 Helping students succeed in school and become well-prepared for the future is a primary goal of all within the School System. Students are encouraged to set high goals for themselves, work hard in school to achieve those goals, take advantage of the many extracurricular activities at school, and commit to life-long learning. Whether students plan to enter an institution of higher learning, enroll in a career training program, or immediately enter the work force upon high school graduation, St. Tammany public schools have programs and curriculum in place to help prepare students for the next step.
 Schools are full of helpful resources for students to help make their time in school productive and enriching. The System Web site offers students another means to access helpful and timely information. Students are urged to take advantage of all the resources that are offered.
Details Given on Non-Public / Homeschool LEAP Testing
The Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) tests will be administered by the St. Tammany Parish Public School System to students in grades 4 and 8 in two sessions, the first phase being given on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, and the second phase scheduled for Monday, April 12, and Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Parents are reminded that if a student DOES NOT participate in Phase 1, then he/she must wait until summer to take the LEAP assessment allowing only one opportunity for the student to pass.
Students whose parents currently reside in Louisiana and who wish to enroll in St. Tammany Parish public schools in the fifth or ninth grades for the 2010-2011 school year must have passed the fourth and/or eighth grade LEAP test.
According to the LEAP High Stakes Testing Policy, a student may not be promoted to the 5th or 9th grade until he/she has scored at or above the Basic achievement level on either the English Language Arts or Mathematics component on the 4th or 8th grade of LEAP and at the Approaching Basic achievement level on the other; officially referred to as the Basic/Approaching Basic combination.
The LEAP High Stakes Testing Policy can be found on the Louisiana Department of Education website at www.louisianaschools.net.
Parents of Home Study and nonpublic school students may request LEAP testing for their children according to the following procedures: (1) Requests for applications for testing are to be made no later than March 1, 2010; (2) Applications must be returned for processing by March 12, 2010; and (3) All testing will take place at a parish school site.
Administration of these tests for Home Study and nonpublic school students will follow the same instructions and conditions as provided public school students. Make-up tests, other than what is provided for public school students, cannot be given if a test appointment is missed.
As provided by state regulations, a fee of $35 will be charged for each test. Checks should be paid to the order of “St. Tammany Parish Schools” and must accompany the returned application. This fee is refundable when the Home Study or nonpublic school students begin attendance in St. Tammany public schools.
Home Study students, at the discretion of parents, also may take the iLEAP test during spring testing. This test will be given the week of April 12- 16, 2010.
Parents must contact the district test coordinator to register. For further details or for an application, call 898-6481. An Adobe Acrobat PDF file of the application is available for download by clicking here.
Northshore School of the Arts Offers Learning Opportunities
The St. Tammany Parish Public School System and the Northshore School of the Arts (NSA) of Southeastern Louisiana University are continuing to work together to provide additional opportunities for high school students who want to take part in university-level advanced arts studies.
Students participating in the program are able to receive advanced instruction in the performing and visual arts while still attending public high school in St. Tammany Parish. Students earn college credits in the program, and, if desired, they can advance in pursuit of a degree in the arts when they graduate high school.
The Northshore School of the Arts aims to help high school juniors and seniors who are committed to the arts make a smoother transition to college as well as earn credit for courses in basic drawing, theatre, music theory, and applied music.
Participants attend evening classes at Southeastern Louisiana University, either at the Hammond campus or St. Tammany area SLU Center for hands-on instruction in college-level courses.
The NSA seeks to bring to life the talents of our “artists of the future,” whose creative abilities in music, visual arts, and theatre are nurtured, inspired, and guided by experienced Southeastern faculty and staff, according to Charlotte Collins, the program’s first permanent director. The NSA has portfolio, interview, or audition entrance requirements and is offered to high school juniors and seniors only. Classes are designed to reinforce instruction available in the public schools.
CLICK HERE for course and contact information and for an application to enroll in the Northshore School of the Arts. Please click on the Subscribe button to get updates on the growing list of opportunities available through the NSA.
For current course offerings and tuition/fee information, please visit the NSA Web site at http://www.selu.edu/nsa or contact:
Charlotte Collins, Director
SLU Box 10388
Magee Hall, Room 206
Hammond, LA 70402
985-549-2568 and 985-549-5014 (fax)
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