Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXLIX - Bulletin 131-Alternative Education Schools/Programs Standards
Chapter 5 - Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Section CXLIX-501 - Safety and Counseling
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CXLIX-501
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. School systems operating an alternative school or program must address the root cause of the behavioral misconduct while a student is educated at the alternative education school or program site, utilizing evidence based interventions and strategies.
1. An approved alternative
education site must:
a. provide clear
expectations for learning and student conduct using a multi-tier system of
support (MTSS) framework that includes use of any evidence-based behavioral
intervention including, but not limited to:
i. positive behavior interventions and
supports;
ii. restorative
practices; or
iii. trauma-informed
response; and
b. detail,
through the authorization process and an annual report, the full list of
evidence-based interventions used to address student behavior. Each
intervention or strategy will be aligned to one of the three tiers within an
MTSS.
2. -5.
Repealed.
B. In addition to the required behavioral interventions and supports, alternative sites must prioritize the following:
1. adopt and
implement a social-emotional learning curriculum for use that aligns to the
selected behavioral intervention and overall behavioral approach selected by
the site;
2. maintain a list of
identified student growth measures, such as evaluation plans, assessments, and
learning outcomes, that measure student behavioral improvement resulting from
evidence-based behavioral intervention; and
3. identify annually a set of implementation
fidelity measures used to evaluate the efficacy of the selected behavioral
intervention and assess interventions needing improvement.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6, 17:100.5, and 17:252.
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