La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XCIII-729

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

Section XCIII-729 - Provisions Relative to Research and Pilot Programs Designed to Improve Elementary and Secondary Student Academic Achievement

A. An eligible applicant may receive funding for a program which is limited to educational research. However, any applicant seeking funds for a "pilot program" must either:

1. incorporate a "research component within the pilot program in order to verify that program activities do, in fact, result in improved academic performance; or

2. must include documentation that legitimate research available in the literature already demonstrates that the activities to be implemented in the pilot program have resulted in improved student academic performance.

B. The following requirements apply to research to be funded with support fund monies:

1. The activities to be undertaken must meet or exceed the standards established by the American Education Research Association.

2. There must be clear guarantees that the rights of participants will be protected throughout the research activities.

3. There must be a clear correlation between the anticipated results of the research and improved elementary and secondary student academic performance.

4. The applicant must assure that the board will receive interim reports and a comprehensive final report of all research findings.

C. The following requirements apply to pilot programs to be funded with support fund monies.

1. The program must either:

a. include a research component; or

b. include documentation that the design of the pilot program is based upon validated research findings.

2. There must be clear guarantees that the rights of participants in any research component of the pilot program will be protected throughout the program period.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XCIII-729

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in LR 38:3147 (December 2012).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10)