LAC 28:CXV.1701. Instructional Materials and Equipment

A. Instruction shall be supported with adequate and appropriate instructional materials, equipment, and available community resources that support the stated philosophy and purposes of the school. B. Instructional materials and equipment shall be in a good state of repair, and provisions shall be made to replace outdated instructional materials and worn-out equipment. C. Each LEA shall adopt policies for each school to make instructional materials readily available for review, upon request, by parents or legal guardians of students enrolled in the school. The policy shall: 1. specify reasonable hours for in-person review; 2. provide access to instructional materials, including online access; 3. impose no fee for in-person viewing or access to online instructional materials; 4. establish reasonable and customary fees to be collected to cover the cost of providing copies, if requested; and 5. permit parents to make their own copies on school premises via mobile or other device that has the capability of making copies. D. Assessments of academic knowledge, skills, or abilities, including non-secure tests, assessments, and assessment answer keys, may be made available to parents at the discretion of the local school board and may include only in-person viewing at the school. E. The requirement to provide online access to instructional materials shall be limited to curricula that is adopted in accordance with R.S. 17:351.1. F. Other instructional materials may be made available to a parent in-person in accordance with local rules and policies adopted by the local school board. G. Each local school board shall submit to the LDOE an electronic copy or a digital link to rules and policies that are adopted pursuant to this Section. The submission shall include the reasonable and customary fee schedule which may be charged to the parent pursuant to this Section.