Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 3 - Test Security › Section CXI-321 - Parental Viewing of Assessments

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