La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XI-1901

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

Section XI-1901 - State Assessments and Accountability

A. Schools shall have a minimum of fifteen full academic year students in one of the indices in accordance with Chapter 17 of this Part in order to receive a score.

B. Any indicator with fewer than fifteen students shall not contribute to a school or district score.

C. Louisiana students in third through eighth grade shall participate in at least one of the following state assessments on an annual basis:

1. LEAP; or

2. LEAP Connect.

D. Louisiana students in ninth through twelfth grades will participate in at least one of the following state assessments:

1. high school LEAP 2025, when the student is enrolled in the course for which a test is available;

2. LEAP Connect alternate assessment; or

3. ACT in eleventh or twelfth grade.

E. All students who are English learners shall annually take the Louisiana English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) assessment or the ELPT Connect in addition to the associated state assessment for the grade in which the student is enrolled.

F. High school LEAP 2025 scores for repeaters in any subject shall not be included in high school SPS calculations except for middle school students who earn a score of unsatisfactory, approaching basic, or basic and retake the high school LEAP 2025 test.

G. Scores earned during an academic year by a student who transferred into the LEA after October 1 of the same academic year shall not be included in the SPS or subgroup performance score.

H. An ACT score of a twelfth grade student will count in only one accountability cycle.

I. A student completing the third year in a high school cohort must have taken the Algebra I, English I, biology, and civics assessments or LEAP Connect. A student not meeting this requirement will be assigned a score of zero and be counted as a non-participant in high school testing. All students must be included in the assessment cohort regardless of course enrollment, grade assignment, or program assignment.

J. English learners shall participate in all required academic assessments and the ELPT or, for qualifying students, ELPT Connect.

1. In the first year, academic assessment and ELPT scores will not be included in school performance score calculation as indicated by the application of an assigned accountability code and verification of first-year enrollment.

2. In the second year, ELA/reading and mathematics assessment scores will be included in the growth indicator only, and ELPT improvement will be included in the English learner indicator in accordance with §4003 of this Part.

3. In the third year, academic assessment will be included in both the proficiency and growth indicators, and ELPT improvement will be included in the English learner indicator for school performance score calculations.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XI-1901

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 501632 (11/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6, R.S. 17:6.1, and R.S. 17:10.1.