reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 20 - LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2 › Subchapter C - Achievement Level Descriptors › Section CXI-2012 - Grade 5 Achievement Level Descriptors (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:391.4(A).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 20 - LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2 › Subchapter C - Achievement Level Descriptors › Section CXI-2013 - Grade 6 Achievement Level Descriptors (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:391.4(A).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 20 - LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2 › Subchapter C - Achievement Level Descriptors › Section CXI-2014 - Grade 7 Achievement Level Descriptors (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:391.4(A).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 20 - LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2 › Subchapter C - Achievement Level Descriptors › Section CXI-2015 - Grade 8 Achievement Level Descriptors (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:391.4(A).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 20 - LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2 › Subchapter C - Achievement Level Descriptors › Section CXI-2016 - Grade 9 Achievement Level Descriptors (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:391.4(A).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 20 - LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2 › Subchapter D - LAA 2 Assessment Structure › Section CXI-2021 - Content Standards

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A. The
				  LAA 2 tests measure knowledge and skills deemed necessary for students to
				  become good scholars and productive citizens. This knowledge and these skills
				  are reflected in the content standards that were approved in August 2005 by the
				  SBESE.
B. The LAA 2 is based on
				  academic content standards. Modifications in the test and item format allow
				  students with persistent academic disabilities who are served under the
				  Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) to participate
				  in academic assessments that are sensitive to measuring progress in their
				  learning.
C. The LAA 2 assessments
				  consist of fewer items than LEAP and GEE.
This Section has
					 been moved from §2019
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:24.4 (F)(3) and
					 R.S.
					 17:183.1-17:183.3.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 20 - LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2 › Subchapter D - LAA 2 Assessment Structure › Section CXI-2023 - English Language Arts Tests Structure

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A. The English Language Arts tests have four
				  sessions or subtests.
1. Writing. The Writing
				  session requires students to produce a composition in response to a prompt. The
				  writing session measures key aspects of English Language Arts Standards 2 and
				  3.
a. Standard 2. Students write competently
				  for a variety of purposes and audiences.
b. Standard 3. Students communicate using
				  standard English grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation,
				  capitalization, spelling, and handwriting.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 20 - LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2 › Subchapter D - LAA 2 Assessment Structure › Section CXI-2025 - Mathematics Test Structure

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A. The
				  Mathematics test consists of three sessions:
1. two multiple-choice sessions;
				  and
2. one constructed-response
				  session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 20 - LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2 › Subchapter D - LAA 2 Assessment Structure › Section CXI-2027 - Science Tests Structure

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A. The
				  Science tests consist of two sessions.
1.
				  Session 1 uses a multiple-choice test items for grade 11 to assess concepts and
				  skills in all five strands of science.
2. Session 2 consists of two short-answer
				  questions that assess two of the four science content strands: Physical
				  Science, Life Science, Earth and Space Science, and Science and the
				  Environment. These questions allow students to reflect on an idea, demonstrate
				  their understanding of concepts and processes of science, make meaning of a
				  given set of data, or critique the information. The wording of the questions is
				  direct and specific, and the questions focus on the quality of the students'
				  knowledge.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 20 - LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2 › Subchapter D - LAA 2 Assessment Structure › Section CXI-2029 - Social Studies Tests Structure

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A. The Social Studies tests consist of two
				  sessions.
1. Session 1 consists of 32
				  multiple-choice test items for grade 11 that assess knowledge, conceptual
				  understanding, and application of skills in all four social studies strands
				  (i.e., Geography, Civics, Economics, and History). Items in Session 1 are
				  intermingled across strands.
2.
				  Session 2 consists of 2 open-ended questions calling for a constructed response
				  and requiring higher-order thinking in a social studies context (e.g., grasping
				  a concept, analyzing information, evaluating a principle, or applying a skill).
				  Students may be required to construct or interpret a chart, graph, map,
				  timeline, or other graphic representation; to supply a short written answer; or
				  to produce a short writing in response to a social studies issue or problem.
				  Each of the constructed-response items represents one of the four social
				  studies strands. Each task in part B is scored on a 0 to 2 point
				  scale.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 20 - LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2 › Subchapter D - LAA 2 Assessment Structure › Section CXI-2031 - Double Jeopardy Rule

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A. If a
				  school administers a LAA 2 test that the student has already passed and the
				  student scores below approaching basic on the retest, the passing score will be
				  used to determine the student's eligibility for a standard high school
				  diploma.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:391.4(A).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 20 - LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2 › Subchapter D - LAA 2 Assessment Structure › Section CXI-2033 - Rescores

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A. The district
				  test coordinator must file a request with the scoring contractor within 20
				  working days from the date the school district receives the individual student
				  scores. All requests must be made on or before the deadline date identified by
				  the testing contractor and the LDE. Requests received after the deadline will
				  not be honored.
B. Only rescores of
				  tests from the most recent administration may be requested.
C. All requests for rescoring require a fee,
				  which is established by and paid to the scoring contractor.
D. Students may request a rescore of their
				  LAA 2 tests at specified achievement levels and scaled score ranges. If the
				  following criterions are met, the rescore will be expedited:
1. English Language Arts and Mathematics. The
				  test has a scaled score 10 points below the Approaching Basic achievement
				  level.
2. Science and Social
				  Studies. The test has a scaled score 10 points below the Approaching Basic
				  achievement level.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 20 - LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2 › Subchapter D - LAA 2 Assessment Structure › Section CXI-2035 - LAA 2 High School Assessment Administration Rules

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A. The LAA 2 high school assessments shall
				  only be available for students entering a high school cohort prior to the
				  2014-2015 school year. Students who are transferring into a Louisiana public
				  school district from an out-of-state school, nonpublic school, or approved home
				  study program who meet LAA 2 Participation Criteria may participate in the LAA
				  2 high school assessments if they entered the ninth grade in 2013-2014 or
				  prior.
B. Students shall take the
				  Algebra I or Geometry EOCT to be eligible for the LAA 2 mathematics exam, the
				  English II or English III EOCT to be eligible for the LAA 2 English Language
				  Arts exam, the Biology EOCT for the LAA 2 Science exam, and the U.S. History
				  EOCT for the LAA 2 Social Studies exam.
C. If a district holds "graduation" prior to
				  the release of spring test scores, the LEA must have in place a policy for
				  graduation without the test scores.
D. There is no ending age limit for students
				  to retest in LAA 2, nor is there a limit on the number of times the student may
				  retake the test. Students who no longer reside in the school district where
				  he/she completed Carnegie units may test in the current school district of
				  residence. The DTC shall forward the passing test scores to the high school
				  where the Carnegie units reside.
E.
				  If a student was issued a GED diploma and subsequently meets the requirements
				  of the LAA 2, the student may surrender the GED diploma and be issued a
				  standard high school diploma.
F.
				  When administrative errors are made in testing, the state superintendent of
				  education may determine how to remedy the error.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:391.4(A).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 20 - LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2 › Subchapter D - LAA 2 Assessment Structure › Section CXI-2037 - Summer Retest Administration

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A.
				  Students who were enrolled in grades 10, 11, or 12 during the spring test
				  administration and did not score approaching basic in the required LAA 2 tests
				  are eligible for the summer retest administration.
B. Students who were enrolled in grades 10,
				  11, or 12 in public schools during the spring test administration but who were
				  absent during testing are eligible for the summer retest
				  administration.
C. Students who
				  enrolled in and attended grades 10, 11, or 12 after the spring test
				  administration and before the close of the regular academic year are eligible
				  for the summer retest administration.
D. Students who enroll in grades 10, 11, or
				  12 after the close of the regular academic year but did not attend public
				  schools during the academic year are not eligible for the summer retest
				  administration. They must test during the fall retest administration.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:391.4(A).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 20 - LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2 › Subchapter D - LAA 2 Assessment Structure › Section CXI-2039 - LAA 2 Transfer Students (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:391.4(A).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 20 - LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2 › Subchapter D - LAA 2 Assessment Structure › Section CXI-2041 - Student Membership Determination

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A. Student membership is determined when a
				  student in school is identified with the following minimum required
				  identification elements:
1. state
				  identification number;
2. full
				  legal name;
3. date of
				  birth;
4. sex;
5. race;
6. district and school code;
7. entry date; and
8. grade placement.
(Adapted from Section 10, page 10.1, Student Information
					 System User's Guide, LDE.)
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 21 - National Assessment of Educational Progress › Section CXI-2101 - General Provisions

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A. NAEP,
				also known as the "Nation's Report Card," reports its results from
				jurisdictions around the country. NAEP uses a random stratified sample to
				select school districts, schools within those districts, and students within
				those schools. The testing window for NAEP is January through March.
B. NAEP is authorized to measure and report
				on academic achievement by carrying out a national assessment, state
				assessment, and a long-term trend assessment in reading and
				mathematics.
C. The NAEP test
				contractor handles all aspects of NAEP testing including distribution and
				collection of all test materials. The testing process involves about 60 minutes
				of assessment in one subject (mathematics, science, or reading). Results are
				reported within six months.
D.
				Participation in NAEP
1. In 1990, the NAEP
				assessments became a part of the LEAP, with state statute
				R.S.
				17:24.4, making participation in NAEP
				mandatory for Louisiana schools. Additionally, the NCLB Act mandates schools'
				participation. Participation in NAEP is a requirement for states and school
				districts receiving Title I grants.
2. District superintendents and school
				principals are notified of their selection for the NAEP testing process in
				early fall. Parents of students are then notified and asked to grant permission
				for the students to participate. Individual student participation is not
				mandatory.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 21 - National Assessment of Educational Progress › Section CXI-2103 - Inclusions and Accommodations

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A.
				The NAEP assessment includes students with disabilities and limited English
				proficient students.
B. Schools may
				exclude students with disabilities according to the following NAEP designed
				criteria:
1. the student's IEP team
				determines that the student cannot participate;
2. the student's cognitive functioning is so
				severely impaired that she or he cannot participate; or
3. the student's IEP requires that the
				student be tested with an accommodation or adaptation that NAEP does not
				allow.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 22 - ACT Program › Section CXI-2201 - Background

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A. The American
				College Testing (ACT) Program also known as ACT's College and Career Readiness
				System provides a longitudinal approach to educational and career planning
				through student assessment, curriculum support, and school improvement. This
				research-approach based solution helps schools, districts, and states improve
				academic measurement, student readiness, and instructional designs.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:24.4.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 22 - ACT Program › Section CXI-2203 - EXPLORE

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A. Designed to help
				8th and 9th graders explore a broad range of options for their future, EXPLORE
				is a curriculum-based educational and career planning program that measures
				achievement in English, math, reading, and science. As an early indicator of
				college readiness, EXPLORE gives educators the means to structure high school
				planning and career exploration for students and parents.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:24.4.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 22 - ACT Program › Section CXI-2205 - PLAN

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A. PLAN helps 10th
				graders build a solid foundation for future academic and career success. PLAN
				is a curriculum-based educational and career planning program that measures
				achievement in English, math, reading, and science. PLAN is designed to help
				10th graders build rigorous high school course plans and identify areas of
				academic need so they can stay on track for college and work success.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:24.4.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 22 - ACT Program › Section CXI-2207 - ACT

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A. The ACT is
				designed to assess 11th graders' general learning outcomes. The ACT is a
				curriculum-based educational and career planning tool that assesses mastery of
				state and college readiness standards. Accepted by all four-year colleges and
				universities, it is the college entrance test most preferred
				nationwide.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:24.4
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 22 - ACT Program › Section CXI-2209 - WorkKeys

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A. The ACT WorkKeys
				assessment for 11th grade students in the Jump Start program assesses the
				academic and career skills that are needed to be successful in the workplace.
				It assists in identifying educational pathways that can further develop the
				proficiencies that are critical to job success. WorkKeys matches student skills
				to job profiles in order to support students in developing successful career
				pathways.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:24.4.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 23 - English Language Development Assessment (ELDA) › Subchapter A - Background › Section CXI-2301 - Overview

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A. The NCLB of 2002
				  Title III (20 USCS §6301 et seq.) requires standards-based assessment of the
				  progress of all LEP students enrolled in grades kindergarten through 12 in
				  attaining English proficiency, including a student's level of comprehension,
				  speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in English. ELDA grade cluster
				  3-12 was field-tested in spring 2004 and implemented during spring 2005. Grade
				  cluster K-2 was field tested in spring 2005. Full implementation of ELDA in
				  kindergarten through 12 occurred in spring 2006.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with 20 USCS, Section 6311.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 23 - English Language Development Assessment (ELDA) › Subchapter B - General Provisions › Section CXI-2303 - Introduction

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A. ELDA is composed
				  of tests in four grade clusters (Kindergarten-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12) in the four
				  language domains (reading, writing, listening, and speaking). It assesses both
				  the academic and school/social environment language of students. ELDA is
				  vertically linked across grade clusters and has five levels of proficiency
				  descriptors ranging from level 1, which has a realistic definition of English
				  proficiency for beginners, to level 5, which has a rigorous definition of full
				  English proficiency.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with 20 USCS, Section 6311.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 23 - English Language Development Assessment (ELDA) › Subchapter C - ELDA Test Design › Section CXI-2305 - Format (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with 20 USCS, Section 6311.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 23 - English Language Development Assessment (ELDA) › Subchapter D - Target Population › Section CXI-2307 - Participation Criteria

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A.
				  Limited English Proficient students. A student who is aged 3 through 21; who is
				  enrolled in an English-speaking elementary school or secondary school for less
				  than a year; who was not born in the United States or whose native language is
				  a language other than English; who is a Native American or Alaska Native or a
				  native resident of the outlying areas and comes from an environment where a
				  language other than English has had significant impact on his level of English
				  language proficiency; or who is migratory, whose native language is a language
				  other than English, and who comes from an environment where a language other
				  than English is dominant; and whose difficulties in speaking, reading, writing,
				  or understanding the English language may be sufficient to deny them:
1. the ability to meet the state's proficient
				  level of achievement on state assessments;
2. the ability to successfully achieve in
				  classrooms where the language of instruction is English; or
3. the opportunity to participate fully in
				  society.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 23 - English Language Development Assessment (ELDA) › Subchapter E - Proficiency Levels and Proficiency Standards › Section CXI-2309 - Proficiency Levels

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A.
1. The English Language Development Standards
				  (ELDS) levels are:
a. Level 1, Beginning
				  Proficiency;
b. Level 2, Lower
				  Intermediate Proficiency;
c. Level
				  3, Upper Intermediate Proficiency;
d. Level 4, Advanced Proficiency;
				  and
e. Level 5, Full English
				  Proficiency.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 23 - English Language Development Assessment (ELDA) › Subchapter E - Proficiency Levels and Proficiency Standards › Section CXI-2311 - Proficiency Standards

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A.
				  Proficiency standards for ELDA listening, speaking, reading, and writing tests
				  are finalized in scaled-score form. The scaled-score ranges vary per grade
				  cluster.
ELDA Proficiency Level Scaled-Score Ranges
Domain
Proficiency Level 1
Proficiency Level 2
Proficiency Level 3
Proficiency Level 4
Proficiency Level 5
Kindergarten
Listening
50-99
100-130
131-170
171-191
192-230
Speaking
40-99
100-130
131-166
167-196
197-230
Reading
30-99
100-127
128-164
165-184
185-240
Writing
30-99
100-135
136-156
157-192
193-220
Grade Cluster 12
Listening
50-114
115-145
146-178
179-199
200-230
Speaking
40-112
113-135
136-170
171-199
200-230
Reading
30-107
108-141
142167
168-199
200-240
Writing
30-94
95-138
139-159
160-199
200-220
Grade Cluster 35
Listening
100-449
450-543
547-644
645-724
725-930
Speaking
117-449
450-546
547-667
668-808
809-937
Reading
100-449
450-579
580-647
648-769
770-931
Writing
127-449
450-576
577-668
669-844
845-950
Grade Cluster 68
Listening
115-553
554-625
626-717
718-805
806-941
Speaking
133-457
458-610
611-718
719-824
825-936
Reading
103-459
460-611
612-690
691-828
829-940
Writing
149-552
553-652
653-721
722-896
897-928
Grade Cluster 912
Listening
118-555
556-631
632-728
729-849
850-950
Speaking
192-569
570-649
650-764
765-849
850-950
Reading
122-544
545-629
630-717
718-849
850-933
Writing
122-508
509-630
631-718
719-849
850-932
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with 20 USCS, Section 6311.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 23 - English Language Development Assessment (ELDA) › Subchapter F - ELDA Proficiency Level Descriptors › Section CXI-2313 - Introduction (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with 20 USCS, Section 6311.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 23 - English Language Development Assessment (ELDA) › Subchapter F - ELDA Proficiency Level Descriptors › Section CXI-2315 - Proficiency Level Descriptors (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with 20 USCS, Section 6311.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 23 - English Language Development Assessment (ELDA) › Subchapter G - ELDA Assessment Structure › Section CXI-2317 - Listening Domain Structure (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with 20 USCS, Section 6311.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 23 - English Language Development Assessment (ELDA) › Subchapter G - ELDA Assessment Structure › Section CXI-2319 - Speaking Domain Structure (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with 20 USCS, Section 6311.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 23 - English Language Development Assessment (ELDA) › Subchapter G - ELDA Assessment Structure › Section CXI-2321 - Reading Domain Structure (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with 20 USCS, Section 6311.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 23 - English Language Development Assessment (ELDA) › Subchapter G - ELDA Assessment Structure › Section CXI-2323 - Writing Domain Structure (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with 20 USCS, Section 6311.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 24 - Academic Skills Assessment (ASA) › Subchapter A - Background › Section CXI-2400 - Sunset Provision

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A. For
				  the academic year 2011-2012, ASA and ASA LAA2 tests will be administered
				  one-time only and thereafter discontinued as a statewide assessment.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17.7 and
					 17:24(F)(2).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 24 - Academic Skills Assessment (ASA) › Subchapter A - Background › Section CXI-2401 - Description (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 24 - Academic Skills Assessment (ASA) › Subchapter B - General Provisions › Section CXI-2403 - Introduction (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 24 - Academic Skills Assessment (ASA) › Subchapter C - ASA Test Design › Section CXI-2405 - Format (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 24 - Academic Skills Assessment (ASA) › Subchapter D - Target Population › Section CXI-2407 - Membership (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 24 - Academic Skills Assessment (ASA) › Subchapter D - Target Population › Section CXI-2409 - Achievement Levels (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:24.4(F)(1) and
					 (C).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 24 - Academic Skills Assessment (ASA) › Subchapter D - Target Population › Section CXI-2411 - Performance Standards (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 24 - Academic Skills Assessment (ASA) › Subchapter F - Achievement Level Descriptors › Section CXI-2412 - Introduction (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:391.4(B).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 24 - Academic Skills Assessment (ASA) › Subchapter F - Achievement Level Descriptors › Section CXI-2413 - ASA Mathematics Achievement Level Descriptors (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 24 - Academic Skills Assessment (ASA) › Subchapter F - Achievement Level Descriptors › Section CXI-2415 - ASA LAA 2 Mathematics Achievement Level Descriptors (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 25 - Field Testing › Section CXI-2501 - General Provisions

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A. The
				purpose of field testing is to obtain data on test items that have been
				developed for a particular assessment. In Louisiana, test items are developed
				and field tests conducted for the following assessments:
1. Louisiana Educational Assessment Program
				(LEAP);
2.
Integrated
LEAP (
i
LEAP);
3. End-of-Course Tests (EOCT).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 25 - Field Testing › Section CXI-2503 - Field Test Administration

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A. The
				same test security procedures and test administration rules used for
				operational (regular) testing apply to field tests. District and school
				personnel must adhere to the test security policy and to all directions in the
				field test administration manuals. Schools will be monitored to ensure that
				administrative and security procedures are followed.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:24 et seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 27 - Placement Tests › Section CXI-2701 - Administration and Scoring

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A.
				Placement tests for fourth grade and eighth grade public school students are
				shipped to district test coordinators in late July and are to be returned to
				the testing contractor after February 15 each year.
B. Students who participate in the spring
				and/or summer administration of LEAP test and fail to score at the required
				achievement level(s) are not eligible to take The Iowa Tests for placement
				purposes.
C. Charter schools and
				laboratory schools must secure placement tests from the testing contractor.
				These schools call the contractor directly and order placement tests for
				incoming students between July and February.
D. District test coordinators score the
				placement tests for students taking the tests in the public school districts.
				The LDE, Division of Assessments and Accountability, scores all placement tests
				administered by charter schools and laboratory schools.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:24 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 27 - Placement Tests › Section CXI-2703 - Security

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A. Testing masks
				and all testing materials must be kept in a designated locked and secure
				area.
B. All secure test materials
				are to be handled in accordance with the SBESE Test Security Policy.
C. District test coordinators and test
				administrators are required to sign a security agreement prior to test
				administration.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17.7.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 29 - Graduation Exit Examination ("Old" GEE) › Section CXI-2901 - General Provisions

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A. The
				"Old" GEE measures curricula-based proficiencies in language arts, mathematics,
				written composition, science, and social studies. The first statewide
				administration of the GEE was in the spring of 1989, and the last statewide
				administration was in the summer of 2003. The testing program then became the
				responsibility of the school districts, with the tests to be administered by
				the district test coordinators.
B.
				District test coordinators have received from the LDE a CD containing the
				tests, answer folders, scoring keys, and conversion tables. Copies of braille
				and large-print tests may be requested from the LDE, Division of Student
				Standards and Assessments, Assessment Administration Section.
C. The GEE tests are to be administered by
				the district test coordinators each year in October and April, as indicated on
				the official statewide testing schedule, to former high school students who
				have earned Carnegie units but still need to pass the GEE to earn a high school
				diploma. Students are required to take only those parts of the GEE in which
				they did not attain the required performance standards.
D. All students who were enrolled in tenth
				grade during the spring of 1989 through the spring of 2000 can be administered
				the test twice a year. There is no age limit for students who request a retest
				with GEE, nor is there a limit on the number of times the student may retake
				the test.
E. If the student was
				issued a GED and later passes the GEE, the student may surrender the GED
				diploma and be issued a standard high school diploma.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:24.4 (4) (a) and R.S.
				  17.7.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 29 - Graduation Exit Examination ("Old" GEE) › Section CXI-2903 - Performance Standards

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A.
				Performance standards for the GEE Language Arts, Mathematics, Written
				Composition, Science, and Social Studies tests are finalized in scaled-score
				form.
Performance Standard
Scaled
Score
Range
Language Arts
Mathematics
Written Composition
Science
Social Studies
1053
1048
1047
1042
1041
1000-1097
1000-1097
1018-1072
1000-1093
1000-1093
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:24.4 (4) (a) and R.S.
				  17.7.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 29 - Graduation Exit Examination ("Old" GEE) › Section CXI-2905 - Transfer Students

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A. These
				rules apply to students who were enrolled as sophomores during the 1988-1989
				through 1999-2000 academic years.
1.
				Requirements for students who have never been in membership in a Louisiana
				public school and are transferring from out-of-state, from Louisiana nonpublic
				schools, or from an approved home study program are as follows.
a. A student who entered the ninth grade
				during the 1987-1988 school year and thereafter, and who transferred to a
				Louisiana public school at or below the ninth grade shall take and pass all
				parts of the GEE.
b. A student who
				entered ninth grade in 1987-1988 and thereafter, and who is classified by the
				local school district as a tenth grader shall take and pass all parts of the
				GEE.
c. A student who entered ninth
				grade in 1987-1988 and thereafter and who is classified by the local school
				district as an eleventh grader shall take and pass the science and social
				studies parts of the GEE.
d. A
				student who entered ninth grade in 1987-1988 and thereafter and who is
				classified by the local school district as a twelfth grader shall not be
				required to take any part of the GEE.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 29 - Graduation Exit Examination ("Old" GEE) › Section CXI-2907 - Student Membership Determination

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A. Student membership is determined when a
				student in school is identified with the following minimum required
				identification elements:
1. state
				identification number;
2. full
				legal name;
3. date of
				birth;
4. sex;
5. race;
6. school district and school code;
7. entry date; and
8. grade placement.
(Adapted from Section 10, page 10.1, Student Information
				  System User's Guide, LDE.)
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 31 - Louisiana Alternate Assessment-B › Section CXI-3101 - Special Education Needs

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A. To
				accommodate the needs of Louisiana students in special education, the SBESE
				mandated that the Louisiana Statewide Norm-Referenced Testing Program (LSNRTP)
				provide the Louisiana Alternate Assessment-B (LAA-B) testing component,
				referred to as "out-of-level," beginning in spring 2000. Spring 2003 was the
				fourth and final year of the LAA-B testing program.
B. The program provided data for evaluating
				student, school, and district performance. Teachers and administrators could
				use test results to plan instructional programs.
C. Students enrolled in grades 3 through 8
				who met specific criteria for LAA-B took the Complete Battery of the Iowa Tests
				of Basic Skills at the appropriate level(s). LAA-B students in grade 9 or in
				the Options (PreGED/Skills) Program took either the Complete Battery of the
				Iowa Tests of Basic Skills or the Complete Battery of the Iowa Tests of
				Educational Development at their functioning grade levels in reading, language,
				and/or mathematics. Some students may have taken both the ITBS and the
				ITED.
D. The LAA-B is no longer
				administered in Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:24.4 (F)
				  (3).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 33 - Assessment of Special Populations › Section CXI-3301 - Participation

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A. The following
				classifications of special populations students must be tested in statewide
				assessments:
1. special education
				students;
2. students with one or
				more disabilities according to Section 504; and
3. LEP students.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 33 - Assessment of Special Populations › Section CXI-3303 - Special Education Students

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A.
				All special education students must participate in statewide assessments.
				Students are to take the test that corresponds to the grade in which they are
				enrolled. Special education students who meet specific participation criteria
				as stated in Bulletin 1530 Louisiana IEP Handbook for Students with
				Disabilities and whose Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) indicate they will
				participate in an alternate assessment may participate in the LEAP Alternate
				Assessment, Level 1 (LAA 1). The assessment in which the student is to
				participate and any accommodations the student is to receive for instruction
				and assessment must be documented annually on the program/services page of the
				students IEP. Test accommodations cannot be different from or in addition to
				the accommodations indicated on the students IEP and provided in regular
				classroom instruction and assessment.
1.
				Individualized Education Plan. According to the 2004 amendments to the
				Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), accommodations are provided
				in regular classroom instruction based on a student's needs and are documented
				in the student's IEP.
2. New
				accommodations or changes to an accommodation for a statewide assessment shall,
				to the extent practicable, be recorded on a students IEP form 30 days prior to
				the start of testing.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 33 - Assessment of Special Populations › Section CXI-3305 - Students with One or More Disabilities According to Section 504

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A. All students
				with one or more disabilities according to Section 504 are to be tested. Test
				accommodations are permitted for these students provided they are used in the
				students' regular classroom instruction and assessment and provided the other
				conditions specified in the Administrative Guidelines for Students with
				Disabilities According to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are
				met. An IAP must not be developed solely for the provision of accommodations on
				statewide assessments.
1. The LDE defines a
				student with one or more disabilities according to Section 504 as derived from
				the regulations for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 33 - Assessment of Special Populations › Section CXI-3306 - Approved Accommodations for Special Education and Section 504 Students

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A. The following
				accommodations, if used in classroom instruction and assessment and specified
				on a student's IEP or IAP may be used for testing.
1. Braille
a. Braille editions of the test are provided
				for students who are proficient in this mode of access to written material. The
				regular print edition may be modified in braille. Supplementary test
				administration instructions and manipulatives are provided as needed. All
				responses must be transferred to the scorable answer document.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXI - Bulletin 118-Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices › Chapter 33 - Assessment of Special Populations › Section CXI-3307 - Limited English Proficient Students

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A. All LEP students must participate in
				statewide assessments. LEP students qualify; however, for accommodations
				provided they are used in the students' regular classroom instruction and
				assessment. Test accommodations must not be different from or in addition to
				the accommodations provided in the classroom during instruction and assessment
				and must not compromise test security or confidentiality.
B. Limited English Proficient Student-an
				individual:
1. who is aged 3 through
				21;
2. who is enrolled or preparing
				to enroll in an elementary school or secondary school;
3. who was not born in the United States or
				whose native language is a language other than English;
4. who is a Native American or Alaska Native
				or who is a native resident of the outlying areas and comes from an environment
				where a language other than English has had significant impact on such
				individual's level of English language proficiency; or
5. who is migratory, whose native language is
				a language other than English, and who comes from an environment where a
				language other than English is dominant; and
6. whose difficulties in speaking, reading,
				writing, or understanding the English language may be sufficient to deny the
				individual:
a. the ability to meet the
				state's proficient level of achievement on state assessments described in
				Section 1111(b)(3);
b. the ability
				to successfully achieve in classrooms where the language of instruction is
				English; or
c. the opportunity to
				participate in society (PL-10710, Title IX, Sec. 9101[25].