La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XLIII-464

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

Section XLIII-464 - Admission and Release

A. Eligible students with disabilities, including those who can be served through regular education facilities, shall be admitted to and released from Louisiana Special Schools, according to procedures approved by BESE, which include the components listed below.

B.

1. Each LSS shall develop and maintain operational procedures concerning the admission of students which incorporate the following:

a. each LSS shall make an annual determination of the number of additional students by grade, bus space availability, professional service contract limits for OT and PT, psychiatric and psychological services, and residential staff/student who may be admitted;

b. students shall be between 3 and 21 years of age, inclusive;

c. as permitted by statute, appropriate services, which need not comply with these regulations, may be provided at extended ages;

d. students must be residents of Louisiana;

e. students must possess a current evaluation with a disability classification that is germane to the services of the school; and

f. students who are not otherwise eligible for admission to a LSS may be admitted for educational purposes, including providing interaction with non-disabled peers and educating students who, based on a medical diagnosis, will likely be eligible for admission in the future.

2. Each LSS shall develop and maintain operational procedures concerning the release of students which incorporate the following circumstances:

a. when a student has received a regular high school diploma;

b. when a student has reached his/her twenty-second birthday by the completion of the current school session or an age extension is granted by law; unless:

i. the admissions and release committee of the LSS determines that the needs of the student are appropriate to continued educational services, in accordance with eligibility requirements stated above for educational services; and

ii. the board special school director authorizes an additional period of service to the student which includes cooperative inter-agency or postgraduate services;

iii. services provided to students over the age of 22 need not be in accordance with these regulations;

c. when the student's IEP Team determines that the LSS is not appropriate for the student or when the LSS determines that the LSS residential setting is not appropriate for the student;

d. when parental approval for placement is withdrawn;

e. when a student is removed in accordance with applicable law.

3. A BSS may deny admission or continued enrollment to a student and release a student from a LSS if the LSS determines that the LSS program is inappropriate for the student's individual needs.

4. The LSS shall notify the appropriate LEA when a student who is still eligible for a free appropriate public education is released from LSS.

5. Students not admitted or denied continued admission under Paragraph 3 may apply for admission to the school in the future.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XLIII-464

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 34:2067 (October 2008), amended LR 35:1232 (July 2009), Amended LR 4836 (1/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.17:1941 et seq.