La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XI-413

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

Section XI-413 - Dropout/Credit Accumulation Index Calculations [Formerly LAC 28:LXXXIII.413]

A. A dropout/credit accumulation index score for each school with a grade eight shall be calculated.

B. The following scale will be used to determine the dropout/credit accumulation index.

1. In order for students to be included in the calculations, they must;

a. have been considered full academic year during the year of last record at the middle school;

b. if earning Carnegie units, have been considered full academic year during the transitional ninth, or traditional ninth grade year for the first ninth grade record.

2. Carnegie units earned in summer school after transitional ninth or traditional ninth grade will not be included.

3. Students who are considered dropouts in transitional ninth or traditional ninth grade based on SIS records shall be included in the calculation and earn zero points.

4. Students who are completing their third year in grade 8 shall be included in the calculation and earn zero points.

Number of Carnegie Units	Index Point Award
7 or more	150
6.5	125
6	100
5.5	75
5	50
4.5	25
4 or less	0
3rd year 8th grade student	0
Dropout	0

5. For students pursuing a Jump Start diploma pathway and participating in LEAP Connect, applied courses and course experiences shall count as a unit.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XI-413

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 29:2741 (December 2003), amended LR 36:1990 (September 2010), LR 38:3107 (December 2012), LR 39: 2443 (September 2013), LR 40:1315 (July 2014), Amended LR 44449 (3/1/2018), Amended LR 47446 (4/1/2021), Repromulgated LR 47565 (5/1/2021).

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