The Louisiana Department of Education is launching, Let Teachers Teach, a teacher’s workgroup to develop possible solutions to classroom disruptions. State Superintendent Cade Brumley says teachers feel a number of distractions are taking time away from classroom instruction.
“We’re hearing that teachers are facing excessive paperwork. Some teachers are forced to complete scripted lessons. Sometimes teachers are facing disruptions that are preventing them from teaching and other kids from learning.”
Brumley says the workgroup will include pre-K to 12th grade teachers. He says there’s nothing more critical to student success than an effective teacher.
“This is just the next step to look at how can we make their jobs a little easier so they can focus on ABC’s and 123’s. And anything we can do to lift the burden off of them we want to make sure and do those things.”
Brumley says LDOE is working with teacher committees and organizations to identify teachers for the workgroup. And he believes current Louisiana Teacher of the Year Kylie Altier…
“Will make an outstanding chair and it can be part of her platform as the ambassador for our state as the Teacher of the Year to work with other teachers across the state to try to find ways to improve the profession.”
Teacher committees and education organizations can email their teacher recommendations to ldoecommunications@la.gov.
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