La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXV-1118

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section CXV-1118 - Dropout Prevention and Recovery

A. LEAs with a cohort graduation rate of less than 80 percent as determined by BESE shall identify specific methods of targeted interventions for dropout prevention and recovery that may include:

1. early intervention for students who are at risk of failing any ninth grade English or math class;

2. alternative programs designed to reengage dropouts;

3. increased availability of advanced placement courses;

4. comprehensive coaching for middle school students who are below grade level in reading and math;

5. teacher advisories such as the use of graduation coaches and other supports that are designed to specifically address the needs of youth most at risk of dropping out of school;

6. strategies specifically designed to improve the high school graduation rate of students at highest risk for dropping out, including but not limited to students who are two or more years below grade level, students with excessive absences, youth in the foster care system, pregnant and parenting youth, Limited English proficient students, and students with special education needs;

7. communicating with students and their parents or legal guardians about the availability of local after-school programs and the academic enrichment and other activities the programs offered;

8. opportunities for credit recovery;

9. opportunities to participate in the Jobs for America's Graduates program.

B. LEAs that fail to show a decline in their annual dropout rates shall prepare and submit each year to BESE a written report that documents:

1. the outcomes of the dropout prevention strategies to date at the school system level;

2. how the school system dropout prevention strategies and activities will be modified, based on the data.

C. Each LEA shall:

1. post the four-year cohort graduation rate for each high school in the system and for the system as a whole on its internet website;

2. send a written notice to the parent or other legal guardian of each high school student that contains the following information:

a. the four-year cohort dropout rate of the school in which the student is enrolled;

b. the retention rate by grade level for students enrolled in the school.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXV-1118

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 35:642 (April 2009), amended LR 37:879 (March 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:221.4.