La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § LXXXIII-703

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

Section LXXXIII-703 - Inclusion of Students in the Subgroup Component

A. Students that meet the full academic year criteria, as described in §517 and as described in Paragraphs A.1-2 of this Section, shall be included in all subgroup component analyses for the AMO status test and reduction of non-proficient students (safe harbor test):

1. student is not exempted from testing due to medical illness, death of the student's family member(s), or the student being identified as LEP and in a school in the United States for less than one full academic year;

2. student is a former LEP student for up to two years after no longer being considered LEP under state rules.

a. These students will not count toward the minimum n for the LEP subgroup.

B. For analyses involving the additional academic indicator, all students in each subgroup in the school shall be included.

C. Each subgroup (African American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Hispanic, white, multi-racial, Pacific Islander, economically disadvantaged, limited English proficient, students with disabilities, and all students) within each school shall be evaluated separately on ELA and mathematics. Students who are identified as Hispanic in one or more subgroup categories will be included in the Hispanic subgroup.

1. In calculating the subgroup component for a school:

a. the alternate academic achievement standards for students participating in LAA 1 will be used, provided that the percentage of proficient LAA 1 students at the district level does not exceed 1.0 percent of all students in the grades assessed. If the district exceeds the 1.0 percent proficient cap, the district shall request a waiver. The students exceeding the cap shall be assigned a zero on the assessment and be considered non-proficient if:

i. the district fails to request the waiver; or

ii. if the district requests the waiver but it is determined by LDE that ineligible students were administered LAA 1;

b.- b.ii. Repealed.

c. when calculating the 1 percent cap for alternate assessment purposes, all decimals in results shall be rounded to the next highest whole number;

i. 1.0 percent of 628 students is 6.28 students. The 1.0 percent cap, in this instance, is 7 students.

2. Students participating in LAA 1 shall be included in the special education subgroup.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § LXXXIII-703

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 29:2743 (December 2003), amended LR 30:1619 (August 2004), repromulgated LR 30:1996 (September 2004), amended LR 30:2256 (October 2004), amended LR 30:2445 (November 2004), LR 31:912 (April 2005), LR 31:2762 (November 2005), LR 33:253 (February 2007), LR 34:428 (March 2008), LR 34:867 (May 2008), LR 36:1991 (September 2010), LR 37:2119 (July 2011), LR 38:3110 (December 2012), LR 40:2507 (12/1/2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:10.1.