Teacher Recruitment, Recovery, and Retention Task Force

House Concurrent Resolution 39 of the 2021 Regular Legislative Session creates the Teacher Recruitment, Recovery, and Retention Task Force. The legislation requires the Task Force to study the declining enrollment in teacher preparation programs and review strategies that can be utilized by the state and individual school districts in locations of teacher shortages to reverse declines. This Task Force is charged to provide a written report of findings and recommendations to the Governor, State Superintendent of Education, President of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, House Committee on Education, and Senate Committee on Education no later than January 31.

2023 trrr task force report

Task Force Meetings

2023

2022

2021

  • November 16, 2021 — Agenda | Minutes
  • September 23, 2021 — Agenda | Minutes
  • August 23, 2021 — Agenda | Minutes
  • July 13, 2021 — Agenda | Minutes

Task Force Members

MemberSeat Information
Rep. Mark WrightThe chairman of the House Committee on Education or his designee
Dr. Esrom PitreThe chairman of the Senate Committee on Education or his designee
Em LeBlanc CooperA representative of the Louisiana Department of Education designated
by the state superintendent of education.
Dr. Kim Hunter ReedThe Commissioner of Higher Education or her designee.
Dr. Janet PopeA representative of the Louisiana School Boards Association designated
by the governing authority of the association.
Dr. Karen PeaceA representative of the Louisiana Association of School Executives designated
by the governing authority of the association.
Sandy HollowayThe president of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education or his designee.
Mike FaulkA representative of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents designated
by the governing authority of the association.
Bruce ChaffinA representative of the Louisiana State Association of School Personnel Administrators designated
by the governing authority of the association.
Dr. Paula CalderonA representative of the Louisiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education designated
by the governing authority of the association.
Joy RimmerA representative of the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana, who is a certified teacher with one to five years
of classroom experience, designated by the governing authority of the association.
Edward ParksA representative of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, who is a certified teacher
with six to twenty years of classroom experience, designated by
Gladys MoutonA representative of the Louisiana Association of Educators, who is a minority certified teacher
with at least five years of classroom experience, designated by the governing authority of the association.
Barry ErwinThe president and chief executive officer of the Council for A Better Louisiana or his designee.
Alex JarrellThe executive director of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools or his designee.
Sen. J. Rogers PopeThe president of the Senate or his designee.
Rep. Buddy MinceyThe Speaker of the House of Representatives or his designee.

The Master Plan

To move Louisiana aggressively forward, the Board of Regents has embraced a robust new attainment goal that calls for 60% of all working-age adults (ages 25-64) in Louisiana to hold a degree or high-value credential by 2030. As we stand on the brink of a new decade, this Master Plan, born of the Board of Regents’ unique charge to guide postsecondary education across the state, will set the foundation to increase opportunity.  Our Talent Imperative is to Educate, Innovate, and Collaborate.

Master Plan for Higher Education