La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CLXIII-201

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section CLXIII-201 - Jump Start Program Authorization

A. Regional teams for Jump Start programs that are aligned with the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act must consist of:

1. partnering LEAs, including local school systems that shall make every reasonable attempt to partner with charter school LEAs in the region;

2. one or more public postsecondary education institutions, with priority consideration given to the state's technical and community colleges; and

3. one or more of the following:

a. local business and industry leaders, including industry association leaders; or

b. local and regional economic development or workforce development experts.

B. The state superintendent of education shall recommend for the board's approval a framework and timeline for the submission and evaluation of jump start program proposals that may include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. a list of the stakeholders on the regional team, including a description of how the regional team has engaged all LEAs in the region, including charter school LEAs, in an effort to address student and school needs;

2. a vision statement of what the regional team hopes to achieve; describing targeted student outcomes; instructional partners and resources required to achieve the targeted student outcomes across the region; the team of stakeholders committed to working collaboratively to achieve targeted student career outcomes; and the types of course offerings and career readiness experiences that regional stakeholders plan to deliver to achieve the targeted student career outcomes;

3. indications of regional job demand by targeted industry sector, provided by the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC), a Louisiana post-secondary institution, or an equivalently-credible source;

4. descriptions of the competencies and skills that leading local industries desire in entry-level hires;

5. descriptions of targeted student learning outcomes by CTE pathway, including sequences of courses, testing, and workplace experiences or certifications necessary to document positive student outcomes;

6. plans for implementing a career readiness course;

7. descriptions of appropriate education and training providers, such as industry, other LEAs or schools, or technical colleges, that can provide effective work-based learning opportunities for students;

8. plans to support students at all levels of academic preparation master core academic content early in high school so that less remediation time is required;

9. identification of logistical challenges of students being educated or trained at different campuses or worksites, as well as solutions to these challenges;

10. plans for a formalized process whereby school counselors and staff can provide high-quality career awareness education and counseling beginning in middle school and throughout high school;

11. preliminary budgetary and implementation plans to successfully launch, fund and sustain regional CTE pathways, including logistics and counseling needs and the utilization of any state financial support for career and technical education;

12. description of how the proposed regional CTE pathways will be accessible to all students; and

13. plans for evaluation and continuous improvement for each proposed regional CTE pathway, including indications of how critical data will be compiled and analyzed.

C. Approved regional CTE pathways shall adhere to the same academic requirements as statewide IBC pathways, enabling students to continue their education post-high school graduation.

D. The LDE will collaborate with Louisiana Workforce Commission, the Board of Regents, and the Department of Economic Development to evaluate proposed regional CTE pathways and Jump Start regional team proposals. The evaluation process may include, but is not limited to, assessments of:

1. the depth and commitment of each regional team;

2. the appropriateness and rigor of each proposed regional CTE graduation pathway;

3. the implementation readiness of each regional team; and

4. the quality of proposed student outcomes.

E. Following the evaluation of proposed regional CTE pathways and review of the Jump Start program proposal, the state superintendent of education will recommend that BESE approve an authorization period of five years for proposals receiving a favorable evaluation.

1. The recommendation may be for approval of all, some, or none of the proposed regional CTE pathways based upon the evaluation process described in this Section.

F. The LDE shall regularly evaluate all approved regional CTE pathways to determine the extent to which they are producing positive student outcomes. The LDE shall incorporate into its evaluations factors that may include but will not necessarily be limited to:

1. student graduation rates, including comparative graduation rates between students in a regionally-relevant CTE programs and other students enrolled in participating LEAs;

2. formal and informal feedback from regional employers on the skill levels and work-readiness of graduates from each approved regional CTE pathway;

3. assessment results by cohorts in each regional CTE graduation pathway; and

4. other relevant factors discussed and reviewed with the LEAs implementing these regional CTE graduation pathways.

G. The state superintendent of education shall not recommend any previously approved regional CTE pathway that does not receive a favorable recommendation for continued approval, unless the LEA has submitted a satisfactory improvement plan to address the program's weaknesses.

H. The LDE shall maintain an inventory of all approved regional CTE pathways and associated application materials, making all materials available for review by regional teams throughout the state as a way of promoting best practices and replicating high-quality regional CTE pathways.

I. The LDE shall provide technical assistance to each jump start regional team, which may include:

1. examples of jump start regional teams' vision statements to guide creation of vision statements and Jump Start proposals;

2. identification of target industry sectors for each region, supported by documented regional job opportunities;

3. sample graduation pathways for each targeted job sector, specifying course progressions (by course title and content) and industry testing or certification requirements;

4. identification and confirmation of instructional capacity to teach required courses in targeted career pathways;

5. identification of required inventory of authentic workplace experiences, such as job shadowing, day-at-work, and internships for each CTE pathway, indicating locations and participating industry partners. This will include workplace visitation agreements, work shadowing agreements and apprenticeship agreements, as well as regional plans for developing a sustainable portfolio of authentic workplace experiences;

6. identification of student career counseling models and supports;

7. identification of instructional assessment methodologies and implementation of quality assurance and quality control methods and metrics;

8. development of operational plans for any pilot programs to be implemented as early as the 2014-2015 school year and thereafter;

9. articulation agreements with post-secondary education institutions;

10. CTE pathway evaluation plans, including data collection and analysis plans;

11. regional team meeting participation and/or facilitation; and

12. assistance in developing components of Jump Start proposals.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CLXIII-201

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 40:1326 (July 2014), Amended LR 461086 (8/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6, 17:7, 17:183.2, and 17:2930.