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The mission of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System is to educate all students for success. The Curriculum & Instruction department is committed to implementing high-quality curriculum, providing on-going, job-embedded professional learning, and supporting the implementation of various programs to ensure students are equipped with skills and knowledge to be successful.
The English Language Arts Team believes that strong literacy skills — reading, writing, speaking, and listening — are essential in developing responsible, self-motivated learners. We support students’ curiosity and critical thinking skills by providing diverse and relevant interactive opportunities and cross-curricular connections. We nurture creativity, compassion, and empathy through thoughtful collaborative learning and a challenging curriculum. Differentiated instruction as well as complex and engaging texts which include increasingly rich vocabulary are utilized to increase student interest and enjoyment in reading and learning.
Let’s Engage, Learn and Achieve!
The Math Content Team is dedicated to empowering educators and students by providing comprehensive support in instruction, planning, professional development, and technology integration. Our mission is to ensure the full implementation of math standards, enhance teachers’ content knowledge and pedagogical skills, and promote the continuous development of teachers’ conceptual understanding. We are committed to transparency in instructional practices and fostering an environment where every teacher receives the tools, resources, and guidance needed to help all students succeed, every day, in every classroom, across every community.
Our vision is to build a community of skilled educators who inspire and empower students to achieve mathematical success through research-based practices and continuous growth. We strive to create a collaborative environment where instruction is rooted in strong conceptual understanding, equity, and excellence. By leveraging innovative resources and providing ongoing support, we aim to equip every student with the critical thinking skills and confidence to excel in mathematics, preparing them for success in an ever-changing world.
It is our mission to provide equitable science education that inspires students to be inquisitive about the world around them. Our goal is to ensure access to all students in order for them to be successful on all standardized assessments as well as in all future endeavors. Through our instructional focus and Science Everyday plan, we are committed to prepare students to thrive and succeed in science and STEM courses which will enhance their critical thinking and processing skills when entering college and/or careers. We strive to enhance literacy in the science classroom in order for students to comprehend their science and STEM instructional materials and grow in scientific literacy. Lastly, we support equity within the science classroom by providing all students with relevant, high-quality science curriculum.
The mission of the Social Studies Content team is to create access and opportunities inclusive of all learners to foster and support the development of student agency and voice.
We are charged with providing instructional support and guidance for content, pacing, assessments, and professional development. Under the Division of Literacy we work to support Interdisciplinary Literacy to ensure equitable learning for every student, in every classroom, in every community, EVERYDAY!
Please use our digital business card to access curriculum guidance, instructional resources, strategies, and professional learning.
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The East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Division of Literacy is committed to ensuring that every student becomes a confident, capable reader, writer, and communicator. We work in partnership with schools to set clear, measurable goals that drive continuous improvement in literacy outcomes. Our team supports the implementation of high-quality instruction alongside targeted interventions and enrichment, so that every student’s needs are met.
We believe that all students—regardless of background, language, or ability—deserve equitable access to excellent literacy instruction. Literacy is not confined to English Language Arts; we promote content literacy across all subjects, empowering students to read, write, and think critically in science, social studies, math, and beyond. Supporting and developing our educators through ongoing professional learning is central to this mission.
We also recognize the powerful role families and communities play in nurturing literacy at every stage of a child’s development, and we are committed to strengthening those connections through engagement, resources, and shared responsibility.
Through this collective effort, we aim to cultivate a culture of literacy that opens doors for every student to thrive in school and beyond.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School System Department of Curriculum and Instruction is a premier learning environment devoted to understand the many diverse methods and practices of teaching. The Curriculum and Instruction Department places a heavy focus on Professional Development.
The purpose of Professional Development is to provide the focus and structure needed to best address the professional learning of our teachers and leaders. The instructional expertise of our district, school, and teacher leaders will build the capacity of all educators within the system in order to grow all students.
Professional development activities will take place throughout the school year. Specific events and activities will be showcased bi-weekly in the department’s official newsletter, G.P.S.P.D. The Superintendent’s Leadership Institutes, Teacher Leader Learning meetings, as well as each core curriculum’s professional development Framework outline the dates of workshops throughout the year, although additional dates will be added based on need.
Digital Curriculum Resource Logins & Links
K-5 ELA Digital Curriculum Resource Login
K-5 Math Digital Curriculum Resource Login
6-12 ELA Digital Curriculum Resource Login
Parent, Family and Community Engagement includes several different forms of participation in education and working with our schools. Parents can support their children’s schooling by attending school functions and responding to school obligations (parent-teacher conferences, for example). Parents can become more involved in helping their children improve their schoolwork by providing encouragement, arranging for appropriate study time and space, modeling desired behavior (such as reading for pleasure), monitoring homework, and actively tutoring their children at home.
Outside the home, parents can serve as advocates for the school. They can volunteer to help out with school activities or work in the classroom. Or they can take an active role in the governance and decision making necessary for planning, developing, and providing an education for the community’s children. Parents are a child’s first teacher.
Community Resources for Parents
Academic Distinction Fund
8550 United Plaza Blvd. Suite 301
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 922-4560 | fax (225) 922-4562
www.adfbr.org
Families Helping Families of Greater Baton Rouge
2356 Druscilla Lane
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 216-7474 | fax (225) 216-7977
www.fhfgbr.org
Jamie Tindle, Executive Director
jamietindle@fhfgbr.org
Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge
323 E. Airport Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 201-8888
www.familyroadgbr.org
Dena Morrison, Executive Director
Family Services of Greater Baton Rouge
4727 Revere Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 927-9810 | fax (225) 924-7175
www.fsgbr.org
Rene Taylor, Executive Director
rtaylor@fsgbr.org
Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)
Delmont PK-K Center
5300 Douglas Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70805
(225) 356-1221 or (225) 355-2106 office
(225) 338-9371 or (225) 359-6515 fax
www.hippyusa.org
Bernadette Joiner, Coordinator
bjoiner@ebrschools.org
Resources for Schools
A Toolkit for Title I Parental Involvement
Survey for Assessing School Level Family and Community Partnerships
Sample School-Based Parental Involvement Policy
Parent-Student-School Compact for Success
Parental Involvement Compliance Guidance
LA Parent Involvement Resource Guide to Success
How to Establish a PTO
Presentation for Staff Development
The East Baton Rouge Parish School System designed the Innovation Network to improve historically low-performing schools by accelerating progress and implementing evidence-based transformational strategies.
The 13 schools now under this umbrella will experience a more comprehensive plan for innovative school design through autonomous governance, accountability for all, professional development for all educators, a robust approach to teaching and learning, and a collective vision focused on preparing students for opportunities beyond their high school years.
Many factors come into play when we examine why a school is chronically low-performing; educator instructional capacity gaps, student mobility, socio-economic circumstances, high student and educator absenteeism, lack of human and school resources, etc. It is the goal of our school system to address each of these elements head-on in order to provide a high-quality and equitable education for all students. However, the most important unit of change we can impact is daily classroom instruction.
To ensure school-based accountability and sustainability of this transformational work, the district established a Community Advisory Panel (CAP). The CAP engages leading members of the local community and permit a specialized focus on these schools.
The goal is to have each Innovation Network school achieve, at a minimum, a School Performance Score (SPS) growth of four SPS points and grow in line with the 75th percentile growth of all Louisiana schools of the equivalent level and grade annually.
The Innovation Network creates opportunity and constructs for all 13 schools to use increased autonomy to find individualized paths to excellence, commit to high-quality curriculum implementation, and a resolve to hold all adults accountable for improved student results. The Innovation Network school leaders will engage in comprehensive and student-driven professional development with a focus on data-driven strategies to turn around school performance. Through the implementation of high-quality curriculum, leadership development, instructional coaching, and stakeholder engagement, The East Baton Rouge Parish School System expects to see a complete metamorphosis of the historically low-performing schools.
Innovation Network Schools
Elementary School
Capitol Elementary
Claiborne/Howell Park Elementary
Park Elementary
Park Forest Elementary
Progress Elementary
Villa Del Rey Elementary
Middle School
Capitol Middle
North Banks Middle
Park Forest Middle
High School
Belaire High
Glen Oaks High
Tara High
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The East Baton Rouge Parish School System and all of its entities (including Career and Technical Education Programs) do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, national origin, disability, or gender in its educational programs and activities (including employment and application for employment), and it is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of gender by Title IX (20 USC 168) and on the basis of disability by Section 504 (42 USC 794). The Title IX Coordinator is Andrew Davis, Director of Risk Management – ADavis6@ebrschools.org, (225) 929-8705. The Section 504 Coordinator is Danielle Staten – DStaten@ebrschools.org, (225) 930-5350.
