Lafayette Parish Superintendent Francis Touchet Jr. announced a new accountability method for the district’s schools — scorecards that measure how well they’re meeting the district’s four core values.
Touchet introduced the scorecards during his state of the district presentation Thursday night at Lafayette High. His address also touted accomplishments from the last year, ranging from finished construction projects to a raise in teacher pay.
The scorecards measure how each school meets the district’s core values — safety, culture, opportunity and growth — on a five-star scale. Schools are then given an overall score based on the average of each category…