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 LSU recently recommended that Independence Elementary become a PBS Demonstration Site School for Louisiana. Independence Elementary School scored 96% out of 100% on the teaching component; it meets the criteria as a Louisiana SWPBS Demonstration Site School. Throughout the school year students were taught expected behaviors such as being safe, positive, respectful, and responsible. Students earned coins/clicks for showing the expectations daily. The PBS team members are Cathy LeBlanc, Melanie Johnston (PBS Coordinator), Shannon Cusimano, Nancy Jones, Betty Watson, Cynthia Head, Sheila Willie, and Elizabeth Rick. Receiving the award at the June 2nd Tangipahoa Parish School Board Meeting were Principal, Cathy LeBlanc, Administrative Assistant Melanie Johnston, Monica Good, Elizabeth Rick, Nancy Jones, and Lisa Genco.
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Project i-TAPS, a Math and Science professional development project, went to Shreveport recently to visit Sci-Port, a science museum. Pictured with the i-TAPS teachers above are Superintendent Mark Kolwe, Assistant Superintendent Thomas Bellavia, and Chief Academic Officer Melissa Stilley.
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   Senator Ben Nevers, Representative John Bel Edwards, and Superintendent Mark Kolwe recently visited Anita Joiner's class at Chesbrough Elementary. Senator Nevers taught an outstanding Civics lesson to the students in which Mr. Edwards and Mr. Kolwe participated. He also presented the Chesbrough Elementary and Principal Andrew Edwards with a Louisiana state flag.
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School Officials
Sign Plan for
World Class
Education
After the
Tangipahoa
Parish School
Board voted 7-2
to send the
desegregation
plan to federal
court,
Tangipahoa
Parish School
Superintendent
Mark Kolwe
(center) and
attorneys
Charles Patin,
Jr., (left) and
Alton Lewis
(right) sign the
final version of
the system’s
desegregation
plan.
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HHS Robotics Team 2080 - Torbotics
The Hammond High School Robotics Team, under the direction of mentors Shelly Gaydos and Fred Epperson and Team Captains Kylee Fazende and Alan Bartow, recently returned from the Bayou Regional in New Orleans. The team overcame many technical obstacles, and rose to place 2nd Place overall in a competition that included teams from Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, and Massachusetts. The team was also the highest ranking Louisiana robot at the Bayou Regional. In addition, the team received the Judges Award for their outstanding teamwork and robot design. For more information about the team, please visit the Torbotics, Team 2080, website: www.2080.lafrc.org
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 The Tangipahoa Parish School Board recognized the Ponchatoula High School FFA, which was honored as the top chapter in the nation in terms of student development and hours logged in agriculture education. PHS's FFA outpaced the nearly 6,000 other chapters in the country in these categories. School Board members Sandra Bailey Simmons, Sonya J. Traylor, Rose Dominguez, and School Superintendent Mark Kolwe recognized the students and chapter sponsor Alice Dubois at the Tangipahoa Parish School Board meeting in Amite.
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Click here to
find the new
State Group
Benefits
Insurance Rates
schedule for
employees for
2009.
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These Hammond High seniors scored 28 or higher on the ACT. Pictured: Ellie Bailey, Alan Bartow, Kylee Fazende, Kyle Kraemer, Hannah Saragusa, Jeremiah Kovacs, Jordan Gugliuzza, and David Hogan. Hannah Saragusa was recently named 2nd runner up for Tangipahoa High School Student of the Year.
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Sharon Sledge's Talented Art students create "Rose Windows" using tissue and black papers at Nesom Middle, Spring Creek, Westside Middle and Chesbrough.
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Click here for some great science resources for LA DOE - January Click here for some great science resources for LA DOE - December
Click here for some great science resources from LA DOE - November
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Reimbursement for Professional
Development for Initial Certification
and/or Highly Qualified in Content Area
of Current Teaching Position
These funds
are only for reimbursement for professional
development for initial certification
and/or highly qualified in content area
of current teaching position. The
reimbursement process includes the
following documents. All documents must
be sent together in a packet at one time
or the packet will be sent back to the
applicant. Deadlines should be adhered
to. Please direct any inquiries to Pat
J. Williams at
patricia.williams@tangischools.org .
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Click here
to find specific information on upcoming
local, state, and federally funded grant
opportunities.
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Thinking Maps
are being
implemented in
all schools in Tangipahoa
Parish School
System. Teachers
are very excited
about this strategy
to improve
teaching and
learning.
Click here for
pictures and
ideas for using
Thinking Maps in
the classroom.
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School Supply
Lists for
Tangipahoa
Parish Schools
can be found
here.
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Teaching
Certificates - TPSS Personnel
Department has
important
information for
teachers who
need to upgrade
or make changes
to their
teaching
certificate.
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