Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CLXVII - Bulletin 140-Louisiana Early Childhood Care and Education Network
Chapter 5 - Early Childhood Care and Education Accountability System
Section CLXVII-512 - Performance Rating Calculations for Community Networks
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CLXVII-512
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Unsatisfactory Publicly-Funded Sites
1. Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year,
publicly-funded sites rated as "unsatisfactory," as defined in LAC 28:XCI.509,
for two school years in any consecutive three school year period, shall lose
their public funding and have their academic approval terminated.
2. The state superintendent may grant
exception to Subsection A of this Section if the publicly-funded site serves a
special population, or if taking the required action in Subsection A of this
Section would create an extraordinary burden for families or place children at
risk of harm.
3. The department
shall conduct an annual needs analysis for families in regions that may be
impacted by publicly-funded sites losing their public funding to support access
to early childhood programs.
B. Early Childhood Site Improvement Planning Process
1. Beginning with the 2018-2019 school
year, publicly-funded sites rated below 3.75 for the previous year shall
participate in an early childhood site improvement planning process. At a
minimum, sites must:
a. develop and submit a
plan for site improvement in consultation with the department;
b. implement the plan for site improvement
and allow for regular monitoring of implementation by the department;
and
c. provide any reports or
information related to the plan for site improvement as requested by the
department.
d. Exception due to the
COVID-19 pandemic with regard to observation completion and other associated
challenges. For the 2020-2021 school year only, publicly- funded sites where
the score calculated from observations conducted during the 2020-2021 school
year is lower than 3.75 shall be required to participate in an early childhood
school or center improvement planning process.
C. Rewards and Recognition
1. Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year,
sites and community networks that are rated "excellent" shall be included in an
annual honor roll published by the department and be eligible for financial
rewards, as funds are available and as determined by the department.
2. No later than the 2017-2018 school year,
sites and community networks that demonstrate significant improvement in their
overall score or rating shall be labeled "top gains" on their performance
profile and be eligible for financial rewards, as funds are available and as
determined by the department.
3.
Exception due to the COVID-19 pandemic with regard to observation completion
and other associated challenges. For the 2020-2021 school year only, the LDE
shall not publish annual honor rolls nor label sites as "top
gains."
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6 and 17:407.21 et seq.
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