La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XI-6803

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

Section XI-6803 - Introduction [Formerly LAC 28:1803]

A. LEAP 2025 assessments for high school will measure the knowledge and skills a student should have mastered by the end of the course. The results of the LEAP 2025 assessments for high school will help ensure that all Louisiana students have access to a rigorous curriculum that meets high academic standards.

B. Beginning in 2017-2018 through 2023-2024, LEAP 2025 assessments for high school will assess student learning in the high school courses:

1. algebra I;

2. geometry;

3. English I;

4. English II;

5. biology (beginning Fall 2018); and

6. U.S. history.

C. Beginning in 2024-2025 and beyond, LEAP 2025 assessments for high school will assess student learning in the high school courses:

1. algebra I;

2. geometry;

3. English I;

4. English II;

5. biology (beginning Fall 2018); and

6. civics.

D. Any student enrolled in and/or receiving credit for a LEAP 2025 course, regardless of grade inclusive of middle school students taking high school courses for high school credit, is required to take the LEAP 2025 high school assessment upon completion of that course.

E. LEAP 2025 high school assessments will be offered at the end of the fall and spring semesters and during the summer.

1. Students completing the course at the end of the fall semester shall participate in the fall test regardless of the grade earned during the fall semester

2. Students completing the course at the end of the spring semester shall participate in the spring test regardless of the grade earned during the spring semester.

3. Students completing the course at the end of the summer semester shall participate in the summer test regardless of the grade earned during the summer semester.

F. Since these tests are being developed for use in Louisiana schools, any school selected for field tests shall participate in the field tests.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XI-6803

Promulgated by the Department of Education, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 35:214 (February 2009), LR 36:477 (March 2010), amended LR 38:35 (January 2012), LR 40:2514 (December 2014), Amended LR 44469 (3/1/2018), Amended LR 442129 (12/1/2018), Amended LR 47567 (5/1/2021), Amended LR 4838 (1/1/2022), Amended LR 49861 (5/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:24.4.