District outlines summer programs and says graduates earned more than $21 million in scholarships

District staff told the St. Bernard Parish School Board on May 27 that the district is preparing a full slate of summer programs and that high-school graduates received more than $21 million in scholarship offers.

A district presenter summarized upcoming summer offerings: "We have our summer skills, our remediation, our theater programs, our summer STEM, our STEAM camp, our special needs camp as well at Marrow," and noted band camp and academic competitions scheduled for July. The presenter said teachers return for summer planning and the primary summer session will begin in early June.

Regarding meals, the district confirmed a summer feeding program: "The summer feeding program will be at all of the sites where we have summer programs," with listed sites including Shelemont High School, Andrew Jackson, Raleigh, Davies Elementary, the Momus Center and Marrow. The presenter said breakfast and lunch will be available at those sites for any child who lives in St. Bernard Parish.

On scholarships, Miss Fauci told the board, "We had over $21,000,000 in scholarships." The board also highlighted the dual-enrollment program: the transcript notes seven students graduated with a high school diploma and an associate degree from Nunez Community College, and many other students earned varying amounts of college credit and industry-based certifications.

The district said it will run summer programs across multiple sites and provide meals to children at designated locations; program costs, enrollment details and exact schedules were provided in board materials but were not read in full during the meeting.