Louisiana’s Teach for America Contracts: Not As Lucrative as They Used to Be, But Still There.
On February 22, 2019, I submitted a public records request for “all contracts between the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) and Teach for America (TFA) from 2016 to date.”
The result yielded four contracts between LDOE and TFA:
The objectives of these continuously-issued TFA contracts includes “sustaining a TFA presence across Louisiana.” From the 2015-16 contract:
Objectives:
- To place approximately 380 Teach for America corps members in high needs public schools serving low-income populations in Southen Louisiana and the Louisiana Delta, within the following Parishes: Ascension, Avoyelles, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson, Madison, Orleans, Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Helena, and Tensas.
- To support these corps members, through ongoing professional development and support, to achieve ambitious and measurable results with students.
- To work with the Louisiana Department of Education to sustain Teach for America’s teacher and alumni presence across Louisiana.
In 2016-17, the same 14 parishes were listed, but the number of TFA recruits dropped to 285. However, in both 2015-16 and 2016-17, the contract amount CONTINUE READING: Louisiana’s Teach for America Contracts: Not As Lucrative as They Used to Be, But Still There. | deutsch29
