A Guide for SMP Schools
- A Guide for St. Mary Parish Public Schools
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Policies
- Asbestos Hazard
- Athletic/Cheerleader/Dance Team Drug Testing
- Child Nutrition Program
- Counseling Services
- Education of Dyslexic Students
- Foreign Exchange Students
- Grading System and Honor Roll
- Health Services
- Homeless Children & Youth Education Program
- In-School Suspension Program
- Internet and Network Use
- Migrant Education
- Notice of Non-Discrimination
- Parental/Family Engagement
- Safe and Drug-Free Schools
- School Bus Conduct Policy
- School Choice
- SMP Alternative Program
- SMP Virtual Learning Program
- Special Education Services
- Student Insurance
- Student Records
- Teacher Bill of Rights
- Title I: Every Student Succeeds Act
- Title III EL Program
- Title II
- Title IV
- Title IX
- Vocational Assessment
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Student Code of Conduct
- Attendance
- Bullying, Harassment, Intimidation, and Threats
- Bus Transportation Guidelines
- Cellular Phone Use
- Corporal Punishment Guidelines
- Dating Violence
- Discipline: Disciplinary Action for Students with Disabilities
- Discipline: Expulsion
- Discipline: Reporting Incidents Involving Seclusion or Physical Restraining
- Discipline: Suspension
- Discipline: Virtual Instruction
- Driving is a Privilege
- Felony
- Fighting
- Grooming
- Hazing
- Offensive Student Conduct at End of Year
- Respect Statute
- Smoking: Tobacco and Vaping
- Student Adjustment Centers (After-School Detention)
- Student Dress Code
- Student Searches
- Substance Abuse Policy & Procedures
- Tardiness
- Technology and Computers
- Textbooks
- Weapons
- Zero Tolerance Policy
- High School Courses and Graduation Requirements
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Report Card Schedule
- Parent Bill of Rights
- St. Mary Parish Schools
- Policies
- Special Education Services
- Special Olympics
Special Olympics
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The Special Olympics program in St. Mary Parish originated in 1974 with 18 students. Today it provides services for the low incidence population that are mentally disabled. The basic objectives of this program are:
- To provide one with successful experiences in sports.
- To gain confidence and self‑mastery which will enable students to build a positive self‑image.
- To provide opportunities for socialization.
- To assist in the transfer of skills learned in the classrooms (self‑help, academics, and communication) to a more natural environment.
Over the years, this program has shown its value and worth and is now an integral part of the curriculum for the mentally disabled.
This program is a year-round program. The school system participates in the following official Special Olympics sports: bowling, basketball, and track, and field. There are levels of competition: local, area, district, state, and every four years, international.
Special Education teachers and volunteers who are involved in this program attend training schools throughout the year to become certified as Special Olympic coaches.
Special Olympics is sponsored by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation, Louisiana Special Olympic Inc., St. Mary Parish School Board (Special Education Department), and the communities throughout this parish.
If further information is needed, please call (337) 828‑1767 and ask for Steve Harris (sharris@stmaryk12.net).
Reviewed 06/13/2022
Stephen Harris