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Calculating School, District and State Performance Scores Based on Student Growth

Since the state launched it accountability system in 1999, education leaders have asked that performance scores measure what schools add to student learning and that these calculations consider previous outcomes and relevant factors. Act 54 answers this call.

While much attention has focused on educator evaluations, the new statute also calls on the BESE to adopt and utilize value-added measurements to assess the performance of schools, school districts, the state as a whole, and even LDOE’s leadership team. The Accountability Commission, appointed by BESE, is currently considering how to incorporate value-added data into school, district and state performance scores and is expected to make a recommendation to BESE in the spring of 2011. Recommended changes to school, district and the state’s performance scores based on Act 54 will be implemented by the 2012-13 school year.
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Understanding Louisiana’s Accountability System School Performance Scores
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