LAC 28:CXV.707. Evaluation of Transfer Students' Records

A. A student transferred from an approved school, in- or out-of-state or foreign school, shall be allowed credit for work completed in the previous school. When a student transfers from one school to another, a properly certified transcript, showing the student's record of attendance, achievement, immunization, and the units of credit earned, shall be required. 1. Records, including evaluation information for exceptional students transferring from another system, shall be reviewed by pupil appraisal and approved by the supervisor of special education before the student is enrolled in a special education program. 2. Students in grades five and nine transferring to the public school system from any in-state nonpublic school (state-approved and -unapproved), or home schooling program, or Louisiana resident transferring from any out-of-state school, shall be required to pass the English language arts and mathematics components portions of the state-developed LEAP placement test. B. Local school officials from any state-approved school receiving a student from an unapproved school, in- or out-of-state, or approved home study programs, shall determine the placement and/or credits for the student through screening, evaluations, and/or examinations. 1. The principal and/or superintendent may require the student to take an examination on any subject matter for which credit is claimed. 2. The school issuing the high school diploma shall account for all credits required for graduation, and its records will show when and where the credit was earned. 3. Students in grades five and nine transferring to the public school system from any in-state nonpublic school (state-approved and -unapproved), or home schooling program, or Louisiana resident transferring from any out-of-state school, shall be required to pass the English language arts and mathematics components of the state-developed LEAP 21 placement test.