privately outside the group
				setting.
D. LDE team members will
				visit sites, make observations, review records, and interview
				personnel.
E. The team leader will
				meet with the LEA special education director to review administrative issues.
				Additional data/information may be requested if further analysis is required
				for determining compliance status for specific regulatory issues.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:1944.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCI - Bulletin 1922-Compliance Monitoring Procedures › Chapter 3 - Operational Procedures for Compliance Monitoring › Section XCI-313 - Activities/Procedures at the Completion of the On-Site Visit

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A. At the completion of the on-site visit,
				the team will meet to discuss, review, and analyze the team findings and to
				summarize their findings on LDE-issued forms. An LDE team member will meet with
				representatives of the LEA at the conclusion of the on-site visit.
B. A preliminary draft of a Summary of
				Findings will be compiled no later than 10 business days after the completion
				of the on-site visit.
C. The LDE
				will mail the Summary of Findings to the LEA no later than 60 business days
				after the completion of the on-site monitoring visit.
D. Upon receipt of the report, the LEA will
				have 20 business days from the date of receipt of the report to respond to any
				findings, and 15 additional business days to develop a plan of corrective
				action to address findings of non-compliance described in the
				summary.
E. The LEA, in
				collaboration with the LDE, will be required to design a corrective action plan
				that defines specific supports and resources that the LEA must have in order to
				implement the corrective action plan. The CAP must demonstrate how the LEA
				will:
1. correct each individual case of
				noncompliance; and
2. correctly
				implement the specific regulatory requirement.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCI - Bulletin 1922-Compliance Monitoring Procedures › Chapter 3 - Operational Procedures for Compliance Monitoring › Section XCI-315 - Validation of Corrective Action

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A.
				Upon receipt of the approved Corrective Action Plan (CAP) the LEA must begin to
				submit documentation of completed activities from the CAP agreed upon by the
				LEA and the LDE.
B. Corrective
				action timelines established in the report will be tracked to determine
				corrective action has been taken and to verify compliance by the LDE.
C. All corrective action must be completed in
				accordance with the timelines that relate to each specific area of
				non-compliance. Documentation must be submitted to the LDE within the required
				timelines.
D. The LDE will conduct,
				when necessary, an on-site visit in the year following the initial on-site
				visit, or sooner if deemed necessary by the LDE, to validate the documentation
				of the implementation of the corrective action and to validate systemic change
				of areas of non-compliance. Validation of correction requires verification that
				the LEA has corrected each individual case of noncompliance and the LEA is
				correctly implementing the specific regulatory requirement.
E. The LDE will notify the LEA in writing
				when all corrective action has been accepted as completed.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:1944.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 1 - Legislation and Purpose › Section XCIII-101 - Introduction

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A. The Louisiana
				Education Quality Trust Fund (Permanent Trust Fund) was established in
				September of 1986 by Louisiana Constitution Article VII, Section 10. 1,
				R.S.
				17:3801. The Permanent Trust Fund is to
				receive the bulk of the proceeds from an offshore oil revenue settlement with
				the federal government. A separate Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund
				(support fund) was created in the Louisiana State Treasury to receive and hold
				the interest earnings from the trust. Fifty percent of the earnings in the
				support fund are constitutionally mandated to be appropriated by the
				legislature and allocated by the Louisiana state Board of Elementary and
				Secondary Education (BESE) for the enhancement of elementary and secondary
				education programs. The remaining fifty percent will be allocated by the
				Louisiana Board of Regents. To accomplish the goal of enhancement, the
				Constitution establishes the following as the purposes for which the BESE can
				allocate funds:
1. to provide compensation to
				city or parish school board of professional instructional employees;
2. to insure an adequate supply of superior
				textbooks, library books, equipment, and other instructional
				materials;
3. to fund exemplary
				programs in elementary and secondary schools designed to improve elementary and
				secondary student academic achievement or vocational-technical skill;
4. to fund carefully defined research
				efforts, including pilot programs, designed to improve elementary and secondary
				student academic achievement;
5. to
				fund school remediation programs and preschool programs;
6. to fund the teaching of foreign languages
				in elementary and secondary schools;
7. to fund an adequate supply of teachers by
				providing scholarships or stipends to prospective teachers in academic or
				vocational-technical areas where there is a critical teacher
				shortage.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 3 - 8(g) Advisory Council › Section XCIII-301 - Duties and Responsibilities of the 8(g) Advisory Council

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A. The 8(g) Advisory Council shall have the
				following responsibilities:
1. to make
				recommendations with respect to the board's annual establishment of
				priorities;
2. to make
				recommendations concerning any support fund policies, procedures, and/or
				activities;
3. to participate in
				any public hearings conducted by the board relative to the support
				fund;
4. to undertake and perform
				such other responsibilities as may from time to time be delegated by the
				board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 3 - 8(g) Advisory Council › Section XCIII-303 - Composition of the 8(g) Advisory Council

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A. Refer to LAC 28:I.503 (advisory councils)
				for the composition of membership.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10)
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 5 - Public Participation › Section XCIII-501 - Public Participation in Establishment of Priorities for Expenditure of Support Fund Monies

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A. The board
				shall conduct at least one hearing annually to receive public input, ideas, and
				suggestions for programs and objectives for the expenditure of support fund
				proceeds for elementary and secondary schools.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10)
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 5 - Public Participation › Section XCIII-503 - Public Notice of Hearings

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A.
				The board shall publish the date(s), time(s), and location(s) of such
				hearing(s) at least two weeks prior to each scheduled hearing in order to
				provide adequate notice to the public.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 5 - Public Participation › Section XCIII-505 - Deadline for Completion of Public Hearings

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A. Public hearings, as authorized by Section
				110 hereof, shall be completed by October 31 of each year.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 5 - Public Participation › Section XCIII-507 - Compilation of Recommendations Made at Public Hearings

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A. The recommendations tendered at any such
				public hearing(s) shall be compiled by the board staff for review by the board
				at its next meeting, and shall be available to the 8(g) Advisory Council and
				the public no later than December 31.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 7 - Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Subchapter A - Establishment of Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Section XCIII-701 - Establishment of Annual 8(g) Program and Budget; Priorities

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A. During every fiscal year, the board shall
				  establish the 8(g) program and budget for the expenditure of support fund
				  monies which are anticipated to become available in the subsequent fiscal year.
				  In delineating the educational programs and objectives which shall constitute
				  its 8(g) program, the board may establish one or more priorities. In developing
				  the 8(g) budget, the board shall assign dollar amounts to each category program
				  included in its proposed 8(g) program.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with La. Const. Art. VII, §10. 1,
					 R.S.
					 17:7.3, and
					 R.S.
					 17:3801.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 7 - Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Subchapter A - Establishment of Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Section XCIII-703 - Establishment of Priorities through the Allocation of Support Fund Monies within Constitutional Categories

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A. The board shall establish its annual
				  priorities for the expenditure of support fund monies by allocating a specific
				  dollar amount and/or a specific percentage of the total support fund monies
				  appropriated for any fiscal year to one or more of the categories of
				  educational programs eligible to receive support fund monies, as follows:
1. to provide compensation to city or parish
				  school board or postsecondary vocational-technical professional instructional
				  employees;
2. to insure an adequate
				  supply of superior textbooks, library books, equipment, and other instructional
				  materials;
3. to fund exemplary
				  programs in elementary, secondary, or vocational-technical schools designed to
				  improve elementary, secondary, or vocational-technical student academic
				  achievement or vocational-technical skills;
4. to fund carefully defined research
				  efforts, including pilot programs, designed to improve elementary and secondary
				  students academic achievement;
5.
				  to fund school remediation programs and pre-school programs;
6. to fund the teaching of foreign languages
				  in elementary and secondary schools; and
7. to fund an adequate supply of teachers by
				  providing scholarships or stipends to prospective teachers in academic or
				  vocational-technical areas where there is a critical teacher
				  shortage.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 7 - Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Subchapter A - Establishment of Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Section XCIII-705 - Allocation of Support Fund Monies for Statewide Purposes

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board, in its sole discretion, may
				  allot a specific amount or a percentage of support fund monies for expenditures
				  necessary to implement specific statewide educational projects mandated by the
				  board. For example, the board may elect to allot a specific percentage of the
				  total support fund monies available in any given fiscal year to the
				  implementation of foreign language instruction in the elementary grades, as
				  previously mandated by the board. The board may issue general or specific
				  requests for projects for the development and/or implementation of any
				  statewide educational project.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:6(A)(10).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 7 - Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Subchapter A - Establishment of Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Section XCIII-707 - Set-Aside for Administrative Purposes; Limitation on Amount; Purposes for which Set-Aside May Be Expended

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				  board shall determine the percentage of anticipated support fund revenues which
				  shall be set aside to pay costs associated with the administration of the
				  Program. Such administrative set-aside shall not exceed no more than 3 percent
				  of the average annual amount of actual expenditures by each board for the most
				  recent 3 previous fiscal years. The administrative set aside shall be used to
				  pay costs including, but not limited to:
1.
				  the salaries and related costs of 8(g) personnel;
2. the expenses of the 8(g) Advisory
				  Council;
3. the costs of public
				  hearings;
4. the expenses of review
				  committees which may assist the board in necessary determinations as to
				  eligibility of applicants and/or feasibility of projects;
5. necessary monitoring and evaluation of
				  funded projects;
6. preparation and
				  dissemination of annual reports; and
7. materials, supplies, furniture, and
				  equipment.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 7 - Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Subchapter A - Establishment of Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Section XCIII-709 - Notice of Adoption of Annual 8(g) Program and Budget

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board shall publish a notice of its
				  adoption of the annual 8(g) program and budget in the
Louisiana
				  Register.
Such notice shall consist of a summary of the educational
				  objectives and/or programs to receive budgetary priorities, including the
				  proposed allocation. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the
				  following:
1. the amount set aside for
				  administrative purposes;
2. an
				  explanation of specific priority(ies), if any, established by the board, and
				  the dollar amount allocated for each program; and
3. any additional information relative to
				  board actions which has a direct bearing upon the eventual awarding of support
				  fund monies to eligible recipients.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 7 - Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Subchapter A - Establishment of Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Section XCIII-711 - Allocations of the Board to be Reported to the Governor and the Legislature

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The decisions of
				  the board relative to the expenditure of support fund monies in the fiscal year
				  next following establishment of the annual 8(g) program and budget shall be
				  reported to the legislature and the governor not less than 60 days prior to
				  each Regular Session of the Legislature.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with La. Const. Art. VII, § 10. 1,
					 R.S.
					 17:7.3, and
					 R.S.
					 17:3801.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 7 - Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Subchapter B - Eligibility Criteria › Section XCIII-713 - Eligibility Criteria

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				  following eligibility criteria apply to all applications for support fund
				  monies.
1. The project to be funded must be
				  within a category specified under Article VII, Section 10. 1(D)(2) of the
				  Louisiana Constitution and the annual program adopted by the board. (See
				  §703 hereof for a verbatim listing of
				  the categories of educational programs authorized in said provision.)
2. No project in an elementary or secondary
				  school can be approved through the support fund if the project replaces a
				  program funded through the Minimum Foundation Program or State General Fund
				  unless there has been a lapse of at least two fiscal years.
3. All applicants must also comply with
				  eligibility requirements, if any, established for each constitutional category.
				  Program category requirements are set forth in the Sections of these
				  regulations, relative to each constitutional category.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 7 - Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Subchapter B - Eligibility Criteria › Section XCIII-715 - Eligible Applicants

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				  following are eligible to apply for an award of support fund monies:
1. any public or approved nonpublic
				  elementary/secondary school system located within the state of Louisiana.
				  Applications made on behalf of a specific classroom teacher, a department
				  within a school, a group of schools, or on a system-wide basis shall be
				  eligible for submission only through the approved recipient who shall serve as
				  fiscal agent;
2. any approved
				  elementary or secondary school located within the state of Louisiana that is
				  not part of a school system, provided that the school has been certified by the
				  state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to meet all applicable
				  standards and is approved for state funding under Brumfield vs. Dodd.
				  Applications made on behalf of a specific classroom, teacher, or department, or
				  an entire school shall be eligible for submission only through the approved
				  recipient who shall serve as fiscal agent;
3. private organizations/individuals shall be
				  eligible to submit only through an approved recipient who shall serve as fiscal
				  agent;
4. state agencies shall be
				  eligible for funding for noncompetitive statewide projects, as allocated by
				  BESE.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 7 - Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Subchapter C - Application for Support Fund Monies › Section XCIII-717 - Application for Support Fund Monies

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. It is required that eligible recipients
				  desiring to apply for support fund monies in any constitutional category submit
				  an application.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with La. Const. Art. VII, § 10. 1,
					 R.S
					 17:7.3, and
					 R.S.
					 17:3801.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 7 - Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Subchapter C - Application for Support Fund Monies › Section XCIII-719 - Period to be Covered by Application for Support Fund Monies

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The maximum
				  years eligible to receive funding for a continuing project is three years. It
				  should be clearly understood by applicants, however, that no project will be
				  funded for more than one fiscal year. Funding for subsequent years contained in
				  the project proposal is subject to reconsideration by the board in each
				  subsequent fiscal year. The award of support fund monies will, in all cases, be
				  guaranteed for one fiscal year only.
B. Applications for support fund monies may
				  be submitted by eligible applicants for varying periods of time, as follows:
1. for periods of less than one fiscal
				  year;
2. for periods which
				  correspond with the beginning and ending dates of one fiscal year. No projects
				  will be funded for a period which begins in one fiscal year and ends in a
				  different fiscal year;
3. For
				  periods of two or more fiscal years. It should be clearly understood by
				  applicants, however, that no project will be funded for more than one fiscal
				  year. Funding for any subsequent years contained in the project proposal is
				  subject to reconsideration by the board in each subsequent fiscal year. The
				  award of support fund monies will, in all cases, be guaranteed for one fiscal
				  year only.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 7 - Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Subchapter D - Evaluation of Support Fund Applications › Section XCIII-721 - Determination of Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An
				  application for support funds must demonstrate that the project for which
				  support funds are requested complies with the constitutional eligibility
				  factors enumerated in Section 121 hereof, and that the project conforms to the
				  priorities and objectives delineated in the annual 8(g) program and budget
				  adopted by the board for that specific funding period.
B. All applications received in the board
				  office shall be reviewed by a minimum of two employees of the board to
				  determine compliance with the constitutional requirements established under
				  Article VII, Section 10. 1(D)(2) and enumerated at Section 121
				  hereof.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with La. Const. Art. VII, § 10. 1,
					 R.S
					 17:7.3, and
					 R.S.
					 17:3801.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 7 - Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Subchapter D - Evaluation of Support Fund Applications › Section XCIII-723 - Award of Support Fund Grants

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Funding determinations shall be finalized by the board for projects to be
				  funded as of July 1.
B. The board
				  staff shall notify all applicants of the disposition of their projects
				  following board approval.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:6(A)(10).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 7 - Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Subchapter D - Evaluation of Support Fund Applications › Section XCIII-725 - Provisions Relative to Superior Textbooks, Library Books, Equipment, and Other Instructional Materials

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Projects which anticipate across-the-board
				  increases in the per-student allocation for textbooks, library books, and other
				  instructional materials for a single elementary/secondary school or school
				  system are not eligible for funding in this category, since such allocations
				  will be addressed by the board on a statewide basis. In the annual
				  establishment of priorities for the expenditure of support fund monies, the
				  board may allocate support funds for an across-the-board increase in the
				  per-student allocation for textbooks, library books, and other instructional
				  materials.
B. The following types
				  of projects are eligible for support funds in this category:
1. textbooks:
a. projects which provide for the purchase of
				  textbooks for a specific instructional program which is not offered to an
				  entire student body, such as textbooks for advanced study in any scientific or
				  mathematics field, or other programs of a similar nature at any grade
				  level;
b. projects which will
				  provide necessary textbooks for advanced Placement programs in any secondary
				  school;
c. Projects which provide
				  for the purchase of textbooks suitable to a program of independent study for an
				  academically gifted student at any grade level, provided that evidence must be
				  provided in the proposal of the academic standing of any student engaged in
				  independent study for whom special materials will be acquired with support
				  funds;
d. Projects which provide
				  for the purchase of textbooks not included on the Textbook Adoption List, such
				  as textbooks which are appropriate for handicapped students, provided that such
				  textbooks must be listed in the proposal.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 7 - Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Subchapter D - Evaluation of Support Fund Applications › Section XCIII-727 - Provisions Relative to Exemplary Programs in Elementary and Secondary Schools

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				  program must clearly demonstrate that appropriate implementation will result in
				  improved student achievement at the elementary/secondary level.
B. In the program, there must be a clear
				  correlation between the activities to be implemented and the results to be
				  achieved.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:6(A)(10)
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 7 - Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Subchapter D - Evaluation of Support Fund Applications › Section XCIII-729 - Provisions Relative to Research and Pilot Programs Designed to Improve Elementary and Secondary Student Academic Achievement

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An eligible applicant may receive funding
				  for a program which is limited to educational research. However, any applicant
				  seeking funds for a "pilot program" must either:
1. incorporate a "research component within
				  the pilot program in order to verify that program activities do, in fact,
				  result in improved academic performance; or
2. must include documentation that legitimate
				  research available in the literature already demonstrates that the activities
				  to be implemented in the pilot program have resulted in improved student
				  academic performance.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XCIII - Bulletin 921-Policy and Procedure Manual for the Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund 8(g) › Chapter 7 - Annual 8(g) Program and Budget › Subchapter D - Evaluation of Support Fund Applications › Section XCIII-731 - Provisions Relative to School Remediation Programs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The population to be served must be
				  clearly identified in the proposal.
B. The need for the remediation of the
				  identified population must be clearly documented by provision of educational
				  performance data acceptable to the board.
C. The location in which the services will be
				  provided must be included in the proposal (e.g., the location of an alternative
				  school setting).
D. If financial or
				  personnel support will be received from any source other than the applicant
				  (e.g., volunteer instructors from the community, "big brother" type support
				  provided by a civic or religious organization, etc.), the source and type of
				  such assistance, including the level of financial support, must be included in
				  the proposal.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:6(A)(10)