Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXXXI - Bulletin 746-Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel
Chapter 3 - Initial Teacher Certification
Subchapter C - General Teacher Competencies
Section CXXXI-309 - General Competencies

A. The teacher candidate demonstrates, at an effective level, the Louisiana components of effective teaching as defined in Bulletin 130 and the compass teacher rubric or local personnel evaluation, as applicable.

B. The teacher candidate demonstrates mastery of the content knowledge and skills and content pedagogy needed to teach the current academic standards as defined in BESE policy.

C. The teacher candidate uses evidence to continually evaluate practice, particularly the effects of choices and actions on students and adapts practice to meet the needs of each student.

D. The teacher candidate elicits and uses information about students and experiences from families and communities to support student development and learning and adjust instruction and the learning environment.

E. The teacher candidate applies knowledge of state and federal laws related to student rights and teacher responsibilities for appropriate education for students with and without exceptionalities, parents, teachers, and other professionals in making instructional decisions and communicating with colleagues and families such as laws and policies governing student privacy, special education, and limited English proficient education, including but not limited to Bulletin 1508, Bulletin 1530, Bulletin 1706, and Bulletin 1903.

F. The teacher candidate differentiates instruction, behavior management techniques, and the learning environment in response to individual student differences in cognitive, socio-emotional, language, and physical development, incorporating trauma-informed principles.

G. The teacher candidate develops and applies instructional supports and plans for an individualized education plan (IEP) or individualized accommodation plan (IAP) to allow a student with exceptionalities developmentally appropriate access to age- or grade-level instruction, individually and in collaboration with colleagues.

H. The teacher candidate applies knowledge of various types of assessments and the purposes, strengths, and limitations to select, adapt, and modify assessments to accommodate the abilities and needs of students with exceptionalities.