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
- High School Courses and Graduation Requirements
- JumpStart TOPS Tech Pathway
JumpStart TOPS Tech Pathway
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For Students Entering 9th Grade in 2014-2015 and beyond
Students entering high school in the Fall of 2014 and beyond who wish to graduate in a Jumpstart TOPS Tech Pathway must meet the following requirements:
Jump Start Course Requirements
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JUMP START COURSE SEQUENCES, WORKPLACE EXPERIENCES, AND CREDENTIALS (At least 9 Units)
Complete a regionally designed series of CTE Jump Start coursework and workplace-based learning experiences, leading to a statewide or regional Jump Start credential. This shall include courses and workplace experiences specific to the credential, courses related to foundational career skills requirement in Jump Start, and other courses, including career electives, that the Jump Start regional team determines are appropriate for the pathway.
REQUIRED CREDENTIALS
Students must attain an approved statewide or regional credential in order to graduate.
More information can be found at Jumpstart@la.gov.
REQUIRED TESTING
When students take a course corresponding with a Leap 2025 End of Course test, students must [take the course]. Students will be considered passing when they score at least “approaching basic” on the test.
Students also must take the ACT. Jump Start teams may elect to have students take the WorkKeys test in addition to the ACT. The Department of Education has established a policy creating score level equivalents between the ACT and WorkKeys. A student’s highest equivalent score, resulting of the student’s score on either the ACT or WorkKeys, would generate ACT index accountability points.
REQUIRED FAFSA CRITERIA:Most Louisiana high school graduates are eligible for some form of merit- or need-based financial aid. Students can apply for state and federal financial aid by submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which can be used at four-year universities, two-year community colleges, and technical training programs.
Louisiana requires public school students to take one of the following steps in order to graduate:
- Submit the FAFSA
- Apply for TOPS
- Submit an opt-out, non-participation form to the school
- Receive a hardship waiver through the school system.
Updated 07/6/2022
Kristin Percle
