Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3904 – Local boards; power and duties
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3904
- Administrator: means any person whose employment requires professional certification issued under the rules of the board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3882
- Board: means the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3882
- Department: means the state Department of Education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3882
- Evaluation: means the process by which a local board monitors the continuing performance of its teachers and administrators. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3882
- Local board: means a city, parish, or other local public school board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3882
- Performance expectations: means the elements of effective leadership approved by the board that shall be included as evaluation criteria for all building-level administrators. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3882
A. Each local board shall:
(1) Develop and maintain a program of local evaluation in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the board for every teacher and administrator employed by the local board.
(2) Create, revise, and disseminate to each professional employee a job description which shall be the statement of performance expectations and the basis of any evaluation criteria conducted pursuant to this Subpart.
(3) Cooperate with the board and the department in whatever manner is necessary to implement this Subpart, including providing for the training of evaluators.
(4) Assist in developing the mechanisms necessary for rapid transmission of evaluation information and reports to teachers and administrators and for maintenance of the confidentiality of such information, except for information to be made available to the public in accordance with La. Rev. Stat. 17:3884(C).
(5) Incorporate the evaluation plan required by this Subpart into its general employee policies.
(6) Incorporate the elements of the program in this Subpart into any performance-based contracts with its employees.
B. Each local board may expand the scope of the program in this Subpart to apply to all employees of the board.
Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §2, eff. June 22, 1994; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 38, §1, eff. April 14, 2000; Acts 2010, No. 54, §1, eff. May 27, 2010.