La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XLV-501

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

Section XLV-501 - Ongoing Approval of Early Childhood Ancillary Certificate Programs

A. In order to offer a BESE-approved early childhood ancillary certificate program that allows early childhood educators to earn a Louisiana early childhood ancillary certificate, early childhood ancillary certificate providers shall follow the process/procedures detailed in Chapter 3 of this document.

B. The LDE shall annually produce and make publicly available a performance profile and quality rating for each BESE-approved early childhood ancillary certificate program.

C. Renewal decisions shall be made every two years beginning with the first accountability cycle and shall be based on the quality ratings produced annually. Early childhood ancillary certificate programs that earn an ineffective rating (Level 1) for two of any consecutive three fiscal years may not be recommended for BESE-approval during the renewal period.

D. Early childhood ancillary certificate programs that do not maintain a quality rating of level 3 or above on the Louisiana early childhood ancillary certificate program quality rating system and as reported in the annual quality rating shall participate in a continuous improvement planning process with the LDE, including the following:

1. program development of an improvement plan that includes specific improvement goals, timelines, and measures of success;

2. approval of the improvement plan by LDE staff; and

3. progress reports submitted by the program provider to LDE staff as established in the approved plan.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XLV-501

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 37:562 (February 2011), Amended by LR 41918 (5/1/2015), Repealed LR 432491 (12/1/2017), Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 481088 (4/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:7(6) and R.S. 17:7.2.