La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XI-1705

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XI-1705 - Aggregating Indicators to Determine School Grades

A. The LDOE shall assign school grades based on the indicators with available data at the school.

1. Each indicator carries equal weight in the overall calculation.

2. Schools will earn 0-100 points for each indicator where one point is awarded for each percentage of students.

3. Points are aggregated to determine the overall percentage of points earned.

B. School Grade Points. The LDOE shall set three scales for elementary, high school, and districts and shall issue cut scores for A, B, C, D, and F. The high school scale shall apply to any schools having a cohort graduation rate as an indicator All other schools shall utilize the elementary school scale.

C. Initial Grading Scale. Upon release of the 2024 SPS, the LDOE shall set three scales for elementary, high school, and districts and shall issue cut scores for A, B, C, D, and F under the revised accountability formula using 2024 SPS data pursuant to Chapter 3 of this Part. Such cut scores shall be used in transitional results issued in 2024 and 2025 and shall remain in effect for the 2026 SPS calculation. The initial scale shall be set utilizing simulation of available data from the 2024 SPS such that the initial percentages of school grades earned are no more than:

1. 10 percent-A;

2. 20 percent-B;

3. 40 percent-C;

4. 20 percent-D; and

5. 10 percent-F.

D. Automatic Grading Scale Increase. In any year in which 50 percent or more of schools or districts on a scale earn a grade of A or B, the scale required to earn a school grade shall be raised by five percent for the following year Such increases shall continue until the scale reaches:

1. 90 - 100 = A;

2. 80 - 89 = B;

3. 70 - 79 = C;

4. 60 - 69 = D; and

5. 0 - 59 = F.

E. School Recognition. The LDOE shall develop school awards for schools that improve at least one school grade level or earn a school grade of A.

1. The Value Added Growth Award recognizes schools in the 90^th percentile for growth in reading/ELA, mathematics, science, or social studies.

2. The LDOE shall also provide for a Top Gains/Growth Award that recognizes schools with exceptional growth.

F. District Grades. The annual report shall include a district grade calculated using the student population of the district, which follows the same method used for calculating a school grade.

G. Incentive Points. A school that establishes, maintains, or expands a foreign language immersion program or proceeds to earn or maintain certification of a foreign language immersion program in accordance with R.S. 17:273.2 shall have one point added to the final calculation, which would be the equivalent of one point in each of the school indices.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XI-1705

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 501629 (11/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6, R.S. 17:6.1, and R.S. 17:10.1.