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SENATE BILL NO. 477(Substitute of Senate Bill No. 342 by Senator Boudreaux)
BY SENATORS BOUDREAUX, APPEL, BISHOP, MILKOVICH, MORRISH,
WALSWORTH AND WHITE AND REPRESENTATIVES HALL AND
PRICE
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3902(B)(5) and 3997(D)(2), relative to the evaluation of
3 public school teachers and administrators; to provide relative to the use of
4 value-added data in such evaluations; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 17:3902(B)(5) and 3997(D)(2) are hereby amended and reenacted to
7 read as follows:
8 §3902. Evaluation program; process
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10 B. The elements of evaluation and standards for effectiveness shall be defined
11 by the board pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated for such purpose. Such
12 rules and regulations shall require that, at a minimum, local evaluation plans contain
13 the following elements:
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15 (5) Measure of effectiveness. Fifty percent of such evaluations shall be based
16 on evidence of growth in student achievement using a value-added assessment model
17 as determined by the board for grade levels and subjects for which value-added data
18 is available. Data derived from a value-added assessment model, as determined
19 by the state board, shall be a factor in determining evidence of student growth
20 for grade levels and subjects for which value-added data is available and shall
21 comprise thirty-five percent of the overall evaluation. For grade levels and
22 subjects for which value-added data is not available and for personnel for whom
23 value-added data is not available, the board shall establish measures of student
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1 growth. The model shall take into account important student factors, including but
2 not limited to special education, eligibility for free or reduced price meals, student
3 attendance, and student discipline. However, neither the value-added model nor the
4 measures of student growth for grade levels and subjects for which value-added data
5 are not available shall, in any given year, include a test score or data of a student who
6 has ten or more unexcused absences in any school semester in that year. The state
7 board shall develop and adopt a policy to invalidate such student growth data for any
8 teacher for any school year in which there is a natural disaster or any other
9 unexpected event that results in the temporary closure of the school.
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11 §3997. Charter school employees
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13 D.
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15 (2) By the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year, fifty Fifty percent of each
16 teacher and administrator evaluation conducted pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this
17 Subsection shall be based on evidence of growth in student achievement using the
18 value-added assessment model as determined by the state board for grade levels and
19 subjects for which value-added data is available. Data derived from a value-added
20 assessment model, as determined by the state board, shall be a factor in
21 determining evidence of student growth for grade levels and subjects for which
22 value-added data is available and shall comprise thirty-five percent of the
23 overall evaluation. For grade levels and subjects for which value-added data is not
24 available, the state board shall establish measures of student growth. The model shall
25 take into account important student factors, including but not limited to special
26 education, eligibility for free or reduced price meals, student attendance, and student
27 discipline. The state board shall develop and adopt a policy to invalidate such student
28 growth data for any teacher for any school year in which there is a natural disaster
29 or any other unexpected event that results in the temporary closure of the school.
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1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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