Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. Charter schools shall maintain required
student enrollment percentages as provided in this Section, based on the
demographic information collected in the October 1 pupil membership.
B. The following definitions shall apply in
this Section.
Economically Disadvantaged - any one of the
following characteristics of a student:
a. is eligible for the Louisiana food
assistance program for low-income families;
b. is eligible for the Louisiana disaster
food assistance program;
c. is
eligible for the Louisiana program for assistance to needy families with
children to assist parents to becoming self-sufficient;
d. is eligible for the Louisiana healthcare
program for families and individuals with limited financial
resources;
e. is eligible for
reduced price meals based on the latest available data;
f. is an English language learner;
g. is identified as homeless or migrant
pursuant to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Youth Assistance Act and
the Migrant Education Program within the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act;
h. is incarcerated with the
office of juvenile justice or in an adult facility; and/or
i. has been placed into the custody of the
state.
Students with Exceptionalities - students
identified as having one or more exceptionalities, as defined in
R.S.
17:1942, not including gifted and
talented.
C.
Unless otherwise explicitly stated in the charter schools contract, or
otherwise provided by charter law, each charter school created as the result of
a conversion during or prior to the 2011-2012 school year shall maintain the
following student enrollment percentages:
1.
the charter school percentage of economically disadvantaged students shall be
greater than or equal to the percentage of economically disadvantaged students
enrolled at the school in the school year prior to the establishment of the
charter school; and
2. the charter
school percentage of students with exceptionalities shall be greater than or
equal to the percentage of students with exceptionalities enrolled at the
school in the school year prior to the establishment of the charter
school.
D. Except as
otherwise provided by charter law, each charter school created as a new school
and each charter school created as a result of a conversion after the 2011-2012
school year shall maintain the following student enrollment percentages:
1. the charter school percentage of
economically disadvantaged students shall be greater than or equal to 85
percent of the percentage of economically disadvantaged students from the local
public school districts from which the charter school enrolls; and
2. the charter school percentage of students
with exceptionalities shall be greater than or equal to 85 percent of the
percentage of students with exceptionalities from the local public school
districts from which the charter school enrolls.
E. For the purpose of Subsection D of this
Section, the department shall determine the percentages of economically
disadvantaged students and students with exceptionalities from local public
school districts as follows.
1. For charter
schools in operation prior to July 1, 2016, the student enrollment percentages
shall be based on the October 1, 2015 pupil membership count and shall remain
fixed until the charter school contract is renewed, unless otherwise provided
for in existing charter contracts.
2. For charter schools beginning an initial
or renewal charter contract term on or after July 1, 2016, the student
enrollment percentages shall be based on the pupil membership counts from the
school year immediately preceding the beginning of the charter contract term
and shall remain fixed during the charter contract term.
F. The department shall perform all
calculations necessary to implement this Section.
G. Annually, the department shall make a
report to BESE on the student enrollment percentages detailed in this Section
for all public schools and local education agencies.
H. ...
1.
conducting an inquiry to determine all actions taken by the charter school to
attempt to meet the requirements and the reasons for such failure;
and
2. providing a written notice
to the charter school that provides a process or actions to address the
deficiencies and adequately meet the needs of students.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
17:6(A)(10)R.S. 17:3973,
R.S.
17:3981, and
R.S.
17:3991.
