Expanded Academic Support Report - R.S. 17:100.13 July 2024

Oct 15, 2026

Expanded Academic Support Report required by R.S. 17:100.13 summarizes how Louisiana local public school boards identify students needing expanded academic support and track numbers receiving support and failing to reach mastery on statewide assessments. It also lists high-quality tutoring providers, describes how the school day is restructured, and reports the amount and sources of funds. The report explains implementation under Act 294, ESSER funding allocations, Louisiana Comeback priorities, and evidence-based strategies such as high-dosage tutoring, extended learning time, and professional learning.

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Overview

Expanded Academic Support

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Expanded Academic Support Report R.S. 17:100.13 July 2024 Louisiana Department of Education [doe.louisiana.gov](doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064)[ |](doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064)[ P.O. Box 94064](doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064) • Baton Rouge, LA • 70804-9064 Page 1 of 13 Overview As required by R. S. 17:100.13, each city, parish, or other local public school board shall provide areport by June ﬁrst of each year to the Louisiana Department of Education ( LDOE) on all of the following: 1) The number of students identiﬁed as needing expanded academic support, the number of students provided each type of academic support, and the number of students who failed to achieve mastery on any statewide assessment administered pursuant to the state's school and district accountability system during each school year continuing to need additional academic support. 2) A list of the high-quality tutoring providers and any teachers used by the local board to offer the expanded academic support. 3) A summary of how the school day has been restructured to offer the expanded academic support. 4) The amount and source of funds spent on providing expanded academic support. By July ﬁrst of each year, LDOE s hall publish a report on its website summarizing the above information by school, by school system, and statewide. Louisiana Department of Education [doe.louisiana.gov](doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064)[ |](doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064)[ P.O. Box 94064](doe.louisiana.gov | P.O. Box 94064) • Baton Rouge, LA • 70804-9064 Page 2 of 13 Expanded Academic Support To help states and schools meet the needs of students in response to the global pandemic, signiﬁcant federal resources were made available in three separate stimulus packages appropriated by the United States Congress. During the Louisiana 2021 Regular Legislative Session, Act 294 became law, requiring systems to provide expanded academic support for students in grades four through eight who performed below mastery on required state testing. The law further required school systems to submit to the LDOE a plan detailing how they will meet the obligations using federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief ( ESSER) Funds allocated. Altogether, Louisiana received approximately $4 billion in ESSER funds, of which 90 percent ﬂowed directly to Local Education Agencies ( LEAs) . They were required to submit plans to the LDOE detailing how pandemic relief funds support academic recovery and accelerate learning for students for the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 academic years. To support school systems, LDOE launched Louisiana Comeback, which called on school systems to commit their time, energy, and ﬁnancial resources to areas that rapidly increase student achievement. This statewide initiative was based on three primary areas: 1. Attendance and Engagement: Louisiana Comeback aims to encourage the creation of engaging, belonging, and risk-free environments for students. LDOE believes that instituting well-being policies enhances intrinsic motivation, decreases disciplinary problems, increases academic achievement, improves school satisfaction, and leads to thriving individuals, communities, and nations. 2. Academic Recovery and Acceleration: Louisiana Comeback incentivizes schools to invest in activities that recover and accelerate student learning, reducing instructional loss from the past and helping put students back on track. 3. Professional Learning: LDOE maintains that literacy outcomes improve when students are provided with high-quality core instruction and explicit literacy interventions and extensions based on individuals’ needs. As a result, school systems committed ESSER funds to implement evidence-based strategies, such as high-dosage tutoring, before and after-school programs, summer learning opportunities, extended instructional time, and individual graduation planning. Each school system’s plan described how

FAQs

What information must local public school boards report under R.S. 17:100.13?

Boards must report the number of students needing expanded academic support, the types of support provided, the number who failed to reach mastery on statewide assessments, the tutoring providers and teachers used, how the school day was restructured, and the funds spent and their sources.

How does Louisiana Comeback relate to expanded academic support?

Louisiana Comeback is a statewide initiative supporting academic recovery and acceleration, attendance and engagement, and professional learning by encouraging school systems to invest time, energy, and resources to rapidly increase student achievement.

What ESSER-related planning and public requirements apply to LEAs?

LEAs receiving ARP ESSER funds must develop, submit to the SEA, and publicly post a plan, conduct meaningful consultation with stakeholders with opportunity for public input, and review and revise the plan at least every six months.

Oct 15, 2026

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