LAC 28:XI.6803. Introduction [Formerly LAC 28:CXI.1803]

A. LEAP 2025 and comprehensive assessments for high school will measure the knowledge and skills a student should have mastered in required subjects. The results of the LEAP 2025 and comprehensive assessments for high school will help ensure that all Louisiana students have access to a rigorous curriculum that meets high academic standards. B. Beginning in 2017-2018 through 2023-2024, LEAP 2025 assessments for high school will assess student learning in the high school courses: 1. algebra I; 2. geometry; 3. English I; 4. English II; 5. biology (beginning Fall 2018); and 6. U.S. history. C. Beginning in the 2024-2025 through 2025-2026 school year, LEAP 2025 assessments for high school will assess student learning in the high school courses: 1. algebra I; 2. geometry; 3. English I; 4. English II; 5. biology; and 6. civics. D. Any student enrolled in and/or receiving credit for a LEAP 2025 course, regardless of grade inclusive of middle school students taking high school courses for high school credit, is required to take the LEAP 2025 high school assessment upon completion of that course. E. LEAP 2025 high school assessments will be offered at the end of the fall and spring semesters and during the summer. 1. Students completing the course at the end of the fall semester shall participate in the fall test regardless of the grade earned during the fall semester. 2. Students completing the course at the end of the spring semester shall participate in the spring test regardless of the grade earned during the spring semester. 3. Students completing the course at the end of the summer semester shall participate in the summer test regardless of the grade earned during the summer semester. F. Since these tests are being developed for use in Louisiana schools, any school selected for field tests shall participate in the field tests. G. For incoming freshmen in 2026-2027 and beyond, participation in comprehensive high school exams for ELA and math is required. The exams shall be administered in the spring semester of the second year of the cohort, beginning in spring 2028. Participation in LEAP Biology and LEAP Civics assessments shall be required upon completion of each course. H. Comprehensive exams for ELA and math shall be administered in the spring of the students’ second year of the cohort. Any student enrolled the second year of the cohort is required to take the comprehensive high school ELA and math assessments.