2008 STATE TESTING INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Plaquemines Parish Public Schools is offering an incentive program for students in Grades 3-11 who participated in the iLEAP and GEE high stakes testing and scored a minimum of Basic.  You may be exempt from some of your 4th Quarter Exams. To find out more about the requirements for exam exemption, click here.

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	The Future Rebuilding Logistics Architects Construction Manager General Contractor
The Past School Configuration Pre-Storm Figures Damaged Buildings		The Present Recovery to Date Temp Schools

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April 14th Board Meeting News

	Plaquemines Parish School Board honored Deanna Smith of Belle Chasse High School at Monday night's meeting as the High School Student of the Year in Plaquemines.  Pictured are Superintendent Eva G. Jones, Ms. Smith, and Sandra Brechtel, Coordinator for Student of the Year.
	Elizabeth Corso of Belle Chasse High School was honored by the Plaquemines Parish School Board on April 14th for winning Third Place in the Louisiana Association of Fairs and Festivals State Essay Contest.  Pictured are Superintendent Eva G. Jones, Ms. Corso, and Sandra Brechtel, Curriculum Supervisor.
	Jimmy Cappiello, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Plaquemines Parish Medical Center, addressed the Plaquemines Parish School Board on April 14th.  He announced the new Vision services offered at the Medical Center to all residents of Plaquemines, and gave an update on other services available.  He encouraged all citizens of Plaquemines Parish to take advantage of the local services offered.

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2007-2008 Students of the Year Receive Plaques

         
Plaquemines Parish School Board honored the 2008 Students of the Year at the March School Board meeting.  Pictured are Alanna Galmiche, 5th grade Student of the Year, and Cameron Plumer, 8th grade Student of the Year.  Plaques were presented by Eva G. Jones, Superintendent and Sandy Brechtel, Coordinator of the Student of the Year program.

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NEWS

 

BCHS Raises over $13,000 for American Cancer Society SPHS Quiz Bowl Team Places 1st at Regional Meet Topgun Leaders From Plaquemines Leadership Training 2008 Phoenix Spartan Basketball Team Advances to State Quarterfinals Plaquemines Star Readers Attend T-Mobile Rookie Challenge and Youth Jam Presentation by Pelican Commercial Waste Services to South Plaquemines High School 1A State Championship Football Players 2007-2008 Students of the Year Boothville-Venice Elementary School Thanks Barnes and Nobles Phoenix High School Spartan Basketball Team Travels to Arkansas Phoenix High School BETA Club Attends State Convention Boothville-Venice Elementary 6th Grade Teachers Receive the "Turn on To Learning Solicitation Grant" South Plaquemines Sweeps Parish American Legion Oratorical Contest Chevron Presents Second Installment of the Energy for Learning Grant Sugar Bowl Bands Bring More than Music to Greater New Orleans	Local Students Win Movie-Making Contest! BCHS Cheerleaders Compete in NCA Nationals in Dallas, TX National Circle of Learning Honors Two Plaquemines Teachers 2007 Region I LaCue Teachers of the Year Hurricanes are State Champs! United Way Campaign a Success Special Education Staff Receives National Certification BCPS Multipurpose Building Dedicated Plaquemines Parish Pupil Appraisal is Conducting FREE Preschool Screenings Our Stories Told All Over the Country FREE Immunizations

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Head Start Taking Applications

Plaquemines Parish Head Start is taking applications for 3-year old and 4-year old children for the 2008-09 school year by appointment. Call Racquel at 595-6430 for an appointment. Head Start will also take applications during spring roundup.

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PreK & Kindergarten Spring Round-Up for the 2008-2009 School Year

PreK & Kindergarten Spring Round-up for the 2008-2009 School Year will be held April 21, 2008 through April 28, 2008.  For more information, click here.

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ATTENTION: Public School Classroom Teachers

Act 351 of the 2007 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature enacted the “Temporary Tax Deduction” for individual income tax.  This deduction, available for the 2007 and 2008 tax years only, can be taken by individuals previously employed as a public school classroom teacher in Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard or St. Tammany parish who agree in writing to be employed as a public school classroom teacher for at least three years.

You can find the Revised Statute by going to www.legis.state.la.us.  The home page pops up, and on the left of the screen, click on “Louisiana Laws”.  On the next page that comes up, under “Louisiana Laws Search” it asks for the Title, Article or Rule # and Section #.  Type in Rule 47 and Section 293.  This will bring up the law.  Scroll down to  (9)(a)(x) – the temporary teacher deduction and then on to (11)(a).  

Contact your principal or the Belle Chasse School Board Office @ 595-6307 for the appropriate forms needed to qualify for the “Temporary Tax Deduction”.

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BCHS Celebrates 80th Anniversary

Belle Chasse High School, "Home of the Fighting Cardinals," was founded in 1928. The original school was a single brick building. As the community began to grow, a wooden building was placed adjacent to the school. In 1958,  the present facility was opened and the old brick building remodeled. The old building was given the name the "Gray Building" because of the color it was painted. In 1998 a 2.5 million dollar refurbishment of the school was completed. Modern science labs and classrooms, a new music building, a renovated auditorium and gym are some of the improvements.  Student uniforms became a requirement in the 1998-99 school year.  Belle Chasse High School continues to rank as one of the best schools in the New Orleans metropolitan area.

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Replacement Diplomas and Transcripts

If you have lost your diploma or transcript due to Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, you may request another from the Louisiana Department of Education.  Click on the file below for more information.

Duplicate High School Transcripts and Diplomas Policies and Procedures

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ARCHIVED NEWS

For archived news, click here!

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Prior Year Savings Bonds

NOTICE:  Savings Bonds for the second semester of 2006-2007 were mailed to graduates and students who moved.  Some have been returned to the school board office.  Please check to see if your name has been added to our list.  ConocoPhillips generously awards students in grades 6 through 12 who attain a 3.5 or better GPA for a semester a $50 EE Series Savings Bond.  We are trying to locate students who were eligible to receive savings bonds during the 03-04, 04-05 and 05-06 school years but have either moved away or graduated.  In May, students who were enrolled in a Plaquemines Parish public school received their prior year bonds from Betsy Brien, Public Relations Coordinator of ConocoPhillips.  Savings Bonds for the first semester of 2006-2007 were mailed with the end of year report cards.  The second semester bonds will be distributed at the beginning of the school year.  Please be sure to give a forwarding address to your school if you move during the summer.  Please click here for prior year student listing.

Thank you ConocoPhillips!

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October 1st & February 1st Enrollment (Unofficial)

Oct 1	Feb 1	School
1,002	1,004	Belle Chasse Primary School
673	670	Belle Chasse Middle School
866	859	Belle Chasse High School
260	258	South Plaquemines Elementary School
317	316	South Plaquemines High School
283	292	Boothville-Venice Elementary School
244	235	Phoenix High School
3,645	3,634	TOTAL OF ALL STUDENTS

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2007-2008 School Times

School	Start - End	Thursday Professional Development Meeting*
ALT	7:30 am - 2:30 pm	2:35 pm - 3:35 pm*
BCP	8:15 am - 3:15 pm	3:40 pm - 4:40 pm*
BCH	7:30 am - 2:35 pm	2:45 pm - 3:45 pm*
BCM	7:15 am - 2:24 pm	2:45 pm - 3:45 pm*
BVE	7:45 am - 2:45 pm	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm*
PHS	7:30 am - 2:45 pm	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm*
SPE	8:00 am - 3:00 pm	3:15 pm - 4:15 pm*
SPH	8:00 am - 3:00 pm	3:15 pm - 4:15 pm*
*Teachers will be unavailable at these times for phone calls and conferences.

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Plaquemines Parish School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations.  The Plaquemines Parish School System also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.

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