Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part LXXXIII - Bulletin 111-The Louisiana School, District, and State Accountability System › Chapter 6 - Graduation Cohort, Index, and Rate › Section LXXXIII-613 - Calculating a Graduation Index

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				For 2014-15 only (2013-14 graduates), points shall be assigned for each member
				of a cohort according to the following table.
Student Result
Points
HS Diploma plus
(a) AP score of 3 or higher, IB Score of 4 or higher,
							 or CLEP score of 50 or higher
OR
(b) Advanced statewide Jump Start credential
*Students achieving both (a) and (b) will generate
							 160 points.
150
HS Diploma plus
(a) At least one passing course grade of the
							 following type: AP**, college credit, dual enrollment, or IB**
OR
(b) Basic statewide Jump Start credential
*Students achieving both (a) and (b) will generate
							 115 points, if the passing course grade for (a) is earned in a TOPS core
							 curriculum course.
**Students must take the AP/IB exam and pass the
							 course to earn 110 points.
110
Four-year graduate (includes Career Diploma student
							 with a regional Jump Start credential)
100
Five-year graduate with any diploma
*Five-year graduates who earn an AP score of 3 or
							 higher, an IB score of 4 or higher, or a CLEP score of 50 or higher will
							 generate 140 points.
75
Six-year graduate with any diploma
50
HiSET
25
Non-graduate without HiSET
0
HS Diploma plus
(a) At least one passing course grade for TOPS core
							 curriculum credit of the following type: AP**, college credit, dual enrollment,
							 or IB**
OR
(b) Basic statewide Jump Start credential *Students
							 achieving both (a) and (b) will generate 115 points. **Students must take the
							 AP/IB exam and pass the course to earn 110 points.
110
Four-year graduate (includes Career Diploma student
							 with a regional Jump Start credential)
100
Five-year graduate with any diploma
*Five-year graduates who earn an AP score of 3 or
							 higher, an IB score of 4 or higher, or a CLEP score of 50 or higher will
							 generate 140 points.
75
Six-year graduate with any diploma
50
HiSET
25
Non-graduate without HiSET
0
B.
				Beginning in 2015-16 (2014-15 graduates), points shall be assigned for each
				member of a cohort according to the following table.
HS Diploma plus
(a) AP score of 3 or higher, IB Score of 4 or
							 higher, or CLEP score of 50 or higher
OR
(b) Advanced statewide Jump Start credential
							 *Students achieving both (a) and (b) will generate 160 points.
150
HS Diploma plus
(a) At least one passing course grade for TOPS core
							 curriculum credit of the following type: AP**, college credit, dual enrollment,
							 or IB**
OR
(b) Basic statewide Jump Start credential *Students
							 achieving both (a) and (b) will generate 115 points. **Students must take the
							 AP/IB exam and pass the course to earn 110 points.
110
Four-year graduate (includes Career Diploma student
							 with a regional Jump Start credential)
100
Five-year graduate with any diploma
*Five-year graduates who earn an AP score of 3 or
							 higher, an IB score of 4 or higher, or a CLEP score of 50 or higher will
							 generate 140 points.
75
Six-year graduate with any diploma
50
HiSET
25
Non-graduate without HiSET
0
C.
				Beginning in 2016-2017 (2015-2016 graduates), points shall be assigned for each
				member of a cohort according to the following table.
Student Result
Points
HS Diploma plus
(a). AP score of 3 or higher, IB Score of 4 or
							 higher, or CLEP score of 50 or higher
OR
(b). Advanced statewide Jump Start credential
*Students achieving both (a) and (b) will generate
							 160 points.
150
HS Diploma plus
(a). At least one passing course grade for TOPS core
							 curriculum credit of the following type: AP**, college credit, dual enrollment,
							 or IB**
OR
(b). Basic statewide Jump Start credential
*Students achieving both (a) and (b) will generate
							 115 points.
**Students must take the AP/IB exam and pass the
							 course to earn 110 points.
110
Four-year graduate (includes Career Diploma student
							 with a regional Jump Start credential)
100
HS Diploma earned through pathway for students
							 assessed on the LAA1
100
Five-year graduate with any diploma
*Five-year graduates who earn an AP score of 3 or
							 higher, an IB score of 4 or higher, or a CLEP score of 50 or higher will
							 generate 140 points.
75
Six-year graduate with any diploma
50
HiSET
25
Non-graduate without HiSET
0
D.
				The graduation index of a school shall be the average number of points earned
				by cohort members, except that students assessed using the LAA 1 shall be
				included in the graduation index for the year in which they graduated or the
				year in which they exited after at least four years in high school with no
				subsequent re-enrollment by October 1 of the following academic year Students
				who are not exited will be counted in the year that they reach the age of 22.
1. Starting with the graduating class of
				2017-2018 (2019 SPS), only WIC-approved industry based certifications (IBCs)
				will be included as basic statewide credentials.