Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators
Chapter 11 - Student Services
Section CXV-1118 - Dropout Prevention and Recovery
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CXV-1118
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. LEAs with a cohort graduation rate of less than 80 percent as determined by BESE shall identify specific methods of targeted interventions for dropout prevention and recovery that may include:
1. early intervention for students who are at
risk of failing any ninth grade English or math class;
2. alternative programs designed to reengage
dropouts;
3. increased availability
of advanced placement courses;
4.
comprehensive coaching for middle school students who are below grade level in
reading and math;
5. teacher
advisories such as the use of graduation coaches and other supports that are
designed to specifically address the needs of youth most at risk of dropping
out of school;
6. strategies
specifically designed to improve the high school graduation rate of students at
highest risk for dropping out, including but not limited to students who are
two or more years below grade level, students with excessive absences, youth in
the foster care system, pregnant and parenting youth, Limited English
proficient students, and students with special education needs;
7. communicating with students and their
parents or legal guardians about the availability of local after-school
programs and the academic enrichment and other activities the programs
offered;
8. opportunities for
credit recovery;
9. opportunities
to participate in the Jobs for America's Graduates program.
B. LEAs that fail to show a decline in their annual dropout rates shall prepare and submit each year to BESE a written report that documents:
1. the
outcomes of the dropout prevention strategies to date at the school system
level;
2. how the school system
dropout prevention strategies and activities will be modified, based on the
data.
C. Each LEA shall:
1. post the four-year cohort graduation rate
for each high school in the system and for the system as a whole on its
internet website;
2. send a written
notice to the parent or other legal guardian of each high school student that
contains the following information:
a. the
four-year cohort dropout rate of the school in which the student is
enrolled;
b. the retention rate by
grade level for students enrolled in the school.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:221.4.
Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Louisiana may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.