EBRPSS’ Exceptional Student Services Department Holding Panel Discussion

When is the right time to hold the transition IEP? What is LRS? How do I best prepare my child to transition from middle to high school?  These are valid questions of parents preparing their son/daughter with disabilities as they transition from middle to high school. Navigating the path can be much easier when there is a road map.

Helping establish a transition road map for your child with disabilities is the goal of the “OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES PANEL DISCUSSION … What’s Next?” Presented by the East Baton Rouge Parish School System’s Exceptional Student Services (ESS) and Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC). This panel discussion of transition experts will involve parents, the district supervisor of ESS, an ESS teacher, a district guidance support representative, and postsecondary experts in special education transition services from high school to college.

Mark your calendars and be prepared to join the SEAC at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 19, for this panel discussion via Zoom (Meeting ID: 996 8986 4453, Passcode: DuNF4Y).

Guest panelists will include Dr. Gerlinde Becker, Comprehensive Transition Programs, Southeastern University; Johnny Manela, former director of Programs for Successful Employment (BRCC/PARENT); Jada Netters, disabilities services coordinator for Southern University; Kimberly Storm, special accommodations coordinator for the University of Louisiana at Monroe; Robert Garcia, EBR ESS supervisor for High School Programs; John Robinson, high school ESS teacher; and Lyntoy Smith, EBR district guidance support. 

Questions for panelists can be submitted prior to the day of the panel discussion. Submit questions to https://bit.ly/SEACPANEL. 

For more information, contact Dr. Janet Harris at 225-615-8721 or janetharris@ebrschools.org. You may also find more information regarding Exceptional Student Services and the East Baton Rouge Parish School System via their website at www.ebrschools.org.

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EBR Parish public schools virtual Wednesday due to Weather

Based on the latest weather forecasts and guidance from state and local agencies, the East Baton Rouge Parish School System will transition to virtual and remote learning on Wednesday, March 30. 

School leaders have been notified to send students home today with their Chromebooks, personalized technology or learning packets. Teachers and staff whose work location is a school site will not report to their respective site but are required to teach virtually. Any administrative staff not serving at a school site will be dismissed at noon Wednesday to ensure they are home safely before the worst of the weather impacts. 

The safety and security of our students and staff are our top priority. 

Please stay tuned to local news outlets, ebrschools.org and the EBR Schools’ Facebook page (@EBRPschools) for more information. For additional guidance on early dismissal and schedules, please refer to our emergency procedures and delayed start guidance.   

EBR Parish public schools to dismiss early Tuesday due to weather 

Based on the latest weather forecasts and guidance from state and local agencies, the East Baton Rouge Parish School System will dismiss early on Tuesday, March 22.   

All high schools and middle schools will dismiss at 11:45 a.m.; elementary schools will dismiss at 12:45 p.m. After-school activities will also be canceled or postponed.   

The safety and security of our students and staff is our top priority. Students should bring home their Chromebooks and personalized technology on Tuesday in the event any of our families are impacted by additional weather concerns.   

Staff will also be dismissed early in accordance with their school schedule. Any administrative staff not serving at a school site will be dismissed at 1 p.m. to ensure they are home safe before the worst of the weather impacts.  

Please stay tuned to local news outlets, ebrschools.org and the EBR Schools’ Facebook page (@EBRPschools) for more information. For additional guidance on early dismissal and schedules, please refer to our emergency procedures and delayed start guidance.   

EBRPSS’ Pathways Pilot Program Shows Success Rate 

The pilot site for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System’s Pathways to Bright Futures held at Glen Oaks High School released data showing the overwhelming majority of participants in the program received passing grades. This data is based on a total number of 2^nd quarter 9th-grade pilot participants being 67. 

Of that cohort number, 96% of students earned passing marks, 92.5% of students were on track for “on-time” graduation, 83% earned at least 3 hours of college credit, and 55% earned 6 hours of college credit. In comparison, in recent years, less than 10% of Glen Oaks students have graduated with dual enrollment credits earned.

“This data shows us that students have the ability to succeed if challenged to do so. They have the potential to earn an associate degree, or an industry-based credential, along with a diploma by the end of high school, while saving themselves from the rising cost of tuition and student loan debt for two years of post-secondary education,” stated Superintendent Sito Narcisse, Ed.D. 

Additional information regarding the Pathways to Bright Futures program can be found online at www.ebrschools.org/brightfutures.