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Bossier Parish School Board approves $90,000 LDOE work-based learning pilot and a series of insurance renewals
Summary
The school board approved an LDOE-funded, paid work-based learning pilot starting with four students and voted to renew or adopt several insurance and benefits recommendations from the insurance committee, including rejecting uninsured/underinsured motorist auto coverage for the 2025–26 policy year.
The Bossier Parish School Board on Sept. 4 approved a $90,000 Louisiana Department of Education grant to pilot a paid work-based learning program at a district site identified in meeting materials as Bibstall/BIPSTEL, and adopted a set of insurance and benefits recommendations from the board’s insurance committee.
Assistant Superintendent Waylon Bates told the board the program will start small with four students on-site, pay participating students $9.50 an hour and award Carnegie unit credit as part of career and technical education. Bates said the district intends to expand the program over time into maintenance, transportation, cafeteria operations and other CTE areas with the long-term goal of hiring participating students into district roles. “If we don't use the…
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