Iberia Parish School District

The LA CaTS Center's mission is to foster, support, and expand clinical and translational research. This is achieved by developing a collaborative infrastructure among participating institutions, increasing the critical mass of investigators through pilot project awards and clinical scholars programs, and building strong, reciprocal relationships with the community through a Community Engagement Board to ensure research addresses community needs.

This School Literacy Plan for St. Charles Street Elementary aims to ensure every child achieves literacy and improved outcomes through high-quality instruction. Key priorities include student-focused goals to increase performance on literacy screeners and the ELA LEAP exam across K-6, and ensuring 100% of K-3 reading teachers and administrators complete early literacy training. The plan emphasizes consistent implementation of Tier 1 literacy curriculum, systematic interventions, ongoing professional growth for educators, and active family engagement.

This document outlines the five-year milestones for the LA CaTS Center, emphasizing the effective functioning of its governance and components, fostering collaboration among member institutions, and supporting scholars and mentees in clinical and translational research. Key objectives include funding 35-45 pilot projects, establishing a robust clinical research resource network, and ensuring a well-functioning biomedical informatics core, with the ultimate goal of achieving significant advancements and impact in clinical and translational research.

The Daspit Road Elementary School Literacy Plan, developed for the Iberia Parish School District, aims to ensure every student achieves literacy by enhancing reading and writing skills across all subjects. The plan focuses on improving student literacy outcomes through high-quality instruction, interactions, and effective teacher support. Its strategic pillars include explicit instruction with interventions and extensions, ongoing professional growth for educators, and robust family engagement. Key goals involve increasing student proficiency on literacy screeners and ELA LEAP exams, ensuring comprehensive early literacy training for K-3 teachers and administrators based on the science of reading, and consistent implementation of Tier 1 literacy curriculum.

The board will convene to hold a public hearing and subsequent public meeting regarding the levying of millage rates for the year 2024. The agenda includes acknowledging the adjusted millage of 6.01 following reassessment and considering the potential to roll forward the rate to 6.15, as well as discussing the estimated tax revenue collections for maintenance and operations.