Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CI - Bulletin 1508-Pupil Appraisal Handbook
Chapter 13 - Special Services
Section CI-1303 - Adapted Physical Education
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CI-1303
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Definition. Adapted Physical Education is a direct instructional service for school aged students with disabilities who may not safely or successfully engage in unrestricted participation in the vigorous activities of the regular physical education program on a full-time basis. It is also a specially-designed program for children with disabilities aged three through five, who meet the criteria below.
B. Criteria for Eligibility
1. Children aged 3 through 5 years:
a. evidence that the student meets 69 percent
or less of the state identified motor skills for the level appropriate to the
student's chronological age using the LA Motor Assessment for Preschoolers
(LAMAP):
i. students meeting 45 percent to 69
percent of the skills shall be identified as having motor deficits in the mild
range;
ii. students meeting 20
percent to 44 percent of the skills shall be identified as having motor
deficits in the moderate range;
iii. students meeting 19 percent or less of
the skills shall be identified as having motor deficits in the severe
range;
b. corroboration
of the motor deficit and the need for adapted physical education provided by
the evaluator based upon observation of the student.
2. Students aged 6 through 21 years:
a. evidence that the student meets 69 percent
or less of the state-identified physical education competencies, using the
Competency Test for Adapted Physical Education (CTAPE), for
the grade level appropriate to the student's chronological age:
i. students meeting 45 percent to 69 percent
of the competencies shall be identified as having motor deficits in the mild
range;
ii. students meeting 20
percent to 44 percent of the competencies shall be identified as having motor
deficits in the moderate range;
iii. students meeting 19 percent or less of
the competencies shall be identified as having motor deficits in the severe
range;
b. corroboration
of the motor deficit and the need for adapted physical education provided by
the evaluator based upon observation of the student.
3. Students classified as having Autism,
Emotional Disturbance, Traumatic Brain Injury, or Other Health Impairment:
a. documented evidence that the student is
unable to participate in a regular physical education class as a result of
autism, a serious emotional disorder, brain injury, or a chronic or acute
health condition;
b. corroboration
of the condition and the need for adapted physical education provided by the
evaluator, based upon observation of the student.
C. Procedures for evaluation:
1. for students aged 3 through 5 years-an
assessment of motor abilities using the LaMAP (Louisiana Motor Assessment for
Preschoolers) conducted by a certified adapted physical education
teacher;
2. for students aged 6
through 21-an assessment of grade/age level physical education competencies
using the CTAPE conducted by a certified adapted physical education
teacher;
3. for students with a
disability of autism, emotional disturbance, traumatic brain injury or other
health impairments-written documentation verifying a significantly reduced
performance that prevents safe and successful participation in a regular
physical education class. For students with autism or emotional disturbance,
the documentation must be provided by a certified school psychologist, licensed
psychologist, or psychiatrist and an adapted physical education evaluator. For
students with other health impairments or traumatic brain injury, the
documentation must be provided by a physician and an adapted physical education
evaluator;
4. observation of the
student in both structured (e.g., one-on-one with the evaluator) and
unstructured (e.g., free play, recreational) settings. These observations
should focus on, but not be limited to, those motor deficits identified by the
motor assessment instrument;
5.
recommendations for specific types of activities and/or adaptations necessary
to meet the physical education needs of the student should be included in the
evaluation report;
6. the provision
of services shall be determined at the IEP Team meeting, using the
recommendations of the adapted physical education evaluator and the results of
the motor assessment. The continuation of services shall be determined by the
IEP Team at the annual IEP review using the recommendations of the adapted
physical education teacher.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:1941 et seq.
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