LAC 28:I.311. The Special School District

A. Functions of the Special School District 1. The special school district is a local education agency that includes Louisiana Schools for the Deaf (LSD) and Louisiana School for Visually Impaired (LSVI) and the special school programs, an education service agency. The special school district is available to all eligible students regardless of their place of residence within the state. a. LSD and LSVI are state-operated schools providing educational programs and services for residential and/or day students. LSD and LSVI are established to provide a free appropriate public education for children with low incidence disabilities who meet the admission criteria (i.e., deaf, blind, orthopedically impaired) for each such special school and who are enrolled in such special school. b. The special school programs, an education service agency, provide educational services to students enrolled in state-approved programs in non-traditional settings such as those provided by the Department of Health's Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities and the Office of Behavioral Health, the Office of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. B. Administration 1. The special school district shall be under the administration and supervision of the special school district Board of Directors.