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February Superintendent Call
approved
Louisiana Connectors for ELL
students and students with
significant disabilities,
Every Student Succeeds Act
ESSA in Louisiana
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The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) replaces the No Child Left Behind as the
country’s federal education law.
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ESSA provides Louisiana, that is
submitted to the federal government.
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Louisiana plans to submit this plan to the U.S. Department, and
consistency.
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Louisiana’s ESSA Plan Development
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The Department released a draft ESSA
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/school-system-support/february-superintendent-call.pdf?sfvrsn=6f92971f_0
EL Accountability (ELP Indicator) TLS June 2019
Implications
ESSA and English Language Proficiency in Louisiana
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English Language Proficiency in ESSA, Proficiency Progress in 2019-2020 School
Performance Scores
As required under ESSA, Louisiana includes, in Louisiana
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English Learners in Louisiana
Percentage of public school students who were English, Recommendations
As recommended by the ELP work group and endorsed by the Louisiana Accountability, frame. Louisiana has
set a goal that all students reach proficiency within seven years of first
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/accountability/el-accountability-(elp-indicator)-tls-june-2019.pdf?sfvrsn=6c8a9d1f_0
2025-2026 Alternate Assessment Waiver
teams to identify the IEP instructional plan goals that are linked to the
Louisiana Connectors, . Lauren Wells
Executive Director, Diverse Learners
Louisiana Department of Education
DATE: November, )). The Louisiana State Department of Education (LDOE) is requesting a new waiver for
the 2025-2026, to Show the Number and
Percentage of Students Who Took the Alternate Assessment
Louisiana follows, are measured through a statewide assessment. For the 2024-2025 school year,
Louisiana’s
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/academics/2025-2026-alternate-assessment-waiver.pdf?sfvrsn=50900665_3
Companion Resources Grade 4 - Pushing Up the Sky
Supports for SWSCDs
● Original and adapted versions of What is Storytelling?
● Louisiana Connectors, versions of Pushing Up the Sky,
from Native American culture
● Louisiana Connectors
● Essential, Tales
● Louisiana Connectors
● Essential Elements Cards - Grades 3-5 Literature
● Student
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/students-with-disabilities/companion-resources-grade-4---pushing-up-the-sky.pdf?sfvrsn=144b981f_0
Companion Resources Grade 4 - The Whipping Boy
:
Knights and Castles, “The Middle Ages”, and A Medieval
Feast
● Louisiana Connectors
● Essential,
● Louisiana Connectors
● Essential Elements Cards - Grades 3-5 Literature
● Student Response Modes, Osborne, and “The Middle Ages”
by LDOE
● Louisiana Connectors
● Essential Elements Cards -
Grades
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/students-with-disabilities/companion-resources-grade-4---the-whipping-boy.pdf?sfvrsn=1b4b981f_0
English Language Proficiency_ Assessment and Accountability
the ELPT.
Louisiana Department of Education
doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064 • Baton Rouge, LA,
full English language proficiency and meeting the skills measured through the LA Connectors for ELs, not exempt
the student from taking ELPT.
Louisiana Department of Education
doe.louisiana.gov, , and other accountability measures included in accountability
plans.
Louisiana’s Accountability Plan, .
Louisiana Department of Education
doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064 • Baton Rouge, LA • 70804-9064
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/english-learners/english-language-proficiency_-assessment-and-accountability.pdf?sfvrsn=febd63be_5
Grade 5 Companion Resources - The Birchbark House
and adapted versions of The Birchbark House
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Louisiana Connectors
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Essential Elements Cards - Grade 3-5, for SWSCDs:
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Original and adapted versions of The Birchbark House
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Louisiana Connectors
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Essential, of The Birchbark House
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Louisiana Connectors
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Essential Elements Cards - Grade 3-5 Literature
●
Essential
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/students-with-disabilities/grade-5-companion-resources---the-birchbark-house.pdf?sfvrsn=32b981f_0
March District Planning Call
Review webpage.
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Resources for Phase II Planning:
Louisiana Student Standards for Science
During their meeting today, BESE approved the new Louisiana Student Standards for
Science, of in-person meetings.
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Workgroup members spent over 10,000 total hours working on the Louisiana Student
Standards for Science.
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Overview of Louisiana’s Science Standards
As tasked, ; and
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connect across grades and within grades.
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Louisiana Student Standards for Science
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/school-system-support/march-district-planning-call.pdf?sfvrsn=faa0971f_0
SPP/APR Target Setting Overview
, an
alternate assessment aligned to the Louisiana Connectors, to measure their progress.
The decision, settings are Louisiana students with disabilities
learning?
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Indicator 5: Educational Placement,
Indicator 5: Are We M e eting Our Ta rgets?
Below is Louisiana’s h i storical target performance, Our Ta rgets?
Below is Louisiana’s h i storical target performance for Indicator 6.
Ye s = Ta rget, in the corresponding SPP/APR.
Below is a look at Louisiana’s h i storical performance for 6C.
YEAR FFY
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/students-with-disabilities/spp_apr-target-setting-overview.pdf?sfvrsn=8bf6518_0
Companion Resources Grade 5 - Lion Witch Wardrobe
and adapted versions of The Lion, the
Witch, and the Wardrobe
● Louisiana Connectors
● Essential,
● Permanent Product/Writing rubric
● Louisiana Connectors
● Essential Elements Cards
● Student, , the
Witch, and the Wardrobe
● Louisiana Connectors
● Essential ElementsCards - Grades 3-5
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/students-with-disabilities/companion-resources-grade-5---lion-witch-wardrobe.pdf?sfvrsn=d5b981f_0
Grade 5 Unit 3- Lion Witch Wardrobe
, and the Wardrobe
● Louisiana Connectors
● Essential ElementsCards - Grades 3-5 Literature
● Student Response, :
● Original and adapted versions of The Lion, the
Witch, and the Wardrobe
● Louisiana Connectors, versions of
The Lion, the Witch, and the
Wardrobe
● Permanent Product/Writing rubric
● Louisiana Connectors
● Essential Elements Cards
● Student Response Modes
● IEP Goals
Commented [1
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/students-with-disabilities/grade-5-unit-3--lion-witch-wardrobe.pdf?sfvrsn=a3d2981f_0
2022 Alternation Assessment Participation 1% Cap Waiver Request
instructional plan goals that are linked to the Louisiana
Connectors standards (alternate academic, and timeline.
The Louisiana State Department of Education (LDOE) is requesting a waiver extension,
Louisiana follows the federal participation requirement that the achievement of at least 95 percent of all
students is measured through a statewide assessment. For the 2021-2022 school year, Louisiana’s, assessment, known as the
Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) 2025, or the AA-AAAS
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/academics/2022-alternation-assessment-participation-1-cap-waiver-request.pdf?sfvrsn=62e86318_0
Draft Waiver.docx
instructional plan goals that are linked to the Louisiana
Connectors standards (alternate academic,
FROM: Meredith Jordan
Executive Director, Diverse Learners
Louisiana Department of Education
DATE,
(§200.6(c)(4)). The Louisiana State Department of Education (LDOE) is requesting a new waiver, Assessment
Louisiana follows the federal participation requirement that the achievement of at least 95, , Louisiana’s
participation rate for all students was 98.8 percent on ELA assessments and 99.3 percent
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/academics/draft-waiver-docx.pdf?sfvrsn=3fc66118_0
Companion Resources Grade 7 - Written in Bone
Supports for SWSCDs:
○ Original and adapted versions of Written in Bone.
○ Louisiana Connectors, .
○ Louisiana Connectors
○ Essential Elements Grades 6-8 Literature
○ Student Response Modes ELA
○ English, of Written in Bone.
○ Louisiana Connectors
● Support for Reading
Fluency
○ Fluency Task
■
Read
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/students-with-disabilities/companion-resources-grade-7---written-in-bone.pdf?sfvrsn=d25b981f_0
Companion Resources Grade 7 - Memoirs
of Memoir
○ Louisiana Connectors
○ Essential Elements Cards – Grades 6-8 Literature
○ Student,
○ Louisiana Connectors
○ Essential Elements Cards – Grades 6-8
Literature
○ Student Response Modes
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/students-with-disabilities/companion-resources-grade-7---memoirs.pdf?sfvrsn=ed5b981f_0
Identifying and Supporting English Learners (ELs) with Disabilities Guidance
cognitive disabilities in grades K-12. The ELPT Connect assessments align with
the Louisiana Connectors for English Learners which correspond to the college- and career-ready K-12 Louisiana
Student, participants
knowledgeable about that student’s language needs.
The Louisiana Department of Education has
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/english-learners/identifying-and-supporting-english-learners-(els)-with-disabilities-guidance.pdf?sfvrsn=6e266618_1
Manual for SPED Referral of English Learners (ELs)
language proficiency using the Louisiana Connectors for
ELs. Results are reported across the four, and Support
References
Louisiana Department of Education
doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064 • Baton, in federally funded programs, which includes
protections for ELs in educational settings.
Louisiana, be appropriate.
Louisiana Department of Education
doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064 • Baton Rouge, planning.
Louisiana Department of Education
doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064 • Baton Rouge, LA
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/english-learners/manual-for-sped-referral-of-english-learners-(els).pdf?sfvrsn=d0ef82a2_5
LEA Alternate Assessment Justification Forms 2024-2025
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11/21/25
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION
Division, . (Example: The school system has schools, community
Louisiana Department of Education, participating in the alternate assessment meet
Louisianas participation criteria as outlined in State Board,
Elementary
School 6 6 0
Students
Louisiana Department of Education
doe.louisiana.gov | P.O, Box 94064, this justification form, please sign and upload to the DM FTP by December 1, 2025.
Louisiana Department of Education
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/academics/alternate-assessment-justification-letters.pdf?sfvrsn=400777be_8
1 ELA Connectors
1 ELA Connectors,
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Grade 1 English Language Arts
Grade 1 English Language Arts
Louisiana Student Standards Louisiana Connectors (LC)
RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. LC.RL.1.1a Answer questions about key details in a story (e.g., who, what,
when, where, why).
LC.RL.1.1b Ask questions about key details in a familiar story.
RL.1.2a Retell stories, including key details. LC.RL.1.2a Retell a favorite text, including key details.
LC.RL.1.2b Use details to tell what happened
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/students-with-disabilities/1-ela-connectors.pdf?sfvrsn=a578971f_0
K ELA Connectors
K ELA Connectors,
1
Kindergarten English Language Arts
Kindergarten English Language Arts
Louisiana Student Standards Louisiana Connectors (LC)
RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about
key details in a text.
LC.RL.K.1 With prompting and support, answer questions about key
details in a story.
RL.K.2 With prompting and support, retell familiar stories including key
details.
LC.RL.K.2a With prompting and support, retell a favorite story, including
key details.
LC.RL.K.2b
https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/students-with-disabilities/k-ela-connectors.pdf?sfvrsn=8078971f_0
