La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXV-3309

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

Section CXV-3309 - Curriculum

A. The home study program shall have a sustained curriculum of a quality at least equal to that offered by public schools at the same grade level. The sustained curriculum must be substantiated in one of the following ways:

1. a packet of materials which shall be evaluated by the LDE for adequacy and which shall include such documents as:

a. a complete outline of each of the subjects taught during the previous year;

b. lists of books/materials used;

c. copies of the student's work;

d. copies of the student's standardized test results;

e. statements by third parties who have observed the child's progress; or

f. any other evidence of the quality of the program being offered;

2. verification that the child took the LEAP tests and scored at or above the state performance standards as established by BESE for his/her grade level; or

3. verification that the child has taken the California Achievement Test or such other standardized examinations as may be approved by BESE including, but not limited to, tests approved for the Nonpublic School Testing Program, and the child has scored at or above his/her grade level for each year in home study; or

4. a statement from a teacher certified to teach at the child's grade level stating that the teacher has examined the program being offered and that in his/her professional opinion this child is being taught in accordance with a sustained curriculum of quality at least equal to that offered by public schools at the grade level, or in the case of children with mental or physical disabilities, at least equal to that offered by public schools to children with similar disabilities. The teacher evaluation is subject to review and approval by BESE.

B. A high school diploma awarded by a home study program approved by LDE, on behalf of BESE, is deemed by all public postsecondary education institutions, state departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and other state and local governmental entities to have the same rights and privileges afforded to a high school diploma awarded by a state-approved nonpublic school.

C. Repealed.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXV-3309

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1312 (June 2005), amended LR 37:1137 (April 2011), LR 39:2229 (August 2013), Amended LR 421879 (11/1/2016), Amended LR 45226 (2/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6 and 17:236.1.