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Louisiana
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Professional Development for Cultural Competency

Category
Professional Development for Cultural Competency

State law requires districts to provide professional development for school personnel on cultural competency.

Louisiana Administrative Code 28 CXV 1304. Classroom Management Training for School Staff

A. The school master plans for improving behavior and discipline required of LEAs shall make provision for pre-service and ongoing grade-appropriate classroom management training for teachers, principals, and other appropriate school personnel regarding positive behavioral supports and reinforcement, conflict resolution, mediation, cultural competence, restorative practices, guidance and discipline, and adolescent development.

Policy Type
Regulation

Louisiana Administrative Code 28 CXV 337. Written Policies and Procedures

B. Each LEA shall have policies and procedures that address, but are not limited to, the following:

    1. the establishment of the number of school days, length of the school day, and other necessary guidelines for the operation of the schools;
    1. provision of special educational and related services to exceptional students in accordance with the IEP for the entirety of the school year;
    1. the operation of special departments and special programs in each school;
    1. the admittance of students to and the dismissal of students from special educational programs;
    1. the exclusion of students with communicable diseases and their readmittance following their recovery (refer to Bulletin 135--Health and Safety, § 309);
    1. the control of communicable problems such as lice and scabies (refer to Bulletin 135--Health and Safety, § 309);
    1. the care of sick or injured students, including notification of parents, in cases of emergencies that occur while students are under the jurisdiction of the school;
    1. the administration of medication in schools (refer to Bulletin 135--Health and Safety, § 309);
    1. the operation of summer schools and extended school year programs for eligible exceptional students (refer to Chapter 25);
    1. the disciplining of students with disabilities (refer to § 131);
    1. the use of standard universal precaution by personnel when individuals have direct contact with blood or other body fluids and the provision of sanctions, including discipline if warranted, for failure to use standard universal precautions;
    1. the use of school buildings outside of regular school hours;
    1. student access to the Internet (refer to § 1709);
    1. the prohibition against use of tobacco in schools, on school grounds, and on school busses (refer to § 1143);
    1. the prohibition of teachers from recommending that a student be administered a psychotropic drug and from specifying or identifying any specific mental health diagnosis for a student;
    1. the prohibition of teachers from using a parents refusal to consent to administration of a psychotropic drug or psychiatric evaluation, screening or evaluation as grounds for prohibiting a student from attending class or participating in school related activities or as the sole basis of accusations of child abuse or neglect against the parent or guardian;
    1. the notification of the parent or legal guardian of every student, in writing, of the proper process and procedures to follow in order to make a complaint or request information from the school or the school's governing authority:
  • a. such information shall include, at a minimum, the name, address, phone number, and email address of the appropriate person to contact at each step of the prescribed process or procedure, and shall be updated, at least, on an annual basis;

  • b. such information shall be incorporated into any existing policy or policies, code of conduct, or student handbook of the LEA or of each school under its jurisdiction;

    1. the implementation of §2304, Science Education;
    1. the school assignment of students in foster care (refer to §1109);
    1. the electronic communications by an employee at a school to a student enrolled at that school (refer to §1141);
    1. the inspection by qualified persons of all fire safety and prevention equipment, including fire alarm and smoke detection devices (refer to §1501);
    1. the physical abuse of public school teachers and other school employees by students (refer to §521);
    1. the collection of student biometric information (refer to §1149);
    1. grade appropriate classroom management training for teachers, principals, and other appropriated school personnel regarding positive behavioral supports and reinforcement, conflict resolution, mediation, cultural competence, restorative practices, guidance and discipline, and adolescent development;
Policy Type
Regulation

Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:252 School master plans for supporting student behavior and discipline.

(1)  The school master plans required of city, parish, and other local public school boards by this Section shall make provision for pre-service and ongoing grade appropriate classroom management training for teachers, principals, and other appropriate school personnel regarding positive behavioral supports and reinforcement, conflict resolution, mediation, cultural competence, restorative practices, guidance and discipline, and adolescent development.

Policy Type
Statute