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Terrebonne speakers cite teacher-led gains after state recovery scorecard shows district strong growth
Summary
Superintendent Bubba Armstrong told the school board that a national Education Recovery Scorecard shows Louisiana second in math recovery and that the parish’s district ranked among the highest-growing districts in reading; board members credited returning students to classrooms and teachers’ work.
Bubba Armstrong, superintendent, told the Terrebonne Parish School Board the Education Recovery Scorecard — a collaboration between the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard and the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford — shows Louisiana ranked second among states for math recovery since 2019 and first in reading for 2019–2020. Armstrong said the parish’s district ranked among the highest-growing districts in reading for districts of similar size.
Armstrong said the scorecard measures growth from 2019 to 2024 and that the parish’s results reflect growth rather than absolute proficiency. "We just never had that sense that we were falling behind," Armstrong said, adding that the district “didn't really experience that learning gap.” He credited "high quality teachers" and staff work for the results: "High quality teachers make all the difference," he said.
Board members responding to the presentation echoed that view and pointed to local factors such as quickly returning students to in-person learning after COVID and rapid recovery after Hurricane Ida. Board members emphasized that the scorecard measures growth, not raw test levels, and urged continued attention to instruction and supports.
The board did not adopt any policy or formal action related to the scorecard at the meeting; the item was presented for information. No statewide or district test score totals or proficiency rates were provided in the presentation, and Armstrong cautioned the board the published measure reflects relative growth over time rather than a snapshot of current proficiency.
The district said it will continue internal reviews of assessment data and building-level action plans tied to the growth findings.
Looking ahead, board members thanked teachers and staff for classroom work that the presenters said drove recovery and growth, and they asked staff to continue sharing school- and student-level data with the board as the district plans interventions and supports.
