LAC 28:XI.8303. Students with Disabilities [Formerly LAC 28:CXI.3303]

A. All students with disabilities must participate in statewide assessments. Students are to take the test that corresponds to the grade in which they are enrolled. Students who meet specific participation criteria as stated in Bulletin 1530Louisiana’s IEP Handbook for Students with Exceptionalities and whose individualized education plans (IEPs) indicate they will participate in an alternate assessment may participate in the LEAP Connect assessment. The assessment in which the student is to participate and any accommodations the student is to receive for instruction and assessment must be documented annually on the program/services page of the student’s IEP. Test accommodations cannot be different from or in addition to the accommodations indicated on the student’s IEP and provided in regular classroom instruction and assessment. 1. Individualized Education Plan. According to the 2004 amendments to the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), accommodations are provided in regular classroom instruction based on a student’s needs and are documented in the student’s IEP. 2. New accommodations or changes to an accommodation for a statewide assessment shall, to the extent practicable, be recorded on a student’s IEP form 30 days prior to the start of testing.