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The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) will convene in Baton Rouge at the Claiborne Building on Tuesday, June 16 and Wednesday, June 17th. Agendas are accessible at the following website: http://bese.louisiana.gov
After more than a year of debates relative to Common Core State Standards (CCSS), BESE has agreed to a standards review to be conducted by several committees consisting of individuals (educators and non-educators) who were nominated by school district personnel and LDOE staff. This group consists of approximately 100 education stakeholders. Some are known to be supportive of the existing standards; others are strongly opposed. It appears a compromise was reached through the efforts of many who spent hours trying to find a way to address the concerns of those who stated the CCSS were age and developmentally inappropriate and a federally imposed initiative. During the June committee meetings, there will be a review of these nominees by BESE. The Board will be asked to consider and approve individuals from a list put forth by Superintendent White and Staff. Currently, there exists a list that affords public review and input. There will likely be much debate on June 16th concerning this item. Some have indicated the fight is not yet over. In October, 2013, there was a marathon meeting at BESE (approximately 12 hours in duration) where discussions ensued relative to concerns surrounding Common Core. Some BESE members adamantly support Common Core, so it was no surprise that the concerns were not resolved at the BESE level. Many CCSS opponents were hopeful that the 2015 Legislative session would bring relief; the relief did come in the form of a compromise. However, others would like to see the "scrapping of Common Core standards altogether" and remain hopeful that additional changes will occur during the 2015 October/November elections.
The committee meetings and official board meeting are live-streamed and can be accessed during board deliberations. If you are unable to tune in during scheduled meetings, you may view agenda items and videos at the following website: http://bese.louisiana.gov.
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Prior to the June board meeting, a reception was held in honor of the 2015 St. Martin Parish School Board retirees. Retirees and their special guests were treated to refreshments following accolades provided by their respective immediate supervisors.
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Mr. Shelby Roberson, Stephensville Elementary Custodian, is the recipient of the May, 2015 Employee of the Month award. He has been an employee of the school district for approximately eight years. He was nominated for this prestigious honor because of his untiring efforts, patience and compassion, and the dedication he displays in custodial role. He is the only custodian at SE and maintains the entire site--facilities and grounds. His efforts and professionalism are greatly appreciated.
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A total of 75 educators from St. Martin Parish, including the superintendent, directors, supervisors, principals, assistant principals, curriculum coordinators, and teachers, attended the Teacher Leader Summit in New Orleans on June 4th and 5th. The summit was hosted by the Louisiana Department of Education and included professional development sessions for educators. Some of the sessions provided information on the following topics; assessments,
Accountability, the Believe and Prepare grant, early childhood education, ELA reading and ELA writing, vocabulary, math, science, social studies, Federal programs, high school graduation pathways, the Jump Start initiative, special education, teacher improvement and the COMPASS evaluation process.
Teachers from St. Martin Parish were assigned to attend specific sessions aimed at improving teaching and learning in reading, writing, and mathematics. The goal is to have teacher leaders redeliver the information learned to supervisors, administrators, and teachers at both district and school level professional development sessions over the course of the 2015-2016 school year. The first district-wide professional development session will be held on August 4, 2015 with a focus on writing across content areas.
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2015 School-Based Health Centers Advocacy Day
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Breaux Bridge High School
Three BBHS Students in U.S. Microsoft Championship Competition
The BBHS Business Department is proud to announce that Devin LeBlanc, Camille Duhon, and Lyndsy Caillier have been selected to represent the state of Louisiana in the prestigious 2015 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Championship in Orlando, Florida on June 18-20, 2015. They were selected because of the exceptionally high score that they received on their Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification Exam --a perfect score of 1000. Devin will be competing in Microsoft PowerPoint, Camille in Microsoft Excel, and Lyndsy in Microsoft Word. Read more.
Third graders at Parks Primary were treated with a special presentation from officers of Broussard City Police. K-9 Sergeant Birkenmeier visited the school with her K-9, Sill. Sgt. Birkenmeier discussed the training of a K-9, as well as, how useful it can be as a police officer to have the help of a dog on the job. Lt. Champagne assisted in the presentation.
Breaux Bridge & Cecilia Gifted
Primary students, from Breaux Bridge and Cecila's Gifted Enrichment program, applied their knowledge of Greek and Latin root words to create field day games. The students used water balloons for the following games: Aqua-Jacio-Metron, measuring the distance they were able to throw water; Hydro-Jacio-Corpus, water thrown at another body; Aqua-Hydro-Caput, an adaptation of Duck, Duck, Goose; and Hydro-Pyro- Potato, played like Hot Potato. While these students’ last day was full of excitement and fun, it was well rooted in creativity, imagination and application of prior knowledge.
Teche Elementary
Students in Ms. Patricia Charlot's reading class read six novels and worked in groups to create book jackets for each novel.
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