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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 29 - Charter School Staff › Section CXXXIX-2905 - Criminal History Review

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A. Each
				charter operator shall request in writing that the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal
				Identification (LBCI) and Information supply information to ascertain whether
				an applicant for employment as a teacher, substitute teacher, school bus
				operator, substitute school bus operator, janitor, or any other school employee
				who might reasonably be expected to be placed in a position of supervisory or
				disciplinary authority over school children, has been convicted of, or pled
nolo contendere
to, any one or more of the crimes enumerated
				in R.S. 15:5871.1.
1. The request must be on a
				form prepared by the bureau and signed by a responsible officer or official of
				the charter operator making the request.
2. The form must include a statement signed
				by the person about whom the request is made which gives his or her permission
				for such information to be released and must include the person's fingerprints
				in a form acceptable to the LBCI.
3. Repealed.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 29 - Charter School Staff › Section CXXXIX-2909 - Employee Benefits

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A. All
				potential charter school employees shall be notified of the specific benefits
				they will be offered, as specified in the charter operator's charter.
B. Charter school employees shall be eligible
				for participation in any or all benefits which would otherwise accrue to
				employees in any other elementary or secondary school including, but not
				limited to, the school employees' and teachers' retirement systems, subject to
				the school's approved charter, which must provide for such
				participation.
C. With regard to
				participation in the public retirement systems:
1. the compensation that the teacher or
				school employee would have received if employed by the local public school
				system shall be used to determine employee and employer contribution levels of
				the respective retirement systems;
2. any compensation paid to a teacher or
				school employee which exceeds the salary that would have been received if
				employed by the local school system shall not be deemed as compensation solely
				for the purpose of the calculation of future retirement benefits.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 29 - Charter School Staff › Section CXXXIX-2911 - Evaluation and Assessment for BESE-Authorized Charter Schools

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A. Each charter
				operator shall annually evaluate every teacher and administrator employed at
				its charter schools using the value-added assessment model and measures of
				student growth as determined BESE pursuant to
				R.S.
				17:3902(B)(5) and comply
				with all other such requirements specified in R.S. 17: 3997.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:3981, and
				  R.S.
				  17:3997.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 31 - Notification Requirements for BESE-Authorized Charter Schools › Section CXXXIX-3101 - Required Notifications for BESE-Authorized Charter Schools

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A. The charter
				operator shall notify the Department of Education in a timely manner of any
				conditions that may cause it to vary from the terms of its charter, state law,
				or BESE policy.
B. The charter
				operator shall notify the Department of Education of any circumstance requiring
				the closure of the charter school including, but not limited to:
1. a natural disaster, such as a hurricane,
				tornado, storm, flood or other weather related event;
2. other extraordinary emergency;
				or
3. destruction of or damage to
				the school facility.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 33 - Compliant Procedures › Section CXXXIX-3301 - Charter Operator Complaint Procedures for BESE-Authorized Charter Schools

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A. Each charter
				operator shall maintain a complaint procedure through which parents, guardians,
				or other individuals or groups can appeal to the nonprofit corporation board of
				directors to address any issues or problems such individuals seek redress
				to.
B. Charter operator complaint
				procedures should, at a minimum, address any forms that must be completed by a
				complainant, the progression of a complaint, and the timeframes for
				consideration and action.
C. The
				department may investigate a parent complaint it receives about a charter
				school authorized by BESE, and the charter operator shall provide information
				requested by the department to aid in such investigation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10) and
				  R.S.
				  17:3981.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 35 - Volunteer Requirements › Section CXXXIX-3501 - Volunteer Programs (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10) and
				  R.S.
				  17:3981.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 37 - Virtual Charter Schools › Section CXXXIX-3701 - Application of this Bulletin

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A. All
				rules, requirements, and regulations established in this
Bulletin
				126
-
Charter Schools
shall apply to the authorization
				and operation of any virtual charter school, except as specifically set forth
				in
Bulletin 741
-
Louisiana Handbook for School
				Administrators
, Section 907, Secondary-Class Times and Carnegie
				Credit.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 37 - Virtual Charter Schools › Section CXXXIX-3703 - Curriculum in Virtual Charter School

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A. The virtual charter school shall ensure
				that all course content is being used under an appropriate and valid license
				and shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless BESE, the department, and the
				students and parents for any claims of non-compliance.
B. The virtual charter school shall make
				courses available to all students by complying with web accessibility
				guidelines and standards (W3C, section 508, and Louisiana and institutional
				guidelines) to the maximum extent reasonably possible.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 37 - Virtual Charter Schools › Section CXXXIX-3705 - Technical Requirements for Virtual Charter Schools

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A. The following technical specifications are
				required for all virtual charter schools:
1.
				enrolled students will have access to appropriate technical access;
2. provide each student enrolled in the
				program with all the necessary instructional materials;
3. provide each full-time student enrolled in
				the program who qualifies for free or reduced-price school lunches under the
				National School Lunch Act, is considered economically disadvantaged for the
				purpose of calculating funding through the Minimum Foundation Program, or does
				not have a computer or internet access in his or her home with:
a. all equipment necessary for participants
				in the virtual instruction program, including, but not limited to, a computer,
				computer monitor, and printer, if a printer is necessary to participate in the
				program; and
b. access to or
				reimbursement for all Internet services necessary for online delivery of
				instruction;
4. the
				virtual charter school will have the appropriate license to allow
				student/teacher usage of the proprietary technology through a license agreement
				with the owner of the technology;
5. timely and appropriate technical support,
				as described in the charter operator's application;
6. course technical requirements will be
				provided prior to enrollment;
7.
				the appropriate technical infrastructure to support their course offerings for
				effective course delivery.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 37 - Virtual Charter Schools › Section CXXXIX-3707 - Virtual Charter School Funding

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A. For purposes of funding, each Type 2
				virtual charter school shall be funded in accordance with the provisions of
				§2301 of this bulletin, except that
				the local portion of the per pupil amount received pursuant to the Minimum
				Foundation Program formula adopted each year shall be reduced by 10 percent,
				with such amount being distributed to the city, parish, or other local school
				system within which the Type 2 virtual charter school is located.
B. Any Type 1, 3, 4 or 5 virtual charter
				school shall be funded in accordance with the provisions of
				§2301 of this bulletin with no
				exceptions.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 37 - Virtual Charter Schools › Section CXXXIX-3709 - Virtual Charter School Attendance

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A. State-authorized virtual charter schools
				are required to enforce student attendance and address cases of student truancy
				and unexcused absences.
B. Virtual
				charter school operators must annually submit attendance policies to the
				department for approval to ensure compliance with applicable laws and
				regulations. The state superintendent will set forth the process for attendance
				policy submission.
C. Attendance
				policies for virtual schools must include:
1.
				a definition of the method in which attendance is measured for students
				enrolled at the school including, but not limited to, minimum expectations
				regarding active class participation, time spent connected online, and/or
				completion and submission of assignments;
2. a plan regarding the method in which
				student attendance will be recorded and enforced; and
3. a plan for providing orientation including
				the school attendance policy to enrolled students and parents or legal
				custodians, with such orientation occurring upon
				enrollment.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 39 - Corporate Partnerships › Section CXXXIX-3901 - Corporate Partnerships and Enrollment

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A. Notwithstanding geographic or other
				requirements for enrollment contained in this bulletin, a charter agreement may
				provide, initially or by amendment, for the enrollment of and an enrollment
				preference for dependent children of permanent employees of a corporate
				partner.
B. Up to 50 percent of the
				school's maximum enrollment may be reserved for the enrollment of such
				children.
C. The charter agreement
				shall specify both the school's maximum enrollment and the maximum proportion
				set aside for implementation of this enrollment preference.
D. An enrollment preference established as
				part of the corporate partnership defined in this Chapter shall not be
				implemented in a way that displaces children enrolled at the school at the time
				the charter agreement or amendment providing for the preference is
				authorized.
E. Enrollment at the
				school shall otherwise be as provided by this Chapter except that the
				requirement of
				R.S.
				17:3991(B)(1)(a)(i) shall
				apply to and be based upon only students who are not dependent children of
				permanent employees of a corporate partner.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:3981, and
				  R.S.
				  17:3991.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 39 - Corporate Partnerships › Section CXXXIX-3903 - Requirements for Corporate Partnerships

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A. A corporate partner is any legal entity,
				whether for profit or not for profit, registered with the secretary of state,
				except a corporation identified in
				R.S.
				18:1505.2(L)(3), that has,
				acting individually or as part of a consortium of corporations, donated one or
				more of the following to the school:
1. the
				land on which the school is built;
2. the school building or the space the
				school occupies. If the corporate partner is leasing the building or space to
				the school, the enrollment preference or board membership may only be provided
				in the charter agreement if the lease provides that the building or space is
				made available without cost and if the term of the lease is not less than the
				duration of the charter agreement;
3. major renovations to the existing school
				building or other capital improvements including major investments in
				technology.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 39 - Corporate Partnerships › Section CXXXIX-3905 - Corporate Partner Representation on Charter Boards

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A. A charter agreement may provide, initially
				or by amendment, for a corporate partner to have representation on its
				governing or management board; however, such representation may not constitute
				a majority of the board. Such membership is subject to all other provisions of
				law except any contrary provision in this Chapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:3981, and
				  R.S.
				  17:3991.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 40 - Charter School Autonomy › Section CXXXIX-4001 - Applicability of State and Local Rules and Regulations

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A. Notwithstanding any state law, rule, or
				regulation to the contrary and except as may be otherwise specifically provided
				for in an approved charter, a charter school established and operated in
				accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and its approved charter and the
				school's officers and employees shall be exempt from all rules and regulations
				of BESE and those of any local school board that are applicable to public
				schools and to public school officers and employees except for the following
				rules and regulations otherwise applicable to public schools regarding:
1. building maintenance;
2. facility accessibility;
3. asbestos detection and
				abatement;
4. the sanitary
				code;
5. pesticide use and
				safety;
6. fire safety;
7. safe work environments;
8. the possession and safe use of weapons and
				hazardous materials;
9. adolescent
				health initiatives and school health centers;
10. hearing and vision screenings;
11. immunizations and health
				records;
12. communicable disease
				prevention;
13. drug use
				prevention;
14. eye safety and the
				use of protective goggles;
15.
				missing children identification procedures;
16. school and district accountability
				system.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 40 - Charter School Autonomy › Section CXXXIX-4005 - Other Statutory Requirements

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A. A charter school shall comply with state
				and federal laws and regulations otherwise applicable to public schools with
				respect to civil rights and individuals with disabilities.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10) and
				  R.S.
				  17:3996.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 41 - Reopening School Facilities for the 2020-2021 School Year › Section CXXXIX-4101 - Purpose and Background

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A. This
				Chapter provides minimum health and safety standards regarding the reopening of
				school facilities for the 2020-2021 school year in response to the coronavirus
				disease (COVID-19) pandemic in order to ensure that students, faculty, staff,
				and others on school property are protected to the maximum extent possible and
				practical. These minimum standards regarding the reopening of schools for the
				2021-2021 school year expire on June 30, 2021. Any future requirements for
				schools related to a statewide pandemic will be communicated as
				needed.
B. The requirements
				contained within this Chapter were developed by the LDE in coordination with
				the LDH using guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
				regarding school settings, defined as a setting in which educational services
				are provided to children As research and information about COVID-19 is updated
				or if the LDH or CDC revise guidance regarding school settings, the LDE will
				review the standards contained within this Chapter and, as appropriate and
				necessary, propose revisions of this Chapter to BESE.
C. While the requirements outlined in this
				Chapter are designed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and to create a safe
				and healthy environment for students, faculty, staff, and others on school
				property, no requirement or plan guarantees that individuals will not contract
				COVID-19.
D. By executive
				proclamation, the governor establishes the statewide phase(s) of reopening
				(phase 1, phase 2, or phase 3). If the local governing authority of a parish or
				other municipality has established a more restrictive phase of reopening, the
				LEA located within that parish or municipality must conform to the more
				restrictive requirements.
1. Subsequent to
				the reopening of school facilities for the 2020-2021 school year and in
				coordination with requirements outlined in 168 JBE 2020, LEAs may continue to
				follow the Phase 3 minimum requirements for reopening school facilities as set
				forth in this Chapter.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 41 - Reopening School Facilities for the 2020-2021 School Year › Section CXXXIX-4103 - Minimum Requirements for Reopening and Operating School Facilities

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A. Group Sizes
1. The maximum group size that may convene
				indoors in a single room, irrespective of room size, or outdoors at any given
				time are as follows:
a. phase 1-10
				individuals;
b. phase 2-25
				individuals; and
c. phase 3-50
				individuals.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 41 - Reopening School Facilities for the 2020-2021 School Year › Section CXXXIX-4105 - Local Education Agency (LEA) Reopening Policies and Plans

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A. Prior to the
				beginning of the 2020-2021 school year, each local school board must adopt
				policies in accordance with the standards outlined in this Chapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6,
				  17:7,
				  17:439.1,
				  and
				  17:3391.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 43 - Discipline › Section CXXXIX-4301 - Disciplinary Regulations

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A. Each
				charter school shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to
				implement and control any disorderly conduct in the school or on the playground
				of the school, on any school bus, on the street or road while going to and from
				school, or during intermission and recess, or at any school sponsored activity
				or function.
1. The plan shall not prohibit a
				teacher from removing a pupil from the classroom for disciplinary
				reasons.
2. The plan shall address
				student behavior with a focus on evidence-based interventions and supports,
				prioritizing classroom- and school-based interventions in lieu of out-of-school
				disciplinary removals to address student misconduct in order to minimize the
				loss of academic instructional time.
3. Each charter school shall adopt rules
				regarding the reporting and review of disciplinary actions.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 43 - Discipline › Section CXXXIX-4303 - Student Code of Conduct

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A. Each
				charter school shall adopt a student code of conduct for the students in the
				schools under its jurisdiction.
1. Such
				student code of conduct shall be in compliance with all existing rules,
				regulations, and charter school and BESE policies and all state laws regarding
				student discipline and shall include necessary disciplinary action to be taken
				against any student who violates the code of conduct.
2. Each charter school shall adopt and
				incorporate into its student code of conduct a policy prohibiting the bullying
				of a student by another student, which includes the definition of bullying and
				all other requirements listed in
				§1303 of this Bulletin.
3. Each charter school shall include in its
				student code of conduct the definition of dating violence, data violence
				warning signs and instructions for reporting or seeking assistance for acts of
				dating violence.
4. Each charter
				school shall include in its student code of conduct progressive levels of minor
				through major infractions and identify corresponding minor through major
				interventions and consequences.
a. Before an
				initial referral for student expulsion, codes of conduct shall require the
				prior administration of interventions in accordance with the minor tiers in the
				code of conduct, except in instances where the expulsion referral is the result
				of accumulated minor infractions in accordance with the code of conduct, or the
				underlying incident threatens the safety and health of students or
				staff.
b. Expulsions shall be
				reserved for the major tier of behavioral infractions involving weapons or
				drugs, or when the safety of students and staff is at risk.
5. Each charter school shall
				include in its code of conduct information detailing the appeal process for
				expulsions as described in §1311 of this Bulletin.
6. Each charter school shall include in its
				code of conduct clearly defined rules of conduct and expectations of students
				engaged in virtual instruction as well as clearly defined consequences of
				conduct, that respects the student and family rights to privacy and other
				constitutional rights while at home or in a location that is not school
				property.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 43 - Discipline › Section CXXXIX-4305 - Bullying

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A. Policy. Each
				charter school shall develop and adopt a policy that prohibits the bullying of
				a student by another student.
1. The bullying
				policy must be implemented in a manner that is ongoing throughout the year and
				integrated with a school's curriculum, a school's discipline policies, and
				other violence prevention efforts.
2. The policy shall contain the definition of
				bullying found in this Section and shall address the following:
a. behavior constituting bullying;
b. the effect the behavior has on others,
				including bystanders; and
c. the
				disciplinary and criminal consequences of bullying another student.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 43 - Discipline › Section CXXXIX-4307 - Classroom Management Training for School Staff

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A. The school master plans for improving
				behavior and discipline required of charter schools shall make provision for
				pre-service and ongoing grade-appropriate classroom management training for
				teachers, principals, and other appropriate school personnel regarding positive
				behavioral supports and reinforcement, conflict resolution, mediation, cultural
				competence, restorative practices, guidance and discipline, and adolescent
				development.
B. Charter schools
				shall provide ongoing classroom management courses and regularly review
				discipline data from each school to determine what additional classroom
				management training is needed, if any, and what additional classroom support
				activities should be provided by the principal and school
				administration.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:252.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 43 - Discipline › Section CXXXIX-4309 - Reasons for Suspension

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A. The
				school principals or designee may suspend from school any student, including a
				student with exceptionalities, for good cause in accordance with state law and
				local policy.
B. Students
				determined to be guilty of the following offenses may be suspended for the
				following reasons:
1. willful
				disobedience;
2. disrespect to a
				teacher, principal, superintendent, and/or member or employee of the local
				school board;
3. making an
				unfounded charge against a teacher, principal, superintendent, and/or member or
				employee of the local school board;
4. using unchaste or profane
				language;
5. immoral or vicious
				practices;
6. conduct or habits
				injurious to his/her associates;, unless it can be reasonably concluded that
				the student is not the aggressor or responsible for instigating the
				confrontation and that use of such force was committed solely for the purpose
				of preventing a forcible offense, and that the force used must be reasonable
				and apparently necessary to prevent such offense;
7. using tobacco and/or using and possessing
				alcoholic beverages or any controlled dangerous substances governed by the
				Uniformed Controlled Dangerous Substance Law in any form in school buildings or
				on school grounds;
8. disturbing
				the school and habitually violating the rules;
9. cutting, defacing, or injuring any part of
				public school buildings;
10.
				writing profane or obscene language or drawing obscene pictures in or on any
				public school premises, or on any fence, sidewalk, or building on the way to or
				from school;
11. possessing
				firearms, knives, or other implements that can be used as weapons;
12. throwing missiles on the school
				grounds;
13. instigating or
				participating in fights while under school supervision;
14. violating traffic and safety
				regulations;
15. leaving the school
				premises without permission or his/her classroom or detention room without
				permission;
16. habitual tardiness
				or absenteeism; and
17. committing
				any other serious offense.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 43 - Discipline › Section CXXXIX-4311 - Due Process for Suspensions

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A. Prior
				to any suspension, the school principal or the principal designee shall advise
				the student in question of the particular misconduct of which he or she is
				accused as well as the basis for such accusation, and the student shall be
				given an opportunity at that time to explain his or her version of the facts to
				the school principal or his or her designee.
B. The principal, or the principal designee,
				shall contact by telephone at the telephone number shown on the pupil
				registration card or send a certified letter at the address shown on the pupil
				registration card to the parent or guardian of the student, giving notice of
				the suspension, the reasons therefore and establishing a date and time for a
				conference with the principal or his designee as a requirement for readmitting
				the student.
1. If the parent or guardian
				fails to attend the required conference within five school days of mailing the
				certified letter or other contact with the parent, the truancy laws shall
				become effective.
2. On not more
				than one occasion each school year when the parent or guardian refuses to
				respond, the principal may determine whether readmitting the student is in the
				best interest of the student.
3. On
				any subsequent occasions in the same year, the student shall not be readmitted
				unless the parent, guardian, or other appointed representative
				responds.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 43 - Discipline › Section CXXXIX-4315 - Guidelines for Expulsions

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A. No
				student who has been expelled from any public or nonpublic school outside the
				state of Louisiana or any nonpublic school within Louisiana for committing any
				offenses enumerated in
				R.S.
				17:416 shall be admitted to:
1. a public school in the state except upon
				the review and approval by the governing body of the admitting school;
				or
2. to a regular public school in
				the LEA from which the student was expelled prior to the completion of the
				specified period of expulsion at the school system's alternative education
				setting.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 43 - Discipline › Section CXXXIX-4317 - Due Process for Expulsions

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A. A
				recommendation for expulsion is made by the principal or, in the case of a
				student found carrying or possessing a firearm or another dangerous
				instrumentality other than a knife, or who possesses, distributes, sells,
				gives, or loans any controlled dangerous substance governed by the Uniform
				Controlled Dangerous Substances Law, in any form, by the principal's
				designee.
B. A hearing is conducted
				by the superintendent of the charter school or someone designated by the
				superintendent within fifteen school days. The school board must provide
				written notice of the hearing to the student and the parent or legal custodian,
				and such notice shall advise the student and parent or legal custodian of due
				process rights.
C. A determination
				of whether to expel the student is made by the superintendent or his
				designee.
D. The principal and
				teacher as well as the student may be represented by someone of their choice at
				this hearing.
E. Until the hearing
				takes place, the student shall remain on suspension with access to classwork
				and the opportunity to earn academic credit.
F. The parent or guardian of the student may,
				within five days after the decision to expel the student has been rendered,
				request the local educational governing authority to review the findings of the
				superintendent or his designee. Otherwise, the decision of the superintendent
				shall be final. A student's agreement to cooperate in recommended treatment
				determined as necessary by a medical professional may be certified in writing
				by the medical professional and used to initiate reopening the student case.
				The school board shall take into consideration the student agreement to receive
				treatment as a positive factor in the final decision applicable to any final
				disciplinary action.
G. The board,
				in reviewing the case, may affirm, modify, or reverse the action previously
				taken.
H. If the board upholds the
				decision of the superintendent, the parent or guardian of the student may,
				within 10 days
,
appeal to the district court for the parish in
				which the student's school is located. The court may reverse the ruling of the
				board.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.17:416.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 43 - Discipline › Section CXXXIX-4319 - Discipline for Students with Disabilities

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A. If a school district removes a student
				with a disability from the student's current educational placement for 10
				school days in a school year, consecutively or cumulatively, regardless of the
				circumstances, beginning on the eleventh day, students must continue to receive
				educational services to enable the student to continue participating in the
				general education curriculum, to progress toward meeting the goals set out in
				the IEP, and to receive behavioral intervention services and modifications,
				that are designed to address the behavior violation so that it does not recur.
NOTE: Refer to Bulletin 1706-Regulations for Implementation
				  of the Children with Exceptionalities Act.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:1941 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 43 - Discipline › Section CXXXIX-4321 - Corporal Punishment

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A. A
				charter school shall have discretion with respect to the use of corporal
				punishment; however, no form of corporal punishment shall be administered to a
				student with an exceptionality, excluding gifted and talented, as defined in
				R.S.
				17:1942, or to a student who has been
				determined to be eligible for services under section 504 of the Rehabilitation
				Act of 1973 and has an individual accommodation plan.
B.
Corporal Punishment
-using
				physical force to discipline a student, with or without an object, and includes
				hitting, paddling, striking, spanking, slapping, or any other physical force
				that causes pain or physical discomfort.
C. Corporal punishment does not include:
1. the use of reasonable and necessary
				physical restraint of a student to protect the student or others, from bodily
				harm or to obtain possession of a weapon or other dangerous object from a
				student; or
2. the use of seclusion
				and restraint as provided in
				R.S.
				17:416.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 43 - Discipline › Section CXXXIX-4323 - Search and Seizure

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A. Any teacher,
				principal, school security guard, or administrator may search any building,
				desk, locker, area, or school grounds for evidence that the law, a school rule,
				or parish or city school board policy has been violated.
B. The teacher, principal, school security
				guard, or administrator may search the person of a student or his personal
				effects when, based on the attendant circumstances at the time of the search,
				there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the search will reveal evidence
				that the student has violated the law, a school rule, or a school board policy.
				Such a search shall be conducted in a manner that is reasonably related to the
				purpose of the search and not excessively intrusive in light of the age or sex
				of the student and the nature of the suspected offense.
C. Each charter school shall adopt a policy
				to provide for reasonable search and seizure by teachers, by principals, and by
				other school administrators of a student's person, desk, locker, or other
				school areas for evidence that the law, a school rule, or an charter school
				policy has been violated.
D. Any
				such policy shall be in accordance with applicable law.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:416.3.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLI - Bulletin 127-LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 1 (LPAA 1) Extended Standards › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section CXLI-101 - Introduction

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A. In 2001,
				Louisiana administered the LEAP Alternate Assessment (LAA) for the first time.
				With the inception of LEAP Alternative Assessment, Level 2 (LAA 2), LAA became
				LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 1 (LAA 1). LAA 1 is a performance assessment
				based on selected Louisiana content standards in:
1. English-language arts;
2. mathematics;
3. science; and
4. social studies.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLI - Bulletin 127-LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 1 (LPAA 1) Extended Standards › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section CXLI-103 - Purposes of the Extended Standards Handbook

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A. The LAA 1 Extended Standards Handbook
				includes:
1. grade-specific information about
				the Extended Standards;
2.
				introductory information for each content area contained within the
				handbook;
3. definitions;
				and
4. tables that map the
				relationship between the standards and/or strands, benchmarks, GLEs, and
				ESs.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLI - Bulletin 127-LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 1 (LPAA 1) Extended Standards › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section CXLI-105 - Extended Standards Development

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A. There is a progression of specificity in
				the Louisiana content standards. The content standards are broad statements of
				what students should know and be able to do, benchmarks are more specific, and
				GLEs state what all students should know and be able to do at the end of a
				given grade level. Each Extended Standard provides a description of the essence
				of a content standard and the GLEs appropriate for students who meet the
				eligibility criteria for LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 1. Additionally,
				three levels of academic complexity related to each ES provide instructional
				access for students with varying academic abilities. Extended Standards have
				been developed for English language arts and mathematics in grades 3 through 10
				based on GLEs. Extended Standards have also been developed for science grades
				4, 8, and 11 and are based on benchmarks. Extended Standards for social studies
				may be developed at a future date. The ESs are organized in four grade spans:
1. third through fourth grades;
2. fifth through sixth grades;
3. seventh through eighth grades;
				and
4. ninth through eleventh
				grades.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLI - Bulletin 127-LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 1 (LPAA 1) Extended Standards › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section CXLI-107 - Conclusion

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A. Louisiana's
				content standards, assessments, and accountability have been major components
				of the Louisiana education reform program for several years. The more recent
				addition of the GLEs has further defined what Louisiana students are expected
				to know and do. As an extension of the content standards, benchmarks, and GLEs,
				the Extended Standards provide links from curriculum to instruction and to
				assessment for the LAA 1 student population. The primary goal of the Extended
				Standards Handbook is a common understanding among parents, students, teachers,
				and the general public about what is expected of Louisiana students with
				significant cognitive disabilities as they progress in school.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:24.4.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLI - Bulletin 127-LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 1 (LPAA 1) Extended Standards › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section CXLI-109 - Definitions

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A. Assessment
				Verbs
Analyze
-to examine methodically by
				  separating into parts and studying their interrelations.
Apply
-to put to or adapt for a special use
				  (e.g., apply positional concepts).
Assemble-
to put parts together in a
				  prescribed manner (e.g., assemble a puzzle).
Compare
-to examine in order to note the
				  similarities or differences (e.g., compare this story to that story).
Complete
-to make whole, with all necessary
				  elements or parts (e.g., complete this sentence).
Compose
-in relation to writing: the
				  combination of separate parts of a thought to create a whole (e.g., a phrase or
				  a sentence).
Demonstrate
-to show clearly and
				  deliberately (e.g., demonstrate the main idea).
Describe
-to represent orally, in writing,
				  in pictures, or in symbols (e.g., describe this character).
Determine-
to decide (e.g., determine what
				  you will do next).
Extend
-to expand or continue (e.g., extend
				  this pattern).
Find
-to come upon, to discover (e.g., find
				  the horizontal length between two points).
Follow Directions
-to complete a task based
				  on written, visual, or oral instructions.
Identify
-to know or recognize from past
				  experience (e.g., identify the first step).
Imitate
-to repeat specified
				  actions.
Locate
-to find by searching; to determine
				  the position of (e.g., locate your desk).
Match-
to connect two items/ideas with
				  similar qualities (e.g., match these cards).
Modify
- to change in form or character
				  (e.g., modify a recipe).
Recognize
-to know or identify from past
				  experience (e.g., recognize that this is a ruler).
Reproduce-
to produce again or recreate
				  (e.g., reproduce this pattern).
Respond
-to answer or to reply (e.g.,
				  respond with an eye gaze).
Select
-to choose or to identify something
				  from options.
Sequence
-to place in the order in which
				  events/ideas/processes took place (e.g., sequence these pictures).
Solve
-to work out a problem which leads to
				  a correct solution (e.g., solve this math task).
Sort
-to arrange according to one or more
				  characteristics (e.g., sort these coins).
Use
-to put into service or apply for a
				  purpose (e.g., use this cup).
Write
-to combine words to convey an idea
				  (e.g., write an informal letter).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:24.4.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLI - Bulletin 127-LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 1 (LPAA 1) Extended Standards › Chapter 3 - English Language Arts › Subchapter A - General › Section CXLI-301 - Introduction

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A. For students
				  taking LAA 1, the selected Louisiana English language arts content standards
				  for LAA 1 encompass reading, writing, researching, and listening and speaking.
				  Each benchmark within a standard delineates what students should know and be
				  able to do by the end of a grade span. GLEs further define the knowledge and
				  skills students are expected to master by the end of each grade or high school
				  course. The GLEs for each grade are developmentally appropriate and increase in
				  complexity to build the knowledge and skills students need. GLEs appropriate
				  for LAA 1 are extended to capture the essence of the GLEs students with
				  significant cognitive disabilities must know and be able to do and are referred
				  to as Extended Standards (ESs). Three levels of complexity provide students of
				  varying abilities instructional access to grade level academic content. Mastery
				  of an ES is generally indicated by a student performing at level 3.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:24.4.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLI - Bulletin 127-LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 1 (LPAA 1) Extended Standards › Chapter 3 - English Language Arts › Subchapter A - General › Section CXLI-305 - Elementary School-Third-Fourth Grades

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A. At the elementary level, third- and
				  fourth-grade students focus on understanding and learning the basics of how to
				  read and write, listening strategies, speaking skills, and skills to acquire
				  and communicate knowledge. Third- and fourth-grade students with significant
				  cognitive disabilities also focus on these English language arts (ELA) skills.
				  ESs and complexity levels provide instructional access; accommodations and
				  assistive technology allow each student to learn and communicate what he or she
				  knows.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:24.4.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLI - Bulletin 127-LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 1 (LPAA 1) Extended Standards › Chapter 3 - English Language Arts › Subchapter A - General › Section CXLI-307 - Middle School-Fifth-Sixth Grades; Seventh-Eighth Grades

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A. At the middle
				  school level, the focus is on developing an understanding of literary and
				  structural elements found in literature and informational texts. Students
				  develop competence in communicating thoughts and ideas through written
				  expression. For students with significant cognitive disabilities, speaking and
				  listening skills at this grade cluster also focus on effective communication.
				  Students follow multi-step directions, carry out single procedures and
				  routines, and participate in group discussions. Students use a variety of
				  research skills to access information from daily schedules, calendars, and
				  other technological resources.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:24.4.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLI - Bulletin 127-LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 1 (LPAA 1) Extended Standards › Chapter 3 - English Language Arts › Subchapter A - General › Section CXLI-309 - High School-Ninth-Twelfth Grades

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A. At the high school level, students in
				  grades nine through twelve focus on developing the ability to gain a higher
				  level of understanding of the texts that they read.
B. Ninth-grade through twelfth-grade students
				  develop competence in using writing processes to craft a wide variety of
				  compositions for academic, as well as real-life purposes.
C. At this level, students with significant
				  cognitive disabilities fine-tune their speaking and listening skills and learn
				  to follow complex directions. Students participate in group discussions and
				  carry out complex procedures and routines. Research skills at grades nine
				  through twelve include the ability to access information from timelines and
				  other technological resources.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:24.4.