Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part XLIII - Bulletin 1706-Regulations for Implementation of the Children with Exceptionalities Act › Subpart 2 - Regulations for Gifted/Talented Students › Chapter 11 - State Eligibility › Section XLIII-1133 - Improvement Strategies

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				  department will describe the strategies the state will use to address the needs
				  identified. The strategies will include how the state will address the
				  identified needs for in-service and pre-service preparation to ensure that all
				  personnel who work with gifted and talented students (including professional
				  personnel who provide special education, general education and related
				  services), have the skills and knowledge necessary to meet the needs of gifted
				  and talented students. The plan will include a description of how the
				  department will accomplish the following.
1.
				  The department shall prepare general and special education personnel with the
				  content knowledge and collaborative skills needed to meet the needs of gifted
				  and talented students including how the state will work with other states on
				  common certification criteria.
2.
				  The department shall work with institutions of higher education and other
				  entities that (on both a pre-service and an in-service training basis) prepare
				  personnel who work with gifted and talented students to ensure that those
				  institutions and entities develop the capacity to support quality professional
				  development programs that meet state and local needs.
3. The department shall develop collaborative
				  agreements with other states for the joint support and development of programs
				  to prepare personnel for which there is not sufficient demand within a single
				  state to justify support or development of such a program of
				  preparation.
4. The department
				  shall work in collaboration with other states, particularly the departments of
				  education of neighboring states, to address the lack of uniformity and
				  reciprocity in the credentialing of teachers and other personnel.
5. The department shall acquire and
				  disseminate to teachers, administrators, school board members, and related
				  services personnel, significant knowledge derived from educational research and
				  other sources, concerning how the state will, if appropriate, adopt promising
				  practices, materials, and technology.
6. The department shall encourage LEAs to
				  recruit, prepare, and retain qualified personnel, including personnel with
				  exceptionalities and personnel from groups that are under-represented in the
				  fields of regular education, special education, and related services.
7. The department shall develop a plan that
				  is integrated, to the maximum extent possible, with other professional
				  development plans and activities, including plans and activities developed and
				  carried out under other federal and state laws that address personnel
				  recruitment and training.
8. The
				  department shall provide for the joint training of parents and special
				  education, related services, and general education personnel.