EBR Schools

Substitute Teacher Hiring Event
2025-09-23 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | Instructional Resource Center, 1022 S. Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806, United States
Join us for a substitute teacher hiring event at the Instructional Resource Center. We are looking for substitute teachers who are eager to work with our students. Please pre-apply at ebrschools.org/careers by submitting the following documents:

Updated professional resume
Two professional references
High school diploma and/or official college transcript
Teaching certificate (if applicable)

ESL Family Literacy Night & Cultural Connections
2025-09-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Christa McAuliffe Center, 12000 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA, 70815
SEPTEMBER 22ND EVENT FOR FAMILIES OF MONDAY & THURSDAY STUDENTS | SEPTEMBER 25TH EVENT FOR FAMILIES OF WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY STUDENTS

Work Ready U Workforce Development Community Education and EBR Adult Education and Learning Center Celebrate Family Literacy Night and National Hispanic Heritage with the theme, “Family Empowerment and Community Involvement through Cultural Connections and Intergenerational Learning.”
Family literacy fosters lifelong learning by connecting cultural traditions and shared experiences, strengthening family bonds, and empowering individuals to meet future challenges through literacy-rich environments and intergenerational support. This concept emphasizes the interconnected nature of family literacy, highlighting how engaging in reading, writing, and language together builds critical skills while also nurturing familial relationships and cultural understanding.
This activity will be held during the week of September 22-25, 2025 at Christa McAuliffe Library. Monday-Tuesday Classes will be held or September 22, 2025 and Wednesday-Thursday Classes will be held on September 25, 2025 specifically. This will be participated in by ESL students who have Pre-5th students or children.
The activity aims to meet the LCTCS’s required school activities aligned to the state’s goals for the ESL program and to increase our number served. The spouse (not registered as ESL student) will fill out a short registration form and submit it to their respective ESL teacher.
Students who don’t have children will stay in their respective classes. This week’s lessons and learning activities will be tailored to the celebrations.
Cultural Connection:
Family literacy grounds itself in the enduring, cultural tools and practices that families use to pass on knowledge and values.
Intergenerational Learning:
Parents, children, and even grandparents learn together, creating a dynamic environment where everyone develops and strengthens their skills.
Empowerment:
By providing resources and support, family literacy helps families overcome challenges and build a pathway to success in other academic and life areas.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Interactive Storytelling:
Participate in a “Fairy Tale Story Shuffle” or a “Fantasy Fill-In” to create new stories together.
Reading Games:
Host a literacy-themed board game night, set up an escape room, or create an obstacle course with reading challenges.
Food and Games:
Make a snack together by following procedural text (a recipe), which also connects reading to a tangible outcome.
Bingo Cards-Consonant Blends:
Phonics and Phonemic Awareness –Consonant Blends Words Flashcards and Memory Game. Consonant blends are combinations of consonants that occur before or after a vowel such as the CR in crab or the ST in last. The cards can be used for reviewing initial consonant blends formed by adding an R or an L etc.
Royal Pattern Maker:
Art and writing activity. The family will use cardboard crowns or “printables” with sentence strips about activities that the family can do together at home to strengthen love, respect, and foster a learning environment for the children. ( Materials include markers, crayons, or color sticks, adhesive foam shapes or shape stickers.
Math Interactive Games via Nearpod:
Interactive games to strengthen numeracy.
Family Photo Booth:
Set up a themed backdrop and props for families to capture memories of their night together.

Imagine an evening filled with imagination, laughter, and the magic of stories coming to life, where families journey together through a series of interactive math, reading, and writing adventures. Children and adults move from one engaging station to the next, discovering the power of words, characters, and creativity.
That’s the joy of a Family Literacy Night – a fun and educational experience designed to inspire a love of reading, build literacy and numeracy skills, and bring families together through the shared wonder of storytelling, reading, math interactive games, and Arts.

Committee of the Whole
2025-10-02 17:00 - 21:00, 2025-11-06 17:00 - 21:00 | Board Meeting Room, 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806, United States
The Committee of the Whole to be held at 5:00PM in the Central Office Board Room.

Oversight Committee Meeting
2025-10-06 17:00 | EBRPSS Central Office, Conference Room A, 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806, United States
Oversight Committee Meeting to be held October 6, 2025, at 5pm in Conference Room A. Some or all board members may attend.

FUTURE IN FOCUS - Informational Meeting
2025-10-08 16:30 - 18:30 | Tara High School, 9002 Whitehall Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806
The East Baton Rouge Parish School System is holding three informational sessions for individuals interested in World Language employment opportunities. We encourage you to attend any of the informational meetings. Meetings will be held from 4:30PM – 6:30PM on October 8th (at Tara High), October 15th (at Belaire High), and October 22nd (at Broadmoor High).

End of 1st Nine Weeks
2025-10-09 | LA

FUTURE IN FOCUS - Informational Meeting
2025-10-15 16:30 - 17:30 | Belaire High School, 12121 Tams Dr, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70815
The East Baton Rouge Parish School System is holding three informational sessions for individuals interested in World Language employment opportunities. We encourage you to attend any of the informational meetings. Meetings will be held from 4:30PM – 6:30PM on October 8th (at Tara High), October 15th (Belaire High), and October 22nd (Broadmoor High).

Board Meeting
2025-10-16 17:00 - 21:00, 2025-11-20 17:00 - 21:00 | Board Meeting Room, 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806, United States
Board meetings will be streamed live via YouTube. The link to watch the meeting can also be found on BoardDocs (http://%28https/go.boarddocs.com/la/ebrp/Board.nsf/Public) or on the School Board’s website (https://ebrschools.org/about/).
A period for written public comment will be provided before the meeting as well as before each action is taken by the Board on an action item. Individuals wishing to make a public comment about any of the posted action items will need to click on the agenda item in BoardDocs, and submit via the highlighted public comment hyperlink on the agenda item details. Online comments are available for public review.
Recognitions will be held at 4:00 pm prior to the regular board meetings.

Teacher In-Service
2025-10-17 | LA
Teacher in-service day for professional development. No students in school today.

Fall Break
2025-10-20 - 2025-10-21 | LA
All EBRPSS sites and offices are closed.

District Dance Intensive
2025-10-22 08:00, 2025-10-23 08:00 | Capitol Admin Site, 1000 N. 23rd Street, Baton Rouge, LA, 70802

FUTURE IN FOCUS - Informational Meeting
2025-10-22 16:30 - 18:30 | Broadmoor High School, 10100 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA, 70815, United States

All Parish Choir Rehearsal #1
2025-10-27 18:30 - 20:30 | LA

Board Retreat
2025-11-01 10:00 | The Executive Center, 250 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806, United States
Board Retreat to be held at the Executive Center on November 1, 2025 at 10a.m.

Fall Fling 2025
2025-11-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Broadmoor Elementary, 9650 Goodwood Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70815, United States
Join us for our 2025 Fall Fling Recruitment and Retention Event! The event is from 10a – 12p on November 1st at Broadmoor Elementary. We are hiring teachers, paraprofessionals, child nutrition program cooks and managers, and transportation department employees. Come learn about the benefits and perks of working at EBR Schools!

All Parish MS & HS Choir Concert
2025-11-06 18:30 | LA

Parent Workshop: Navigating the IAP or IEP System
2025-11-12 17:30 - 19:30 | Child Nutrition Center, 3000 North Sherwood Forest Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA
Cornerstone Educational Consulting and the Department of Community Engagement invite you to a parent workshop!
Join us for a FREE parent workshop to discuss the details about navigating the IAP or IEP system on November 12, 2025, from 5:30pm – 7:30pm at the EBR Child Nutrition Program Center at 3000 N. Sherwood Forest Blvd.

Substitute Teacher Hiring Event
2025-11-19 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-12-03 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-12-09 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-12-17 10:00 - 11:30 | Board Meeting Room, 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806, United States
Please join us for a substitute teacher hiring event at the Central Office Board Room. We are looking for substitute teachers who are eager to work with students. Please pre-apply at ebrschools.org/careers by submitting the following documents:

Updated professional resume
Two professional references
High school diploma and/or official college transcript
Teaching certificate (if applicable)

Student of the Year Program
2025-11-19 18:00 | McKinley Middle School, 1550 Eddie Robinson Sr Dr, Baton Rouge, 70802, United States
Join us at McKinley Middle School for the Student of the Year program on November 19, 2025 @ 6:00PM.

Thanksgiving Break
2025-11-24 - 2025-11-28 | LA
Happy Thanksgiving! All EBRPSS schools are closed.
Administrative offices are closed November 26-28, 2025.

Board Meeting (Previously on 12/18)
2025-12-04 17:00 - 21:00 | Board Meeting Room, 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806, United States

Parent Meeting for ADHD
2025-12-11 17:00 - 18:30 | Professional Development Center, 3000 N. Sherwood Forest Blvd., Baton Rouge, 70814, United States
Every Mind Matters – Managing with Compassion
This meeting will feature an ADHD simulation for parents and caregivers of students with ADHD and other exceptional needs. This simulation offers a powerful way for parents to experience firsthand the challenges their children face in classrooms and daily life, and then receive tools for supporting them at home.

Special Meeting
2025-12-15 17:00 | Board Meeting Room, 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806, United States
Special meeting to be held on 12/15/2025 at 5:00PM in the Central Office Boardroom.

End of 2nd Nine Weeks
2025-12-18 | LA
