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Bullying Laid to Rest with Special Service at Truman Middle
Truman Middle School teachers, administrators, and students spared no detail as they laid bullying to rest during an event for Anti-Bullying Week in the Jefferson Parish Public School System. The...
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JPPSS Schools and Offices Closed Monday, October 5, 2015
Schools and offices in the Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) will be closed on Monday, October 5, 2015 for a student/employee holiday. Schools and offices will reopen on Tuesday, October 6....
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Eventful Meisler Morning Reinforces Culture, Honors First Responders
Meisler Middle students spent the final school day of Anti-Bullying Week learning how to maintain a positive campus culture and honoring a group of first responders for the role they serve at school...
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JPPSS Family Unites for Families Helping Families 5K & Fun Run Against Bullying
Superintendent Joseph takes a group photo with the Meisler Middle students and staff who participated in the 5K & Fun Run Against Bullying. Jefferson Parish Public School System’s (JPPSS)...
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Kenner Discovery a Top 20 School in Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge
JPPSS Superintendent Isaac G. Joseph, left, and JPSB President Cedric Floyd, right, join Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Head of School Patty Glaser and KDHS students who helped the school win the...
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Janet Elementary Students Encouraged to turn College Dream into a Plan
Janet Elementary students like Jade Smith wore a shirt with their college choice on College Shirt Day. Faculty and staff at C.T. Janet Elementary are working hard to communicate to their students that...
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Mobile Oilfield Learning Unit turns Metairie Academy Students into Engineers
Metairie Academy students recently got a hands-on lesson in the technologies and sciences used to power our everyday lives. The school welcomed back the Mobile Oilfield Learning Unit (MOLU) for the...
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JPPSS Parent Conferences are Monday, October 19 from 4-7 p.m.
The Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) will hold parent conferences on Monday, October 19. Conferences will take place at your child’s school from 4-7 p.m. Please contact your specific...
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AdvancED Awards JPPSS for Latest Chapter in Long History of Accreditation
AdvancED Louisiana Director Ray Poplus presented the JPSB and JPPSS Superintendent Isaac Joseph with a plaque commemorating the district’s most recent accreditation. An international education...
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Thomas Jefferson Student Represents United Way of Southeast Louisiana at...
Thomas Jefferson High School teacher and Student Government Association sponsor Kim G. Minor remembers first meeting Jenny Ly as a freshman. “She was a go-getter,” said Minor. “Took responsibility for...
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Schneckenburger Elementary is ‘All EARS’ with Featured Service Learning Project
Schneckenburger Elementary School’s ongoing literacy based service learning experience entitled Students are All EARS (Excited About Reading and Sharing) was the featured Service Learning Project at...
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Saints, C.J. Spiller Make Special Delivery to J.C. Ellis Elementary
New Orleans Saints running back C.J. Spiller made a special delivery recently to J.C. Ellis Elementary and the Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS). Spiller visited Ellis Elementary as a part...
View ArticleJPPSS Announces November Dandridge Community Town Hall Meetings
The Dandridge Task Force will hold two town hall meetings in November. The first will take place on Monday, November 16 at L.W. Higgins High School, located at 7201 Lapalco Boulevard in Marrero. The...
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Take Our Parent Conference Survey to Help JPPSS Best Serve Our Students
The Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) wants parent feedback on how to make its annual parent conferences as effective as possible. Whether you participated in our most recent parent...
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Harris Elementary Students Get Hands-On Exploring Swamps, Wetlands
Nashly Brenton, Selena Kanalos and Ranger Stacy After completing their Cajun trickster tale unit and learning about classifying animals, Mildred Harris Elementary third graders partnered with Jean...
View ArticleInterested in a Teaching Career? Attend our Informational Meeting on Nov. 13
The Jefferson Parish Public School System is hosting an information meeting for applicants who possess a bachelor’s or advanced degree in a non-education field and want to become a teacher. The meeting...
View ArticleJPPSS Talented Visual Arts on Display at Audubon Zoo
The Jefferson Parish Public School System Talented Visual Arts is partnering with the Audubon Institute to showcase our student artists. These young artists’ work will be showcased in an art show at...
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Allen Ellender Second Grade Teacher Named GoNoodle Ambassador
Allen Ellender School second grade teacher Kristi Dunckelman was recently selected as a GoNoodle Ambassador. GoNoodle is a free website teachers use to channel classroom energy throughout the day....
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JPPSS Schools and Offices Closed for Fall Break November 23-27
Schools and offices in the Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS) will be closed November 23-27. This 2015-2016 student and employee holiday is for Fall Break. Schools and district offices will...
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