Schools Closed for Easter, Spring Break ::..
All St. Tammany Parish Public Schools will be closed Friday, April 19, through Friday, April 26, for Easter and Spring Break. Schools will reopen Monday, April 29.
School System support offices will be closed Friday, April 19, and Monday, April 22. Support offices will re-open Tuesday, April 23.
Meet 2019-2020 District Principals of the Year ::..
Whispering Forest Elementary's Maureen Leonard, Fifth Ward Junior High's Christopher Oufnac, and Northshore High's Frank Jabbia have been selected as the 2019-2020 STPPS Principals of the Year.
“We are proud to have these deserving teachers and school leaders represent our School System and St. Tammany Parish,” said Superintendent Trey Folse. “They are dedicated educators who make a daily difference in their schools and are helping students become successful and productive members of our St. Tammany community.”
Teachers and Principals of the Year are selected based on their success with students and, for principals, their work to support teachers. Each year, one teacher and one principal at each level – elementary, middle/junior high and high school – are selected as the district ...
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Meet 2019-2020 District Teachers of the Year ::..
Janelle Helmstetter from Bayou Woods Elementary, Edward Frederick from Lee Road Junior High, and Lauren Rhodus from Fontainebleau High were named the 2019-2020 District Teachers of the Year.
“We are proud to have these deserving teachers and school leaders represent our School System and St. Tammany Parish,” said Superintendent Trey Folse. “They are dedicated educators who make a daily difference in their schools and are helping students become successful and productive members of our St. Tammany community.”
Teachers and Principals of the Year are selected based on their success with students and, for principals, their work to support teachers. Each year, one teacher and one principal at each level – elementary, middle/junior high and high school – are selected as the ...
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A Mindful Moment ::..
Thanks to a partnership between Magnolia Trace Elementary’s Positive Behavior Intervention Support Team (PBIS) and its PTA, students can visit their new Mindful Moments Lab where they can calm their minds, reframe their thoughts positively, and engage in mindful activities. Magnolia Trace’s Mindful Moments Lab was the 2018-2019 recipient of the Louisiana PTA Advocacy Award.
The PBIS team worked through the PTA-Mini Grant Program to purchase sensory station materials (mindful cards, thinking putty, kinetic rings, play foam, sensory water beads, etc.). Multiple families volunteered to paint murals in the lab, donate inspirational quotes, organize a social skills library, and teach yoga sessions.
The Mindful Moments Lab is open daily, before school and during students’ recess times. It is supervised by the ...
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Securing Our Future Election ::..
On May 4, St. Tammany voters will be asked to renew an existing bond millage to make necessary improvements to school security, technology and facilities across the district and to enable funds to be used to keep School Resource Officers and full-time Mental Health Providers in every school by rededicating an existing millage. These important initiatives will not increase tax rates.
These two propositions will benefit all 39,000 students, all 5,800 STPPS employees, all 55 schools and the entire St. Tammany Parish community.
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Early Voting
Early voting is April 20-27 (except Sunday, April 21) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. at the following locations:
Covington
601 N. Jefferson Avenue
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