LAC 28:LXXIX.2120. Credit Recovery

A. Credit recovery refers to instructional programs for students who have failed courses taken previously. B. Schools may implement credit recovery programs. 1. Students may earn a maximum of seven credit recovery units applied towards diploma graduation requirements and no more than two Carnegie units annually. The school system must annually report to LDE the rationale for any student: a. receiving more than two credit recovery credits annually; and/or b. applying more than seven total credit recovery Carnegie units towards graduation requirements. 2. Students earning Carnegie credit in a credit recovery course must have previously taken and failed the course. Previously-attempted coursework is considered an academic record and must be recorded on the official transcript. 3. Completed credit recovery courses must be recorded and clearly labeled on the official transcript. 4. Students enrolled in credit recovery courses are not required to meet the instructional minute requirements found in §117.A of this Part. 5. Credit recovery courses taught in a classroom setting using online courses designed for credit recovery must be facilitated by a qualified teacher of record or a qualified teacher of record recognized through reciprocity agreement with the entity facilitating the instruction.