K-12 Accountability Engagement Survey

K-12 Accountability Engagement Survey

The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) directed the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) to deliver for consideration and vote at the June 2024 BESE meeting a revised, comprehensive K-12 accountability system. The LDOE has developed a brief survey designed to gather stakeholder feedback. This survey will close April 11. Your responses are valued and confidential.
1. Please select your parish.*
2. Which of the following best describes you? (select all that apply)*

Parent or guardianTeacherSchool staffSchool administratorSchool system staffStudentPolicymakerCommunity member

3. To what extent do you agree with the following statements?

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Somewhat Agree	Neither Agree or Disagree	Somewhat Disagree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
Louisiana’s graduates are very prepared to compete in today’s global economy.
High schools should be expected to help students earn credentials that will help them earn significantly more money than they would without a high school diploma.
For students who choose the university path, high schools should place greater emphasis on ensuring those students graduate high school with college credit through opportunities such as dual enrollment or Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
Students being literate and numerate should be a significant factor in determining a school’s quality.
Outside of a core focus on foundational literacy and math, Louisiana's revised accountability system should emphasize age-appropriate proficiency in civics and STEM (science, technology, engineering, math).
Students earning industry or university recognized credentials should be a significant factor in determining a school’s quality.
It is important for students to have work-based learning experiences and received employer feedback while in high school.

4. Fill in the blank: The percentage of students showing improvement/growth on state assessments is _________ important as students being academically on grade level.

LessEquallyMore
5. Which statement best describes your opinion of student academic growth on state assessments?

We should expect all students to receive a higher score than the year before.We should only expect lower achieving students to receive a higher score than the year before.We should compare students to their peers to determine growth.

6. To what extent do you agree with the following statements?

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Somewhat Agree	Neither Agree or Disagree	Somewhat Disagree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
Student growth should be simple for practitioners to calculate themselves.
Student growth measurements should be clear-cut, either a student did grow or they did not.
Student growth should reward schools that outperform other schools with certain student groups.
The accountability system should put additional emphasis on the growth of students with the lowest scores in each school.

7. Please share any additional comments you feel will be helpful in the development of a revised, comprehensive K-12 accountability system.
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