LAC 28:XXXIX.305. Submission Process

A. Upon adoption for submission by the local school board, the plan along with a formal submission statement shall be submitted annually to the Department of Education. Documentation of input in the plans development by educators and parents as well as public notice prior to local board approval and locally-initiated revisions (including dates and locations) must be submitted. 1. Interim revisions: locally-initiated and state-mandated. a. Resubmission of the local board approved pages is made to the DOE. b. Signatures of the local school board president and superintendent are required. c. The revisions are incorporated into the pupil progression plan at both the local and state level. 2. BESE shall certify that the plan includes the requirements for students promoted to high school in the career diploma pathway. B. A local charter authorizer shall allow a locally authorized charter operator to submit a pupil progression plan in accordance with federal law, state law and BESE policy. 1. Following adoption of the pupil progression plan by the non-profit charter school board of directors, the plan shall not require approval or adoption from the local charter authorizer. 2. A locally authorized charter operator shall submit their pupil progression plan to the local charter authorizer prior to the annual submission to the Department of Education.