La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XLV-401

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

Section XLV-401 - Ongoing Approval of Teacher and Leader Preparation Programs [Formerly Section 1101]

A. In order to offer a state-approved teacher preparation program that allows teachers to become certified by the LDE, teacher preparation providers shall follow the process/procedures detailed in Chapter 3 of this document. For continued state approval, university and non-university providers must maintain effective ratings on the Louisiana teacher preparation quality rating system.

B. The LDE shall annually produce and make publicly available a performance profile for each approved preparation provider that includes information at the pathway level. The LDE shall biennially produce and make publically available a quality rating for each approved preparation provider at the pathway level. A pathway is defined as the set of teacher preparation programs that are offered to undergraduate candidates and the set of teacher preparation programs that are offered to post-baccalaureate candidates.

C. Renewal decisions shall be made every two years during the first accountability cycle and shall be based on the quality rating produced biannually. Each teacher preparation provider shall move to a four year accountability cycle for each pathway at the conclusion of the first accountability cycle.

D. Teacher preparation providers that do not maintain a quality rating of level 3 or above on the Louisiana teacher preparation quality rating system and as reported in the biennial quality rating shall:

1. undergo a progress monitoring period during which the provider develops an improvement plan that includes specific improvement goals, timelines, and measures of success for particular pathway(s) or program(s). The improvement plan shall be approved by BESE. Once approved, the provider shall submit progress reports to BESE as established in the approved plan;

2. BESE shall review data outlined in the improvement plan and the Louisiana teacher preparation quality rating system to inform required interventions, which shall include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:

a. require the provider to enact certain improvement recommendations for one or more pathways or programs;

b. designate program(s) as low performing and at risk of low performance per the federal Higher Education Act;

c. limit or discontinue enrollment for one or more pathways or programs;

d. discontinue the provider's ability to recommend teacher candidates for certification in one or more pathways or programs;

e. require the provider to engage in additional onsite reviews during the four year accountability cycle for one or more pathways.

E. Certification Preparation. In order to offer state-approved mentor teacher or content leader training that prepares individuals to earn a mentor teacher ancillary certificate or a content leader ancillary certificate in accordance with LAC 28:CXXXI (Bulletin 746), providers must follow the process detailed in Chapter 3 of this Part. For continued state approval, providers must demonstrate that training participants are earning effective ratings on the Louisiana mentor teacher assessment series or the Louisiana content leader assessment series.

F. Provider Effectiveness. By no later than December 1, 2019, and biannually thereafter, the LDE will review and report to BESE effectiveness data of each approved provider offering mentor teacher or content leader training. Effectiveness data will include Louisiana mentor teacher assessment series or Louisiana content leader assessment series passage rates and may include additional information. Based upon these results, BESE may require an improvement plan or may discontinue the providers ability to recommend candidates for mentor teacher or content leader certification.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XLV-401

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 36:754 (April 2010), amended LR 37:565 (February 2011), LR 432488 (12/1/2017), Amended LR 45229 (2/1/2019), Amended LR 481756 (7/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(10), 17:7(6), and 17:7.2.