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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 195
BY SENATOR APPEL
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state
Department of Education to identify the technology requirements necessary for the
effective and efficient implementation of Act No. 3 of the 2012 Regular Session in
early learning centers, including the cost per classroom, and the costs to purchase
necessary software and equipment, obtain any Internet access, secure ongoing
maintenance, and to train teachers on the use of the technology.
WHEREAS, Act No. 3 of the 2012 Regular Session declared that in order to
significantly improve outcomes at all levels of the state's educational system, it is imperative
that standards for, and expectations of, our early childhood programs be raised to levels that
will promote kindergarten readiness and sustain lifelong learning and achievement; and
WHEREAS, Act No. 3, which includes publicly funded prekindergarten classes in
public elementary schools and early learning centers in the community, directed the State
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to create a comprehensive and integrated
network through which to manage and oversee all programs funded through state or federal
resources that provide early childhood care or educational services; and
WHEREAS, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the state
Department of Education, and the Department of Children and Family Services have worked
collaboratively to implement the provisions of Act No. 3, including the integration of
standards and expectations across publicly funded early childhood care and education
programs in schools and the community and the support of regional pilot programs; and
WHEREAS, the implementation of Act No. 3 has appropriately focused on
increasing the quality of care and education across settings, preparing children to be
kindergarten-ready, and honoring family choices; and SR NO. 195 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, it is imperative that all publicly funded early childhood care and
education programs offer a consistent level of quality care and education to families, thereby
providing a safe, nurturing environment for children and preparing all students to
successfully enter kindergarten; and
WHEREAS, through the regional pilot programs, it has become apparent that the use
of technology by teachers is an integral part of the provision of high quality early care and
education and is critical to the success of Act No. 3 implementation; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. 622 of the 2014 Regular Session provides for the
development and implementation of a statewide educational technology plan to ensure that
every public elementary and secondary school has the infrastructure and capacity necessary
to provide a high quality, digital instructional environment; and
WHEREAS, prekindergarten classrooms in schools will be included in the
technology plan as provided in Senate Bill No. 622, but early learning centers in the
community will not; and
WHEREAS, House Concurrent Resolution No. 61 of the 2014 Regular Session
requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a statewide
model for the equitable distribution of public funds for quality early childhood care and
education for Louisiana children, ages birth to five, whose families request such services.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and
the state Department of Education to identify the technology requirements necessary for the
effective and efficient implementation of Act No. 3 of the 2012 Regular Session in early
learning centers, including cost per classroom, and the cost to purchase necessary software
and equipment, obtain any Internet access, secure ongoing maintenance, and to train teachers
on the use of the technology.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the technology and training costs for early
learning centers and the cost per early learning center classroom be included in the statewide
model for funding of, and the equitable distribution of public funds for, quality early
childhood care and education for Louisiana children.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the SR NO. 195 ENROLLED
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president of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state
superintendent of education.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE