Step 1: Request an Appeal
Contact the Odyssey Support Team via the Support form to request an appeal. Please ensure you include the following information in your request:
Student name and applicant email address
Decision being appealed and date of decision
Reason for appeal
Requested resolution
The Odyssey Team will review the request and determine if the situation qualifies for an appeal. If it does, they will create an appeal on your behalf.
Note: If Odyssey is unable to process your appeal, you may be asked to appeal directly through the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE).
Step 2: Log In to Parent Portal
After requesting an appeal from our support team and receiving confirmation that an appeal has been created, please log in to your Odyssey Parent Portal. Please note that if you wish to appeal for more than one student, you must request an appeal for those additional students.
Please select [Student Profiles] to be rerouted to the appeals portal.
Step 3: Begin Appeal
Once you have selected the specific student you requested to appeal for, please click [Complete Appeal].
Step 4: Start Appeal Form
Step 5: Select Reason for Appeal
The picture below shows all the reasons for appeals. If you are unsure which reason is applicable, please ask our customer support team.
Step 6: Provide Appeal Details
At this step, you will be requested to provide a brief explanation of why the student should receive additional review.
Step 7: Provide Additional Documents
At this step, you must provide additional documentation that supports the appeal reason.
Step 8: Submit Appeal
Once all the necessary documents have been uploaded to the appeal form and you have reviewed that the information is correct, please submit the appeal.
Once submitted, you will receive a notice in the right-hand corner of your screen that it has been submitted. Please note that Odyssey appeals have a 15- business-day review window. If you have any additional concerns or questions, please feel free to contact our customer support.
A response will be provided in writing to the email address on the application.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Applicants have 15 business days from the receipt of a notification to file an appeal. At this time, we are no longer accepting appeals that would affect eligibility, including appeals related to:
Residency documentation
Income documentation
Active duty military documentation
Special education status
LSP status
For students seeking SPED-related funding review, we can review funding amounts if a LASID was provided during the application period. However, we are not accepting new LASIDs at this stage if they were not submitted during the application period.