Special Education Mission Statement

Special Reminders

Special Educators:

SPEDBoard is now located under the TPSS Resources Tab.

Special Educators:
Remember to
use SMART goals
when developing IEPs.
Goals should be

based on
state standards.

Tangipahoa Parish Special Services Center

1745 SW Railroad Avenue

Suite 302

Hammond, LA 70403

(985) 542-7195

Tangi Talented Theatre Students Shine Bright!

The Talented Theatre students from Amite and Sumner high schools recently competed in the Southeastern Vonnie Borden Speech and Theatre Festival. The Sumner students had two Dramatic Duo teams make it to the finals, with one team winning first place. Three other Sumner students earned Superior ratings which qualified them for the State Rally. One student finished third in Dramatic Interpretation. Two Amite students made it to the finals in Poetry Interpretations and earned Superior ratings which qualified them for state. One Amite High student placed second in Poetry Interpretation.

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Our talented theatre students held the 20th annual movie premier at the Amite High School Auditorium Thursday night. Pictured with the students are First Lady Donna Edwards and Gifted and Talented teacher, Charley Vance. It was an extraordinary showcase of their talents and hard work.

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Ms. Arceneaux, Mr. Brumfield, and Mr. Garner's Talented Music students recently performed at the Tangipahoa Parish School System's monthly Board Meeting.

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Students from across the parish recently competed in the Special Olympics Bowling event at Tangi Lanes Bowling Alley.

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Ponchatoula High School's students in Mr. Parida's class participated in the Renaissance Festival and Aggie Day activities.

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Ms. Puma and Ms. Palisi's class made hot chocolate and potato latkes after learning about different traditions in their reading story. The students worked on math, reading and life skills during this lesson.

...Did You Know?
According to the U.S. Census Bureau,
15% (15.4 million) of U.S. children aged 6 to 14
are considered to have disabilities.
Numbers for ages 15 and above are slightly higher.

There are 6,612,752
children and students ages 3 to 21
served under IDEA, Part B in the 50 states
and the District of Columbia.

There are more than twice as many
males served as females.
Louisiana’s special education population
makes up 12 percent of public school enrollment.