Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Each LEA participating in a regional team
shall establish policies and procedures for students participating in an
approved jump start program. Such policies and procedures shall include, but
not be limited to the following:
1. credits
earned through approved jump start program courses and training experiences
shall appear on each such student's official transcript and shall satisfy
graduation requirements as applicable;
2. assessments required pursuant to Bulletin
118 shall be administered to each such student;
3. all services to which each such student
attending public school would be entitled if attending the school in which he
is enrolled full-time for all courses, including but not limited to special
education services pursuant to the student's individualized education plan,
shall be provided; and
4. each LEA
that provides transportation for students within its jurisdiction shall also
provide students participating in Jump Start transportation services within the
same jurisdiction.
B.
LEAs shall provide information as required by the LDE for all students
participating in Jump Start internships at the completion of the semester in
which the Carnegie credit is earned. Information shall include, but not be
limited to, student attendance, student performance, student and employer
responsibilities, and student completion of a workplace safety orientation
consistent with the Jump Start pathway.
C.
1. Each
LEA participating in a regional team shall make available to all students the
courses and training experiences included in approved Jump Start programs in
order to meet career diploma graduation requirements or to satisfy elective
credit requirements.
2. Jump start
programs shall include a required career readiness course to teach students the
employability skills needed to succeed in a high-performance work organization,
including workplace, interpersonal, communication, leadership, and basic soft
skills. The focus of career readiness courses shall be to teach students
transferable skills necessary to succeed in the ever-changing workplace through
teamwork, problem solving, communication, and
self-management.
D.
Enrollment of students in courses offered by approved course or training
providers shall satisfy the requirements of Louisiana's compulsory attendance
laws.
E. Each LEA participating in
a regional team shall assure that all students enrolled in grades nine through
twelve, including transitional ninth grade, are afforded the opportunity to
participate in and benefit from approved Jump Start programs. Students who have
not yet completed required core academic content may participate in Jump Start
programs if deemed appropriate by the LEA, in order to assist them in:
1. facilitating the transition from middle
school or junior high school to high school;
2. improving study skills;
3. building self-esteem and social
skills;
4. developing critical
thinking and problem-solving strategies;
5. acquiring employment skills;
6. promoting self-reflection and
self-advocacy skills;
7. increasing
school attendance;
8. improving
attitudes toward school;
9.
avoiding dropping out of school; and
10. establishing life and career
goals.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
17:7,
R.S.
17:183.2, and
R.S.
17:2930.
