La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XI-3605

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

Section XI-3605 - Specialized Accountability System

A. The schools operated by OJJ shall participate in the states accountability system for all public alternative schools as specified in this Bulletin.

B. In addition to the state accountability system and state report card, the department will annually publish specialized school and district report cards for schools operated by OJJ beginning with the 2017-2018 school year.

C. Unless otherwise indicated in the measures listed in Subsection D of this Section, students must meet the full academic year definition to be included in calculations. Students meet the full academic year definition if they are enrolled on or before October 1 and remain enrolled in the school until the final state assessment or the end of the regular academic year.

D. The alternative school accountability report card shall be considered as the specialized school and district report cards for OJJ, which will include results from the following measures:

1. growth measures from the LEAP 2025 assessments using the progress index calculation for alternative schools:

a. students must meet full academic year requirements for alternative schools;

2. percentage of students earning a high school diploma as calculated in the credential attainment index for alternative school accountability:

a. students who are enrolled in grade 12 on October 1 but exit prior to the end of the year with a diploma will be included;

b. student inclusion will not be based on graduation cohort membership;

3. percentage of students earning a high school equivalency diploma (HiSET) as calculated in the credential attainment index for alternative schools;

a. students who are enrolled on October 1 but exit prior to the end of the year with a HiSET will be included;

b. student inclusion will not be based on graduation cohort membership;

4. percentage of students in grade 12 who earn a Jump Start credential/IBC as calculated in the credential attainment index for alternative schools;

5. percentage of students who earn credits as calculated in the core academic credit index for alternative schools;

6. percentage of students who participate in and meet program requirements of the Jobs for Americas Graduates (JAG) program based on documented data submitted to the LDE;

7. subgroup performance for students with disabilities for all measures described in this Section.

E. At the end of each school year, the results of measures identified in this Section will be reviewed and specific annual targets for improvement will be developed by the LDE for implementation in the next school year. The LDE will review the alternative school accountability report card at the end of each year and adjust targets as necessary.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XI-3605

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 432126 (11/1/2017), Amended LR 47449 (4/1/2021).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:10.9.