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Terrebonne Parish School District
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Houma, Louisiana
District details
Superintendent: Philip Martin
# of school board members: 9
Website: Link

Terrebonne Parish School District is a school district in Louisiana that served 18,640 students during the 2012-2013 school year.[1] This district was the 13th-largest school district in Louisiana with an operating budget of $177.8 million for the 2014-2015 school year.

About the district

Terrebonne Parish School District is located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

Terrebonne Parish School District is located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. According to the United States Census Bureau, Terrebonne Parish is home to 112,749 residents.[2]

Demographics

Terrebonne Parish underperformed in comparison to the rest of Louisiana in terms of education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 13.8 percent of Terrebonne Parish residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 21.3 percent for Louisiana as a whole. The median household income for Terrebonne Parish was $49,545 compared to $44,673 for the state of Louisiana. The percentage of people below poverty level for Terrebonne Parish was 16.8 percent while it was 18.7 percent for the state of Louisiana.[2]

Racial Demographics, 2012[2]
Race Terrebonne Parish (%) Louisiana (%)
White 72.1 63.7
Black or African American 19.0 32.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.6 0.7
Asian 1.1 1.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or more races 2.1 1.4
Hispanic or Latino 4.3 4.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Superintendent

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Philip Martin was the superintendent of Terrebonne Parish School District as of 2014. Martin was appointed to this position in January 2009. In his first year as superintendent Martin oversaw a board approved budget cut that resulted in the termination of 300 employees.[3] In December 2013, the board extended Martin's contract through 2016.[4]

School board elections

The Terrebonne Parish School Board is composed of nine members elected in geographic area elections serving four-year terms.[5]

Terrebonne Parish School Board
Member District Party Tenure Began Term Ends
Roosevelt "Rosey" Thomas 1 Democrat Democratic Party January 1, 2003 December 31, 2018
Gregory Harding 2 Democrat Democratic Party January 1, 2003 December 31, 2018
Richard "Dicky" Jackson 3 Democrat Democratic Party January 1, 2003 December 31, 2018
Debra "Debi" Benoit 4 Republican Republican Party January 1, 2011 December 31, 2018
Brenda Leroux Babin 5 Democrat Democratic Party January 1, 2011 December 31, 2018
L. P. Bordelon III 6 Republican Republican Party January 1, 2003 December 31, 2018
Roger Dale DeHart 7 Democrat Democratic Party 1990 December 31, 2018
Donald "Don" Duplantis 8 Democrat Democratic Party 1994 December 31, 2018
Vicki Bonvillain 9 Republican Republican Party January 1, 2015 December 31, 2018
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Election dates

See also: Terrebonne Parish School District elections (2014)

Members of the Terrebonne Parish School Board are elected to four-year terms. The primary election for nine seats was held on November 4, 2014, and the general election was held on December 6, 2014.[6] No seats were up for election in 2012, and no seats will be up for election in 2015.

Public participation in board meetings

The school board maintains the following policy regarding public participation in board meetings last updated in 2010:[7]

It is the policy of the Terrebonne Parish School Board to conduct all meetings in full view

of and with welcomed participation by the public. However, the Board reserves the right to recess into or call executive sessions for discussing matters as provided by law. At no time shall actions be taken or resolutions made during executive sessions.

The Terrebonne Parish School Board may seek the advice and counsel of citizens in planning and operating the schools through committee service. Meetings of the Terrebonne Parish School Board shall be open to the public. All citizen communications to the Board shall be addressed to the Terrebonne Parish School Board.

To facilitate the conduct of its meetings, citizens who wish to present any matter of concern to the schools at a Board meeting must give a minimum of five (5) days written notice to the Superintendent and said notice shall include the subject to be discussed. (Items to be placed on the agenda for Tuesday night meetings must be submitted by noon on Wednesday prior to the meetings).

The President shall allot a visitor not more than five (5) minutes to speak before the Board, unless the time is increased or decreased by a majority vote of the Board.[8]

Budget

From 1993 to 2013, the Terrebonne Parish School District had an average of $136,356,762 in revenue and $132,652,667 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $11,509,238 in outstanding debt. The district retired $2,126,619 of its debt and issued $2,352,857 in new debt each year on average.[9]

Revenue

The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.

Revenue by Source
Fiscal
Year
Local State Federal Revenue Total
Total % of Revenue Total % of Revenue Total % of Revenue
2010$56,525,00031.50%$89,891,00050.09%$33,037,00018.41%$179,453,000
2011$58,232,00032.45%$84,625,00047.16%$36,596,00020.39%$179,453,000
2012$60,645,00032.14%$94,157,00049.90%$33,874,00017.95%$188,676,000
2013$63,989,00035.39%$88,526,00048.96%$28,308,00015.66%$180,823,000
Avg.$45,798,38133.05%$71,126,04853.08%$19,432,33313.87%$136,356,762

Expenditures

The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:

  • Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
  • Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
  • Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
  • Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
  • Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services
Expenditures by Category
Fiscal
Year
Instruction Support Services Capital Spending Debt & Gov. Payments Other Budget
Total
Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget
2010$109,332,00061.34%$64,720,00036.31%$3,551,0001.99%$56,0000.03%$567,0000.32%$178,226,000
2011$104,211,00061.49%$62,103,00036.64%$2,529,0001.49%$110,0000.06%$534,0000.32%$169,487,000
2012$104,482,00056.23%$74,849,00040.28%$5,789,0003.12%$142,0000.08%$538,0000.29%$185,800,000
2013$97,042,00055.35%$65,923,00037.60%$10,670,0006.09%$1,100,0000.63%$576,0000.33%$175,311,000
Avg.$78,407,09559.16%$47,945,85736.11%$5,368,1433.91%$455,8100.46%$475,7620.37%$132,652,667

Debt

The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.

Debt
Fiscal
Year
Retired Issued Outstanding
2010$75,000$10,000,000$11,730,000
2011$75,000$10,000,000$21,655,000
2012$75,000$1,461,000$23,041,000
2013$75,000$0$22,966,000
Avg.$2,126,619$2,352,857$11,509,238

Teacher salaries

Terrebonne Parish School District employed 1,433 K-12 teachers during the 2012-2013 school year.[1] Teacher salaries are categorized based on higher education achievement, professional development and years of service. A teacher with a bachelor's degree can earn higher salaries by pursuing graduate courses with raises at credit intervals. The salary schedule also accounts for graduate degrees by providing higher starting salaries and greater potential salaries. The following table details the salary schedule negotiated between the district and the Louisiana Association of Educators for 2013-2014:[10]

Salary structure
Degree level Minimum salary ($) Maximum salary ($)
Two Years College 32,688 37,223
Three Years College 33,452 38,233
Bachelor's 37,909 47,468
Master's 38,838 49,787
M.A. + 30 38,838 51,031
Ed.S 39,484 51,756
Ph.D. 40,341 52,212

Schools in Terrebonne Parish School District

Enrollment

Terrebonne Parish School District served 18,640 students during the 2012-2013 school year. Terrebonne Parish School District does not publicly archive enrollment data.[1]

District schools

Terrebonne Parish School District operates 37 schools listed below in alphabetical order:[11]

Terrebonne Parish School District
School Name
Acadian Elementary
Andrew Price Alternative
Bayou Black Elementary
Bayou Cane Adult Education
Bourg Elementary
Broadmoor Elementary
Caldwell Middle
Coteau Bayou Blue Elementary
Dularge Elementary
Dularge Middle
East Houma Elementary
East Street Alternative
Ellender Memorial High
Elysian Fields Middle
Evergreen Jr. High
Gibson Elementary
Grand Caillou Elementary
Grand Caillou Middle
H.L. Bourgeois High
Honduras Elementary
Houma Jr. High
Juvenile Justice System
Lacache Middle
Legion Park Middle
Lisa Park Elementary
Montegut Elementary
Montegut Middle
Mulberry Elementary
Oaklawn Jr. High
Oakshire Elementary
Pointe-aux-Chenes Elementary
School For Exceptional Children
Schriever Elementary
South Terrebonne High
Southdown Elementary
Terrebonne Career and Technical High
Terrebonne High
Upper Little Caillou Elementary
Village East Middle

Academic performance

Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) is a series of annual assessments in English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies in fourth and eighth grades. Known as a criterion-based test, these tests are aligned to the state academic standards and determine whether a student has mastered those standards.

The state has rules regarding the LEAP scores a student must earn to progress to fifth and ninth grade. However, for the next two years, districts will have more flexibility to make decisions based on additional academic indicators as the state transitions to new assessments.[12]

Terrebonne Parish, Grade 4: All Testers, 2013
Subject % Advanced % Mastery % Basic % Approaching Basic % Unsatisfactory
English Language Arts 8 27 43 14 8
Mathematics 13 24 37 13 13
Social Studies 5 19 47 22 7
Science 3 17 53 17 10
Terrebonne Parish, Grade 8: All Testers, 2013
Subject % Advanced % Mastery % Basic % Approaching Basic % Unsatisfactory
English Language Arts 4 20 44 24 8
Mathematics 4 7 51 21 17
Social Studies 2 18 43 26 10
Science ≤1 14 50 21 14

Contact information

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Terrebonne Parish School District
201 Stadium Dr.
Houma, LA 70360
Phone: (985) 876-7400

See also

External links

Footnotes