Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part LXXXIII - Bulletin 111-The Louisiana School, District, and State Accountability System
Chapter 7 - Subgroup Component
Section LXXXIII-703 - Inclusion of Students in the Subgroup Component

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code LXXXIII-703

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Students that meet the full academic year criteria, as described in §517 and as described in Paragraphs A.1-2 of this Section, shall be included in all subgroup component analyses for the AMO status test and reduction of non-proficient students (safe harbor test):

1. student is not exempted from testing due to medical illness, death of the student's family member(s), or the student being identified as LEP and in a school in the United States for less than one full academic year;

2. student is a former LEP student for up to two years after no longer being considered LEP under state rules.
a. These students will not count toward the minimum n for the LEP subgroup.

B. For analyses involving the additional academic indicator, all students in each subgroup in the school shall be included.

C. Each subgroup (African American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Hispanic, white, multi-racial, Pacific Islander, economically disadvantaged, limited English proficient, students with disabilities, and all students) within each school shall be evaluated separately on ELA and mathematics. Students who are identified as Hispanic in one or more subgroup categories will be included in the Hispanic subgroup.

1. In calculating the subgroup component for a school:
a. the alternate academic achievement standards for students participating in LAA 1 will be used, provided that the percentage of proficient LAA 1 students at the district level does not exceed 1.0 percent of all students in the grades assessed. If the district exceeds the 1.0 percent proficient cap, the district shall request a waiver. The students exceeding the cap shall be assigned a zero on the assessment and be considered non-proficient if:
i. the district fails to request the waiver; or

ii. if the district requests the waiver but it is determined by LDE that ineligible students were administered LAA 1;

b.- b.ii. Repealed.

c. when calculating the 1 percent cap for alternate assessment purposes, all decimals in results shall be rounded to the next highest whole number;
i. 1.0 percent of 628 students is 6.28 students. The 1.0 percent cap, in this instance, is 7 students.

2. Students participating in LAA 1 shall be included in the special education subgroup.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:10.1.

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