Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
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.
C. Evaluators of administrators shall be LEA
supervisors, Chief Academic Officers, Superintendents, or the evaluatee's
respective supervisory level designee.
D. All evaluators shall be certified to serve
as evaluators, according to the minimum requirements provided by the
department.
1. The department, its
contractors, and LEAs with approved alternate observation tools shall serve as
the sole certifiers of evaluators.
2. The evaluator certification process shall
include achieving a passing score on an assessment to ensure inter-rater
reliability and accuracy of ratings, based on the use of the teacher or leader
observational rubric.
3. Evaluators
on record must renew certification to evaluate annually by completing training
according to guidelines released by LDOE, by achieving a passing score on a
renewal assessment, and by completing inter-rater reliability activities as
recommended by LDOE.
E.
LEAs shall provide training on a continuing basis for all staff involved in the
evaluation process. The recommendation is 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.
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, and
R.S.
17:10.1.
