| In This Issue |
The Dufrocq School Students Sworn in as Citizens of Crawfish Bayou's MicroSociety
Walmart Staff, Teachers, Students Plant Rain Garden at Wedgewood Elementary School
'Real Men' Read to Fifth Graders September 29
Istrouma High's Future Food Service Workers Prepare Tastings for Epicurean Society's Whole Foods Fund-Raising Event |
| Calendar of Events |
October 18-22,
GEE Test Dates October 18-23, National School Bus Safety Week Monday, October 18,
6:30 p.m., Tax Plan Community Forum, New Light Missionary Baptist Church, 650 Blount Road
Tuesday, October 19, 6:30 p.m., Tax Plan Community Forum, Polk Elementary School, 408 E. Polk St. Thursday, October 21, 3:30 p.m., National Achievement/Merit Reception, IRC Building
Thursday, October 21,
4 p.m., Student Teacher Reception, IRC Building
Thursday, October 21,
5 p.m., Regular School Board Meeting, Central Office Board Room Saturday, October 23, 10 a.m., Magnet Mania, Cortana Mall
Wednesday, October 27, New Kick-Off of District-Wide United Way Campaign (Runs through November 12)
Wednesday, October 27,
Real Men Read at Various Times, Various Schools
Wednesday, October 27, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Dream Tour with ExxonMobil, Scotlandville Magnet Pre-Engineering Academy, 2555 DeSoto Dr. |
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According to 2010 District Performance Score (DPS) results released by the Louisiana State Department of Education Thursday, October 7, the East Baton Rouge Parish School System (EBRPSS) continues to show a strong and steady increase in its average DPS over the last five years. State data released show an overall growth for EBRPSS of 2.2 points, which indicates an improvement from the 2009 DPS of 79.8 to 82.0 this year. Because of this increase, the School System is now labeled a 2-Star School System. It had a 1-Star label since the 1998-1999 school year, when district rankings were first introduced by the state. A school system must score above 80 points in order to achieve the 2-Star ranking.
The U.S. Department of Education recently released a video highlighting the arts and music program at Forest Heights Academy of Excellence elementary school. The video highlights the schools ability to combine the art of learning with the learning of art.
Produced by the History Channel, the video is posted on the U.S. Department of Education's ED Blog on the department's Web site: "An Education Masterpiece in Baton Rouge" at http://www.ed.gov/blog/2010/10/an-education-masterpiece-in-baton-rouge/. (To see where the video is featured on the national department's home page, go to www.ed.gov and look for the blog on the left-hand side of the page.) |
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The Dufrocq School Students Sworn in as Citizens of Crawfish Bayou's MicroSociety; Sign Formal Constitution
 Citizens and delegates have taken an oath, the constitution has been signed and Crawfish Bayou, the fully functional, student-run town within The Dufrocq School, is up and running as of October 1. The MicroSociety held its Constitutional Convention with the election and a swearing-in ceremony for delegates, a pledge of allegiance to the Crawfish Bayou flag and students taking an oath of citizenship.
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Walmart Staff, Teachers, Students Plant Rain Garden at Wedgewood Elementary School
Wedgewood Elementary School students celebrated rain and putting its water to good use with the construction of a Rain Garden Friday morning, September 24. Financed by a $2,000 Walmart grant, the Rain Garden will be designed and constructed by the school's Scholastic Academy/Gifted K-5 students. |
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'Real Men' Read to Fifth Graders September 29
 For two years now in this school district, "real men" have been reading to fifth-grade, at-risk boys and modeling the positive impact reading can have on future careers. The Real Men Read program continued September 29 at elementary schools across the East Baton Rouge Parish School System.
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| Istrouma High's Future Food Service Workers Prepare Tastings for Epicurean Society's Whole Foods Fund-Raising Event
 Istrouma High School's Louisiana ProStart students put on their chef hats and aprons September 22 and served up appetizers for a worthy cause at Whole Foods in Towne Centre. The tasty mini-dishes cooked up by students like (left to right) 11th graders Charitty James and Dominque McGruder enticed shoppers to buy even more, thus contribute even more, to the Baton Rouge Epicurean Society (BRES) on Whole Foods Community Giving Day. The store donated 5 percent of total purchases that day to BRES, which is a big supporter of the ProStart educational program. |
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Professional organizations have been giving recognition to East Baton Rouge Parish School System recently for its marketing campaign "We'll Make You Think" and Communications Department staff.
At the Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF) conference held September 28 in Baton Rouge, the school district's "We'll Make You Think" 2010 Marketing Campaign was honored with an SPRF Award of Excellence in the area of Reputation/Brand Management/Issues Management at the 2010 SPRF awards ceremony.
Jefferson Terrace Elementary Wins Blue Cross Grant
Debra Adebutu, principal of Jefferson Terrace Elementary School, is the recipient of a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Grant. Funds from the $4,057 award will be used to pay for labor and materials to update the school's wiring and add additional technology "drops" in each classroom to accommodate recently purchased Active Boards, Elmo projectors, computers, printers and flat-screen televisions.
Forest Heights Academy Teacher Nets Music Program Grant
National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) Susan Chernetz recently was awarded a $2,150 grant for her vocal music program at Forest Heights Academy of Excellence. The grant was funded through the Kinder Morgan Foundation and will be used to cover the cost of students attending the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra's Discovery Concert and participating in one of four school-site presentations by professional musicians.
Volunteers
Dilworth Asks for Business Involvement at VIPS Event
East Baton Rouge Parish School System Superintendent John Dilworth kicked off the Partners in Business luncheon in late September by asking local businesses to get more involved in area public schools. The event was hosted by Volunteers In Public Schools (VIPS) and will continue as a regular speakers series throughout the year. |
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