La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XLIII-1133

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024

Section XLIII-1133 - Improvement Strategies

A. The department will describe the strategies the state will use to address the needs identified. The strategies will include how the state will address the identified needs for in-service and pre-service preparation to ensure that all personnel who work with gifted and talented students (including professional personnel who provide special education, general education and related services), have the skills and knowledge necessary to meet the needs of gifted and talented students. The plan will include a description of how the department will accomplish the following.

1. The department shall prepare general and special education personnel with the content knowledge and collaborative skills needed to meet the needs of gifted and talented students including how the state will work with other states on common certification criteria.

2. The department shall work with institutions of higher education and other entities that (on both a pre-service and an in-service training basis) prepare personnel who work with gifted and talented students to ensure that those institutions and entities develop the capacity to support quality professional development programs that meet state and local needs.

3. The department shall develop collaborative agreements with other states for the joint support and development of programs to prepare personnel for which there is not sufficient demand within a single state to justify support or development of such a program of preparation.

4. The department shall work in collaboration with other states, particularly the departments of education of neighboring states, to address the lack of uniformity and reciprocity in the credentialing of teachers and other personnel.

5. The department shall acquire and disseminate to teachers, administrators, school board members, and related services personnel, significant knowledge derived from educational research and other sources, concerning how the state will, if appropriate, adopt promising practices, materials, and technology.

6. The department shall encourage LEAs to recruit, prepare, and retain qualified personnel, including personnel with exceptionalities and personnel from groups that are under-represented in the fields of regular education, special education, and related services.

7. The department shall develop a plan that is integrated, to the maximum extent possible, with other professional development plans and activities, including plans and activities developed and carried out under other federal and state laws that address personnel recruitment and training.

8. The department shall provide for the joint training of parents and special education, related services, and general education personnel.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XLIII-1133

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 36:2012 (September 2010).

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