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.
Task Force Meetings
Task Force Members
| Member | Seat Information |
| Rep. Barbara Freiberg | The chairman of the House Committee on Education or his designee |
| Sen. Beth Mizell | The chairman of the Senate Committee on Education or his designee |
| Dr. Arthur Joffrion | A representative of the Louisiana Department
of Education designated by the state superintendent of education. |
| Dr. Kim Hunter Reed | The Commissioner of Higher Education or her designee. |
| Dr. Janet Pope | A representative of the Louisiana School Boards
Association designated by the governing authority of the association. |
| Dr. Karen Peace | A representative of the Louisiana Association of
School Executives designated by the governing authority of the association. |
| Ronnie Morris | The president of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education or his designee. |
| Mike Faulk | A representative of the Louisiana Association of
School Superintendents designated by the governing authority of the association. |
| Bruce Chaffin | A representative of the Louisiana State Association of
School Personnel Administrators designated by the governing authority of the association. |
| Dr. Paula Calderon | A representative of the Louisiana Association of
Colleges for Teacher Education designated by the governing authority of the association. |
| [VACANT] | A 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. |
| Cynthia Posey | A representative of the Louisiana Federation of
Teachers, who is a certified teacher with six to twenty years of classroom experience, designated by |
| Gladys Mouton | A 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 Erwin | The president and chief executive officer of the Council for A Better Louisiana or his designee. |
| Alex Jarrell | The executive director of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools or his designee. |
| Sen. Rick Edmonds | The president of the Senate or his designee. |
| Rep. Shaun Raphael Mena | The Speaker of the House of Representatives or his designee. |