Head Start

Eunice elementary school plan approved

A plan to change Highland Elementary into an early learning center focused on 4-year-olds and move its pre-kindergarten through fourth-grade students to Eunice’s three other elementary school passed without dissent at St. Landry Parish School Board meeting Monday.

Elementary education in Eunice may change

A plan to change how pre-school and elementary school students are organized in Eunice was brought to the St. Landry Parish School Board for discussion Thursday. Highland Elementary would become an early learning center with a focus on 4-year-olds.

Head Start lease headed for another round of negotiations

The months long back and forth over a lease for parish-owned property in Opelousas is going to take at least another month. The St. Landry Parish Council was ready to approve a lease for $500 a month for the property where a Head Start center is located on in Opelousas.

School officials may get price cut from Council

Faced with a $1,125 monthly charge to use St. Landry Parish property in Opelousas, two School Board officials were back in front of the Parish Council requesting a price cut. The St. Landry Parish School Board began administering the Head Start program in September 2018.

School panel reverses course for Head Start pay raise

St. Landry Parish Head Start employees will receive a 2.6 percent cost of living increase instead of a $700 lump sum payment. The 2.6 percent increase was approved by the School Board’s Finance Committee on Wednesday.

Head Start control moving to St. Landry Parish School Board

The hiring process continued this week for Head Start jobs as the 10-center pre-school system is to transition to the control of the St. Landry Parish School Board. The school system’s control begins Saturday and it reopened almost every job associated with Head Start.

St. Landry Parish School Board to operate Head Start in parish

The Head Start center in Eunice is located next to the Southeast Community Center. The St. Landry Parish School Board is to become the governing authority over Head Start on Sept. 1. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan) St. Landry Parish School Board to operate Head Start in parish The St.