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Parkview Baptist School recently announced that it has been named a Niche Best School. Niche Best Schools are considered the best private high schools and use Composite SAT/ACT scores, top college scores, college enrollment, parent/student surveys, and student-teacher ratios to determine eligibility. Parkview is thrilled to have this recognition, and will continue to seek first the Kingdom of God while providing a Christ-centered, college- preparatory education to guide their students and staff to grow and mature in wisdom, stature, and favor with God and man. PARKVIEW BAPTIST SCHOOL NAMED A NICHE BEST SCHOOL
Louisiana State Superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley announced a recent “significant” reduction in the time students will be allowed to spend taking standardized tests. The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) is making immediate changes to the amount of time students will be allowed to test by 20 percent in 2025. In April 2025, grades 3–8 will spend less time taking the LEAP test, according to the LDOE. With these upcoming changes, students will spend at least 40 to 75 minutes less testing in ELA, depending on their grade. In addition, students will spend about 30 to 40 minutes less testing in math, and the LDOE says they’ve eliminated four machine-scored tasks and two long response tasks on the test. SCHOOLS IN LOUISIANA PLAN TO REDUCE TIME SPENT DURING STANDARDIZED TESTING
Recently, the East Baton Rouge School System announced the district’s 2024-2025 Students of the Year at McKinley Middle Academic Magnet School of Visual and Performing Arts. In attendance, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome was the guest speaker, and Superintendent LaMont Cole and Deputy Superintendent Adam Smith were also present. The students awarded were: Zoey Jenkins, Parkview Elementary School; Zachary Jarquin, Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School; Kaitlyn Smith, Baton Rouge Magnet High School; Jace Johnson, CSAL; Karissa Carter, Inspire Charter Academy; and Adison Salecedo, Helix Mentorship STEAM Academy. Congratulations to the outstanding students! EAST BATON ROUGE SCHOOLS ANNOUNCES 2024-25 STUDENTS OF THE YEAR
When the students enrolled in The Dunham School’s American Sign Language II class discovered Mr. Joanathan Ross, a member of the school’s dining staff, was deaf, they invited him to visit their classroom so they could learn from him and practice using their ASL skills in real life. The class continues to communicate with Mr. Ross in ASL whenever they see him around campus. REAL-LIFE LEARNING AT DUNHAM
12 DECEMBER2024 | BRPARENTS.COM
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