Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part XLV - Bulletin 996-Standards for Approval of Teacher and/or Educational Leader Preparation Programs
Chapter 4 - Teacher and Leader Preparation Program Accountability, Renewal and Approval
Section XLV-415 - Data Verification, Appeals, and Waivers
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XLV-415
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. A data verification process and procedures for appeals and waivers shall be used to correct inaccurate quality rating data and address unforeseen and aberrant factors affecting teacher preparation providers.
1. The LDE shall establish a data
verification process for preparation providers to correct inaccurate quality
rating data. The LDE shall provide a period (or periods) of not less than 15
calendar days for final review, correction, and verification of accountability
data. All data correction must occur during the designated data verification
period. Each preparation provider must collect documentation for every data
element that is submitted for correction and maintain documentation on file for
at least four years. The LDE shall review all data corrections during the
verification period and grant approval of those proven valid. The LDE may
request documentation to support the validity of the corrections.
2. An appeal is a request for the calculation
or recalculation of the quality rating or any component score. The appeal
procedure is created to address issues when the literal application of program
accountability or program renewal policy does not consider certain unforeseen
and unusual circumstances. Appeals shall not be available for failure to
correct data during the data verification process.
3. A waiver is a temporary withholding of
accountability decisions or required components of the quality rating system
for no more than one accountability year. The waiver procedure is created to
address issues when the literal application of program accountability or
program renewal policy does not consider certain unforeseen circumstances.
Waivers shall be denied to aggrieved parties attempting to subvert the intent
of provisions outlined in federal or state law or policy.
4. The procedure for appeals and waivers is
as follows.
a. A preparation provider may
request an appeal/waiver by submitting a written request to the state
superintendent of education within 15 calendar days of the LDE's release of the
preparation provider's performance profile.
b. All appeal/waiver requests must clearly
state the specific reasons for requesting the appeal/waiver and the reasons why
the appeal/waiver should be granted and must include any necessary supporting
documentation.
c. Supporting
documentation for appeal/waiver requests should clearly outline the unforeseen
and unusual factors that generate the request. The preparation provider shall
be responsible for supplying the LDE with information necessary for
recalculating accountability components per applicable policy.
d. Data corrections shall not be the grounds
for an appeal/waiver, as all data corrections shall be made prior to release of
performance profiles regardless of the source of any errors.
e. The LDE shall review all timely submitted
appeal/waiver requests and, if the request meets guidelines described in this
section, make recommendations to BESE following the close of the appeal/waiver
period. Within this interval, the LDE shall notify preparation providers of its
recommendations and allow the provider to respond in writing. The preparation
provider shall be notified of the recommendation and allowed to respond in
writing. The LDE's recommendations and preparation provider's responses will be
forwarded to BESE for final disposition, if applicable.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(10), R.S. 17:7(6), and R.S. 17:7.2.
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