BESE
SCHOOL AND DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION
Accountability for Public Education
In response to a public demand for an improved public system, the 1997 Louisiana Legislature created the School and District Accountability Commission (Act 478) and chartered it with the responsibility of recommending to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) a statewide system of accountability for public education in Louisiana. Louisiana’s Public Education Accountability System is based on the concept of continuous growth. Every school can improve and is expected to show academic growth. Every school is compared to itself. The system is designed to encourage and support school improvement by:
· Clearly establishing the state's goals for schools and students;
· Creating an easy way to communicate to schools and the public how well a school is performing;
· Recognizing schools for effectiveness in demonstrating growth in student achievement; and
· Focusing attention, energy, and resources on those schools that need help in improving student
achievement.
The Commission comprises 27 individuals from across the state, who represent the Governor, State Superintendent of Education, BESE, the Legislature, parents, teachers, principals, district superintendents, school boards, community groups and the business community. These individuals conducted an exhaustive review of accountability models in other states. They devised an accountability model that built upon the experiences of accountability models in other states while addressing the unique needs of Louisiana’s students. The original Commission created a framework for the current accountability policies and designs published in the Recommendations for Louisiana’s Public Accountability System (March 18, 1998) and adopted, with modifications, by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in May 1998.
You can view the 1997 Regular Legislative Session House Bill 2068 (Act 478), which required the development and implementation of a school and district accountability system and created the School and District Accountability Advisory Commission, by using the link below:
HB2068 - 1997 Regular Session (Act 478)
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