La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXLIX-501

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

Section CXLIX-501 - Safety and Counseling

A. School systems operating an alternative school or program must address the root cause of the behavioral misconduct while a student is educated at the alternative education school or program site, utilizing evidence based interventions and strategies.

1. An approved alternative education site must:

a. provide clear expectations for learning and student conduct using a multi-tier system of support (MTSS) framework that includes use of any evidence-based behavioral intervention including, but not limited to:

i. positive behavior interventions and supports;

ii. restorative practices; or

iii. trauma-informed response; and

b. detail, through the authorization process and an annual report, the full list of evidence-based interventions used to address student behavior. Each intervention or strategy will be aligned to one of the three tiers within an MTSS.

2. -5. Repealed.

B. In addition to the required behavioral interventions and supports, alternative sites must prioritize the following:

1. adopt and implement a social-emotional learning curriculum for use that aligns to the selected behavioral intervention and overall behavioral approach selected by the site;

2. maintain a list of identified student growth measures, such as evaluation plans, assessments, and learning outcomes, that measure student behavioral improvement resulting from evidence-based behavioral intervention; and

3. identify annually a set of implementation fidelity measures used to evaluate the efficacy of the selected behavioral intervention and assess interventions needing improvement.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXLIX-501

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 37:2127 (July 2011), Amended LR 45399 (3/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6, 17:100.5, and 17:252.