LSUS students far surpass
averages on teacher assessment
12/05/03

First-year teachers from LSUS once again have far surpassed state averages on the Louisiana Teacher Assistance and Assessment Program.

According to the Louisiana Department of Education’s Analysis of Assessment Semester Results for the 2002-2003 School year, LSUS graduate teachers received 100 percent in seven of the 25 categories measured. In addition, teachers educated at LSUS were above 95 percent in 14 categories and above 92 percent in the remaining four categories.

The program provides new teachers with a planned program of leadership and support from experienced educators during the most formative stages of their experience in Louisiana schools, while providing the state with information regarding teacher competency prior to the issuance of a permanent state teacher certificate.

Candi Bagley, director of field experiences at LSUS, oversees student teachers. “I am pleased, but not surprised, to know how well our students perform in their own classrooms,” she said. “We consistently receive feedback from graduates that they feel confident and well-prepared for all aspects of a teaching career.”

Echoing Bagley’s remarks, Dr. Gale Bridger, dean of the LSUS College of Education and Human Development, said, “These superb measures of our graduates’ performance are evidence of the quality of our program, of our teacher education students’ commitment to high standards and genuine caring for children and youth, and of our faculty’s excellence in preparing these professional educators.”