Changes

===Teacher tenure law===

===Teacher tenure law===

In 2010, Hoffmann authored Act 54, which changes the method of evaluating the 55,000 public schoolteachers in Louisiana. Previously, educators faced reviews ever three years, and ratings below "satisfactory" were rare. Under the 2010 law, reviews became annual in the year 2013. Half of the evaluation is linked to the growth in student achievement. The other half stems from general classroom analysis. Educators rated as "ineffective" in two consecutive years face loss of tenure and dismissal.<ref name=ttenure>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/home/5561173-125/teacher-evaluation-law-up-for|author=Will Sentell|title=Teacher evaluation law up for change|date=March 31, 2013|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=April 1, 2013}}</ref>

In 2010, Hoffmann authored Act 54, which changes the method of evaluating the 55,000 public schoolteachers in Louisiana. Previously, educators faced reviews ever three years, and ratings below "satisfactory" were rare. Under the 2010 law, reviews became annual in the year 2013. Half of the evaluation is linked to the growth in student achievement. The other half stems from general classroom analysis. Educators rated as "ineffective" in two consecutive years face loss of tenure and dismissal.<ref name=ttenure>Will Sentell, "Teacher evaluation law up for change," ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,'' March 31, 2013.</ref>

Hoffmann, who handled the revised law at the request of Governor Jindal, said the measure is "a work in progress. ... We have some "good teachers across the state have low morale right now. We need to improve that."<ref name=ttenure/> Joyce Haynes, the president of the Louisiana Association of Educators, said that the review process could determine a teacher's future based on results of a single standardized test in one year. Haynes said the state should remove "incompetent" teachers "but not at the expense of moving some of your best in the process or even stigmatizing some of the best."<ref name=ttenure/>

Hoffmann, who handled the revised law at the request of Governor Jindal, said the measure is "a work in progress. ... We have some "good teachers across the state have low morale right now. We need to improve that."<ref name=ttenure/> Joyce Haynes, the president of the Louisiana Association of Educators, said that the review process could determine a teacher's future based on results of a single standardized test in one year. Haynes said the state should remove "incompetent" teachers "but not at the expense of moving some of your best in the process or even stigmatizing some of the best."<ref name=ttenure/>