LAC 28:XLIII.1149. General Supervision

A. The Division of Special Populations is established within the department to provide general supervision of all education programs for gifted and talented students within the state. General supervision is defined as the responsibility to perform functions prescribed by the state board. 1. The Division of Special Populations shall ensure that any state standards affecting other state agencies and established under the general supervision requirement shall be developed in cooperation with such agencies. 2. The Division of Special Populations shall disseminate such standards and revisions to all public agencies bound by them and provide parents and all citizens with information requested regarding implementation of such state standards. 3. The Division of Special Populations shall provide technical assistance to all public agencies bound by such standards in their proper implementation. 4. The Division of Special Populations shall monitor according to written procedures the implementation of state standards in each public agency. Such monitoring shall include child identification and programmatic, administrative, and fiscal issues. 5. The Division of Special Populations shall institute a system for complaint management regarding the implementation of state standards.