La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XLV-407
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XLV-407 - Quality Rating CalculationA. The LDE in collaboration with the BOR and K-12 and higher education experts shall periodically review the overall rating calculation including, but not limited to, data collected on the informational metrics and determine whether additional factors should be included in the rating calculation and whether adjustments should be made to the rating calculation. The LDE shall submit a report to BESE relative to the teacher preparation quality rating system in winter 2018-2019 and every two years thereafter, as deemed necessary and appropriate. Such report(s) shall include recommendations relative to refinements to the teacher preparation quality rating system including, but not limited to, adjustments to the factors included in the rating calculation, the overall rating calculation, and indices.B. The quality rating for a preparation provider shall be calculated by weighting each domain as follows. 1. Preparation program experience shall be weighted at 50 percent.2. Meeting educator workforce needs shall be weighted at 25 percent.3. Teacher quality shall be weighted at 25 percent.C. The quality rating for a preparation provider with a low number of program completers shall be calculated using only the domain(s) for which scores can be calculated.D. The quality rating corresponds to the composite score range listed below. All numbers used in the quality rating calculation process shall be rounded to the nearest tenth, unless otherwise specified. Quality Rating | Composite Score Range |
Level 1: Ineffective | x<1.5 |
Level 2: Needs Improvement | 1.5[LESS THAN EQUAL TO] x <2.5 |
Level 3: Effective | 2.5[LESS THAN EQUAL TO] x <3.5 |
Level 4: Highly Effective | 3.5[LESS THAN EQUAL TO] x |
E. The preparation program experience score shall be determined by the on-site review rating. On-Site Review Rating | Score Range |
Level 1: Ineffective | x=1 |
Level 2: Needs Improvement | x=2 |
Level 3: Effective | x=3 |
Level 4: Highly Effective | x=4 |
F. The meeting workforce needs score shall be determined by calculating the percentage of program completers in high-need certification areas and the percentage of program candidates completing residencies in high-needs schools. 1. Points are earned on a four-point scale according to: Percentage of Program Completers in a High-Need Areas/Residents in a High-Need School | Points |
Below Need-below need for both measures | 2.0 |
Meets Need-at need or up to 20 percentage points above need for at least one measure | 2.5 |
Exceeds Need-more than 20 percentage points above need for one measure | 3.0 |
Exceeds Need-more than 20 percentage points above need for both measures | 3.5 |
Exceptional-more than 40 percentage points above need for one or both measures | 4.0 |
G. The LDE, in collaboration with the BOR and K-12 and higher education experts, shall study and propose to BESE in winter 2018-2019 the adoption of an index for the value-added measure of teacher preparation program completers and, if appropriate, the adoption of a new licensure assessment and a corresponding scoring methodology for the teacher quality domain.H. The teacher quality score will be determined by the calculation of an index score, to be calculated as follows. 1. The number of program completers in each value-added level below will be multiplied by the corresponding index points displayed in the following table. Completer Value-Added Result | Index Points |
Ineffective | 0 |
Effective: Emerging | 50 |
Effective: Proficient | 100 |
Highly Effective | 150 |
2. The totals for each value-added category in Paragraph 1 of this Subsection will be added together.3. The sum of the totals for each value-added category will be divided by the total number of program completers, yielding an index score between 0 and 150.4. Using the index score, a teacher quality score between one and four will be assigned based on the ranges listed in the following table. Teacher Quality Score | Score Range |
Level 1 | [LESS THAN]65 |
Level 2 | 65.0-74.9 |
Level 3 | 75.0-84.9 |
Level 4 | [GREATER THAN EQUAL TO]85 |
La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XLV-407
Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 432489 (12/1/2017), Amended LR 45904 (7/1/2019).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(10), 17:7(6), and 17:7.2.