Major changes for some public schoolteachers could begin later this year and be operating in East Baton Rouge Parish and 27 other districts by 2012, state officials said Monday.
The new rules would include:
- Linking teacher pay, promotion and retention to student performance.
- Requiring ineffective teachers to get professional assistance, or face removal if they fail to improve.
- Posting data for taxpayers that spells out the effectiveness of teachers and principals.
Other changes included in the state’s plan would:
- Hold principals accountable for student achievement through performance-based contracts.
- Offer stipends to effective teachers and those willing to work in high-need schools or areas of the state.
- Improve the process for hiring top-flight teachers.
All the changes are included in Louisiana’s bid, released on Monday, for $314 million in federal prize money.
The contest is called Race to the Top. Louisiana is considered one of the favorites.
Linking teacher pay to student achievement has been a key, controversial part of the state’s application for weeks.
However, the application shows teacher pay is just part of a sweeping overhaul of both teacher and principal practices.
Both are considered keys to improving student achievement, which is among the lowest in the nation.
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