If you need a list of these schools, visit /IdaReopen.
This Friday, we expect to welcome back children at our 42 tier 3 schools. Most importantly, I observed students learning in safe, welcoming environments. Teachers and staff at every school I visited commented on how glad they were to be back. I visited schools on both sides of the river Friday, and it was uplifting to see kids back in the classroom and hear feedback directly from employees. Every member of the Jefferson Parish Schools family is important to the recovery of our community and to the recovery of our students. They ensure our educators have the time needed to keep students on track. The adjustments to our calendar are far more than just a logistical necessity to meet a state mandate. We have a collective opportunity to positively impact student learning. Just like last school year, we cannot be content to simply “have” school. Please continue to stay connected to our regular communications channels for new announcements and information. I hope these weekly updates have been informative, helpful, and - at times - uplifting over the past month. With all schools soon to be reopened, this will be my final weekly Hurricane Ida update. Applications are available at /councils until October 10. I’ve reopened the application window for my five Superintendent’s Councils involving parents, students, teachers, principals, and special education stakeholders. Strong schools build strong communities, and it is important that we put stakeholders at the forefront of our decisions, especially those impacting students. That’s true whether or not we are in times of crisis. Please continue to practice patience, grace, and flexibility as we move forward together.Įngaging and connecting with our stakeholders on a continuous basis is key to our success. A big difference for our school system is that we are going through this process for around 800 buildings across our nearly 80 campuses. We’re following processes and protocols set by FEMA, similar in some ways to what you may experience when repairing your own home. This work will take place outside of school hours so it doesn’t disrupt instructional time. Where there are temporary repairs today, our operations team is working to make those permanent. Our schools are safe., but it’s important to understand our buildings will not be back to normal overnight. Reopening schools is a major step in that process for our system. Recovering from a hurricane is a process. The progress we have achieved together is remarkable - especially given the extensive damage to our aging facilities and Hurricane Ida’s impact on the lives of so many employees and families.
Children happy to be back, educators excited to have them back, and everyone coming together to make the best of a challenging situation. The sentiment at the schools I visited Friday was similar to the first day back for our tier 1 and tier 2 schools. With the reopening of our tier 3 schools Friday, the vast majority of our children are now back on campus participating in face-to-face instruction.
HURRICANE ODA UPDATE
Latest Update | October 5: Superintendent's Update This page includes the regular updates JP Schools leaders have shared with families and employees in relation to Hurricane Ida.
This is especially true during times of crisis. Jefferson Parish Schools values open, honest communications with all stakeholders. Clancy-Maggiore Elementary School for the Arts.
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