La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XXXIX-705

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

Section XXXIX-705 - Supports for Students

A. Summer Remediation

1. LEAs may offer extended, on-grade level instruction through summer remediation to students who, based on a preponderance of evidence of student learning, are considered to be academically struggling, did not take the spring LEAP tests, and failed to meet the standard set forth in §701 and §703 of this Part. The LEA shall provide transportation to and from the assigned LEAP remediation summer site(s) from, at a minimum, a common pick-up point.

2. Student with disabilities attending summer remediation shall receive special supports as needed.

3. Summer remediation programs shall meet all of the following requirements:

a. use curriculum determined by the department to fully align to Louisiana state standards (Bulletin 141- Louisiana Standards for English Language Arts, Bulletin 142-Louisiana Standards for Mathematics, Bulletin 1962- Louisiana Science Content Standards, and Bulletin 1964- Louisiana Social Studies Content Standards);

b. teachers shall be rated "effective:proficient" or "highly effective" pursuant to the teachers most recent evaluation or have achieved a value-added rating of "effective:proficient" or "highly effective" on the most recent evaluation;

c. Repealed.

B. School Year Support

1. The individual academic plan for each student identified in §701 of this bulletin shall outline the responsibilities of each party for students who have failed to achieve the standard by the end of fourth grade.

2. LEAs shall design and implement additional instructional strategies to move the students to grade-level proficiency by providing at least two of the following, which shall be documented in the individual academic improvement plan.

a. The student is placed in the classroom of a teacher who has been rated "highly effective" pursuant to his/her most recent evaluation or has achieved a value-added rating of "highly effective" pursuant to his/her most recent evaluation, or has documented evidence derived from state summative assessments of improving the academic performance of students having individual academic improvement plans in the past.

b. The student completes summer remediation in accordance with Subsection A of this Section.

c. Additional instructional time is provided during or outside of the school day to expose the student to high quality instruction. This shall not result in a student being removed from English language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies courses.

d. The student is provided access to on grade-level instruction that is aligned to Louisiana state standards, which may include some below grade-level content and support needed to address the students identified weaknesses.

3. Remediation programs used throughout the school day and school year shall not account for more than 35 percent of total instructional minutes.

C. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, and continuing through the summer following the 2023-2024 school year, any student enrolled in third or fourth grade and scoring below grade-level on the end-of-the-year LDOE-approved literacy assessment shall receive a minimum of 30 hours of explicit literacy instruction inclusive of targeted interventions during the summer. The literacy instruction shall be based on the science of reading.

1. No tuition or fees can be charged for the attendance of an eligible student, and transportation must be offered.

2. Summer learning shall be provided by an LDOE-approved tutoring vendor or by a teacher who is enrolled in or has completed the required foundational literacy skills course required per LAC 28:CXV.509 and who has achieved a rating of "effective: proficient" or greater on the most recent evaluation.

3. Students not participating in the required summer literacy interventions may be retained in the grade level during the subsequent school year. Such retention shall be included in each local pupil progression plan. A student qualifying for summer literacy interventions who fails to participate in the program but scored Basic or higher on the ELA portion of the most recent LEAP assessment may be promoted to the next grade level.

4. The LEA may waive the state policy for students scoring below grade-level on the end-of-the-year LDOE-approved literacy assessment for students with an IEP at the discretion of the IEP team.

5. Prior to retaining a student pursuant to this Section, a meeting of the SBLC committee may be called by the school or parent to determine whether retention or another option for additional student support is in the best interest of the student.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XXXIX-705

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 36:2005 (September 2010), Amended LR 40:2533 (12/1/2014), Amended LR 44482 (3/1/2018), Amended LR 441004 (6/1/2018), Amended LR 4618 (1/1/2020), Amended LR 49245 (2/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6, 17.7, and 17:24.4.