La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXLIX-1905

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

Section CXLIX-1905 - Requirements for Educational Management Organizations [Formerly section 2105]

A. School districts and charter schools may contract with an educational management organization to provide a dropout recovery program. If contracting with an educational management organization, the school district or charter school must ensure that all of the following requirements are met:

1. the educational management organization is accredited by a regional accrediting body;

2. teachers provided by the educational management organization hold a current teaching license from any state and teachers of core subjects are highly qualified in the subjects assigned; and

3. the educational management organization has provided one or more dropout recovery programs for at least two years prior to providing a program pursuant to this Section.

B. Entities contracted to provide dropout recovery programs may conduct outreach to encourage students who are not enrolled in a school district or charter school in this state to return to school.

1. Entities will not conduct advertising or marketing campaigns directed at students who are currently enrolled in a school district or charter school nor engage in activity that encourages students who are enrolled to stop attending school in order to qualify for a dropout recovery program.

C. Contracts entered into by an LEA for a student dropout recovery program must include requirements for the protection of personally-identifiable student information that complies with applicable state and federal laws and BESE regulations.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXLIX-1905

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 45401 (3/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6, 17:100.5, 17:221.4, and 17:221.6.