Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXLV - Bulletin 129-The Recovery School District
Chapter 5 - Failed Schools
Section CXLV-503 - Conditional Supervisory Memorandum of Understanding

A. As an alternative to a transfer of a failing school to the RSD under the provisions of R.S. 17:10.5, BESE may authorize a conditional transfer requiring the LEA to enter a legally-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the RSD and the LEA. The MOU will define the performance objectives for the LEA to implement to bring the failing school to acceptable levels of performance and outline any other conditions the LEA must meet or provide to support the school's turnaround.

B. Under the terms of the MOU, the LEA will continue to operate the failed school under the supervision of the RSD. In the event the LEA is unable to comply with the terms of the MOU, and/or the LEA fails to implement procedures and conditions that bring the school to acceptable levels of performance, then the failing school will be transferred to the RSD, pursuant to the terms of the MOU.

C. At the end of the contract period, LEAs shall be released from the MOU if the school achieves a school performance score (SPS) greater than the current academically unacceptable school (AUS) bar or, if the board has adopted an increase to the AUS bar, that higher threshold. However, if desired by the successful LEA and approved by the state superintendent of education, an MOU may be extended in order to continue supports and services to the LEA.

D. At the end of the contract period, LEAs that do not achieve the required SPS score shall be immediately transferred to the RSD, unless the State Superintendent elects to extend the MOU.