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District describes new principal observation tool and a high‑school pre‑educator pathway
Summary
Secondary education staff described a new principal observation tool and a STAR pre‑educator class dual‑enrolled with Nicholls State University for ED 250 credit, aimed at creating a para‑to‑teacher pipeline and internship opportunities for SOAR and EL students.
A secondary education staff member told the Lafourche Parish meeting that the district is using a new principal observation tool and is developing a pre‑educator pathway for high‑school students.
The staff member said the observation tool (referred to in the transcript as 'in leads' or the principal observation tool) has prompted principals to coordinate planning, instructional leadership team meetings and teacher collaboration. The speaker credited 'Miss McKinney' with extensive troubleshooting of a state website used in the accountability process and said the state has been incentivizing internships under the new accountability system.
On the secondary side, the staff described a 'STAR' pre‑educator class that was approved for dual enrollment with Nicholls State University for ED 250 credit, allowing a high‑school student to earn college credit. The district said the class is intended as a recruiting and pipeline strategy: students could become paraprofessionals and then enter district pathways toward teacher certification without tuition charge in the scenario described by staff.
The speaker also discussed using SOAR students and high‑school EL students in internship placements at elementary schools to provide classroom support and on‑the‑job experience.
No board action or vote on these programmatic items was recorded in the transcript; staff presented them as developing initiatives.
