La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XLV-511

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

Section XLV-511 - Reporting for the Accountability System

A. Programs shall submit cohort information for each candidate participating in a BESE-approved ECAC program follow the candidate's initial CLASS observation, at the completion of a cohort, and one year after the graduation of the cohort. Early childhood ancillary certificate programs shall report to the LDE, in the manner specified by the LDE, the following.

Data Categories	Data Elements
Candidate and Graduate Biographical and Program Data	Name
	Birthdate
	Teacher Identification number (if applicable)
	Social Security Number
	Gender
	Race/Ethnicity
	Name of employing Type III Center
	Date candidate admitted to program
	Date candidate completed first interval
	Date candidate completed second interval and any additional course intervals
	Initial CLASS scores from observation conducted by the ECAC program
	Second CLASS scores from observation conducted by the ECAC program
	Date candidate graduated or completed program
	Information for candidates who dropped including reasons for dismissal or departure and date of last attendance
Candidate Admissions	Candidate employment verification
	Candidate experience in ECE
Graduate Completion Data	Date graduate obtained CDA and certificate number
	Date graduate obtained ECAC and certificate number

B. Program completers shall be defined as candidates who completed the programs during the most recent academic year, which is defined as July 1 to June 30.

C. Regularly-reported data, coupled with certification and teacher quality data from the LDE, shall form the official record for the calculation of the program quality rating. The LDE shall provide for a data verification process for the official record as outlined in this bulletin.

D. Preparation providers shall report candidate data subject to the provisions of FERPA only when candidates have provided the necessary permissions.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XLV-511

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 481091 (4/1/2022).

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