Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part XXXV - Bulletin 1903-Louisiana Handbook for Students with Dyslexia
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section XXXV-105 - School Level Responsibilities

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXXV-105

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

A. School leaders shall select a School Building Level Committee (SBLC) composed of members knowledgeable of student data, assessment processes, and dyslexia to determine if a student is at-risk. SBLC members shall use information from teachers and parents or guardians, screening data, intervention data, performance based tasks, and/or written assignments indicating below grade-level performance deficits in basic reading skills to guide decision making.

B. SBLC members on committees reviewing data for a student who is identified as at-risk for reading difficulty, which includes indicators of dyslexia, shall include, but are not limited to:

1. ...

2. Repealed.

3. a speech-language pathologist, educational diagnostician, dyslexia practitioner, dyslexia therapist, and/or a person trained in the identification of dyslexia;

4. a principal or their designee; and

5. the referring teacher.

6. A parent or guardian shall be an invited participant in discussions regarding their child's difficulties.

C. School leaders shall appoint a chairperson of the committee who is tasked with data collection, maintenance of records, scheduling and planning meetings, monitoring progress, obtaining necessary consent, and disseminating information to the committee members, educators, and parents.

D. Professional development shall be provided regarding the identification of dyslexia, state and federal regulations regarding dyslexia, the characteristics of dyslexia, and LEA policies for implementation of the assessment and program process.

E. Educator training shall include information necessary to implement specialized research-based, multi-sensory language instructional interventions and strategies for students with dyslexia.

F. Students identified with skills below grade level shall receive interventions and a reading improvement plan.

G. Screening Results. If screening results indicate that a student is at-risk for dyslexia,

a. the parent or guardian shall be notified within thirty days of the results of the screening; and

b. the school shall determine through history, observation, and psychometric assessment if there are unexpected difficulties in reading and associated linguistic problems at the level of phonological processing that are unrelated to the student's intelligence, age, and grade level.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:7(11), R.S. 17:392.1 and 17:392.3.

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