La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § LXXXI-3101

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

Section LXXXI-3101 - Introduction

A. Purpose. To develop rigorous and challenging standards that will enable all Louisiana students to become lifelong learners and productive citizens for the twenty-first century.

B. This mission statement was developed by the Louisiana Statewide Content Standards Task Force in October, 1995 and has served as the focus for the standards initiatives that have been developed by the Louisiana Department of Education. Along with this mission statement, the Task Force also identified five foundation skills that committee members felt should be embedded in all content areas to promote lifelong learning and to prepare Louisiana students to be successful in the next millennium.

C. The following five foundation skills serve as the backbone for the content standards initiative:

1. communication;

2. problem-solving;

3. resource access and utilization;

4. linking and generating knowledge;

5. citizenship.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § LXXXI-3101

Promulgated by the Department of Education, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Career and Technical Education, LR 30:2737 (December 2004).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 6:(A)(10) and R.S. 17:10.