La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § LXXXIII-4101
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section LXXXIII-4101 - Valid Data ConsiderationsA.1.Unusual Data Result (UDR) - any CRT, NRT, attendance, dropout/credit accumulation, and graduation data that exceeds a parameter or a range of parameters, which shall be determined by the LDE and approved by the SBESE.2.Irregular Data - any data, which appears to contradict results, which are otherwise: b. unrealistic information; orc. data generated as a result of defective data collection or processing.B. A test score shall be entered for all eligible students within a given school. For any eligible student who does not take the test, including those who are absent, a score of "0" on the CRT and NRT shall be calculated in the school's SPS. To assist a school in dealing with absent students, the Louisiana Department of Education shall provide an extended testing period for test administration. The only exceptions to this policy are students who were sick during the test and re-testing periods and who have formal documentation for that period.C. The LDE shall evaluate the accountability results each year to identify irregular data and unusual data results. 1. The LDE will select a sample of schools to investigate.2. Districts shall be notified of the schools with irregular or unusual data that they must investigate themselves. a. The LDE will identify the specific areas of concern.b. The district will provide a written report explaining the irregular or unusual data within 60 days of notification by the LDE.D. If inaccurate, invalid, and/or undocumented data is discovered and was or will be used in the calculation of school performance scores or subgroup adequate yearly progress determinations, the LDE shall correct and/or void the data. 1. For example, if four students in fall 2011 are coded as "out-of-state" transfers, it is determined in August 2012 that no documentation exists to support this exit code, and the students are not found enrolled in another Louisiana school; these four students will be changed to dropouts and counted as such in the 2012 accountability results, and if applicable, in the appropriate cohort for any graduation index calculations beginning in 2013.2. In any instance where the inaccurate, invalid, and/or undocumented data was used in a previous year's accountability results, the LDE will evaluate the impact of the data and recommend to BESE any repayment of rewards or school improvement funds indicated by the recalculation of accountability results.E. The LDE will notify in writing the superintendent of the LEA associated with any school where data is corrected and/or voided or where rewards must be repaid.La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § LXXXIII-4101
Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 29:2754 (December 2003), amended LR 30:2446 (November 2004), LR 32:1028 (June 2006), LR 38:3115 (December 2012), LR 40:1318 (July 2014).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:10.1.