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Superintendent reports statewide gains on LEAP scores; district eyes attendance and interventions
Summary
Superintendent presented LEAP results showing districtwide growth in proficiency and growth in advanced/mastery levels, highlighted math and fifth-grade science gains, announced 60 open pre-K seats and outlined plans to place paraprofessionals in kindergarten classrooms.
Superintendent Dr. Stilley (name not spoken in transcript but identified as the presenter) told the Tangipahoa Parish School Board on June 24 that district students made measurable gains on the state LEAP assessments and that the parish ranked among the state’s top 10 for proficiency growth in grades 3–8.
The superintendent said the district outpaced state growth in several areas: a 2 percentage‑point increase districtwide in proficiency across subjects, stronger gains in math (credited in part to Zearn interventions), and notable fifth‑grade science growth (an 8 percentage‑point gain in proficiency). The presentation to the board identified multiple individual schools with double‑digit gains in ELA or math and highlighted that many eighth‑grade students taking Algebra I and English I scored at mastery/advanced levels (the superintendent cited roughly 84% mastery/advanced for eighth graders who took English I and 92% for those who took Algebra I).
The superintendent framed three continuing priorities for the coming school year: improving student and employee attendance, sustaining core instruction with targeted reading and math interventions, and strengthening positive school culture. Specific operational moves announced: placing a paraprofessional in every kindergarten classroom (shifting existing paraprofessionals rather than adding entirely new staff), continuing interventions such as DIBELS and Zearn, and a communications push to increase attendance. The superintendent also said the district has 60 open pre‑K seats across several campuses (Woodland Park in Hammond, Midway Elementary, NESOM and Independence Leadership Academy) and asked the board and community to help enroll eligible children.
Board members congratulated district staff and teachers on the gains. The superintendent said the official state accountability scores will be released later (typically in October–November) and that the district will run internal calculations once remaining data are available.
No formal board action was required for the update.
