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About the Louisiana Department of Education
The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) provides guidance and support to all publicly funded early childhood centers and elementary and secondary schools in Louisiana. Specifically, the department provides tools and resources to schools and school systems to support classroom instruction, assessments, workforce development and college and career preparation. Additionally, the department provides families and the public with transparent reporting of center, school, and school system performance and quality through the Louisiana School Finder.
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Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)
The LDOE is the administrative arm of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). BESE was established by the 1974 Louisiana Constitution. The Board is composed of 11 members: eight elected by the citizens of Louisiana’s eight BESE districts, and three appointed by the governor of Louisiana to represent the state at-large. Together, these members adopt and enact policies governing the elementary and secondary schools of Louisiana.
Louisiana's Education Priorities
Louisiana's education priorities maintain a clear focus on what matters most for academic achievement.
- Early childhood leading to kindergarten readiness
- Literacy instruction aligned to the Science of Reading
- Math instruction from foundational to advanced skills
- Opportunities ensuring a meaningful high school experience
- An effective teacher for every student
- Expand educational choice for students and families
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Louisiana State Superintendent
Dr. Cade Brumley
Dr. Brumley is a Louisiana native who has dedicated his career to serving children, parents, and educators.
Back to the Basics
Louisiana's Education Priorities
From being ready to learn on the first day of kindergarten to thriving in a career, college
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State Advisory Groups
The LDOE facilitates over a dozen councils, committees, task forces, and other groups.
St. Charles Parish Educator Will Spend Year Advocating for Education Initiative
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Department of Education today announced the winner of the annual Louisiana Public Interest Fellowship for the 2022-2023 school year. Brian Gough of St. Charles Parish was named this year’s honoree during the opening session of the 2022 Teacher Leader Summit. The fellowship program allows recipients to spend a school year advocating for an education initiative of their choosing. These initiatives are aligned to the Department’s priorities. Winners are chosen from the previous year’s list of Louisiana Teacher of the Year Semifinalists and Finalists.
Gough’s fellowship initiative is focused on researching best practices for industry recruitment for internship programs. The goal of this research is to provide schools with tools for promoting internships with industry partners throughout Louisiana.
Brian Gough has been an educator for 26 years and currently serves as the administrative monitor at the St. Charles Parish Public Schools’ Satellite Center, a career center in Luling Louisiana. During his time in education, Gough has taught a variety of subjects from Pre-K to 12th grade, created the interactive media program at the Satellite Center, acted as a systems analyst for the SCPPS ITS Department, technology coordinator for Hahnville High School and Luling Elementary, and as the SCPPS webmaster. Throughout his time in education, Gough has built a reputation as an innovator in the classroom who promotes creative confidence, human centered design and looks at failure as an opportunity to iterate. In addition to teaching, Gough co-created the Satellite Center Video and Animation Festival, which gave a creative outlet for 1000+ students across 10 parishes for a decade; co-created the Linked Online Learners program in 2020, which connects students around the world 4 times a week; organized the Destrehan Wildcat Robotics face shield program which provided PPE to the medical community in the early months of Covid-19; is a member of the Adobe Education Leaders cohort which connects K-12 and postsecondary teachers around the world; and continues to speak at education conferences around the nation. Gough received his Bachelors of Science in Education from Louisiana Tech University and earned his Masters in Educational Leadership from Southeastern Louisiana University.