La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXV-511

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section CXV-511 - Completion of Approved Numeracy Skills Course
A. The LDOE shall develop a list of approved professional development courses designed for educators that provide numeracy skills instruction and include information on instructing students regarding the vertical alignment of mathematical concepts and the blending of concepts, procedures, strategies, problem-solving, and disposition.
B. For the purposes of the Section, teacher means a public school fourth through eighth grade mathematics teacher.
C. Not later than the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year, each teacher must successfully complete at least one approved professional development course and provide documentation of successful completion of the course to the employing school. A teacher who provides documentation of successful completion of an approved professional development course within the five years prior to August 1, 2025, shall be considered in compliance with the provisions of this Paragraph.
D. Any teacher or administrator hired after July 31, 2025, must provide documentation to the employing school of successful completion of an approved professional development course within two years of the date of employment.
E. Beginning May 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, each LEA shall report to the LDOE the number and percentage of teachers who have successfully completed and approved professional development numeracy course. Reported data shall be included in LDOE school progress profiles.
F. Waivers to use professional development courses not included in the LDOE list of approved professional development courses must be submitted in writing to the department and are subject to approval by BESE.
G. The professional development course shall be presented during the educator's work day, but not during the statutorily guaranteed planning period and shall not extend the hours worked in a work day or the hours worked in a year.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXV-511

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 50176 (2/1/2024).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:176 and R.S. 17:2119.