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				<title><![CDATA[Family Engagement Survey]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We want to hear from you!

You're invited to participate in our survey to help us improve. This is part of our ongoing commitment to strengthen our schools, in Plaquemines Parish. We believe your engagement is part of every student’s success! 

This short survey will help us see what we’re doing well and where we can improve. Your input will guide how we plan programs, communicate with families, and build stronger bonds between home and school.

The survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:44:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Louisiana Teacher Bill of Rights LA RS 17:416.18]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Louisiana Teacher Bill of Rights LA RS 17:416.18]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:15:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[NEW Bus Tracking App -- My Ride K - 12]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The NEW My Ride K-12 bus tracking system will allow parents to track their child(ren)'s bus location and arrival/departure time.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 08:17:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Salary Schedules-2025-2026]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:42:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Athletic Events Security Protocols]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Community Listening Sessions: Facilities Master Plan]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let your voice be heard! Participate in this important school district planning effort by sharing your thoughts and ideas.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:32:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[FRIENDLY REMINDER:  Your UnitedHealthcare® card is required to use Access 2day Health clinics to avoid charges.]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Access 2day Health clinics provide treatment once the Plaquemines Parish School Board's UnitedHealthcare® card is presented.  If this card is not presented you could be charged.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:26:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Plaquemines Parish School Board 2024-2025 Salary Schedule Changes]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Plaquemines Parish School Board announces changes to our 2024-2025 salary schedule.  Click here to view.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:50:42 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sun Bucks]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WHAT ARE SUN BUCKS?
Starting in summer 2024, Louisiana SUN Bucks, also referred to as Summer EBT, will provide families with $120 for each eligible school-aged child (5 to 18 years old) to buy groceries during the summer break. Click on here for more information.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Plaquemines Parish School Board Job Fair]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[NOW HIRING ALL POSITIONS!

Join us on April 20, 2024, from 9 am to 1 pm for an exciting opportunity to connect with the Principals from all nine of our esteemed schools. Our Job Fair offers the chance for face-to-face meetings and on-the-spot interviews, providing candidates like you with the possibility of leaving the event with a job offer in hand.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 09:06:04 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SCHOOL CHOICE POLICY]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[IMPLEMENTING SCHOOL CHOICE]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:55:11 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[PPSB Official Facebook Page]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Below is the link for the official Facebook page for Plaquemines Parish School Board Schools. Please feel free to like the page and follow.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 11:01:12 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[988  Suicide & Crisis Lifeline]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[988  Suicide & Crisis Lifeline]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 09:07:49 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Application Process for Charter Schools]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Plaquemines Parish School Board 2022-23 District Charter School Application Process for Schools Opening in the 2024-25 School Year or Beyond]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 08:33:32 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SAFE SCHOOLS LOUISIANA]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:58:45 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Earlier Dismissal at all PPSB sites on Thursday, December 12, 2024]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please read the attached letter from Dr. Shelley Ritz, Superintendent, regarding procedures for 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰. Important details regarding student learning and dismissal at 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗣𝗦𝗕 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 are included. 
We can’t wait to see how our community continues to come together to support this team! Let’s Go Canes!!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 15:16:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[On-line benefits enrollment only takes about twelve minutes!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Exciting News for 2025 Benefits Enrollment!

We’re making it easier than ever to enroll in your benefits!  Before you get started, please be sure to have the Social Security numbers and dates of birth for all your dependents and beneficiaries on hand.  This information is necessary to complete enrollment.

Annual Open Enrollment: Simplified for You:

In an effort to offer the best rates, benefits and service to our employees and retirees, PPSB moved to a once-a-year open enrollment period at the end of the calendar year.  This means most benefits—health, dental, vision, cafeteria plan, life insurance, accident, sort and long-term disability, legal and more—will have the same start date, making it easier to manage.

MetLife’s New Voluntary Benefits for 2025:

We’re excited to announce that MetLife will be offering most of the voluntary benefits beginning in 2025, replacing previous carriers like accident, disability, critical illness, United Concordia dental and vision.  These new benefits will be payroll-deducted, which makes managing your benefits simpler and more convenient.

The Combined Benefits Administrators (CBA) team is ready to assist you with your enrollment.  Call them at 985-845-7191 if you have any questions.  The CBA team is dedicated to helping you navigate enrollment!

Health Savings Account (HSA) Participants:

Just a quick reminder that HSA participants will not be eligible for Access 2day Health due to IRS regulations.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 14:36:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Follow Up Message on August 28, 2023 Threat]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Follow Up Message on August 28, 2023 Threat]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:33:37 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Return To Achieve]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[PPSB School District's Guide to Address the Challenges of COVID-19.
rev 08/24/2022.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:21:23 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Federal Government Expands Internet Services for Low Income Families]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congress has ordered the FCC to expand the Lifeline Support for Affordable Communications and Emergeny Broadband Benefit program to help low income families pay for internet service.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:54:37 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Internet Access for Families and Students]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Click here to learn more about Internet access for student in limited income households.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2020 14:22:02 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Special COVID-19 Blanket Employment Certificates for Minors to work in Louisiana]]></title>
				<link>http://www.ppsb.org/apps/news/article/1197447</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2020 14:21:31 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Blood Drive For Denis Rousselle]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Blood Drive For Denis Rousselle Friday, February 9, 2023]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:31:44 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Plaquemines Parish School Board Seeks New Superintendent]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Plaquemines Parish School Board is seeking an exceptional leader with a track record of success to serve as its next Superintendent of Schools.  The successful candidate will be tasked with leading 8 schools, 695 employees, and nearly 4,000 students.  Applications for the position are currently being accepted, and it is the hope to the Board to fill the position by January 2024.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 11:50:44 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Basic Illness Prevention]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:47:53 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Vaping and Electronic Cigarettes]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Information on vaping and electronic cigarette use.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 12:44:36 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[ATTENTION PARENTS: Important information about Internet safety for your child.]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 13:36:19 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Threats to School Safety]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you wish to report a threat or potential threat to school safety, please call (504)595-6344 and leave a detailed message and your contact information if you do not wish to remain anonymous.  If it is an emergency or immediate threat, please call 911.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:02:28 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Discipline Policy for Bus Rider]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:12:29 -0600</pubDate>
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