Every home has received an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census. Louisiana’s self-response rate is just under 57 percent, which is below the national average. There are a number of parishes where the rate is in the 30s and 20s. Please consider using your system’s communications channels to encourage employees, families and other stakeholders to complete the 2020 Census.

The 2020 Census count impacts the federal funds that communities receive each year for programs and services that are critical for schools, students and younger children, such as:

• Special education, Head Start, after-school programs, and classroom technology
• Food assistance, including free and reduced-price school lunches
• Maternal and child health programs
• Planning, preparedness and recovery efforts for national emergencies, including COVID-19

Self-responses, which can be completed online, by phone or by mail until September 30, ensures federal funding to support Louisiana students.

The Department encourages school systems to explore the 2020 Census Toolbox to find general resources and activities specially designed to be engaging and appropriate for each grade level, from counting for kindergarteners to examining career statistics for high schoolers.

Click here to view our

WELCOME BACK VIDEO

To view our virtual open house go to flipgrid.com/726b7a88

View the videos from Mrs. Gibbons, Mrs. Lapoint, and Mr. Foulcard

to get an overview of important information.  

Also, be sure to view your child's grade level video so that you can

meet teachers and learn about procedures.  

In addition, there are a variety of videos avaliable to meet other

members of our Hattie Watts Family.

Elementary Virtual Classroom Expectations

In order to ensure our elementary children thrive within virtual learning, they will follow a normal instructional schedule. Teachers will provide the students with a daily schedule since schedules vary from school to school. Students will be expected to log-in to their computers at 8:00 AM. Teachers will deliver direct instruction to students throughout the day. However, they will not remain on the computer all day from 8:00 AM- 3:00 PM. For example, students may be instructed to complete an activity in a workbook or in their Class Notebooks in the Microsoft Teams app. The teacher will then set a time to meet back in the class to review the work. This type of cycle can be repeated numerous times throughout the lesson. The students will get breaks between classes, have recess time, lunch time, bathroom breaks, and even a 40 – 45 minute break where they can do things around the house or outside to take the place of PE, library or art. Teachers and students have a segment of the day for intervention and remediation time. During this time, assignments will be given and time will be provided so the teacher can schedule small group intervention or remediation with students. Students may be asked to read independently or to work on Zearn, if they are not working in a small group with the teacher. Additionally, teachers will be available for office hours if parents and student have questions.

Parents, you will be given more specific details. We are just wanting to give you an example day for an elementary virtual student, so that you know what to expect.

The list of COVID 19 guidelines and precautions can be found on the 

Hattie Watts Homepage Under E-Flyers.

The Hattie Watts School Supply can be found on the 

Hattie Watts Home Page Under E-Flyers.