La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXV-345

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

Section CXV-345 - Requesting Waivers of BESE Policy

A. The superintendent of the LEA requesting deviation of any standard in this bulletin shall submit documentation to the LDE, justifying the request.

B. Technical assistance for meeting the policy as stated in this bulletin shall be provided to the LEA by the LDE.

C. When a deviation cannot be corrected by technical assistance, the LDE may consider a waiver of policy using the following guidelines.

1. Waivers for Class Size

a. The LDE may waive class size requirements up to two students over the maximum allowable upon receipt of the following:

i. a letter from the local superintendent detailing each class that exceeds the class size;

ii. documentation from the principal and the superintendent showing how efforts have been made to comply with standards; and

iii. class sizes above the limit of two will go directly to the appropriate board committee with an executive recommendation from the LDE.

2. Course requirement waivers:

a. the LDE may waive up to one Carnegie unit required for graduation in the following circumstances:

i. waivers for students who transfer to Louisiana from another state during their senior year, are on course to graduate in their previous state of residence, and are unable to schedule and complete the needed course; and

ii. waivers due to administrative errors;

b. beginning with the 2020-2021 incoming freshman class, the LDE may grant a Jump Start 2.0 career diploma CTE hardship waiver for applicable students:

i. waiver requests may be considered for seniors with extraordinary circumstances; and

ii. school systems must submit Jump Start 2.0 course waiver requests with proposed CTE course equivalents via the LDE Jump Start 2.0 course waiver request form, using the Secure ID; and

c. in each situation, the district must provide:

i. a letter of justification from the local superintendent; and

ii. a copy of the student's transcript.

D. Requests that do not meet BESE-approved guidelines for an administrative action shall be submitted by the state superintendent of education to the appropriate BESE committee with an executive recommendation for action.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXV-345

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1264 (June 2005), amended LR 39:2198 (August 2013), Amended LR 461085 (8/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6, 17:10.2(B)(5), 17:24.10(C)(1)(c), 17:151(B)(2), 17:192(B)(2), 17:274(D), and 17:416.2(B).