Family Toolkit

WebQuery helps you determine the school(s) a student is eligible to attend and the available bus stops. WebQuery also provides a helpful street map. Just enter the student's information and click "Go."

School/bus Look-Up

Check back often for updated information regarding Tangipahoa Parish district Covid-19 policies and guidelines.

TPSS Covid-19 Guidelines

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Connect to your student’s classroom with the OnCourse Systems parent portal. Increase student engagement through this user-friendly platform which allows parents/guardians to find homework, view reports, and receive messages from teachers.

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ClassLink is a single sign-on resource that allows students and teachers to access supplemental web and Windows applications that certain classes or schools may be using for extra practice, enrichment, or assignment management. Instead of having to remember individual login information for resources such as ClassDojo, OnCourse Systems, Komodo, Mathletics, or hundreds of other external educational apps, students and teachers only need one password to be able to access their accounts from any device. 

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Tangipahoa Parish is still experiencing widespread outages of internet services. Please contact your service provider to report home outages and to receive updated information on plans for restoration.

The Tangipahoa Parish School System will no longer provider Hot Spots to students.

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Suggestions for Wifi

Please check with your community library. Many are offering free wifi services to our students. You may be able to park in their parking lot and access wifi from your Tangischools issued devices.  Also, our school parking lots may be open for students to use in the evenings or weekends. Please reach out to your child's teacher or school office for more information. If your child is having difficulty completing assignments from home, please notify your teachers. Our teachers and admins are understanding of the circumstances that our students and families are facing (because many of us are facing them too!).  An email or a call to the school is the place to start.

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Emergency Broadband Program

All TPSS students qualify for a discounted internet service rate through the Emergency Broadband Program! 
Our district qualifies for assistance since all students were approved to receive free/reduced meal this school year. 

This benefit will help lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

This program provides a discount of up to a $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for qualifying households on qualifying Tribal lands. The benefit also provides a discount of up to $100 per household toward a one-time purchase of a desktop computer, laptop or tablet purchased through a participating broadband provider. 

SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES

The Emergency Broadband Benefit enrollment begins May 12, 2021. Eligible households can enroll through a participating broadband provider or directly with the Universal Service Administrative Company using an online or mail-in application. Additional information about the Emergency Broadband Benefit is available at www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit, or by calling 833-511-0311 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. any day of the week.

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• Do I qualify? 
• How to Apply
• Companies Near Me
• Apply Now

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Resources:

• TPSS - Steps to Get Started
• EBB Consumer FAQs
• Tool Kit Overview and Guide
• EBB Program Flyer
• EBB Program Brochure
• Instructions to complete Application and Household worksheet (in different languages)

Please complete this application for Hospital/Homebound instruction.

Homebound Application

See a comprehensive calendar of important dates related to your student’s academic school year. Updates will be made throughout the year to include important holidays, open houses, student testing dates.

Academic Calendar

To ensure our students have a great start to the 2021-22 school year, the first two days will be a “soft start.” These days will be used for distributing and/or updating students’ Chromebooks, sharing important school and district information with students and families, and will allow smaller class sizes for teachers to meet and assess students scheduled in their classes. The “Soft Start Schedule” for all grades is as follows:

Pre K & Kindergarten Dates to Report:

By August 11:  Teachers will contact parents to schedule orientation meeting time.
August 12 & 13:  Orientation meetings will be held.
August 17 & 18:  PreK & K - Girls only attend.
August 19 & 20:  PreK & K - Boys only attend. 
August 23:  All PreK & K students (boys & girls) attend.

1st - 8th Grade Dates to Report:

August 11:  Students whose last name begins with A - K attend.
August 12:  Students whose last name begins with L - Z attend.
August 13:  All students attend.

9th - 12th Grade Dates to Report:

August 11:  Seniors & Juniors attend.
August 12:  Sophomores & Freshmen attend.
August 13:  All students attend.

Download the document below to view Meet & Greet Dates, Orientation Dates, Open House Dates & ChromeBook distribution dates for your student's school.

Important Dates for Families

Child Nutrition Department

• Breakfast and Lunch Menus
• USDA Child Nutrition Waiver
• Special Diet Form
• School Nutrition Policies
• My School Bucks

The Department of Child and Family Services has a Parent Portal for you to view and receive information about your child's P-EBT benefits. You will need to create a CAFE account and link your student's P-EBT case to your CAFE account. We encourage all of you to do this to verify the information that was sent on your behalf. If you find an error, then reach out to your student's school to verify what we have in the Student Information System (SIS) is correct. (Please be aware that if an error is found, it will take approximately 6 weeks to process and get you a new card.)

VISIT THE P-EBT PARENT PORTal to Get STarted 

If you scroll down, they have video instructions to help you. 

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Please visit pebt-la.org for more information.

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What is P-EBT?

The Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) Program was created in Spring 2020 to provide funds for families to buy food while schools were closed due to COVID-19.

• Eligible students in HYBRID learning situations can expect to receive $48.23 for each eligible month. “Hybrid” means a combination of computer-based and in-person learning.
• Eligible students in FULLY VIRTUAL learning situations can expect to receive $120.71 for each eligible month. “Fully virtual” means taking classes by computer.

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When can I expect to receive P-EBT benefits?

P-EBT benefits have been issued for August 2020 to May 2021 for students whose schools reported them as eligible. Have you checked the P-EBT Parent Portal? The Portal contains information about your child’s P-EBT case, including the months for which benefits were issued.

View the P-EBT Parent Portal 

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Why haven’t I received a P-EBT deposit for certain months and/or for summer?

Have you checked the P-EBT Parent Portal? The Portal contains information about your child’s P-EBT case, including the months for which benefits were issued.

View the P-EBT Parent Portal  

The Summer P-EBT program only recently received federal approval. We’re submitting information to DCFS for students who were in-person in May, and you can expect benefits to be issued onto existing P-EBT cards between late August and October.

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My child attended school in person in the 2020-21 school year, so we didn’t receive a P-EBT card yet. Will we receive Summer P-EBT?

As schools submit information about students who were enrolled in May AND received free meals, DCFS will issue benefits to those students and order cards to be mailed to those students in their names. They are expected be received by October.

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I haven’t received my child’s P-EBT card yet. Why?

Have you checked the P-EBT Parent Portal? The Portal contains information about your child’s P-EBT case, including the months for which benefits were issued. 

View the P-EBT Parent Portal 

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I’ve checked the Portal and the information that was submitted is not correct. My child didn’t receive benefits for all the months he or she was eligible for.

Your child's school can review attendance records in our Student Information System (SIS) to determine if a correction is warranted. If so, we’ll submit the information to the P-EBT system. This type of update is processed each week and processing could take a few weeks to complete, depending on when the change is submitted and whether there are any other issues. Updates appear in the Parent Portal on Wednesdays.

You’ll find more information about corrections on the P-EBT website at http://www.dcfs.louisiana.gov/page/pebt-louisiana-faqs#corrections

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I’ve checked the Parent Portal and my child has been listed as hybrid for months they were virtual.

Your child's school can review your child’s attendance records in the Student Information System (SIS) to determine if a correction is warranted. If so, we’ll submit the information to the P-EBT system. DCFS will begin processing these types of updates in mid-August and they’ll begin to appear in the Parent Portal then. Once the update is made, the extra benefits will be made available on cards shortly thereafter.

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I’ve checked the Portal and I don’t have an issuance for summer. Why?

To be eligible for summer benefits, students had to be in school in May and on free or reduced-price lunch. Summer benefits have already been issued to students that were hybrid or virtual in May, because it was known those students attended school in May. We’re submitting information to DCFS for students who were in-person in May, and you can expect benefits to be issued onto existing P-EBT cards between late August and October.

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I need to update the address that my child’s P-EBT card was sent to.

Have you contacted your child's school to update your address in our Student Information System (SIS)? Once we’ve verified the change of address and submitted the change, it will take a few weeks for the update to appear in the Parent Portal. A replacement card may take up to 30 days to arrive by mail after it appears in the Portal.

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I haven’t received my P-EBT card yet.

Check the Parent Portal to see if benefits have been issued and if your address is correct. You can expect to receive a card within 30 days of the issuance date.

If you are having another issue with your card, the DCFS LAHelp-U Customer Contact Center should be able to assist. Try calling 1-888-524-3578 or emailing LAHelpU.DCFS@la.gov. You can call LAHelpU from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., M-F, except on holidays. To activate your PEBT Card with the automated system, select your language, then 4 and then 1. If you're having problems activating your card or creating a CAFÉ account to log into the PEBT Parent Portal, you can select 4 and then 2 to have a Customer Service Representative assist you.

Tip: Call volumes are lightest between 7:30-8:30 am & 5-6 pm. (Monday and Tuesday are the busiest days.)

 

Locate your school, click the link to the supply list, and a pre-filled shopping cart will appear. You may choose to purchase the items immediately, or print a list to shop later. Remember to shop local and support our Tangipahoa Parish businesses. 

It was brought to our attention that parents were having trouble finding school uniforms in local stores. We researched this and the results are attached for your information. 

School Uniform Retailers

This valuable coverage helps cover out of pocket medical expenses associated with accidental injuries a student may sustain during the year that health insurance may not cover or cover entirely.

2021-2022 Voluntary Student Insurance Form

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Please complete this application for Hospital/Homebound instruction.

Homebound Application

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Please fill out the following form in order for your child to receive health-related services at school. Services will not be provided without consent as required by law.

Consent for Telehealth Services

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The Acceptable Use Policy and Device Agreement must be signed each year by students and parents/guardians. The optional insurance must be paid every year at the beginning of school. All of the insurance information is in the device agreement.

TPSS Technology Forms

• 2021-2022 Acceptable Use Policy
• 2021 - 2022 Device Agreement
• TPSS Photo/Video Opt-Out Form

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