Public Notice – ESEA Waiver Request

Act 499 of the 2024 Louisiana Regular Legislative Session requires that the Louisiana Department of Education request authorization from the U.S. Department of Education to waive the requirement that all students participate in the same assessments by grade level and subject specific to the requirement of R.S. 17:24.10 that students in kindergarten through third grade participate in a universal literacy screener three times during the school year. As an alternative, students with dyslexia as defined in R.S. 17:392.11 would take a nationally norm-referenced assessment to measure oral reading fluency and phonological skills. Interested personnel and members of the public may submit questions or comments to Ashley Townsend, Deputy Chief of Policy, via email at EducationPolicy@la.gov, placing “ESEA Waiver” in the subject line, by July 5, 2024.