Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CLXVII - Bulletin 140-Louisiana Early Childhood Care and Education Network › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section CLXVII-103 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
8(g) Program-
the Student Enhancement Block
				  Grant Program administered by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
				  that provides funding through the Louisiana education quality start fund that
				  may be used to serve at-risk PreK children.
Assessment
- see
early childhood care
				  and education assessment.
Assurances
-see
program partner
				  assurances
.
At-Risk-
children are considered at-risk if
				  they have any of the characteristics listed in the definition of "economically
				  disadvantaged" found in Title 28, Part I of the
Louisiana
				  Administrative Code
), or they meet the definition of an "infant or
				  toddler with a disability" found in
				  34 CFR §
										303.21 for children ages birth to three years
				  or a "child with a disability" found in
				  34 CFR §
										300.8 for children ages 3 and older.
BESE
- Board of Elementary and Secondary
				  Education.
Caregiver
- any person legally obligated to
				  provide or secure care for a child, including a parent, legal custodian, foster
				  home parent, or other person providing a residence for the child.
CCAP
- Child Care Assistance Program.
Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)-
federal program administered by the Louisiana Department of Education that
				  makes payments to child care providers for child care services provided to
				  eligible families.
CLASS
®- Classroom
				  Assessment Scoring System.
Classroom
- see
early childhood care
				  and education classroom.
Classroom Assessment Scoring System
				  (CLASS®)-
a classroom observation-based
				  system used to assess and rate classroom quality across multiple areas using a
				  scale of one to seven.
Community Network Coverage Area-
the
				  geographic area of a community network, which typically is the same
				  geographical area as the local school district or school districts, but may be
				  other coverage areas, as determined by the community network and approved by
				  the department.
Coverage Area
- see
community network
				  coverage area.
Department-
Louisiana Department of
				  Education.
Early Childhood Care and Education Assessment
				  (Assessment)-
observation-based process used to determine whether
				  children ages birth to five years are growing and developing across all the
				  areas of development and learning provided in
Bulletin
				  136
-
The Louisiana Standards for Early Childhood Care and
				  Education Programs Serving Children Birth-Five Years.
Early Childhood Care and Education Classroom
				  (Classroom)
- an infant, toddler or PreK classroom.
Early Childhood Care and Education Performance
				  Profile (Performance Profile)-
information regarding performance in
				  preparing children for kindergarten that is reported each school year for each
				  publicly-funded site and community network composed of the site or community
				  networks performance rating and informational metrics.
Early Childhood Care and Education Performance Rating
				  (Performance Rating)-
measure of performance in preparing children for
				  kindergarten that is reported each school year for each publicly-funded site
				  and community network.
Early Childhood Care and Education Program
				  (Program)
-an early learning center-based, school-based organization,
				  or family child care home with current academic approval, that is providing
				  early childhood care and education to children ages birth to five years who
				  have not yet entered kindergarten.
Early Childhood Care and Education Site
				  (Site)
-a distinct early learning center-based, school-based location,
				  or family child care home with current academic approval, that is providing
				  early childhood care and education to children ages birth to five years who
				  have not yet entered kindergarten.
Early Learning Center
- any child day care
				  center, early Head Start, Head Start, or stand-alone prekindergarten program
				  that is not attached to a school
.
EarlySteps Program-
program administered by
				  the Louisiana Department of Health that provides early intervention services
				  for infants and toddlers with disabilities ages birth to three years and their
				  families according to the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities
				  Education Act (IDEA), part C.
Equitable Access-
the point at which every
				  family who wishes to enroll their at-risk child in a publicly-funded program is
				  able to do so.
Fall Observation Period-
observation period
				  between August 1 and December 15 of each year.
Fiscal Year-
July 1-June 30.
Full Day-
at least 6 continuous hours per
				  day or more than 20 hours per week of care and instruction aligned with a
				  typical school day.
Head Start
and
Early Head Start
				  Programs-
federally-funded early childhood care and education programs
				  that promote and teach school readiness to children ages birth to five from
				  low-income families and provide services in the areas of education, social
				  services for families, nutrition, family engagement, health and mental health,
				  as well as providing the physical plant and instructional staff members for
				  such purposes (42 USC
				  9801 et seq., 45 CFR part 1300 ).
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),
				  Part B-
federal program administered by the Louisiana Department of
				  Education that provides education funding for children with disabilities, ages
				  3 through 21.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(
IDEA
),
Part C-
federal program administered
				  by the Louisiana Department of Health that provides early intervention services
				  for infants and toddlers with disabilities ages birth to three years and their
				  families to meet the developmental needs as identified by the individualized
				  family services plan. See
EarlySteps Program
.
Infant-
a child who has not yet reached 15
				  months of age.
Infant Classroom-
a classroom in which the
				  majority of children are infants.
Informational Metric-
measure of early
				  childhood care and education best practices at the site or community network
				  level.
LA 4 Program
-the Cecil J. Picard LA 4 Early
				  Childhood Program that provides funding for PreK classrooms for four-year-old
				  children who are eligible to enter kindergarten the following school
				  year.
LDOE
-Louisiana Department of Education, may
				  also be referenced as LDE or department.
Lead Teacher-
the early childhood care and
				  education classroom teacher that is primarily responsible for the classroom and
				  is required to meet the certification requirements in
Bulletin
				  746
-
Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School
				  Personnel.
Learning Year-
the 2015-2016 school year
				  shall be a learning year for the early childhood care and education
				  network.
Nonpublic School Early Childhood Development Program
				  (NSECD)-
Louisiana program administered by the Department of Education
				  that provides funding for four-year-old preschool in BESE-approved nonpublic
				  schools and type III early learning centers.
Notice-
written notice is considered
				  given:
1. when it is sent by email or
				fax to the last email address or fax number furnished to the
				department;
2. when it is
				hand-delivered; or
3. on the fifth
				calendar day after it was mailed to the last mailing address furnished to the
				department.
NSECD
-Nonpublic Early Childhood Development
				  Program.
Performance Profile
- see
early
				  childhood care and education performance profile
.
Performance Rating
- see
early
				  childhood care and education performance rating.
PreK-
prekindergarten.
PreK Child-
a child age 36 months to 5 years
				  who has not yet entered kindergarten.
PreK Classroom-
a classroom in which the
				  majority of children are PreK children.
Program
- see
early childhood care
				  and education program
.
Program Partner Assurances
-assurances that
				  early childhood care and education programs must submit to the department in
				  order to access their public funding.
Publicly-Funded Children-
children ages birth
				  to five years who have not yet entered kindergarten that are being served
				  full-day with funds from either CCAP, Early Head Start, Head Start, LA 4
				  Program, NSECD, 8(g) block grant, title 1 of ESSA, other local, state, or
				  federal funds, or IDEA part B in a full-day setting.
Publicly-Funded Classroom
- see
publicly-funded early childhood care and education
				  classroom
.
Publicly-Funded Early Childhood Care and Education
				  Classroom-
any infant, toddler or PreK classroom that includes a
				  publicly-funded child or children.
Publicly-Funded Early Childhood Care and Education
				  Program
-an early learning center-based, school-based organization, or
				  family child care home with current academic approval, that is providing early
				  childhood care and education to children ages birth to five years who have not
				  yet entered kindergarten with funds from either CCAP, Early Head Start, Head
				  Start, NSECD, LA 4 Program, 8(g) block grant, title 1 of ESSA or IDEA part B,
				  other local, state, or federal funds, or that is authorized to receive CCAP, or
				  that participates in the quality start child care rating system.
Publicly-Funded Early Childhood Care and Education
				  Site
-a distinct early learning center-based, school-based location, or
				  family child care home with current academic approval, that is providing early
				  childhood care and education to children ages birth to five years who have not
				  yet entered kindergarten in a full-day setting with funds from either CCAP,
				  Early Head Start, Head Start, NSECD, LA 4 Program, 8(g) block grant, title 1 of
				  ESSA or IDEA part B, other local, state, or federal funds, or that is
				  authorized to receive CCAP, or that participates in the quality start child
				  care rating system.
Publicly-Funded Program
- see
publicly-funded early childhood care and education
				  program
.
Publicly-Funded Site
- see
publicly-funded early childhood care and education
				  site
.
School Year-
for purposes of this bulletin,
				  July 1-June 30
.
Site
- see
early childhood care and
				  education site
.
Spring Observation Period
- observation
				  period between January 1 and May 15 of each school year
State Superintendent
- state superintendent
				  of education.
Title I
- title I of the Elementary and
				  Secondary Education Act (ESEA) that provides funding that may be used for
				  preschool programs for disadvantaged children.
Third-Party Independent Contractor (Third-Party
				  Contractor)
- contractor that is separate from and independent of the
				  lead agency and the community network with whom the department enters into a
				  contract to perform
CLASS®
observations on behalf of the department.
Toddler
- a child age 15 months to 36
				  months.
Toddler Classroom
- a classroom in which the
				  majority of children are toddlers.
Type III Early Learning Center-
an early
				  learning center that directly or indirectly receives state or federal funds
				  from any source other than the federal food and nutrition programs.
AUTHORITY
				  NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:407.23 and
				  R.S.
				  17:407.21 et
				  seq.