LAC 28:CXLVII.105. Framework for LEA Personnel Evaluation Programs [Formerly §109]

A. Each local school board has the responsibility of providing a program for the evaluation of certified and other professional personnel employed within the system. Programs should be appropriate and should meet the needs of the school district. B. Local personnel evaluation plans defined by the board shall include, at a minimum, the following elements. 1. Job Descriptions. The LEA shall establish job descriptions for every category of teacher and administrator. All job descriptions shall contain performance expectations and the criteria for which the teacher or administrator shall be evaluated. 2. Professional Growth Planning Process. The LEA shall provide guidelines for teachers and administrators to develop a professional growth plan collaboratively with their evaluators. Such plans must be designed to assist each teacher or administrator in demonstrating effective performance, as defined by this bulletin. Each plan will serve as a differentiated coaching plan based on an area of refinement and will include professional learning objectives as well as the strategies that the teacher or administrator intends to use to attain each objective. 3. Observation, Data Collection, and Conferencing Process. The evaluator or evaluators of each teacher and administrator shall conduct observations of teacher and administrator practice sufficient to gain a complete picture of performance and impart individualized feedback each year. Additional evidence, such as data from periodic informal visits to the school and/or classroom as well as written materials or artifacts, may be used to inform evaluation. 4. Professional Development and Support. LEAs shall provide multiple opportunities for teachers and administrators to receive feedback, reflect on individual practice, and consider opportunities for improvement throughout the academic year, and shall provide intensive assistance plans to teachers and administrators, according to the requirements set forth in this bulletin. 5. Student Learning Targets. Local evaluation plans shall include evidence of growth in student achievement, including value-added data where available. The LEA shall provide guidelines for evaluators and evaluates to meet to discuss the student learning target of each student. 6. Grievance Process. LEAs shall include in their local personnel evaluation plans a description of the procedures for resolving conflict and/or grievances relating to evaluation results in a fair, efficient, effective, and professional manner.