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SENATE BILL NO. 309
BY SENATOR DONAHUE
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 17:10.2 and to repeal R.S. 17:7(19), relative to the school and2
district accountability system; to provide relative to certain requirements for3
educational improvement plans; to remove certain requirements relative to4
submission of school improvement plans; to require the Department of Education to5
provide trend data reports to the governing authority of each public school; to repeal6
provision relative to implementation of a school improvement pilot program; and to7
provide for related matters.8
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:9
Section 1. R.S. 17:10.2 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 10
ยง10.2. School and district responsibilities; preparation for the schoolSchool and11
district accountability system; trend data profiles; employee12
incentive awards13
A. In preparation for the school and district accountability system, each14
school and each school district shall develop, modify, or both, any existing15
educational improvement plans for academic achievement by no later than April 1,16
1998, as follows:17
(1) Each school shall provide for a plan for improving academic achievement18
which shall be developed by educators, parents, and other community19
representatives, based on a self-examination of previous trend data including student20
test scores on the state norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests, student and21
teacher attendance, dropout rate, and any other additional indicators deemed22
appropriate.23
(2) Based on the data, each school shall set specific goals or growth targets24
for improving all or some of these factors by the end of the 1998-1999 school year25
using information collected during school year 1996-1997 as their initial baseline.26
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(3) Each plan shall include those strategies that will be implemented to1
improve academic achievement and are designed to help the school meet the growth2
targets that each school has set. Each plan shall also identify any local or state policy3
or state law modifications which would be beneficial in helping the school4
implement its strategies for improvement.5
(4) Each school shall submit its school improvement plan to its local school6
board for review and approval by no later than May 1, 1998.7
B. Each school board shall ensure that each school develops an improvement8
plan focused on academic achievement which meets the requirements of this Section9
by doing each of the following:10
(1) Providing for assistance to every school for the development and11
implementation of their school improvement plans.12
(2) Reviewing and approving each school plan.13
(3) Selecting at least twenty percent of the schools in each district which14
shall consist of the lowest achieving schools in the district and providing those15
schools additional assistance with their strategies designed to improve academic16
achievement to meet their identified growth targets.17
(4) Reviewing and considering modifications of local policies which schools18
have identified in their school improvement plans.19
(5) Reviewing and considering seeking a waiver from the State Board of20
Elementary and Secondary Education regarding any identified state policies, and21
compiling a list of requested state law changes and presenting this list to the state22
board.23
C. By October 1, 1997, the The state Department of Education shall provide24
to the governing authority of each public school a profile of its trend data as25
gathered by the state pursuant to R.S. 17:3911 beginning with school year 1994-26
1995. The department shall ensure that all future reports as required pursuant to R.S.27
17:3912 contain trend data for at least three years.28
D.B.(1) A city or parish school board may adopt written policies and29
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appropriate an incentive compensation program providing for monetary awards1
based on performance which meets or exceeds standards established for a school or2
the school district, or both, pursuant to R.S. 17:10.1 and applicable policy of the3
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education relative to the school and4
district accountability system.5
(2)(a) The amount of any monetary award provided to a school board6
employee pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall be exempt from any7
limitation in law prohibiting the amount paid to the employee in any school year8
from being reduced below the amount paid during the previous school year or9
prohibiting the amount paid to the employee from being reduced at any time during10
the year, including but not limited to any such limitations in R.S. 17:421.3, 422.6,11
and 431.12
(b) The amount of any monetary award provided to a school board employee13
pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall not be used in the calculation of14
any other employee benefit provided for by law.15
(3) For the purposes of this Subsection, "city or parish school board" shall16
mean the governing authority of a public elementary or secondary school.17
Section 2. R.S. 17:7(19) is hereby repealed.18
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: