School Improvement - Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Department of Education
Vision: Create a world‐class education system
for all students in Louisiana.
Mission:
• Ensure Higher Academic Achievement for all Students
• Eliminate all Achievement Gaps
• Prepare Students to be Effective Citizens in Global market
State Goals
Louisiana students will:
1. Enter kindergarten ready to learn
• Goal: 75% of students on benchmark
2. Be literate by 3rd grade
• Goal: 90% basic or above on ELA portion of state standardized
assessment
3. Arrive in 4th grade on time
• Goal: 90% of students arrive on‐time
4. Perform adequately in the area of English Language Arts by 8 th grade
• Goal: 90% basic or above on state standardized assessment
5. Have necessary numeracy skills by 8 th grade
• Goal: 90% basic or above on Math portion of state
standardized assessment
6. Graduate on time
• Goal: 85% of students graduate on time
7. Enroll in a post‐secondary institution or workforce ready
• Goal: 75% of students earn IBC or enroll in post‐secondary
education
8. Achieve these goal regardless of race or class
• Goal: eliminate all achievement gaps