APSBulletin - July 2022
Dr. John Barthelemy, Superintendent
SCHOOL BOARD
Honoray Lewis, Ward 1
Lee Meyer Jr, Ward 2
Andrea Barras, Ward 3
Electa Fletcher-Mickens, Ward 4
Jesse Robertson, Ward 5
Daniel Washington, Ward 6
Bambi Hood, Ward 7
Jessica Ourso, Ward 8
Doris Dugas, Ward 9
CALENDAR
Aug. 3-4 – Teachers Return for Professional Development
Aug. 5 – First Day of Classes for Students, Grades 1-12
Aug. 9 – Pre-K and Head Start Orientations
Sept. 5 – Labor Day Holiday
Students advance their learning in STEM projects during the district’s summer session. Classwork activities included several hands-on experiments and team projects, allowing students to better engage in their learning.
Anya Randle Receives ASBO International Eagle Award
Anya Randle, director of business services & federal programs for Assumption Parish Public Schools, has been awarded the ASBO International Eagle Award for outstanding career achievement.
Business Services Director Anya Randle has been awarded the highest honor bestowed by the Association of School Business Officers (ASBO) for her outstanding professional service to the Assumption Parish Public School System. The award recognizes a member’s overall career achievement and unique contributions.
Randle is the first Louisiana school business official to win ASBO’s coveted International Eagle Award. The award will be presented at the organization’s international conference in Portland, Oregon, in September 2022. The award also comes with a scholarship in her honor.
“I am deeply honored to receive this industry’s most prestigious award, and I am grateful to the people I work with who have entrusted me with the task of managing this district’s business office in an effective way that allows our team to direct our resources to our priorities,” Randle said.
Assistance with Uniforms and School Supplies Available
The Assumption Parish Police Jury and Office of Emergency Preparedness has announced that funds are available for low-income households to assist with the purchase of school uniforms and school supplies.
The funds are available through the Community Services Block Grant Cares Act Supplement. All applications will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis. Applicants must provide, at a minimum, the following documentation: copies of each household members’ social security cards, proof of income of all household members; a driver’s license or photo ID of the applicant, and proof of residency in Assumption Parish.
Interested persons should contact the Assumption Parish Housing & Community Development Office at 985-369-2026.
Communication Efforts for District’s Strategic Plan Earn Recognition
Nearly 2,000 communication entries from 37 states and the District of Columbia were reviewed in this year’s NFPW Communication Contest. Winners were announced at the June 25, 2022, Communications Contest Awards Celebration in Fargo, North Dakota.
Assumption Parish Public Schools’ Communication Consultant Delia Adams Taylor, APR, owner of Taylor Media Services, recently received national recognition for the district’s communication campaign that informed the community of its strategic plan rollout, as well as specific recognition for the video outlining the points of the strategic plan. The work was recognized by the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW), a nationwide organization of women and men in communications. Both the campaign and video won first place in their respective categories in the regional at-large competition, making them eligible to compete in the national competition. The judges lauded the district for its efforts to share such important information with the public in clear, easy to understand ways.