§1993. Implementation of career education by board and department
To accomplish the goals set forth in R.S. 17:1992, the board in cooperation with other
educational institutions and the department shall implement career education by planning,
executing, and administering plans for, but not limited to, the following:
(1)The development of professional skills in career education by preservice training
of teachers and counselors and by in-service training of teachers, counselors, administrators
and supportive service personnel for which the board may utilize personnel and facilities of
the institutions of higher learning that are under its jurisdiction, and may participate in
cooperative programs for the same purpose with other institutions of higher learning.
(2)Allocation of vocational-te
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§1993. Implementation of career education by board and department
To accomplish the goals set forth in R.S. 17:1992, the board in cooperation with other
educational institutions and the department shall implement career education by planning,
executing, and administering plans for, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The development of professional skills in career education by preservice training
of teachers and counselors and by in-service training of teachers, counselors, administrators
and supportive service personnel for which the board may utilize personnel and facilities of
the institutions of higher learning that are under its jurisdiction, and may participate in
cooperative programs for the same purpose with other institutions of higher learning.
(2) Allocation of vocational-technical teachers throughout the various levels and
throughout the system of career education.
(3) Writing or revising the handbook for school administration.
(4) Printing of curricula and printing of guidelines therefor.
(5) Higher levels of training for career students at the institutions of higher learning,
including one and two-year certificate and associate degree programs in technical and
paraprofessional fields of study.
(6)(a) Development of a program and a set of guidelines for assessment and
evaluation of the performance of teaching and administrative personnel. The guidelines shall
be reviewed by the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education
of the Louisiana Legislature. Such guidelines shall include but not be limited to the
following:
(i) The establishment of criteria of expected teaching performance in each area of
teaching and of techniques for the assessment and evaluation of that performance.
(ii) Assessment and evaluation of competence of teachers as it relates to the
established criteria.
(iii) The establishment of criteria and the assessment of the performance of
administrative personnel.
(iv) Job descriptions for all teachers and administrators, such job descriptions to
include a list of all duties.
(b) The superintendent, under the direction of the board, shall implement the
assessment and evaluation program for all teachers and administrative personnel and shall
determine the methodology, procedures, documentation, records, right of appeal, and reports
required in connection with such program. The office of vocational programs shall provide
such assistance for the program as the superintendent shall direct.
(7) Determination of current manpower needs for industry and business in each
region as established in R.S. 17:1994 for the purpose of determining curricula for the schools
in that region. For the purpose of making such determination, the board shall require each
regional director to establish a working relationship with local economic development
councils, the State Board of Commerce and Industry, and Louisiana Works to determine local
manpower needs on a current basis in the region and to develop curricula and programs to
meet those needs. Such determination shall be made on a current basis, and the office of
vocational programs shall establish a model for such determination.
(8) Development of a mobile training system for the purpose of providing training
in vocational-technical programs and courses in areas with a demonstrated need for such
programs and courses. The office of vocational programs shall provide such assistance in
the development of the system as the superintendent shall direct.
(9) Studying the feasibility of establishment of additional area and branch schools.
Any such study shall include information on manpower needs, the most efficient way of
meeting those needs, and information on the availability of training in existing schools and
space in state owned buildings or the availability of state owned property for the
establishment of such schools.