LAC 28:XLIII.2001. Pupil/Teacher, and Pupil Appraisal Ratios for Public Education

A. In providing services to all identified exceptional students, the number of students in each instructional setting shall not exceed the following numbers. Setting | Preschool | Elementary | Secondary Self-Contained | 25 | 27 Resource Center | 55 Resource Departmentalized or Self-Contained Departmentalized | 93 | 98 Instruction in Regular Class | 25 | 27 Resource | 30 Pre-school A. Full Day | 19 B. Half Day | 23 Combination B. Pupil appraisal members shall be employed by LEAs at the following rate: 1. public school ratios based on membership educational diagnosticians 1:2,400 or major fraction thereof; 2. school psychologists 1:2,400 or major fraction thereof; 3. social workers 1:3,200 or major function thereof; 4. LEAs may substitute one pupil appraisal professional for another provided that all pupil appraisal services are provided in accordance with these regulations and the Pupil Appraisal Handbook.