Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The parent
or legal custodian of a student may enroll the child in a Louisiana public
school, without regard to residence, school system, geographic boundaries, or
attendance zones, contingent upon the following:
1. the public school in which the student was
most recently enrolled, or would otherwise attend, received a school
performance letter grade of "D" or "F" for the most recent school year in which
school letter grades were produced, pursuant to Part XI., Subpart 1;
2. the public school in which the student
seeks to enroll received a school performance letter grade of "A", "B", or "C"
for the most recent school year in which school letter grades were produced,
pursuant to the school and district accountability system, pursuant to Part
XI., Subpart 1;
3. the public
school in which the student seeks to enroll has sufficient capacity at the
appropriate grade level; and
4. the
enrollment of the student in the public school of choice does not violate an
order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
B. If an LEA denies the enrollment request of
a prospective student for an intradistrict transfer pursuant to Subsection A of
this Section, the parent or legal custodian of the student may request that the
state board review the denied transfer request.
1. Requests for review may be submitted to
the state board annually by May 15 using the designated form.
2. At the June meeting of the state board, or
within ninety days of receipt of a request for review, the state board shall
determine if the capacity policy established for the school was
followed.
3. If the state board
determines that the school and/or district policy was not followed, the LEA
shall reconsider the transfer request.
4. The state board shall not approve any
transfer request that would exceed the enrollment capacity of a school or
classroom, as established by the school governing authority.
C. LEA Responsibilities
1. The governing authority of each public
elementary and secondary school shall ensure compliance with the provisions of
this Section and shall adopt a policy to govern student transfers authorized by
this Section. Such policies shall include:
a.
a definition of "capacity" for each school;
b. the transfer request period, which shall
begin no later than March first and end no earlier than March twenty-eighth,
annually;
c. such policies shall be
posted annually to the school governing authority website no later than January
1, and reported to the state Department of Education no later than January
30.
2. Prior to the
transfer request period, the public school governing authority shall notify
parents and legal guardians of students enrolled in a school that received a
"D" or "F" school performance letter grade pursuant to the state school and
district accountability system for the most recent school year of the
following:
a. any schools under the
jurisdiction of the governing authority that received an "A", "B", or "C"
school performance letter grade;
b.
the process for submitting student transfer requests; and
c. the page on the LDE website that contains
school performance data.
D. A student transfer pursuant to the
provisions of this Section shall comply with the policy adopted by the
governing authority of the school in which the student seeks to
enroll.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
17:4035.1.
