APSBulletin - February 2025

 

Dr. John Barthelemy, Superintendent

 

SCHOOL BOARD

Honoray Lewis, Ward 1

Lee Meyer Jr, Ward 2

Andrea Barras, Ward 3

Electa Fletcher-Mickens, Ward 4

Joshua Hebert, Ward 5

Daniel Washington, Ward 6

Bambi Hood, Ward 7

Jessica Ourso, Ward 8

Doris Dugas, Ward 9

CALENDAR

Feb. 8 -- ACT Test Offered

March 3-7 -- No Classes, School Holiday

April 18-25 -- No Classes, Easter Holiday

Pictured are Superintendent Dr. John Barthelemy, Kaliah Ursin, Hi Set Coordinator Miyoshi Jones Joseph, and School Board President Bambi Hood.

The Assumption Parish School Board recently recognized Kaliah Ursin as the district’s first student to take advantage of the district’s Essential Education program and pass her high school equivalency test, which has earned her a Graduate Equivalency Degree.

The program offers students alternative course completion opportunities to be successful in completing their required instruction and credits necessary for a degree or equivalency certificate.

District Honors Outstanding Employees

The Assumption Parish School Board at its February meeting recognized the district’s outstanding staff, teachers and principal who have excelled in their professionalism and advancement of student learning over the past year.

Assumption High School Principal Corey Crochet was recognized as the Assumption Parish School System Principal Of The Year.

The district’s Teacher of the Year winners are Elementary Teacher of the Year Jessica Clause, Labadieville Primary School; Middle School Teacher of the Year Lucy Barbier, Belle Rose Middle School; and High School Teacher of the Year Mia Templet, Assumption High School.

The other Teacher of the Year nominees include: Erin Leblanc, Napoleonville Primary; Carmeia Lane, Belle Rose Primary; Kaleigh Blanchard, Bayou L’Ourse Primary; Ashton Rousseau and Shanna Landry, Pierre Part Elementary; Brittanie Simoneaux, Napoleonville Middle School; Rosalind Jennings, Labadieville Middle School; and Renee’ Walker, Assumption High School;

The district’s Support Staff of the Year winners include Elementary School Support Staff Worker of the Year Stacey Buxton, Labadieville Primary School; K-8 School Support Staff Worker of the Year Florence Domingue, Pierre Part Elementary; and High School Support Staff Worker of the Year Larry Dantoni, Assumption High School.

The other Support Staff of the Year nominees include: Ambrosia Johnson, Belle Rose Primary; Beth Mabe, Bayou L’Ourse Primary; Leslie Arvel, Napoleonville Primary; Catina Talbot, Labadieville Middle School; Paulette Nelson, Napoleonville Middle School; and Shenon Miller, Belle Rose Middle School.

The nominees from all the schools were honored with a special reception prior to the school board meeting at the Assumption High School cafeteria. School leaders shared information about each honoree.  The honorees also received a small gift, artwork and letters of congratulations from local students. 


Pictured is newly appointed school board member Alexis Boutain taking the oath of office with Judge Toni Falterman Menard.

New School Board Member Takes Office

Alexis Boutain was sworn in as the appointed school board member for Ward 4 at the February 19 Assumption Parish School Board meeting. Judge Toni Falterman Menard conducted the oath of office.

Boutain is a resident of the Labadieville community.

She replaces Electa Fletcher Mickens, who died on January 27 at the age of 61. Mickens had served as a school board member for 22 years. Her family members attended the school Board meeting to honor her contributions as a former board member and community leader.



Louisiana Schools Leading Nation for Academic Recovery

The Nation’s Report Card, a prominent national study from Harvard and Stanford, shows Louisiana is leading the nation for academic recovery. The Education Recovery Scorecard ranks Louisiana first in the nation for reading and second for math. Louisiana is the only state where the average student has completed their recovery.

 

In its third year of reporting on the pace of academic recovery measures in districts nationwide, the Education Recovery Scorecard is an annual report on school system-level student growth in reading and math.  Some items of note for Louisiana include:

  • Louisiana ranked first among the states in terms of recovery in reading and 2nd in math between 2019 and 2024.

  • Between 2019 and 2024, students in Louisiana earned gains in reading and math at a time when many states continued to fall further behind.

  • Louisiana is the only state where the average student has completed their recovery.

  • An analysis suggests Louisiana’s investment of pandemic funding did contribute to the academic recovery, especially when targeted at academic efforts such as summer learning and tutoring.

  • Growth in chronic absenteeism (students missing more than 10 percent of a school year) is slowing the recovery in many districts in Louisiana.

 

“Louisiana’s academic progress reflects a focus on fundamental skills and strong educator support,” said Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley. “There is a lot to be proud of in this latest report, and our work continues. There are still too many Louisiana students who can’t read on grade level, can’t do basic math, and who don’t attend school on a regular basis.”

 

The Education Recovery Scorecard is a collaboration between the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University and The Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University.

 

The latest report provides the first high resolution picture of where Louisiana students’ academic recovery stood in spring 2024. While The Nation’s Report Card described changes in average achievement by state, the Education Recovery Scorecard combines those scores with school system scores on state assessments to describe the change in local communities throughout Louisiana.

 
 
 
Venessa Lewis