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A child’s education is one of the most important concerns parents have, and good information about schools is important to parents living in the community and those relocating to the area. The School System offers numerous information sources, including the System Web site, which is designed to provide timely, factual information about the System and schools. Parents are encouraged to visit the Web site frequently and take advantage of the other information sources mentioned throughout the site.

In St. Tammany public schools, we value the confidence and support parents give us in our efforts to provide students a high-quality education in a caring environment for learning. We also value the tremendous parental involvement in our schools, which underpins the success of our students and School System. Parents are encouraged to take an active role in the partnership between home and school.

Good communication is an important component of that partnership. School and School System officials welcome questions and input from parents and offer many opportunities for parents to become involved in decision affecting schools.

New Attendance Guidelines

Changes to the School System’s attendance policy were made following action by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) in November, 2010.

The four categories of absences are as follows: those that are exempted from the policy and excused; those that are non-exempted and excused, those that are non-exempted and unexcused, and those that are non-exempted and result in suspensions.

Under current policy, a student can be absent one hour or one period and that does not count against them if the doctor’s note is provided.

A student who is out of school to visit with a parent in the armed forces about to be deployed to a combat zone is also exempted from the attendance policy. Other exemptions include recuperation from an accident, death in the immediate family, and court mandated orders.

Students missing school must present parent notes to be excused, even though they are not exempted from the attendance rules. These absences are not used to determine truancy, and make up work should be provided.

When a student does not bring a note from their parent, these absences are unexcused. Students in these circumstances could get a zero, as make up work is not provided.

In the matter of how many days can be missed, at the high school level, students may be out five days per semester; in K-8 schools, students may miss up to 10 days of school per year. If days absent go above those two numbers, course credit could be denied or students could be retained.

An Adobe Acrobat PDF file that explains the new attendance policy in detail is available by clicking here.

It was pointed out that there are two separate processes involving attendance, those being denial of credit or promotion and truancy. Each are dealt with according to a certain set of criteria.

A separate portion of the new policy deals with truancy, which is handled as a non-exempted and unexcused absence and dealt with accordingly.

Communications Services Offered

An instant emergency alert notification service is available to parents and employees of the St. Tammany Parish Public School System.

The alert notification service offers instant communications through text messaging or voice call alerts for any emergency situations which may develop at a school or Systemwide. Parents and employees may sign up for the service by going to the Emergency Alert Sign-Up button at the top of the right-hand column on this page. Registering for the service means that, in emergency situations, parents and employees will be sent special alerts to the phone numbers and other means of communications they choose. Specific alerts will be sent out for the individual school sites checked by the person registering during the sign-up process. This will be used only for emergency situations and unscheduled school closings.

Also available is an informative e-newsletter that will be sent out periodically. The e-newsletter service will offer up-to-date information about events and programs of interest to the St. Tammany Parish Public School System parents and employees. Scheduled to be sent out quarterly, the news articles will focus on exciting programs happening within our schools and important dates and information for parents and community members.

Application for Spring 2012 LEAP Testing
for Non-Public and Home School Students

Parents of Home Study and nonpublic school students may request LEAP and iLEAP testing for their children by filling out the Spring Test Application available at the following link:

Click here for Adobe Acrobat PDF Application Form.

The form contains information on test schedule dates and fees.

Parents must complete the form and return it to the District Test Coordinator at the Educational Center, 71460 Edna Street, Covington, LA, 70433 by March 9, 2012.

Student of the Year Application Guidelines

Click here for Adobe Acrobat PDF File with 2012 Student of the Year Program Guidelines.

Stay informed about your child’s progress in school by using STI Home Access. STI provides parents and students access to class grades and attendance. Use the link provided on this Web site or consult your school principal about logging on to the system.

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