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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 122
BY SENATOR MILLS
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To urge and request 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.
WHEREAS, the Legislature of Louisiana has passed education reform legislation
during the 2012 Regular Legislative Session aimed at improving student achievement,
increasing educational choice, strengthening the teaching profession, and empowering
school leaders to improve school performance and more effectively educate Louisiana's
children; and
WHEREAS, the implementation of these reforms is critical to ensuring that
Louisiana's children graduate from high school prepared for college and the workplace and
equipped to be productive members of society; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature of Louisiana recognizes the challenges faced by
educators across the state in serving a significant number of children living in economically
stressed conditions, as evidenced by sixty-seven percent of students qualifying for free and
reduced price meals; and
WHEREAS, family involvement in a student's education yields tremendous
assistance to help students achieve their highest potential and is critical in supporting student
academic growth, positive behavior, and social development; and
WHEREAS, family engagement that is supportive and nurturing of our children's
education and behavior can reinforce the work of educators and school teachers and leaders; SCR NO. 122 ENROLLED
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and
WHEREAS, Louisiana has adopted a strong school accountability system and a
rigorous mode of educator evaluation and support based on fifty percent growth in student
achievement; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana has implemented numerous programs and interventions
aimed at increasing and facilitating family involvement and assisting educators in engaging
families in a meaningful way; and
WHEREAS, information regarding the level and quality of family involvement can
serve as an invaluable tool for policymakers, school leaders, and educators to consider when
devising school improvement strategies, enhancing educator professional growth plans, and
developing tailored approaches for addressing a student's unique academic or behavioral
challenges; and
WHEREAS, some schools across Louisiana are achieving academic success among
students at-risk in spite of significant challenges that many of them encounter at home and
in their communities, demonstrating the importance of teachers and schools working
together to create effective family-school partnerships.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to consult with
educators, researchers, community agencies, and other stakeholders, including but not
limited to those involved in the judicial system to study family involvement programs and
activities, including but not limited to the Families in Need of Services Program, the Truancy
Assessment and Service Center Program and the Prosecutor's Early Intervention Program,
that can be used to enhance school performance and achievement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary
Education should make recommendations of family involvement or use of family
involvement data in measuring school performance and educator effectiveness and any other
steps taken by the board to assist Louisiana schools and educators in more effectively
engaging families in their children's education, issuing a report of such recommendations to
the Senate and House education committees no later than sixty days prior to the convening
of the 2013 Regular Session. SCR NO. 122 ENROLLED
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
president of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Louisiana
Superintendent of Education.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES