Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 17 > Chapter 39 > Part II > Subpart C - School Personnel Evaluation

• Administrator: means any person whose employment requires professional certification issued under the rules of the board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3882
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
• Board: means the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3882
• Components of effective teaching: means the elements of teaching performance defined by the board, in formal, recognized collaboration with educators and other stakeholders involved in education, to be critical to providing effective classroom instruction. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3882
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the state Department of Education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3882
• Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Economic disadvantage: means any one of the following characteristics of a student:

              (a) Is eligible for Louisiana's food assistance program for low-income families. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3882

• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Evaluation: means the process by which a local board monitors the continuing performance of its teachers and administrators. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3882
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Local board: means a city, parish, or other local public school board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3882
• Performance expectations: means the elements of effective leadership approved by the board that shall be included as evaluation criteria for all building-level administrators. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3882
• person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.