Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. Mastery/Advanced
Waiver. The LEA may waive the state policy for students scoring at the
Unsatisfactory level in English language arts or mathematics,
if the student scores at the Mastery or
Advanced level in the other, provided that:
1. the decision is made in accordance with
the local pupil progression plan, which may include a referral to the School
Building Level Committee (SBLC);
2.
the student has participated in the spring administration of LEAP and has
attended a summer remediation program offered by the LEA; and
3. parental consent is granted.
B. U/B Waiver. The LEA may waive
the state policy for students scoring at the unsatisfactory level in English
language arts or mathematics, if the student scores at the basic level in the
other, provided that the following criteria are met:
1. the student scored approaching
basic or above on the science and social studies components of
LEAP;
2. the student had an overall
2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale;
3. the student had a minimum 92 percent
attendance during the school year;
4. the decision is made in accordance with
the local pupil progression plan, which may include a referral to the School
Building Level Committee (SBLC);
5.
the student has participated in the spring administration of LEAP and has
attended a summer remediation program offered by the LEA; and
6. parental consent is granted.
C. AB/AB Waiver. An LEA, through
its superintendent, may consider a waiver for a student who has scored at the
approaching basic level on both the English language arts and mathematics
components of LEAP. The LEA may grant the waiver in accordance with the local
pupil progression plan provided the following criteria are met.
1. The student has attended a LEAP summer
remediation program offered by the LEA.
D. LEP Waiver. Limited English proficient
(LEP) students shall participate in the statewide assessments pursuant to
Bulletin 118. The SBLC shall be granted the authority to waive the state's
grade promotion policy for an LEP student.
E. Extenuating Circumstances Waiver
1. An LEA, through its superintendent, may
grant a waiver on behalf of individual students who are unable to participate
in LEAP testing because of one or more of the following extenuating
circumstances as verified through appropriate documentation:
a. a physical illness or injury that is acute
or catastrophic in nature;
b. a
chronic physical condition that is in an acute phase;
c. court-ordered custody issues.
2. Documentation
a. Physical Illness. Appropriate
documentation must include verification that the student is under the medical
care of a licensed physician for illness, injury, or a chronic physical
condition that is acute or catastrophic in nature. Documentation must include a
statement verifying that the illness, injury, or chronic physical condition
exists to the extent that the student is unable to participate in remediation.
b. Custody Issues. Certified
copies of the court-ordered custody agreements must be submitted to the LEA at
least 10 school days prior to summer remediation.
F. State-Granted Waiver
1. A local school superintendent, a parent or
guardian, or the DOE may initiate a request for a state-granted waiver from the
state superintendent of education on behalf of individual students who are not
eligible for promotion because of LEA error or other unique situations not
covered under extenuating circumstances.
2. The DOE will provide a report to BESE
detailing state-granted waivers.
3.
Documentation
a. LEA Error. The LEA
superintendent or parent must provide the state superintendent of education
with school- and student-level documentation detailing the error, how the error
occurred, and how the error will be corrected so that it will not occur again
in the future.
b. Other Unique
Situations. Documentation must be provided to the state superintendent of
education detailing the unique situation and justifying why a waiver should be
granted.
4.
Testing/Promotion Decisions
a. The DOE will
communicate to the LEAs the means for establishing promotional decisions for
those students who have received a state-granted waiver.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
17:6, 17.7, and
17:24.4.
