Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators
Chapter 5 - Personnel
Section CXV-509 - Completion of Approved Foundational Literacy Skills Course
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CXV-509
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The LDE shall develop a list of approved professional development courses designed for educators that provide foundational literacy skills instruction based on the science of reading and include information on instructing students regarding phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
1. Not later than the beginning of the
2023-2024 school year, each teacher and administrator must successfully
complete at least one approved professional development course and provide
documentation of successful completion of the course to the employing school. A
teacher or administrator who provides documentation of completion of an
approved professional development program within the five years prior to 2023
shall be considered in compliance with the provisions of this Paragraph.
a. For the purposes of this Section,
teacher means kindergarten through third grade teacher who
teaches reading, math, science, or social studies.
b. For the purposes of this Section,
administrator means a principal or assistant principal of a
school that includes kindergarten through third grade.
2. Any teacher or administrator hired after
August 1, 2023, must provide documentation to the employing school of
successful completion of an approved professional development course within two
years of the date of employment.
3.
Beginning May 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, each LEA shall report to the
department the number and percentage of teachers and administrators who have
successfully completed an approved professional development course. Reported
data shall be included in LDE school progress profiles.
4. Waivers to use professional development
courses that have not been included in the department list of approved
professional development courses must be submitted in writing to the LDE and
are subject to approval.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6; R.S.17:24.10; and R.S. 17:24.12.
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