La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § LXXIX-2102

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section LXXIX-2102 - Carnegie Credit and Credit Flexibility

A. Schools may permit students to earn Carnegie credit as middle school students in all courses except physical education.

B. Students may earn Carnegie credit in grades 5-12 two ways:

1. by passing a course in which the student is enrolled and meeting instructional time requirements, as set forth below; or

2. by demonstrating proficiency as set forth below.

C. When awarding credit based on instructional time, schools shall provide a minimum of 7,965 instructional minutes for one Carnegie credit, and students shall be in attendance for a minimum of 7,515 minutes. In order to grant one-half Carnegie credit, schools shall provide a minimum of 3,983 instructional minutes, and students shall be in attendance for a minimum of 3,758 minutes.

D. When awarding Carnegie credit based on demonstrated proficiency, schools must inform the LDE of the following on behalf of any student or group of students:

1. the name of the examination used to measure proficiency, if nationally recognized; or

2. a copy of the examination used to measure proficiency, if locally developed or not nationally recognized and the score required to demonstrate proficiency; or

3. a listing of requirements to demonstrate proficiency through portfolio submissions.

E. The LDE may require revisions of assessments in order to ensure that they adequately measure proficiency.

F. Students meeting the requirements for Carnegie credit based on proficiency shall have the course title, the year proficiency was demonstrated, grade earned, and the unit of credit earned entered on their transcript.

1. School systems shall determine whether to award the letter grade earned on the proficiency assessment(s) or a P (pass) when a student demonstrates proficiency.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § LXXIX-2102

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 39:1444 (June 2013), amended LR 40:276 (February 2014), LR 40:1682 (September 2014), Amended LR 411268 (7/1/2015), Amended LR 461084 (8/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), (11), and (15), 17:7(6), 17:10, and 17:22(6).