Louisiana § RS 17:4037.4 - School choice report

§ RS 17:4037.4. School choice report

            In order to assist the legislature in evaluating the effectiveness of existing educational resources and determining the most efficient and effective allocation of funding to maximize educational opportunities for all students, the state Department of Education, in coordination with the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, shall collect data of all existing educational resources available within the state that are receiving state funding and their inputs and outcomes and report its findings to the legislature no later than December 1, 2024. The report shall be categorized by parish, school grade, and disaggregated by public schools approved pursuant to R.S. 17:10, public charter schools approved pursuant to Chapter 42 of this Title, and nonpublic schools approved pursuant to R.S. 17:11 and shall include, to the extent possible, the following:

            (1) The number of available seats for the 2024-2025 school year.

            (2) The number of students enrolled for the 2024-2025 school year and the percentage of students who are economically disadvantaged.

            (3) The number of state board approved schools and the 2023-2024 school year performance score and the letter grade of each school for which the statewide system of accountability is applicable.

            (4) The number of schools labeled as "Urgent Intervention Needed", "Urgent Intervention Required", or "Comprehensive Intervention Required" for the 2023-2024 school year.

            (5) The number of students who were enrolled in a "C", "D", or "F" rated school for the 2023-2024 school year.

            (6) The number of students for the 2023-2024 school year whose family income did not exceed two hundred fifty percent of the current federal poverty guidelines as established by the federal office of management and budget.

            (7) The number of students who participated in the School Scholarships for Education Excellence program for the 2023-2024 school year.

            (8) All schools that participated in the School Scholarships for Education Excellence program for the 2023-2024 school year, the number of students who participated in the program for each participating school, the number of program seats that were available for each participating school, and the aggregate test result data for participating students for each participating school.

            (9) The number of students for the 2023-2024 school year whose family income did not exceed four hundred percent of the current federal poverty guidelines as established by the federal office of management and budget.

            (10) The number of schools subject to a school, district, or statewide system of accountability that earned a "C", "D", or "F" for the 2023-2024 school year.

            (11) The metrics, weight assigned to each metric, and point system used in determining the performance score and letter grade for the school, district, and statewide system of accountability.

            (12) The percentage of teachers and administrators for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school year for which an evaluation was conducted pursuant to R.S. 17:3902 or 3997(D).

            (13) The methodology, metrics, and weight of each that are utilized as evidence of growth in student achievement.

            (14) The student characteristics and methodology utilized to determine typical outcomes of comparable students for purposes of assigning each student an expected score to be compared to the student’s actual score on state assessments in determining the student’s growth result.

            (15) The percentage of students who demonstrated a positive growth result between the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years.

            (16) The percentage of students who demonstrated a negative growth result between the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years.

            Acts 2024, No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.