HIGH FIVE TO ALL YOU EDUCATORS!!  GREAT JOB!

The Evangeline Parish School Board held its final meeting for the month of November Wednesday night in the School Board Media Center.  The room was packed with school administrators, teachers and others awaiting the announcement of the District and individual school scores for the 2015-2016 school year.  The State scores are not due to be released until Thursday; however, School Board Superintendent, Toni Hamlin requested permission to issue them early due to how the next meetings are scheduled and wanting to make sure she was able to present them to the School Board personally.  There was great excitement as she announced that it was “one of our best years!”  The previous year, the district scored 76.3 and for the 2015-16 school year that score had jumped by 19 5/10 points coming in at 95.8 for the District Performance Score.  Hamlin said 7 schools moved up a letter grade.  Evangeline Central was not included in the score because that school did not have enough students testing to be counted.  There were 6 schools in Evangeline Parish who came in with an “A” score; 4 with a “B” score and 1 with a “C”.

The “B” Scores went to:                

Bayou Chicot Elementary with an 88.9;

Chataignier Elementary with a 93;

Mamou Elementary with a 90.9;

Ville Platte High moved up to an 88.8

The “A” Scores went to:               

Pine Prairie High School was the highest scoring high school in the Parish with a 101.7;

Basile High School with a 101.2;

Mamou High School with a 100.9;

Vidrine Elementary with a 101.6;

James Stephens Montessori earned a 101.8; and                                                               

WW Stewart Elementary came in with a whopping 107.7

Board President, Wayne Dardeau, congratulated all of Central Office staff, principals, assistant principals, and as he quoted “where the rubber hits the road” to all of the teachers who made this happen.  The Board stood and gave them a standing ovation.

The Board also approved the distribution of the Excess Sales Tax of approximately $2,091,374 and that also sat well with the audience as professionals who work for the School System will be receiving a check – not a direct deposit – of $3,247.24 and support personnel will receive a check for $1,461.26.  Board CEO, Amy LaFleur, stated she will be sending out an email to everyone with that information.

It was announced that Kelly LaFleur, the Principal of Ville Platte High School, will be taking over the Supervisor of Special Education position for the Parish; and Toby Doucet will act as interim principal until the new Superintendent of Schools is seated and ready to make the permanent decision.

There will be a special meeting on December 5^th when all three candidates for the Superintendent position will be interviewed and the Board will select the new Superintendent that night.