Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. BESE, as the authorizer of the Course
Choice Program, shall implement a comprehensive application for course
providers that will include, at a minimum, the following:
1. a plan for the administration of state
assessments as required by the school and district accountability system,
except to students as defined by
R.S.
17:4002.3(2)(c);
2. the parishes or local education authority
(LEA) in which the course provider will operate;
3. proposed courses offered, alignment of the
courses by the course provider with the requirements of
R.S.
17:24.4, and the designated length of each
course offered within a window established by the Louisiana Department of
Education (LDE);
4. alignment of
the courses offered by the course provider with any type of approved Louisiana
diploma, including the college and career diploma, the career diploma, and
diplomas from approved nonpublic schools and home school programs;
a. BESE will focus the selection process on
the following:
i. core academic subject
offerings;
ii. career and technical
education (CTE) course offerings, including internships and apprenticeships,
that tie directly to current and future workforce needs of Louisiana as defined
by the Louisiana Workforce Commission in its most recent jobs forecast and lead
to industry-based certifications; and
iii. college credit course offerings (either
Advanced Placement/IB credit or "dual enrollment" college credit);
5. alignment of CTE
courses, offered by the course provider, to work-based learning required
standards as outlined in Bulletin 741, LAC 28:CXV.3113;
6. assurances that the course provider shall,
to the best of its ability, collaborate and coordinate with the LEA in which an
eligible funded student or eligible participating student is enrolled full
time;
B. BESE shall
maintain a course catalog for all courses offered and shall timely update the
catalogue, a minimum of once a year, prior to the beginning of each school
year.
C. BESE shall provide for
common course numbering of all courses listed in the course catalog and for
determining whether courses are in compliance with
R.S.
17:24.4. For courses offered by postsecondary
education institutions that are authorized course providers, the state board
shall consult with the Board of Regents.
1.
BESE shall include in the course catalog any course offered for dual enrollment
by a Louisiana public institution of postsecondary education with no
requirement for course approval by BESE or the LDE, provided the course meets
the Carnegie unit requirements for graduation.
D. BESE shall provide for a reciprocal
instructor certification process for instructors who reside in other states but
who are employed by authorized course providers and teach virtual education
courses to satisfy the state certification requirements pursuant to
R.S.
17:7.1.
E. BESE shall monitor and evaluate the course
provider in accordance with BESE-established performance expectations. Student
achievement shall be the predominant criterion.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17.7 and R.S.
4002.4.
