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 | 21st Century Skills |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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 | Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| LA | Adopted 12/20/2012 | P-12 | Chapter 11, "School Performance Categories," provides that beginning with the release of 2012-2013 school accountability data, schools will receive A-F letter grades based on the school performance score (SPS) (§1101). Also calls for the identification of schools as gainers or "declining". Amends §1103, "Honor Rolls", which calls for the identification of schools receiving an A or B or whose graduation rate is greater than or equal to the state average. Adds §1105, which provides that if a turnaround operator takes over an entire school that was labeled "F" in the previous school year, the school's grade must be reported as "T" for the first two years of operation. Amends §1301, "Reward Eligibility."
Pages 60-61 of 276: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/1212/1212.pdf
Title: LAC 28:LXXXIII, Chapter 11, 13
Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov
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| LA | Adopted 12/20/2012 | P-12 | Amends requirements for board of elementary and secondary education's annual rep0orting on state progress in reaching Louisiana's 2014 goal.
Amends various provisions of Chapter 31, "Data Correction and Appeals/Waivers Procedure."
Pages 63-64 of 276: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/1212/1212.pdf
Title: LAC 28:LXXXIII, §2901, Chapter 31
Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Background Checks |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
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| Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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