St. James Parish Schools

St. James Parish School System realizes and recognizes that the district has many outstanding teachers. Congratulations to those that were selected as our 2021 School Level Teachers of the Year.

The Louisiana Department of Education is trying to learn about the child care arrangements of Louisiana families with children under the age of 5. To do this, the Louisiana Department of Education asked the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, a nonpartisan nonprofit, to conduct a voluntary survey of families with children under the age of 5.

After review of all the CDC recommendations, the following COVID-19 Operational Guidelines were updated. These protocols will be in effect beginning Thursday, October 28, 2021.

St. James Public School System is looking for persons interested in becoming a Surrogate Parent! A Surrogate Parent is someone who represents a child in special education decisions when legal parents are not available.

October is Child Search Awareness month in Louisiana. Child Search is a program in every school system to ensure that any child who is eligible for Special Educational Services receives them

Due to debris and low hanging power lines in some areas, parents are requested to make the necessary arrangements to have students in the following areas dropped off and picked up at the head of the street.

It’s been seventeen days since Hurricane Ida ripped through St. James Parish. The District’s assessment of our buildings revealed substantial damage to some schools while others suffered less severe damage. Our personnel have worked diligently to develop a plan to repair schools so that our students can safely return to in-person learning. The following document has been developed to give parents, students, and staff updates on school reopening and other pertinent information.

St. James Parish School District is offering a limited number of wireless hotspot devices to students who do not have Internet access at home. This plan will enable students to “check out” a device that provides Internet service to the school’s iPad. The plan is intended to help SJPS students access educational online resources at home.

The St. James Parish Academic, Visual, and Performing Arts Magnet Program has open seats available for the 2021-2022 school year.

All Pre-K-12th grade students of St James Parish Schools will be required to pay a $50 technology fee per student with the exception of households with 3 or more students.

St. James Parish School’s student policy manual for the 2021-2022 school year has been posted on the district website. A link is posted below for viewing and on the website quick links tab. Agreements for the Student Policy Manual and 1 to 1

St. James Parish School Board today announced an amendment to its policy for serving meals to students under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs for the 2021‐2022 school year.

We have experienced issues with our district and school websites. However, St. James Parish Schools want you to know that “There’s an App for That”!!!!