St. Landry Parish School Board finances are projected to end the fiscal year with a $1 million balance on the books, according to Tressa Miller, finance director.
The St. Landry Parish public high school graduation rate in 2016 was 66.6 percent, down from the state’s rate of 77 percent, and fourth lowest in Louisiana.
Michelle Haj-Broussard, left, and Stephen Ortego spoke about a French immersion school at a St. Landry Parish School Board meeting Monday. The school was approved and is to open in 2018 in the former Sunset High School.
Highland Elementary is one of four St. Landry Parish elementary schools selected for a leadership program intended to transform schools by instilling leadership skills into students.
The following are arrests reported by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.
May 5
Lance A. Edwards, 21, 1000 block of Prayer House Road, Opelousas. Unauthorized entry of a place of business; theft of a motor vehicle.
Contract wording for a construction manager and communication specialist were approved by the St. Landry Parish School Board Executive Committee Thursday.
In the midst of discussing job descriptions, some St. Landry Parish School Board members raised budget concerns.
Two teachers at Washington Elementary have been arrested for bullying students.
Instead of approving two job contracts presented by Superintendent Patrick Jenkins, the School Board’s Executive Committee voted to have them reviewed by legal counsel and advertised.
The St. Landry Parish School Board gave Superintendent Patrick Jenkins the green light to proceed with a plan to raise full-time employee salaries and fund capital improvements.