St. Mary Parish students will be reporting to school on Monday, August 8, 2018, for the start of the new school year.  Parents can check the "For Parents" channel of each school website for important information regarding schedules, bus routes, breakfast and lunch menus, and supply lists.

Mr. Pete Boudreaux, Director of Human Resources, has posted openings for several teaching positions using the Employment Opportunities webpage.

The list can also be found by following this path: Departments | Human Resources | Employment Opportunities. 

According to accountability results released by the Louisiana Department of Education today, St. Mary students continue to demonstrate rates of academic performance that exceed state levels in most subject areas of the state-administered LEAP 2025 test.

In English language arts and mathematics, St. Mary Parish students in Grades 3 through 8 exceeded state proficiency averages by scoring at the mastery or advanced achievement levels in four of the six tests. Students also performed similarly in social studies as the percentage of students scoring at or above the state proficient level was reported in four of the six tests administered.

Superintendent Armato noted: “The acceleration of more rigorous learning standards and corresponding testing measures has allowed our students to show remarkable academic gains across core content areas. I am especially excited to see such positive results from one year to the next in response to the rise in expectations for students. St. Mary teachers, administrators, and instructional personnel are to be commended for their dedication in meeting the challenge and ensuring that consistent and aligned instruction exists in each classroom every day. Schools will continue to analyze scores to plan for the 2018-2019 school year in an effort to secure appropriate scheduling and application of remediation for individual students. St. Mary continues to excel and outperform the state, of which I am exceedingly proud.”

Full press release (PDF)

St. Mary Parish classroom teachers using or wanting to use Blackboard to support face-to-face instruction should complete the SMP Blackboard Course Request form for the 2018-19 school year.

• Courses created for an earlier year or semester cannot be reused since these courses have been archived and must be preserved for five years.
• Teachers can request a "course copy," which retains all instructional content from a old course but removes all enrolled students and their submissions.
• Teachers can also request a "new course," which will be a blank shell into which content can be placed or copied. 
• All students in Grades 2-12 are part of the Blackboard database and available for teachers to enroll them in their classes.

Superintendent Mr. Leonard J. Armato has announced the administrative appointments for the 2018-2019 school year. Congratulations to the following individuals:

• Ms. Kristian Barbay: Principal (Lagrange Elementary)
• Mr. Ronnie Louis: Acting Principal (B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School)
• Ms. Ashley Clark: Assistant Principal (West St. Mary High School)
• Ms. Tonia Hills: Assistant Principal (Raintree Elementary School)
• Ms. Dequindra Redding: Assistant Principal (Patterson Jr. High School)
• Ms. Lauren Rentrop: Assistant Principal (Hattie Watts Elementary School)
• Ms. Michelle South: Assistant Principal (Morgan City Jr. High School)

Additionally, vacated positions in the Title I Department received appointments. Ms. Chrissy Harrison and Ms. Kiante Gunner will serve as Instructional Specialists.

At the regular meeting on Thursday, June 14, 2018, St. Mary Parish School Board members were introduced to the 2018 winners of the St. Mary Parish Principals' Association Scholarships. Congratulations to the following graduating seniors:

• District I: Michael Payton Memorial Scholarship – Rylie Candella (Centerville High School)
• District II: Tommy Bourgeois Memorial Scholarship – Kristina Theriot (Berwick High School)
• District III: St. Mary Principals’ Scholarship – Kelsey Crochet (Morgan City High School)

Under the guidance of Dr. Bagwell, district staff members have put together a Professional Development Planning Document for Summer 2018 and the 2018-19 school year.  This document is a "living" document that will be updated during the year and can be used for your planning purposes. 

Users can download a copy for their own use from the document's location in Blackboard's St. Mary Parish Intranet site by following this path:  Professional Development | District Staff Development Links | Professional Development Planning Document (2018-19).  A direct link to the file's location can also be found in Announcements. 

Additional new items can be found on the District News Archive page.