Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part XXXIX - Bulletin 1566-Pupil Progression Policies and Procedures
Chapter 7 - Promotion and Support Policy
Section XXXIX-705 - Supports for Students
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXXIX-705
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024
A. Summer Remediation
1. LEAs may offer
extended, on-grade level instruction through summer remediation to students
who, based on a preponderance of evidence of student learning, are considered
to be academically struggling, did not take the spring LEAP tests, and failed
to meet the standard set forth in
§701 and
§703 of this Part. The LEA shall
provide transportation to and from the assigned LEAP remediation summer site(s)
from, at a minimum, a common pick-up point.
2. Student with disabilities attending summer
remediation shall receive special supports as needed.
3. Summer remediation programs shall meet all
of the following requirements:
a. use
curriculum determined by the department to fully align to Louisiana state
standards (Bulletin 141- Louisiana Standards for English Language
Arts, Bulletin 142-Louisiana Standards for
Mathematics, Bulletin 1962- Louisiana Science Content
Standards, and Bulletin 1964- Louisiana Social Studies Content
Standards);
b. teachers
shall be rated "effective:proficient" or "highly effective" pursuant to the
teachers most recent evaluation or have achieved a value-added rating of
"effective:proficient" or "highly effective" on the most recent
evaluation;
c. Repealed.
B. School Year Support
1. The individual academic plan for each
student identified in
§701 of this bulletin shall outline the
responsibilities of each party for students who have failed to achieve the
standard by the end of fourth grade.
2. LEAs shall design and implement additional
instructional strategies to move the students to grade-level proficiency by
providing at least two of the following, which shall be documented in the
individual academic improvement plan.
a. The
student is placed in the classroom of a teacher who has been rated "highly
effective" pursuant to his/her most recent evaluation or has achieved a
value-added rating of "highly effective" pursuant to his/her most recent
evaluation, or has documented evidence derived from state summative assessments
of improving the academic performance of students having individual academic
improvement plans in the past.
b.
The student completes summer remediation in accordance with Subsection A of
this Section.
c. Additional
instructional time is provided during or outside of the school day to expose
the student to high quality instruction. This shall not result in a student
being removed from English language arts, mathematics, science, or social
studies courses.
d. The student is
provided access to on grade-level instruction that is aligned to Louisiana
state standards, which may include some below grade-level content and support
needed to address the students identified weaknesses.
3. Remediation programs used throughout the
school day and school year shall not account for more than 35 percent of total
instructional minutes.
C. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, and continuing through the summer following the 2023-2024 school year, any student enrolled in third or fourth grade and scoring below grade-level on the end-of-the-year LDOE-approved literacy assessment shall receive a minimum of 30 hours of explicit literacy instruction inclusive of targeted interventions during the summer. The literacy instruction shall be based on the science of reading.
1. No tuition or fees can be charged for the
attendance of an eligible student, and transportation must be
offered.
2. Summer learning shall
be provided by an LDOE-approved tutoring vendor or by a teacher who is enrolled
in or has completed the required foundational literacy skills course required
per LAC 28:CXV.509 and who has achieved a rating of "effective: proficient" or
greater on the most recent evaluation.
3. Students not participating in the required
summer literacy interventions may be retained in the grade level during the
subsequent school year. Such retention shall be included in each local pupil
progression plan. A student qualifying for summer literacy interventions who
fails to participate in the program but scored Basic or higher on the ELA
portion of the most recent LEAP assessment may be promoted to the next grade
level.
4. The LEA may waive the
state policy for students scoring below grade-level on the end-of-the-year
LDOE-approved literacy assessment for students with an IEP at the discretion of
the IEP team.
5. Prior to retaining
a student pursuant to this Section, a meeting of the SBLC committee may be
called by the school or parent to determine whether retention or another option
for additional student support is in the best interest of the
student.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6, 17.7, and 17:24.4.
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