St. Landry Parish School Board

Eunice students are among parish science fair winners

The 2017 St. Landry Parish Science Fair winners are named at the Feb. 2 St. Landry Parish School Board meeting. The fair was held Jan. 14 at Opelousas High school. The regional fair is scheduled Feb. 18 at Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette.

School job changes approved

St. Landry Parish School Superintendent Patrick Jenkins won approval from the School Board for an administrative reorganization. “Once the job descriptions are approved we would immediately start the process between now and August,” he said at Thursday’s meeting of the St.

School Board retreat

About 50 people attended a St. Landry Parish School Retreat on Saturday in Opelousas.

School chief to reorganize Central Office jobs

The St. Landry Parish School Board’s Central Office is on the verge of a reorganization in a plan presented by Superintendent Patrick Jenkins. “This reorganization will not cost the Board any additional funds,” Jenkins said. “The best case scenario is it will save us funds — over a $100,000.

Superintendent: Help is on the way for Eunice Junior High School

Help is on the way for Eunice Junior High School, said St. Landry Parish School Superintendent Patrick Jenkins. That comment came as Casey Comeaux was introduced as the new assistant principal at the school at Thursday’s School Board meeting. But the school does not have a principal.

St. Landry Parish schools get a C in state assessment

The St. Landry Parish School District received a C in school performance scores released by the state Department of Education. The district’s score edged up two points to 73.1 from its 2015 score, but that lagged behind neighboring parishes. Acadia and Evangeline parishes received Bs.