La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XLIII-646

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 4, April 20, 2024

Section XLIII-646 - Disproportionality

A. General. The LDE shall provide for the collection and examination of data to determine if significant disproportionality based on race and ethnicity is occurring in the state and the LEAs of the state with respect to:

1. the identification of students as students with disabilities, including the identification of students as students with disabilities in accordance with a particular impairment described in section 602(3) of the IDEA;

2. the placement in particular educational settings of these students; and

3. the incidence, duration, and type of disciplinary actions, including suspensions and expulsions.

B. Review and Revision of Policies, Practices, and Procedures. In the case of a determination of significant disproportionality with respect to the identification of students as students with disabilities, or the placement in particular educational settings of these students, in accordance with Subsection A of this Section, the LDE shall:

1. provide for the review and, if appropriate, revision of the policies, procedures, and practices used in the identification or placement to ensure that the policies, procedures, and practices comply with the requirements of the IDEA.

2. require any LEA identified under Subsection A of this Section to reserve the maximum amount of funds under section 613(f) of the IDEA to provide comprehensive coordinated early intervening services to serve students in the LEA, particularly, but not exclusively, students in those groups that were significantly overidentified under Subsection A of this Section; and

3. require the LEA to publicly report on the revision of policies, practices, and procedures described under Paragraph B.1 of this Section.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XLIII-646

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 34:2084 (October 2008).

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