The Terrebonne Parish School Board convened a special meeting June 24 to evaluate the superintendent. The board president said the meeting had been called “for the sole purpose of evaluating the superintendent of Terrebonne Parish in accordance with policy file C‑3.6, superintendent evaluation,” then turned the floor over to the superintendent for a public presentation.

Superintendent Ojiro told the board the district’s work is “collective” and highlighted three priorities from the district strategic plan: instruction, facilities and financial stability. “This is collective. It's not about 1 person. It's very collective,” he said.

Ojiro reviewed student-achievement data the district provided as part of the evaluation packet. He said the district will be staffed next year at “about 95% certified.” He reported combined LEAP results put the district 13th out of 70 Louisiana school districts across grade 3 through high school and noted a 2‑percentage‑point gain in overall proficiency. He said English language arts ranked seventh in the state and that kindergarten through third‑grade reading-on‑level rates averaged about 68 percent. Ojiro also told the board the district was “1 of a 100 school districts across the country identified as returning to or surpassing pre‑pandemic levels” in math.

On facilities, Ojiro outlined multiple projects under way or nearing completion. He described a two‑year project affecting South Terrebonne Middle School that would realign and consolidate nearby campuses, called out safety and traffic improvements at Country Estate Drive, and showed before‑and‑after images of Oak Lawn and other renovated campuses. He said work is under way at Ellinger — including demolition and piling extraction — and reported window replacement has started at South Terrebonne with a target of occupying the new building in December. He listed other projects including new softball fields, gym openings, perimeter fencing and storm repairs at Acadian.

Ojiro also summarized personnel and budget actions. He said the board implemented a new salary range this year that he said is helping recruit and retain staff, that a 5 percent bonus or supplement was paid in May, and that coaching pay and stipends for extracurricular sponsors have been increased. He said the district is paying $30 per hour for extra work performed by teachers outside classroom time, that group health insurance remains self‑funded and stable, and that the district invests “a million or better in school safety every year.” He said performance pay was distributed to 21 schools based on last year’s school performance scores.

Board members then moved to discuss the superintendent’s evaluation in private. Board member Debbie Benoit moved to enter executive session; the motion was seconded and, after no objections were raised during roll call, the board entered executive session to conduct the evaluation under Policy C‑3.6. The public portion of the meeting ended without a recorded formal action on the evaluation.

The presentation portion of the meeting was primarily a report from the superintendent; no evaluation outcome or personnel action was announced in open session.