La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXI-1903

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024

Section CXI-1903 - Introduction

A. The LAA 1 is a performance-based student assessment that evaluates each student's knowledge and skills in the Louisiana content standards using extended standards (ES).

1. LAA 1 correlates to the ESs that are extensions of the state academic content standards.

2. The ESs capture the essence of the content standards and provide a way for students with significant cognitive disabilities to access the general education curriculum.

B. Three levels of academic complexity related to each ES provide instructional access for students with varying academic abilities.

1. The ESs are organized in four grade spans that represent the core academic content considered appropriate for students taking LAA 1 at each grade span:

a. grades 3-4;

b. grades 5-6;

c. grades 7-8; and

d. grades 9-11.

C. Definitions

Alternate Assessment-a substitute approach used in gathering information on the performance of students who do not participate in typical state assessments. (from Alternate Assessment Resource Matrix [CCSSO, SCASS-ASES, 1999].

Content Standards-broad statements of what students should know and be able to do.

Benchmarks-define the standards more specifically.

GLEs-state what all students should know and be able to do at the end of a given grade level.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXI-1903

Promulgated by the Department of Education, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Student and School Performance, LR 33:425 (March 2007), amended LR 35:208 (February 2009).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:24.4 (F) (3) and R.S. 17:183.117:183.3.