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School board approves $750 stipend for family‑engagement designees after debate over duties

Tangipahoa Parish School Board · January 7, 2026
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Summary

The board approved a $750 stipend per designee (one per campus) to formalize family engagement points of contact; members debated a 37‑item responsibility list and clarified principals selected designees and that many are not classroom teachers.

The Tangipahoa Parish School Board approved adding a $750 stipend for family engagement designees — one designated point of contact at each school — after hearing details from Mister Porter and a period of board questioning.

Mister Porter described the designees as campus points of contact who help the district’s Office of Innovation run parent and student focus groups and coordinate communications. "They are individuals who…

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