La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § LXXIX-2127

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

Section LXXIX-2127 - Approval of Career and Technical Education Experimental Programs

A. Experimental programs are programs which deviate from established standards. Such programs shall be approved by the LDE and carried out under controlled conditions.

B. Approval of experimental programs shall be granted on a yearly basis not to exceed three years, after which time permanent approval shall be considered using the following procedures.

1. A letter of intent containing the following information shall be submitted to the LDE at least 90 days prior to the anticipated date of implementation:

a. proposed title of program;

b. name and address of school;

c. name and address of local school system;

d. name and signature of principal/superintendent;

e. name, title, address, and telephone number of the person submitting proposal;

f. units of credit to be granted;

g. source of funding.

2. A brief narrative report stating the intent of the program and how the program will be conducted and evaluated, and the following:

a. a statement documenting support for the intended program;

b. a statement outlining the exact guideline deviations necessary to implement the program;

c. a statement outlining specific time lines for the planning implementing phases of the program, including intended procedures;

d. a statement of the evaluation procedures to be used in determining the program's effectiveness (these procedures should spell out specific objectives to be accomplished);

e. a statement indicating approximate number of students to be involved in the project;

f. a statement of qualifications or certification of instructional personnel; and

g. a statement stipulating that applicable local, state, and federal regulations will be followed.

C. An evaluation by the local governing authority shall be submitted annually at the close of the school year to the Division of Student Standards and Assessments until permanent status is granted.

D. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools member schools should comply with appropriate Southern Association Standards.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § LXXIX-2127

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 29:2360 (November 2003), amended LR 31:3083 (December 2005), LR 39:1447 (June 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), (11), and (15), R.S. 17:7(6), R.S. 17:10, R.S. 17:22(6), R.S. 17:391.1-391.10, and R.S. 44:411.