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District staff walk board through Louisiana—s new Grow, Achieve, Thrive accountability system
Summary
At a Sept. 4 Committee of the Whole meeting, district staff explained Louisiana—s new ‘‘Grow, Achieve, Thrive—22 accountability framework, including timeline, scorecard structure and how LEAP test results will be used during a two-year curved rollout.
Chief Okonsky presented details of Louisiana—s new Grow, Achieve, Thrive accountability system at the Sept. 4 Committee of the Whole meeting of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System, describing how the state will measure school and district performance beginning with the 202526#x2013;26 school year.
Okonsky told the board the state has simplified multiple indices into three broad areas: Grow, Achieve and, for high schools, Thrive. "Grow, Achieve, and Thrive is what we will live by," Chief Okonsky said. She described a 100-point scorecard that will replace the old multi-index scale and said the state plans a two-year bell-curve rollout before moving to a traditional A26#x2013;F scale.
The presentation laid out how the components are weighted and calculated. For K26ndash;8 sites, the scorecard will emphasize growth and achievement; Grow will represent…
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