The next scheduled Lincoln Parish School Board meeting will be Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 6:00 PM, Lincoln Parish School Board.

 

Louisiana Department of Education announces Early Childhood Network Pilots -- Winning Proposals Will Shape Accountability, Enrollment, Training Policies (read more)

 

63 Districts Create Plans to Honor Effective Teaching (read more)

 

 

Hico Elementary and Dubach High School Updates/Changes beginning 2013-2014 School Year.   Hico Elementary School will be closing following this school year (2012-2013).  Hico and Dubach area students in grades Kindergarten through 8th will attend school at Dubach School, and high-school students (grades 9-12) will be enrolled at Ruston High School beginning August 2013.  If questions, please call Hico Elementary (318.777.3447), Dubach High School (318.777.3470) or Lincoln Parish School Board (318.255.1430).

 

 

Lincoln Parish Early Childhood Center -- Pre-K Registration for 2013-2014 (Click here for information.)

 

 

 

Lincoln Parish Elementary Job Fair is scheduled for Thursday, June 6, 2013.  Click this link for important details. 

 

 

 

 

To ensure effective communication and quality of services, parents with limited English proficiency are encouraged to contact Penny James at the Lincoln Parish School Board's Pupil Appraisal office, 318.255.8451, with questions or concerns, or if one should need assistance with interpreting documents.

 

 

 

For information on bullying prevention and response, please visit  BullyingInfo.org or www.commonsensemedia.org. 

 

 

PASS: New Writing Prompts are Available for all Grades Now

 

To better prepare our students for the Common Core State Standards, the writing prompts on the transitional state assessments will ask students to read one or two passages and then write a composition that includes evidence from the text(s). Sample writing prompts are provided in the assessment guides, posted on the LDOE website at http://www.doe.state.la.us/topics/assessment_guides.html.
 
The Practice Assessment/Strengthen Skills (PASS) system has been updated to include opportunities for students to practice the text-based writing prompts. The prompts are designed to be similar to those on the LEAP, iLEAP and EOC tests that will be given this school year. Two writing prompts for each of grades 4 and 8 and English II and III are now available. One writing prompt for each of grades 3, 5, 6, and 7 was added to PASS on October 5. A report that includes the student's score and a brief explanation of the score will be returned by the PASS system two school days following the submission of the writing response.
 
All students may use PASS with any computer (home, school, whole classroom, etc.). The PASS system may be found at  http://www.louisianapass.org/.