Originally published: . Volume 8, No. 4. Source pages: 4.
Representative Hoffman seeks to remove requirements for the use of a value-added assessment model in determinations made with regard to school and district accountability and teacher evaluations. The measure relates to a program developed in part by school psychologist Dr. George Noell. During 2003 through 2008, the Board of Regents worked with Dr. Noell, psychologist and psychology professor at LSU. He developed aspects of Value- Added Teacher Preparation Program Assessment Model which was shown to have predictive validity for children’s successes.
Proposed law changes present law relative to the use of a value-added assessment model for school and district accountability and teacher evaluations.
Present law (R.S. 17:3902 (B) (5) and 3997(D)) requires local public school boards and
charter school governing authorities to use a value- added assessment model as determined by BESE for evaluating teachers.
Present law requires that 50% of such evaluations be based on evidence of growth in student achievement as determined by BESE.
It provides that data derived from the value-added assessment model shall be a factor in determining evidence of student growth for grade levels and subjects for which value-added data is available and shall comprise 35% of the overall evaluation.
It also provides that for grades and subjects for which, and for personnel for whom value-added data is not available, BESE shall establish measures of student growth.
Proposed law removes requirements for the use of a value-added assessment
model in making evaluation determinations and for certain percentages of the evaluations to be based upon value-added data.
Further, the proposed law removes the requirement that BESE develop and adopt a policy to invalidate student achievement growth data using a value-added assessment model for any school year in which there is a natural disaster or any other unexpected event that results in the temporary closure of schools.
The measure would also require that data derived from a value-added assessment model as determined by BESE shall be provided to local boards charter school governing authorities to assist in determining evidence of student growth for grade levels and subjects for which value-added data is available.
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