LAC 28:CXVII.303. Approved Assessments

A. The Louisiana Department of Education has approved certain assessments, which are aligned with educational functioning levels within NRS to measure student level and growth. Only assessments on this list may be used to determine student placement upon intake or demonstrate educational growth. No other assessments, other than the assessments listed on the placement chart found in the NRS Guidelines, are to be used by local programs for placement purposes or to demonstrate educational growth at an educational functioning level. B. Assessments for Adult Basic Education and Adult Secondary Students: 1. Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE); 2. Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS); 3. Wonderlic (to be used at the Low Intermediate Basic Education, High Intermediate Basic Education and Low Adult Secondary Education levels only); 4. WorkKeys: (to be used at the High Intermediate Basic Education and Adult Secondary Education educational functioning levels only). C. Assessments for English-as-a-Second Language Students: 1. Basic English Skills Test (BEST) Literacy and BEST Plus; 2. Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS); 3. Test for Adult Basic Education―Complete Language Assessment System―English (TABE CLAS-E).