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Magnet Programs Application Period Open Until April 29
The window to apply for magnet programs within the Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) is open until April 29. All applications, transfer requests, and any other required documents must be...
View ArticleAll JPPSS Schools Will Be Open Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 23, 2016
The Jefferson Parish Public School System will be open tomorrow, Tuesday, February 23, 2016. All schools will begin at their regularly scheduled times. District officials will continue to monitor the...
View ArticleJPPSS Cancels All After School Activities for Tuesday, February 23, 2016
The Jefferson Parish Public School System will cancel all after school activities today, Tuesday, February 23, 2016, including athletics, after school care and all adult education evening classes.
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JPPSS Language Immersion Programs Open House Events Set for March 9, 10 and 17
Click to enlarge. The Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) has announced Open House dates for its Language Immersion Programs. Representatives from the district’s magnet and academic programs...
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Information Sessions on Pre-Kindergarten Registration to be Held on March 7...
The Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) will hold two parent information sessions on the pre-kindergarten registration process for the 2016-2017 school year. The meetings will be held on...
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Keller Elementary’s Samuel Korn Named Regional Finalist for Louisiana Student...
Keller Elementary fifth grade student Samuel Korn has been named a regional finalist for the state’s Student of the Year honor. A special year just got even more remarkable for Harold Keller Elementary...
View ArticleJPPSS Schools and Offices Closed March 25 – April 1 for Spring Break
All schools and offices in the Jefferson Parish Public School System will be closed for Spring Break from Friday, March 25 through Friday, April 1. Schools and district offices will reopen on Monday,...
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Helen Cox High’s Mark Perry Named Semi-Finalists for Louisiana Principal of...
Helen Cox High School Principal Mark Perry has been named one of the state’s top education leaders. The Jefferson Parish Public School System High School Principal of the Year is among 24 of the 2017...
View ArticleAll JPPSS Schools & Administrative Offices to Close Friday, March 11, 2016
The Jefferson Parish Public School System announced that all schools and administrative offices will be closed on Friday, March 11, 2016, due to severe weather that the National Weather Service has...
View ArticleDriver’s Education Classes to be held on Monday, March 14, 2016
The last night of JPPSS Driver’s Education classes have been re-scheduled for Monday, March 14, 2016, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Bonnabel Magnet Academy – 2801 Bruin Drive in Kenner and at John Ehret...
View ArticleOfficial Notice from the Jefferson Parish Public School System
The Jefferson Parish Public School System has applied for a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a 21st Century after school program at Terrytown Elementary School, Livaudais Middle School, Catherine Strehle...
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Home Study, Nonpublic School Students Now Eligible to Register for 2016...
Registration is now open for nonpublic and home study students who are eligible to take the LEAP State Assessment. The parent or guardian must register the student at the school the student would...
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Keller Elementary’s Samuel Korn Named Louisiana Elementary Student of the Year
The state’s top elementary school student calls the Jefferson Parish Public School System home. Keller Elementary fifth-grader Samuel Korn has been named the elementary school Louisiana Student of the...
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Riverdale High Art Students Sweep Top Honors in Rodrigue Art Contest for...
Riverdale High School students (from left) Chelsea Lee, Hope Gann, Nathan Vogel, and Kourtney Aultman each placed in the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts 2016 Art Contest. Riverdale High School...
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Four JPPSS Schools Appear in U.S. News National Rankings
Four high schools in the Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) were honored by U.S. News & World Report recently when the news organization released its national rankings for the Best High...
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JPPSS Releases 2016-2017 School Calendar
The 2016-2017 school year starts for students on August 11, the last day of school is May 26, and winter break runs from December 22 to January 3. Those dates and more are part of the 2016-2017 school...
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JPSB Regular Session Meeting: May 3, 2016
The Jefferson Parish School Board (JPSB) will hold a Regular Session meeting on Tuesday, May 3 at the JPPSS Administration Building located at 501 Manhattan Blvd. in Harvey. The meeting will be held at...
View ArticleDandridge Task Force Meetings in May
The Dandridge Task Force will hold its May meetings at the following dates and times: Wednesday, May 4, 2016 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. L.W. Higgins Library, 7201 Lapalco Blvd, Marrero Tuesday, May 10,...
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Pre-Kindergarten Lottery Notification Period Begins May 15
Parent/guardians will receive an email with confirmation of their child’s placement or wait list status after May 15, 2016 when the lottery is run. After notification, parents/guardians will have to...
View ArticleFirst Readings from May 3, 2016 Jefferson Parish School Board Meeting
First Reading authored by Ms. Doucet Move to freeze hiring from the org chart. First Reading authored by Mr. Floyd Move that the Board contract with EdGear as provided in the presentation this evening,...
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