Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XI - Accountability/Testing › Subpart 1 - Bulletin 111-The Louisiana School, District, and State Accountability System › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section XI-103 - Accountability Council (formerly Accountability Commission)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Functions. The function of an advisory
				  council is to advise the board, directly or through its committees, in the
				  discharge of policymaking, supervisory control, and budgetary duties and
				  responsibilities. Specific functions of an advisory council are determined by
				  the establishing statute or policy. Advisory councils deal exclusively with
				  matters referred by the board or the LDE. Matters referred to advisory councils
				  include external input regarding funding decisions, policy matters reviewed for
				  local impact, bulletin revisions containing policies or supervisory controls,
				  and matters particular to a council for which it was created. The LDE staff
				  provides the board with a statewide and nationwide perspective on certain
				  issues, while advisory councils respond from a local or community
				  perspective.
B. Composition. Unless
				  otherwise provided by state or federal law, each advisory council of the board
				  is created by board policy. The policy determines the size of the council
				  membership; the appointing authority; the persons, organizations, affiliations,
				  or interest groups to be represented on a council; and the length of
				  term.
C. Accountability Advisory
				  Council (Formerly the Accountability Commission) Established.
1. Authority-per BESE policy;
2. Referrals and responsibilities:
a. advise the board regarding accountability
				  issues and the state Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Plan;
b. consider all matters referred by the board
				  or the LDE; and
c. function as
				  follows:
i. serve as the state Committee of
				  Practitioners to conform to requirements in Title I of the Elementary and
				  Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and to perform such duties of the committee to
				  review, before publication, proposed or final State rule or regulation pursuant
				  to Title 1;
ii. review rules and
				  regulations that govern federal programs in Louisiana, noting that members
				  shall be advised of substantial revisions in the federal programs supported
				  through Louisiana's ESEA waiver; and
iii. advise the LDE on policy development of
				  the state, district, and school accountability system.
d. The majority of the Accountability
				  Advisory Council (AAC) membership must be representatives of local educational
				  agencies and shall consist of no fewer than nineteen voting members, all
				  subject to approval or ratification of the board, as follows:
i. BESE appointments
(a). Educator, nominated by BESE
				  president.
(b). BESE member,
				  nominated by BESE President.
(c).
				  LEA Administrator, appointed by BESE from list provided by State Superintendent
				  of Education.
(d). Nonpublic School
				  Representative, nominated by BESE President.
(e). Local Educational Agency Representative,
				  appointed by BESE from list provided by State Superintendent of
				  Education.
(f). Parent, nominated
				  by BESE president.
(g).
				  Postsecondary Education Representative, appointed by BESE from list provided by
				  State Superintendent of Education.
(h). School Board Member, nominated by BESE
				  president.
(i). Community
				  Representative, nominated by BESE president.
(j). Community Representative, nominated by
				  BESE president.
ii.
				  State Superintendent of Education appointments
(a). Educator.
(b). LEA Administrator.
(c). Charter School Representative.
(d). District Superintendent.
(e). Pupil Appraisal
				  Representative.
(f). Principal
				  Representative.
iii.
				  Association nominations
(a). Associated
				  Professional Educators of Louisiana Representative, nominated by association
				  leadership.
(b). Louisiana
				  Association of Educators Representative, nominated by association
				  leadership.
(c). Louisiana
				  Federation of Teachers Representative, nominated by association
				  leadership.