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Part LXXXIII. Bulletin 111-The Louisiana School,
District, and State Accountability System Chapter 1. General Provisions 1
§101. School Accountability 1
Chapter 3. School Performance Score Component 1
§301. School Performance Score Goal 1
§303. Transition from Fall 2013 to Spring 2016 (2014, 2015, and 2016
SPS Release) 2
Chapter 4. Assessment and Dropout/Credit Accumulation Index
Calculations 3
§405. Calculating a K-8 Assessment Index 3
§409. Calculating a 9-12 Assessment Index 3
§413. Dropout/Credit Accumulation Index Calculations 4
Chapter 5. Inclusion in Accountability 4
§515. State Assessments and Accountability 4
§517. Inclusion of Students 5
§519. Inclusion of Schools 5
§521. Pairing/Sharing of Schools with Insufficient Test Data 5
Chapter 6. Graduation Cohort, Index, and Rate 6
§601. Defining a Graduation Index 6
§603. Determining a Cohort for a Graduation 6
§611. Documenting a Graduation Index 7
§612. Calculating a Cohort Graduation Index 8
§613. Calculating a Graduation Index 8
Chapter 7. Subgroup Component 8
§701. Subgroup Component Indicators 8
§703. Inclusion of Students in the Subgroup Component 9
§705. AMO 9
§707. Safe Harbor 10
§708. Using a Graduation Rate in the Subgroup Component 10
§709. Failing the Subgroup Component 11
Chapter 11. School Performance Categories 11
§1101. Letter Grades 11
§1102. Academically Unacceptable Schools (AUS) 11
§1103. Honor Rolls 11
§1105. Turnaround Schools 12
Chapter 13. Rewards/Recognition 12
§1301. Reward Eligibility 12
§1303. Correction of Data 12
Chapter 16. Academically Unacceptable Schools and Subgroup Component
Failure 12
§1601. Entry into Academically Unacceptable School Status 12
§1603. Requirements for Academically Unacceptable Schools 12
§1605. Entry and Exit from Subgroup Component Failure 13
§1607. Requirements for Schools Identified as Failing the Subgroup
Component for Two
Consecutive Years 13
Chapter 21. State-Level School Improvement, Academically Unacceptable
Schools and Subgroup Component Failure Tasks 13
§2101. State Support at Each Level 13
Chapter 23. Reconstitution/Alternate Governance Plans 13
§2301. Schools Requiring Reconstitution/Alternate Governance Plans 13
Chapter 24. Recovery School District 13
§2401. Eligibility for Transfer to the Recovery School District 13
Chapter 25. School Choice 14
§2501. Schools Requiring Choice 14
§2503. Student Eligibility 14
§2505. Transfer Options 14
Chapter 29. Progress Report 14
§2901. State Annual Reporting 14
Chapter 31. Data Correction and Appeals/Waivers Procedure 15
§3101. Appeals/Waivers and Data Certification Processes 15
§3103. Definitions 15
§3105. General Guidelines-Parent/School-Level Requests 15
§3107. General Guidelines-Local Board of Education-Level Requests 16
§3109. Criteria for Appeal 16
Chapter 33. New Schools and/or Significantly Reconfigured Schools 16
§3301. Inclusion of New Schools 16
§3303. Reconfigured Schools 16
Chapter 35. Inclusion of Alternative Education Schools and Students in
Accountability 17
§3501. Alternative Education 17
§3503. Alternative Schools Including Alternative Charter Schools
[Formerly §3501] 17
§3505. Alternative Programs 17
§3507. Alternative Schools for Adjudicated Youth [Formerly §3505] 18
Chapter 39. Inclusion of Students with Disabilities 18
§3901. Assessment of Students with Disabilities 18
§3903. LEAP Alternate Assessment Participation Criteria 18
§3905. Inclusion of Alternate Assessment Results 18
Chapter 40. Definitions Related to English Proficiency 19
§4001. Proficient in English 19
§4003. Making Progress in Learning English 19
§4005. English Language Proficiency Descriptors 19
Chapter 41. Data Collection and Data Verification 20
§4101. Valid Data Considerations 20
§4103. NRT and CRT Data 20
§4104. Dropout/Exit Data 20
§4105. Reported Irregularities 21
Chapter 43. District Accountability 21
§4301. Inclusion of All Districts 21
§4310. Subgroup Component AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) 21
§4311. District Letter Grades 23
§4315. Progress Report 23
§4317. District Accountability Data Corrections 23
Chapter 45. Disaster Considerations for School and District
Accountability 23
§4501. Potential Impact of Disasters on Accountability 23
§4503. One Year Waiver for "Severe Impact" Schools and Districts 24
§4507. Identifying Displaced Students 24
§4509. Assessment Index Calculations with Displaced Students for
Limited Impact Schools 25
§4511. Graduation Index Calculations for Limited Impact Schools 25
§4517. District Performance Score Calculations with Displaced Students
25
§4527. Disaster Considerations for the School and District Subgroup
Component 25
Chapter 49. School District Academically in Crisis 26
§4901. Definition of Academically in Crisis 26
§4907. The Financial Audit and Contracting an Independent CPA 26
§4911. Exiting the Status of a District Academically in Crisis 26 Title 28
EDUCATION PART LXXXIII. BULLETIN 111-THE LOUISIANA SCHOOL,
DISTRICT, AND STATE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM
Chapter 1. General Provisions §101. School Accountability A. Every school shall participate in a school accountability system
based on student achievement as approved by the Louisiana State Board of
Elementary and Secondary Education (refer to R.S. 17:10.1). B. Under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 2001, a state's definition of Adequate Yearly Progress
(AYP) must apply the same high standards of academic achievement to all
public elementary and secondary school students in the state and result in
continuous and substantial academic improvement for all students. Schools
shall be judged on AYP through both the school performance score component
and the subgroup component of the Louisiana School Accountability System. AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:10.1.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary
Education, LR 29:2737 (December 2003).
Chapter 3. School Performance Score Component §301. School Performance Score Goal A. A school performance score (SPS) shall be calculated for each school.
This score shall range from 0.0 to 150.0. B. Each school shall receive its school performance scores under one
site code regardless of its grade structure. C. Final accountability results shall be issued by the fall semester of
each year and all accountability reports will reflect the configuration of
the school as it existed the prior spring semester. 1. For K-7 schools, the school performance score will consist entirely of
one index based on assessments and progress points listed in the table
below. 2. For K-8 schools, the school performance score will consist of an
assessment index, dropout/credit accumulation index, and progress points. |K-8 School Performance Score Indices |
|and Weights |
|LEAP, iLEAP, EOC, |Grades |100 |
|and LAA 1 |K-7 |percent |
| |Grades |95 |
| |K-8 |percent |
|Dropout/Credit |Grade 8|5 percent|
|Accumulation Index | | |
|Progress Points |Grades |Up to 10 |
| |3-8 |points |
3. For schools with a grade 12, the school performance scores will
include four indicators weighted equally and progress points as outlined in
the table below. |High School Performance Score Indices |
|and Weights |
|End of Course |Grades |25 |
|Tests, LAA 1 |9-12 |percent |
|ACT* |Grade 12 |25 |
|(Beginning in | |percent |
|2015-16, the ACT | | |
|index shall also | | |
|recognize | | |
|WorkKeys. A | | |
|concordance table| | |
|comparing ACT to | | |
|WorkKeys will be | | |
|produced after | | |
|the Spring 2015 | | |
|administration.) | | |
|Graduation Index |Grade 12 |25 |
| | |percent |
|Graduation Rate |Grade 12 |25 |
| | |percent |
|Progress points |Grades 10 |Up to 10 |
| |and 12 |points |
*When calculating a school's ACT index score, students participating in
the LAA 1 assessment shall not be included in the denominator of such
calculation.
4. A combination school (a school with a grade configuration that
includes a combination from both categories of schools, K-8 and 9-12), will
receive a score from a weighted average of the SPS from the K-8 grades and
the SPS from the 9-12 grades. a. The K-8 SPS will be weighted by the number of students eligible
to test during the spring test administration. b. The 9-12 SPS will be weighted by the sum of: i. assessment units from students who are initial testers for EOC
+ the students eligible to test ACT (students with EOC and ACT will count
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