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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLV - Bulletin 129-The Recovery School District › Chapter 11 - Fiscal Management › Section CXLV-1101 - Fiscal Management Priorities

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A. The RSD shall manage the finances to
				provide the best educational opportunity to all students and in the manner most
				likely to bring the school to an acceptable level of performance.
B. The RSD must identify and explain
				financial priorities for schools that have been placed into the RSD. These
				priorities shall aim to improve the overall performance and efficiency of a
				school. These priorities may be altered in the annual budget reports to
				BESE.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.5(A)(1),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.7(A)(1),
				  R.S.
				  17:1990(A)(2),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.5(B), and
				  R.S.
				  17:10.7(B)(1).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLV - Bulletin 129-The Recovery School District › Chapter 11 - Fiscal Management › Section CXLV-1103 - Annual Budget

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A. BESE is the
				entity that makes the allocations of state, local, and federal funds to the
				RSD. If different funding amounts are allocated to different students, the
				funding shall follow the student.
B. The RSD direct-operated and
				charter-operated schools shall budget on a fiscal year basis, July 1 through
				June 30.
C. The revenues/receipts
				and expenditures disbursements in the RSD budget shall be listed and classified
				in such manner and substance as prescribed by the Division of Administration
				(DOA).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  17:10.5(A)(1),
				  17:10.7(A)(1),
				  and
				  17:1990(A)(2).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLV - Bulletin 129-The Recovery School District › Chapter 11 - Fiscal Management › Section CXLV-1105 - Budget Planning, Preparation, and Schedules

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A. The RSD shall annually present the budget
				proposal to BESE for approval prior to submission to the DOA and a report on
				the status of the budget following the approval by the legislature.
B. The RSD must comply with all accounting
				principles prescribed by the commissioner of administration under
				R.S.
				39:78(A).
C. The RSD superintendent shall make such
				annual financial reports to the State Department of Education by September 30
				of each year as the state superintendent may require.
D. It shall be the responsibility of the RSD
				to submit to the State Department of Education in a timely manner all necessary
				and required information for the computation of an individual allocation from
				the minimum foundation formula. This information shall be submitted to the
				department in the form required by the department.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.5(A)(1),
				  17:10.7(A)(1),
				  and
				  17:1990(A)(2).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLV - Bulletin 129-The Recovery School District › Chapter 11 - Fiscal Management › Section CXLV-1107 - Budget and Other Financial Reporting

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A. RSD shall conform to all requirements in
				this Chapter in addition to all applicable state and federal statutes and
				policy.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.5(A)(1),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.7(A)(1),
				  R.S.
				  17:1990(A)(2), and
				  R.S.
				  39:78(A).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLV - Bulletin 129-The Recovery School District › Chapter 11 - Fiscal Management › Section CXLV-1109 - Auditing

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A. The RSD shall
				submit to an audit of its operations. This audit shall be conducted in
				accordance with provisions and timelines established by the Office of the
				Legislative Auditor.
B. Upon
				transfer of a failing school to the RSD, the RSD shall utilize the results of
				any audit of the school that occurred before the transfer. The RSD shall
				continue implementing all corrective post-audit actions of the prior LEA as
				part of the RSD's own modification of the school's financial practices to
				improve those practices.
C. Once
				the Office of the Legislative Auditor has issued a report on the operations of
				the RSD, it shall be the responsibility of the department to provide BESE with
				a complete analysis of the report and to recommend corrective actions to be
				taken, when necessary.
D. The RSD
				shall comply with BESE's annually approved audit plan for the operations of the
				Bureau of Internal Audit (BIA) within the State Department of Education, as
				applicable.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.5(A)(1),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.7(A)(1),
				  R.S.
				  17:1990(A)(2), R.S. 10.6(E),
				  R.S.
				  24:513, and
				  R.S.
				  17:3996(F).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLV - Bulletin 129-The Recovery School District › Chapter 11 - Fiscal Management › Section CXLV-1111 - Allocation of Funds

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A. The state
				shall annually appropriate sufficient monies to fund any school in the RSD in
				an amount equal to, but not less than, the school's student membership count
				times 100 percent of the state share per student as provided in the MFP
				approved formula for the city, parish, or other local public school system in
				which each school placed under the jurisdiction of the RSD is located as
				contained in the MFP budget letter approved by BESE. The appropriation shall be
				made to the administering agency for the RSD (the Louisiana Department of
				Education) and may be expended by the agency for the provision of services to
				students in the district.
1. No public monies
				shall be used to discriminate against protected classes or have the effect of
				discriminating in providing and ensuring equal education opportunities in
				Louisiana.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLV - Bulletin 129-The Recovery School District › Chapter 11 - Fiscal Management › Section CXLV-1113 - Purchasing and Contracts

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A.
				Applicable Law and Policy
1. The Recovery
				School District is established in
				R.S.
				17:1990 as an intermediate education unit
				within the Department of Education and functions as a unit within a state
				agency, except as otherwise provided in
				R.S.
				17:1990. State agencies are subject to
				various laws, regulations, and guidelines with respect to procuring goods and
				services needed by the agency. The Recovery School District, unlike other state
				agencies and unlike other units in the Department of Education, while still
				required to follow many procurement laws, has specific authority with respect
				to procurement that exempts it from receiving approval from other state
				agencies, where applicable, and exempts it from complying with state law
				applicable to other state agencies with respect to certain types of
				procurement.
2. The Recovery School
				District's authority relating to procurement:
a. requires the RSD to engage in the
				procurement of materials and supplies, telecommunications goods or services,
				data processing hardware, data processing software, software maintenance and
				support services, hardware services, major repairs, and public works in
				compliance with the processes established in law, regulation, and/or executive
				order, as applicable, but does not require the RSD to receive approval of such
				procurement from the Division of Administration or any other state agency that
				may exercise approval over such procurement. The RSD, although it must comply
				with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes with respect to public works
				contracts, is not required to utilize any state selection board, including but
				not limited to, the Louisiana Architects Selection Board, the Louisiana
				Engineers Selection Board, or the Louisiana Landscape Architects Selection
				Board, when contracting for any public work; and
b. provides the RSD with the same authority
				and autonomy afforded to city, parish, or other local public school systems
				under state law regarding the procurement of services, including but not
				limited to professional, personal, consulting, operating, and social services,
				the procurement of immovable property, and the leasing of movable property. The
				authority and autonomy authorizes the RSD to procure such services without
				complying with the applicable provisions of Title 38 and Title 39 of the
				Louisiana Revised Statutes, which govern such procurement for all other state
				agencies.
3. RSD
				procurement shall be governed by all applicable law and BESE policy. Policy in
				reference to procurement is herein adopted by BESE in the exercise of its
				authority to approve the administration of the RSD.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLV - Bulletin 129-The Recovery School District › Chapter 13 - Property Management › Section CXLV-1303 - Maintenance of School Facilities

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A.
				The RSD shall be responsible for and obligated to provide for routine
				maintenance and repair such that the facilities and property transferred to it
				by the prior system are maintained in as good an order as when the right of use
				was acquired by the district.
B. In
				the case of the transfer of schools into the RSD pursuant to
				R.S.
				17:10.7,a portion of all revenues available
				to the prior system which are dedicated to the repair, maintenance, or capital
				projects regarding a transferred school whether such revenue is available from
				tax proceeds, was borrowed, bonded, or was otherwise acquired shall be
				transferred by the system to the RSD in an amount equal to the proportion that
				the number of schools transferred from such school system bears to the total
				number of schools operated by the school system during the school year
				immediately proceeding the school year in which the transfer occurred as
				provided by law and policy.
C. The
				RSD must meet all of the requirements regarding building maintenance and safety
				as required of other school districts in
Bulletin 741
-
				Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators.
D. The RSD must also meet all facility
				accessibility requirements set forth in
Bulletin 741
-
Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators
.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.5(A)(1),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.7(A)(1),
				  R.S.
				  17:1990(A)(2), and
				  R.S.
				  17:1990.B.(4).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLV - Bulletin 129-The Recovery School District › Chapter 13 - Property Management › Section CXLV-1305 - RSD Schools Assigned to Charter Operators

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A. The RSD can, at its discretion, offer the
				use of facilities transferred pursuant to
				R.S.
				17:10.7 to charter operators. Facility
				assignments will be made by the RSD superintendent based on considerations that
				include building readiness, facility preference of charter school operators and
				community input. The RSD will enter into lease agreements for the use of school
				facilities.
B. Building assignments
				do not transfer ownership, but imposes certain responsibilities to the charter
				operator, including, but not limited to routine building maintenance and
				repairs.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.5(A)(1),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.7(A)(1),
				  R.S.
				  17:1990(A)(2), and
				  R.S.
				  17:1990.B.(4).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLV - Bulletin 129-The Recovery School District › Chapter 13 - Property Management › Section CXLV-1307 - Responsibilities of Charter Operators

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A.
				Charter operators shall maintain an inventory of all assets, including records
				of any assets acquired with any private funds. Inventories of assets must be
				maintained consistent with the requirements set forth in
Bulletin
				1929-Louisiana Accounting and Uniform Governmental Handbook
. Any
				assets acquired by the charter operator remain the property of the charter
				school.
B. If a charter operator's
				charter is revoked or the school otherwise ceases to operate, all assets
				purchased with any public funds shall become the property of BESE. All assets
				purchased with private funds shall remain the property of the charter operator,
				if the inventory or records of the charter operator demonstrate that the assets
				were purchased with private funds.
C. If a charter operator fails to open a
				charter school and serve pupils or if the school closes for any reason, the
				charter school shall refund all cash on hand which can be attributed to state
				or local funding to the state or to BESE.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.5(A)(1),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.7(A)(1),
				  R.S.
				  17:1990(A)(2), and
				  R.S.
				  17:3991.H.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLV - Bulletin 129-The Recovery School District › Chapter 15 - Community Involvement › Section CXLV-1501 - Communication

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A. For each school
				transferred to the RSD, the RSD shall ensure that each direct-operated school
				is included in the RSD community relations program. That program shall include
				a method of maintaining clear communication among interested parties, including
				the RSD; the chief executive officer of the governing authority of the relevant
				municipality or parish; the parents and guardians of children for whom the RSD
				is required to provide educational services; the respective school advisory
				council (see Subsection 1505. C, below); the city, parish, or other local
				public school board from which schools are transferred; and other relevant
				entities.
1. For each school under the direct
				operation of the RSD, the community relations program shall be such that the
				community is fully informed about the educational program, the strengths and
				needs of the school, and the services available to the school
				community.
2. The RSD shall
				regularly assess community needs and shall conduct public relations
				activities.
3. Each school shall
				maintain a continuous and specific program of community relations that involves
				the professional staff, the students, its school advisory council, and
				citizens.
4. Each school shall use
				its community resources in planning and conducting the total school
				program.
5. The RSD shall seek to
				enlist the cooperative assistance of all communications media within the
				community and to provide access to public information about the school, its
				policies, and activities.
6.
				Teachers shall make appropriate and effective use of community
				resources.
7. Each school shall
				seek parental involvement and support through communication between school and
				home.
8. Each school shall include
				in its school-community relations program a written plan for community/parent
				involvement.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLV - Bulletin 129-The Recovery School District › Chapter 15 - Community Involvement › Section CXLV-1503 - Outreach

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A. The statewide
				RSD advisory council to the state superintendent shall serve as a component of
				the RSD's community outreach.
B. To
				maximize community engagement, each school under the RSD's direct operation is
				strongly encouraged to create an advisory council composed of members of the
				community it serves. The school administration shall meet with the school's
				advisory council on a regular basis.
1. The
				purpose of these meetings shall be threefold:
a. to provide the advisory council an
				opportunity make the school aware of its perspective on the school's operation
				and the needs of the community;
b.
				to allow the school to inform the advisory council of information about the
				school's staffing, budget, physical facilities, academic achievement, and
				planning; and
c. to facilitate
				two-way communication between the school and the advisory council.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLV - Bulletin 129-The Recovery School District › Chapter 15 - Community Involvement › Section CXLV-1507 - Participation

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A. All school
				advisory councils are strongly encouraged to make their meetings open to the
				public.
B. Within two weeks of each
				meeting of the school administration with its advisory council, the school
				shall prepare a written report summarizing the items discussed at the meeting,
				said report to be posted at the school and electronically on the Internet, as
				available.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.5(A)(1),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.7(A)(1), and
				  R.S.
				  17:1990(A)(2).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLV - Bulletin 129-The Recovery School District › Chapter 17 - Evaluation of Student, School, and District Progress › Section CXLV-1701 - Performance Measures

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A. The RSD and
				all RSD schools shall participate in the Louisiana School, District, and State
				Accountability System as approved by BESE.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.5(A)(1),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.7(A)(1),
				  R.S.
				  17:1990(A)(2), and
				  R.S.
				  17:10.1.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLV - Bulletin 129-The Recovery School District › Chapter 17 - Evaluation of Student, School, and District Progress › Section CXLV-1703 - Reporting

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A. The academic
				progress of all RSD schools shall be reported along with the progress of all
				public schools in BESE's annual report.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.5(A)(1),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.7(A)(1),
				  R.S.
				  17:1990(A)(2), and
				  R.S.
				  17:10.7.C.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLV - Bulletin 129-The Recovery School District › Chapter 17 - Evaluation of Student, School, and District Progress › Section CXLV-1705 - Procedures for Academic Assistance

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A. The RSD shall implement data-driven,
				research-based procedures proven successful with similar populations of
				students in order to improve student achievement.
B. The RSD is also subject to all applicable
				requirements of
Bulletin 111
- The Louisiana School,
				District, and State Accountability System.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:10.5(A)(1),
				  17:10.7(A)(1),
				  and
				  R.S.
				  17:1990(A)(2).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 1 - Overview › Section CXLVII-101 - Guidelines of the Program

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A. Each
				LEA must develop a uniform system for the annual evaluation of certified and
				other professional personnel.
B.
				The guidelines approved by BESE to strengthen local teacher evaluation programs
				include the components of effective teaching in
				§901 of this Part and the Performance
				Expectations and Indicators for Educational Leaders, 2008 edition.
C. The requirements referred to in Subsection
				B of this Section will form the basis for the local evaluation
				programs.
D. An entity may be
				considered for BESE approval to conduct educator evaluations for the purposes
				of certification issuance, renewal, or advancement when the teacher provides
				instruction in a public school but is not employed by the local governing
				authority. The entity is required to utilize a uniform system for the annual
				evaluation of certified personnel.
AUTHORITY NOTE
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  17:10.1,
				  17:391.10
										R.S.
				  17:3881-3886, 17:3901-3904, and
				  R.S.
				  17:3997.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 1 - Overview › Section CXLVII-103 - Purposes of Personnel Evaluation [Formerly Section 105]

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A. The purposes for which personnel
				evaluation will be used in Louisiana are as follows:
1. to support performance management systems
				that ensure qualified and effective personnel are employed in instructional and
				administrative positions;
2. to
				enhance the quality of instruction and administration in public
				schools;
3. to provide procedures
				that are necessary to retain effective teachers and administrators and to
				strengthen the formal learning environment; and
4. to foster continuous improvement of
				teaching and learning by providing opportunities for targeted professional
				growth and development.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 1 - Overview › Section CXLVII-104 - Third Party Entity Evaluation Programs

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A. Third Party Entity is defined as an entity
				that employs a teacher who provides instruction in a public school but is not
				employed by the public school governing authority.
B. When the employer is a BESE-approved third
				party entity, the evaluation shall be completed by the employer or the
				designee.
C. The LDOE shall develop
				a process and criteria for review of third party entity applicants prior to
				making a recommendation for BESE approval and shall notify BESE of any
				revisions.
1. A third party entity seeking
				BESE approval shall submit proposed evaluation tools to the LDOE for review
				according to the established process and timeline.
2. The evaluation process instrument shall
				include an observation tool, measure of student achievement or other evidence
				of student success, an evaluation rubric, an evaluation scale, and assignment
				of final score or rating.
3. The
				entity may use the LDOE adopted rubric and student growth measures.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 3 - Personnel Evaluation › Section CXLVII-301 - Overview of Personnel Evaluation

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A. Personnel
				evaluation for teachers and administrators shall be composed of two parts.
				Fifty percent of the evaluation shall be composed of applicable measure(s) of
				growth in student learning. The remaining 50 percent shall be based upon a
				qualitative assessment of teacher or administrator performance.
1. For teachers, data derived from the
				value-added assessment model shall be a factor in measuring growth in student
				learning for grade levels and subjects for which value-added data are
				available. If value-added data are available, growth in student learning (50
				percent of the total score) shall be comprised of 35 percent value-added data
				and 15 percent student learning targets. If value-added data are not available,
				growth in student learning shall be comprised of 50 percent student learning
				targets. For administrators, the 50 percent of the evaluation based upon growth
				in student learning shall incorporate a school-wide measure of growth and goal
				setting for principals is subject to
				§305.D of this
				bulletin.
2. For the 2020-2021,
				2021-2022, and 2022-2023 academic years only, the 50 percent of the evaluation
				that is based on a qualitative measure of teacher and administrator performance
				shall include one announced observation for teachers and administrators unless
				a second observation is requested by the evaluatee. This portion of the
				evaluation may include additional evaluative evidence, such as walkthrough
				observation data and evaluation of written work products.
a. Any teacher or administrator who earns an
				observation rating of Ineffective or Effective: Emerging shall be observed a
				second time.
b. Following the
				2022-2023 academic year, the 50 percent of the evaluation that is based on a
				qualitative measure of teacher and administrator performance shall include a
				minimum of two observations or site visits. This portion of the evaluation may
				include additional evaluative evidence, such as walk-through observation data
				and evaluation of written work products.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 3 - Personnel Evaluation › Section CXLVII-303 - Measures of Growth in Student Learning-Value-Added Model

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A. A value-added model shall be used to
				measure student growth for the purposes of teacher and administrator
				evaluation, where available, according to guidelines provided by the
				department.
B. Value-added data
				shall be provided to teachers in grades and subjects that administer state-wide
				standardized tests and for which appropriate prior testing data is available.
				The value-added model shall not be applied for the purposes of evaluation in
				any cases in which there are fewer than 10 students with value-added results
				assigned to an educator.
C. The
				value-added model shall be a statistical model approved by the board for
				linking academic gains of students to teachers in grades and subjects for which
				appropriate data are available.
D.
				The value-added model shall take into account the following student-level
				variables:
1. prior achievement data that are
				available (up to three years);
2.
				gifted status;
3.section 504
				status;
4. attendance;
5. disability status;
6. economically disadvantaged
				status;
7. limited English
				proficiency; and
8. prior
				discipline history.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 3 - Personnel Evaluation › Section CXLVII-305 - Measures of Growth in Student Learning-Learning Targets

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A. The department shall expand the
				value-added model, as new state assessments become available.
B. For teachers and administrators, progress
				towards predetermined student learning targets, as measured by state-approved
				common assessments, where available, shall inform the student growth component
				of the evaluation. Student learning targets shall include goals which express
				an expectation of growth in student achievement over a given period of time, as
				well as common measures for assessing attainment of those goals, such as an
				identified assessment and/or a body of evidence.
C. Evaluators shall meet with each evaluatee
				for the purpose of discussing the student learning targets of each student.
				Student learning targets not discussed in a meeting between a person and the
				evaluator shall not be used in the evaluation of the person.
D. Teachers. A minimum of two
				student-learning targets shall be identified for each teacher The department
				shall provide an evaluative tool for evaluators to use in assessing the quality
				and attainment of student learning targets.
1.
				State-approved common assessments shall be used as part of the body of evidence
				measuring students' attainment of learning targets, where available.
2. Where no state-approved common assessments
				are available, evaluatees and evaluators shall decide upon the appropriate
				assessment or assessments to measure students' attainment of learning
				targets.
3. LEAs may define
				consistent student learning targets across schools and classrooms for teachers
				with similar assignments, provided that they allow for ample flexibility to
				address the specific needs of students in each classroom.
4. Principals at schools with special
				populations (e.g. alternative schools) or those that do not have grades with
				standardized testing and available value-added data (e.g., K2 schools) may
				define learning targets based on LDE guidance.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 3 - Personnel Evaluation › Section CXLVII-307 - Observation Tools

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A. LEAs must
				utilize an observation tool to conduct a qualitative assessment of teacher,
				content leader, mentor teacher, and administrator performance that is not based
				on measurements of growth in student learning and will represent 50 percent of
				all evaluations.
B. LEA observation
				tools shall adhere to the following minimum requirements.
1. The tool for teacher evaluation shall
				align to the
Louisiana Components of Effective Teaching
. The
				tool for administrator evaluation shall align to the
Performance
				Expectations and Indicators for Educational Leaders
, contained within
Bulletin 125
-
Standards for Educational Leaders in
				Louisiana
.
a. The
Louisiana
				Components of Effective Teaching
and the
Performance
				Expectations and Indicators for Educational Leaders
may be reviewed as
				needed by the department in collaboration with educators administering the
				evaluation system and appropriate third parties to determine the need for
				modifications and their continuing utility.
b. The board shall approve any changes made
				to the
Louisiana Components of Effective Teaching
and the
Performance Expectations and Indicators for Educational
				Leaders
.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 3 - Personnel Evaluation › Section CXLVII-309 - Standards of Effectiveness

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A.
				Teachers and administrators shall receive a final composite score on annual
				evaluations to determine their effectiveness rating for that academic year.
1. The 50 percent of evaluations that is
				based on student growth will be represented by a sub-score between 1.0 and
				4.0.
2. The 50 percent of
				evaluations that is based on a qualitative assessment of performance will also
				be represented by a sub-score between 1.0 and 4.0.
3. The final composite score for teachers and
				administrators shall be the average of the two sub-scores and shall be
				represented as a score between 1.0 and 4.0.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 3 - Personnel Evaluation › Section CXLVII-311 - Evaluators

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A. LEAs shall
				establish and maintain an accountability relationships register to clearly
				define who shall be the evaluator or evaluators within the ranks of teachers
				and administrators.
B. Evaluators
				of teachers shall be school principals, assistant principals, or the
				evaluatee's respective supervisory level designee.
1. Other designees, such as instructional
				coaches, content leaders, master teachers, and mentor teachers may conduct
				observations to help inform the evaluator assessment of teacher performance.
				These designees shall be recorded as additional observers within the
				accountability relationships register.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 3 - Personnel Evaluation › Section CXLVII-313 - Professional Development

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A. LEAs
				shall provide professional development to all teachers and administrators,
				based upon their individual areas of improvement, as measured by the evaluation
				process. Professional development opportunities provided by LEAs shall meet the
				following criteria.
1. Professional
				development shall be job-embedded, where appropriate.
2. Professional development shall target
				identified individualized areas of growth for teachers and administrators,
				based on the results of the evaluation process, as well as data gathered
				through informal observations or site visits, and LEAs shall utilize
				differentiated resources and levels of support accordingly.
3. Professional development shall include
				follow-up engagement with participants, such as feedback on performance,
				additional supports, and/or progress-monitoring.
4. Professional development shall include
				measureable objectives to evaluate its effectiveness, based on improved teacher
				or administrator practice and growth in student learning.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 3 - Personnel Evaluation › Section CXLVII-315 - Intensive Assistance [Formerly section 329]

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A. An intensive assistance plan shall be
				developed by evaluators and evaluatees when an evaluatee has received an
				overall rating of
Ineffective
or has consistently demonstrated
Ineffective
performance, as determined by the evaluator, prior
				to receiving such a rating.
B. An
				intensive assistance plan designed to address the complexity of the educator
				deficiencies shall be developed with the evaluatee within 30 school days of an
				evaluation resulting in the initiation of the intensive assistance
				plan.
C. The evaluatee shall be
				informed in writing of placement in an intensive assistance plan, as well as
				the reasons for such placement, and be formally re-evaluated within one
				calendar year of the initiation of the intensive assistance plan.
D. Upon completion of a formal evaluation, if
				the evaluatee receives an ineffective rating immediately upon completion of the
				intensive assistance plan or if the intensive assistance plan is not completed
				in conformity with its provisions, the LEA shall timely initiate termination
				proceedings.
E. The intensive
				assistance plan shall be developed collaboratively by the evaluator and the
				evaluatee and must contain the following information:
1. what the evaluatee needs to do to
				strengthen his/her performance including a statement of the objective(s) to be
				accomplished and the expected level(s) of performance according to student
				growth and/or qualitative measures;
2. an explanation of the
				assistance/support/resource to be provided or secured by the school district
				and/or the school administrator;
3.
				the date that the assistance program shall begin;
4. the date when the assistance program shall
				be completed;
5. the evaluator's
				and evaluatee's signatures and date lines (Signatures and dates shall be
				affixed at the time the assistance is prescribed and again after follow-up
				comments are completed.);
6. the
				timeline for achieving the objective and procedures for monitoring the
				evaluatee's progress (not to exceed one calendar year);
7. an explanation of the provisions for
				multiple opportunities for the evaluatee to obtain support and feedback on
				performance (The intensive assistance plans shall be designed in such a manner
				as to provide the evaluatee with more than one resource to improve.);
				and
8. the action that will be
				taken if improvement is not demonstrated.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 3 - Personnel Evaluation › Section CXLVII-317 - Due Process and Grievance Procedures [Formerly Section 333]

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A. The LEA shall
				establish grievance procedures to address the following components of due
				process.
1. The evaluatee shall be provided
				with a copy of his/her evaluation results no later than 15 days after the final
				evaluation rating is determined and shall be entitled to any documentation
				related to the evaluation.
2. The
				evaluatee shall be entitled to provide a written response to the evaluation, to
				become a permanent attachment to the evaluatee's single official personnel
				file.
3. Upon the request of the
				evaluatee, a meeting between the evaluatee and the evaluator shall be held
				after the evaluation and prior to the end of the academic year.
4. The evaluatee shall be entitled to grieve
				to the superintendent or his/her designee, if the conflict in question is not
				resolved between evaluatee and evaluator. The evaluatee shall be entitled to
				representation during the grievance procedure.
5. Copies of the evaluation results and any
				documentation related thereto of any school employee may be retained by the
				LEA, the board, or the department and, if retained, are confidential, do not
				constitute a public record, and shall not be released or shown to any person
				except as provided by law.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 3 - Personnel Evaluation › Section CXLVII-319 - Staff Development for Personnel Involved in Evaluation [Formerly Section 335]

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A. LEAs shall
				provide training on a continuing basis for all staff involved in the evaluation
				process (i.e., district level administrators and supervisors, principals and
				assistant principals, and other observers, and classroom teachers). It is
				recommended that all training concentrate on fostering the elements listed
				below:
1. a positive, constructive attitude
				toward the teacher and administrator evaluation process;
2. a knowledge of state laws and LEA policies
				governing the evaluation process for teachers and administrators, along with
				the associated procedures for intensive assistance and due process;
3. an understanding of the
Louisiana
				Components of Effective Teaching
or an approved modified set of
				teacher competencies and performance standards;
4. an understanding of the
Performance Expectations and Indicators for Educational
				Leaders
or an approved modified set of leader competencies and
				performance standards;
5. an
				understanding of the measures of growth in student learning, as adopted by the
				board; and
6. an understanding of
				the process for calculating a composite score to determine final effectiveness
				ratings for teachers and administrators.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 3 - Personnel Evaluation › Section CXLVII-321 - Evaluation Records Guidelines

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A.
				Copies of evaluation results and any related documentation shall be retained by
				the LEA.
B. All such files shall be
				confidential and shall not constitute a public record.
C. Such files shall not be released or shown
				to any person except:
1. the evaluated
				employee or his/her designee;
2.
				authorized school system officers and employees for all personnel matters,
				including employment application, and for any hearing, which relates to
				personnel matters, which includes the authorized representative of any school
				or school system, public or private, to which the employee has made application
				for employment; and
3. for
				introduction in evidence or discovery in any court action between the local
				board and a teacher when:
a. the performance
				of the teacher is at issue; or
b.
				the evaluation was an exhibit at a hearing, the result of which is being
				challenged.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 3 - Personnel Evaluation › Section CXLVII-323 - Job Descriptions [Formerly section 339]

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A. The local personnel evaluation plan shall
				contain a copy of the job descriptions currently in use in the LEA. The LEA
				shall establish a competency-based job description for every category of
				teacher and administrator pursuant to its evaluation plan. The chart that
				follows identifies a minimum listing of the categories and titles of personnel
				for which job descriptions must be developed.
Personnel Category
Position or Title
Administration
1. Superintendent
2. Assistant Superintendent
3. Director
4. Supervisor
5. Coordinator
6. Principal
7. Assistant Principal
8. Any employee whose position does not require
							 certification but does require a minimal education attainment of a bachelor's
							 degree from an accredited institution of higher learning
9. Any employee whose position requires
							 certification, but whose title is not given in this list
10. Any employee who holds a major management
							 position, but who is not required to have a college degree or
							 certification
Instructional Personnel
1. Teachers of Regular and Sp. Ed. students
2. Special Projects Teachers
3. Instructional Coaches and/or Master
							 Teachers
Support Services
1. School Counselors
2. Librarians
3. Therapists
1. Any employee whose position does not require
							 certification but does require a minimal educational attainment of a bachelor's
							 degree from an accredited institution of higher learning
2. Any employee whose position requires
							 certification, but whose title is not given in this list
3. Any employee who holds a major management
							 position, but who is not required to have a college degree or
							 certification
B.
				The competency-based job description shall:
1.
				be grounded in the state standards of performance;
2. include job tasks that represent the
				essential knowledge, skills and responsibilities of an effective teacher or
				administrator that lead to growth in student achievement;
3. be reviewed regularly to ensure that the
				description represents the full scope of the teacher's or administrator's
				responsibilities; and
4. be
				distributed to all certified and professional personnel prior to employment. If
				said job description is modified based on the district's annual review, it must
				be distributed to all certified and professional teachers and leaders prior to
				the beginning of the next school year.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 3 - Personnel Evaluation › Section CXLVII-325 - Extenuating Circumstances

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A. For any
				year in which a school temporarily closes due to natural disasters or any other
				unexpected events, districts may request invalidation of student achievement
				growth data with relation to the value-added assessment model by submitting a
				request to the state superintendent of education. The state superintendent of
				education shall publish annually the process and timeline for making such
				requests.
B. Evaluation results
				shall be invalidated for any teacher or administrator with 60 or more excused
				absences in a given academic year, due to approved leave, such as maternity
				leave, military leave, sick leave, or sabbatical leave.
C. For approved leave of fewer days and for
				any other extenuating circumstances that significantly compromise an educator's
				opportunity to impact student learning, educators, on their own behalf,
				district superintendents, or CEOs may request invalidation of student
				achievement growth data with relation to the value-added assessment model by
				submitting such requests to the state superintendent of education. The state
				superintendent of education shall publish annually the process and timeline for
				making such requests.
D. In the
				event that a yearlong resident has substantially negatively impacted student
				learning in the mentor teacher classroom, the district superintendent or CEO
				may submit a written request to the state superintendent for invalidation of
				student achievement growth data with relation to the value-added assessment
				model, in accordance with processes and timelines set forth by the
				LDE.
E. In cases where value-added
				data is invalidated, the principal or designee will have the discretion to
				determine the evaluation rating, based on the evidence available from students
				learning targets and observations.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  17:391.10,
				  17:3881-3886, 17:3901-3904,
				  17:3997,
				  and
				  17:10.1.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXLVII - Bulletin 130-Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel › Chapter 3 - Personnel Evaluation › Section CXLVII-329 - Charter School Exceptions

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A.
				Charter governing authorities are subject only to §301, §303, §305, §307, §309,
				§325, §329, and
				§701 of this bulletin.
B. Each charter governing authority shall
				terminate employment of any teacher or administrator determined not to meet
				standards of effectiveness for three consecutive years.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:391.10, R.S. 17:3881-3886, and R.S.
				  17:3901-3904,
				  R.S.
				  17:3997,
				  R.S.
				  17:10.1.