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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 122
BY SENATOR MILLS
BESE. Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to make
recommendations relative to the consideration of family involvement or use of family
involvement data in measuring school performance and educator effectiveness.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to make2
recommendations relative to the consideration of family involvement or use of3
family involvement data in measuring school performance and educator4
effectiveness.5
WHEREAS, the Legislature of Louisiana has passed education reform legislation6
during the 2012 Regular Legislative Session aimed at improving student achievement,7
increasing educational choice, strengthening the teaching profession, and empowering8
school leaders to improve school performance and more effectively educate Louisiana's9
children; and10
WHEREAS, the implementation of these reforms is critical to ensuring that11
Louisiana's children graduate from high school prepared for college and the workplace and12
equipped to be productive members of society; and13
WHEREAS, the Legislature of Louisiana recognizes the challenges faced by14
educators across the state in serving a significant number of children living in economically15
stressed conditions, as evidenced by sixty-seven percent of students qualifying for free and16
reduced price meals; and17
WHEREAS, family involvement in a student's education yields tremendous18 SCR NO. 122
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assistance to help students achieve their highest potential and is critical in supporting student1
academic growth, positive behavior, and social development; and2
WHEREAS, family engagement that is supportive and nurturing of our children's3
education and behavior can reinforce the work of educators and school teachers and leaders;4
and5
WHEREAS, Louisiana has adopted a strong school accountability system and a6
rigorous mode of educator evaluation and support based on fifty percent growth in student7
achievement; and8
WHEREAS, Louisiana has implemented numerous programs and interventions9
aimed at increasing and facilitating family involvement and assisting educators in engaging10
families in a meaningful way; and11
WHEREAS, information regarding the level and quality of family involvement can12
serve as an invaluable tool for policymakers, school leaders, and educators to consider when13
devising school improvement strategies, enhancing educator professional growth plans, and14
developing tailored approaches for addressing a student's unique academic or behavioral15
challenges; and16
WHEREAS, some schools across Louisiana are achieving academic success among17
students at-risk in spite of significant challenges that many of them encounter at home and18
in their communities, demonstrating the importance of teachers and schools working19
together to create effective family-school partnerships.20
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby21
urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to consult with22
educators, researchers, community agencies, and other stakeholders, including but not23
limited to those involved in the judicial system to study family involvement programs and24
activities, including but not limited to the Families in Need of Services Program, the Truancy25
Assessment and Service Center Program and the Prosecutor's Early Intervention Program,26
that can be used to enhance school performance and achievement.27
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary28
Education should make recommendations of family involvement or use of family29
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steps taken by the board to assist Louisiana schools and educators in more effectively1
engaging families in their children's education, issuing a report of such recommendations to2
the Senate and House education committees no later than sixty days prior to the convening3
of the 2013 Regular Session.4
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the5
president of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Louisiana6
Superintendent of Education.7
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Broussard-Johnson.
DIGEST
Mills SCR No. 122
Requests BESE to make recommendations relative to the consideration of family
involvement or use of family involvement data in measuring school performance and
educator effectiveness. Requires report to Senate and House education committees no later
than 60 days prior to the 2013 Regular Session.