Louisiana Compass Teacher Evaluation Software
Run Louisiana educator evaluations across the four-domain Louisiana Educator Rubric, now delivered through LEADS, aligned to state requirements and built for the people who observe.
The evaluation is the entry point, not the whole story. In EX in Education, Louisiana evaluations connect to coaching, goals, PD, and retention, so every educator moves from hired to thriving.
Louisiana Classroom Observation
Louisiana's Educator Evaluation Framework
Louisiana evaluates every educator on two halves that carry equal weight: professional practice and student growth. The professional practice half is scored on the four-domain Louisiana Educator Rubric, now delivered through LEADS, the system that replaced Compass. In EX in Education, that framework is the doorway into a connected system for coaching, PD, and retention.
Four-Domain Rubric
The Louisiana Educator Rubric organizes teacher practice across four connected domains, each pre-configured in EX so observers score against the state rubric without rebuilding forms.
- Planning
- Environment
- Instruction
- Professionalism
Student Growth, the Other Half
Half of a Louisiana educator's evaluation comes from a student growth measure, set through Student Learning Targets. EX tracks that evidence alongside observation results in one record.
- 50% professional practice, 50% student growth
- Student Learning Targets set the growth measure
- Scored on a five-point scale
- Reported through the Compass Information System
Complete Louisiana Rubric Coverage
All four domains of the Louisiana Educator Rubric are pre-built in EX in Education, so observers can watch, score, and generate evidence against the state framework from day one. Configure each domain to your district's current rubric.
Planning
What teachers prepare before instruction begins.
- Focus areas include:
- Instructional Plans
- Student Work
- Assessment
Environment
Culture, relationships, and classroom management.
- Focus areas include:
- Expectations
- Engaging Students and Managing Behavior
- Environment
- Respectful Conditions
Instruction
Instruction as it happens in the classroom.
- Focus areas include:
- Standards and Objectives
- Presenting Instructional Content
- Academic Feedback
- Questioning
- Activities and Materials
- Lesson Structure and Pacing
Professionalism
Reflection, records, and continued growth.
- Focus areas include:
- Growing and Developing Professionally
- Reflecting on Teaching
- School Involvement
- School Responsibilities
Differentiated Observations
- • Experienced teachers who score highly on their first observation may complete fewer observations that year
- • Teachers with fewer than three years of experience receive more observations
- • Struggling educators receive more frequent feedback and support
- • Pre-observation and post-observation conferences
Ongoing Feedback
- • Informal walkthroughs between formal observations
- • Timely, specific feedback
- • Educator self-assessment as part of the qualitative score
- • Cadence set by district within state guidance
Recent change: LEADS replaced Compass. Louisiana moved from the legacy Compass system to LEADS, the Louisiana Educator Advancement and Development System, for full statewide use in 2025-2026, with results still reported through the Compass Information System. EX keeps formal observations, walkthroughs, and self-assessments together, with reminders so districts stay on cycle.
Louisiana Ratings, Tracked Over Time
LEADS scores each educator on a five-point scale. EX in Education records each rating, ties it to the evidence behind it, and carries it forward so growth is visible from one cycle to the next.
Exemplary
Models exceptional practice for others
Highly Effective
Consistently exceeds expectations
Proficient
Meets expectations with solid, effective practice
Emerging
Developing practice that needs targeted support
Ineffective
Requires significant improvement and intensive support
Under LEADS, teachers who demonstrate strong practice can earn fewer observations, freeing evaluators to spend more time mentoring newer and developing teachers. EX in Education keeps each educator's rating history, observation schedule, and support plans in one place, and routes the ones who need support into coaching cycles so a rating leads to next steps, not just a score.
Built for Louisiana's Evaluation Process
EX in Education gives Louisiana districts what they need to run evaluations aligned to state requirements, then connects that evidence to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Rubric-Aligned Forms
Observation forms pre-built for all four domains of the Louisiana Educator Rubric, on the five-point scale.
- • All four domains included
- • Five-level rating scale
- • Evidence collection tools
Differentiated Cycles
Manage formal observations alongside quick walkthroughs, with scheduling that reflects each teacher's experience and results.
- • Formal observations
- • Informal walkthroughs
- • Cycle reminders
Student Growth Tracking
Record the Student Learning Targets and growth measures your district uses alongside observation results.
- • Student Learning Targets
- • Evidence in one record
- • District-defined measures
Coaching Handoff
Turn what an observation surfaces into a coaching cycle, so feedback leads to real support instead of a filed form.
- • Evidence to coaching
- • Structured feedback
- • Follow-up visits
Calibration & Consistency
Shared rubrics and workflows help observers score consistently across buildings, so ratings mean the same thing district-wide.
- • Standard rubrics
- • Consistent workflows
- • Assignment by school
Growth Goals
Set professional goals tied to what the evaluation surfaced, tracked in the same module that follows a teacher across the year.
- • Goal setting tools
- • Progress tracking
- • Linked to PD
Why Louisiana Districts Run Evaluations Inside EX in Education
Run evaluations compliantly, then use what they surface to actually grow and keep your teachers. Evaluation is the doorway. Educator growth and retention is the product.
Less admin, more coaching
Structured workflows and feedback tools free evaluators to spend more of their time in coaching conversations, not paperwork.
Consistent across schools
The Louisiana Educator Rubric and shared processes help evaluators score consistently, whether it is one building or the whole district.
Growth you can see
Ratings, goals, and coaching history sit together, so progress is visible over time instead of scattered across files.
Retention, not just ratings
When feedback connects to PD, goals, and support, teachers keep developing, and districts keep the ones they worked hard to hire.
How AI Supports Louisiana Evaluations
AI in EX in Education helps evaluators work through evaluations faster while keeping every judgment in human hands. It drafts and organizes, evaluators decide.
Draft Feedback From Evidence
Turn observation notes into clear, domain-aligned feedback that the evaluator reviews and edits before it is shared.
Organize Evidence by Domain
Sort notes and artifacts against the four rubric domains, so nothing is missed when it is time to score.
Suggest Growth Next Steps
Surface coaching moves and PD ideas tied to what an observation revealed, ready for the evaluator to assign.
Bring Louisiana Evaluations Into the Bigger Picture
See how EX in Education runs Louisiana evaluations aligned to state requirements, then connects them to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Built for Louisiana requirements. Bring your own rubric, or start from ours. Connected to coaching, PD, and goals.
Part of EX in Education
One piece of the educator experience.
Louisiana evaluations are one part of how districts support educators. In EX in Education, they connect to the bigger picture: walkthroughs, coaching, evaluations, goals, PD, recognition, surveys, and retention. Bring your own process, or start from a template, then run it across every school so every educator moves from hired to thriving.
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