Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part XLV - Bulletin 996-Standards for Approval of Teacher and/or Educational Leader Preparation Programs
Chapter 3 - Initial State Approval for Teacher or Educational Leader Preparation Programs
Section XLV-301 - Process/Procedures [Formerly section 201]

A. No later than July 1, 2018, teacher preparation programs shall demonstrate alignment to Part CXXXI, Bulletin 746 - Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel, and this bulletin as revised and approved by BESE in October 2016. Teacher preparation providers with extenuating circumstances may request an extension of the July 1, 2018, deadline to demonstrate alignment to revised policies. Providers shall submit the extension request by January 1, 2018, for BESE consideration.

B. The LDE and the (BOR) staff shall reviews proposals from public and private, new or reinstated teacher or educational leader preparation pathways or programs for initial approval. When the application review is complete and the application is recommended for approval, a recommendation shall be made to BESE and, when applicable, BOR for initial approval. Upon approval by BESE and, when applicable, BOR, the teacher or educational leader preparation program may begin admitting candidates to the teacher or educational leader program.

C. The state may conduct scheduled and/or unscheduled reviews of the teacher and/or educational leader preparation unit/program, including on-site visits, at any time during the process.

D. Public and out-of-state private universities' documents may be submitted to the BOR for program approval.