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St. Tammany Parish Public Schools, Louisiana

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St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
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Covington, Louisiana
District details
Superintendent: Frank J. Jabbia
# of school board members: 15
Website: Link

St. Tammany Parish Public Schools is a school district in Louisiana.

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Superintendent

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Frank Jabbia is the superintendent. Jabbia was appointed on October 8, 2020.[1] At the time, Peter Jabbia was serving as the interim superintendent. The school board named Peter Jabbia to the position in June 2020 to succeed W.L. "Trey" Folse III.[2]

Past superintendents

W.L. "Trey" Folse III was the superintendent of St. Tammany Parish Public Schools from July 1, 2010, to July 1, 2020. He left the position to become assistant state superintendent of system relationships.[3][4]

School board elections

St. Tammany Parish School Board District consists of 15 members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected by district in partisan elections.


Office Name Date assumed office
St. Tammany Parish School Board District 1 Matthew Greene 2019
St. Tammany Parish School Board District 2 Roslyn Hanson January 1, 2023
St. Tammany Parish School Board District 3 Adaline Villneurve Rutherford January 1, 2023
St. Tammany Parish School Board District 4 Kalinda Fauntleroy January 1, 2023
St. Tammany Parish School Board District 5 Charles Brandon Harrell 2019
St. Tammany Parish School Board District 6 Amanda Reed Martin January 1, 2023
St. Tammany Parish School Board District 7 Isabelle Moore January 18, 2022
St. Tammany Parish School Board District 8 Mike Peterson January 1, 2023
St. Tammany Parish School Board District 9 Gia Baker January 22, 2021
St. Tammany Parish School Board District 10 Deborah McCollum January 1, 2023
St. Tammany Parish School Board District 11 Tammy Lamy January 1, 2019
St. Tammany Parish School Board District 12 Michelle Hirstius January 1, 2023
St. Tammany Parish School Board District 13 James Braud 2019
St. Tammany Parish School Board District 14 Dennis Cousin 2015
St. Tammany Parish School Board District 15 Michelle Ruffino Gallaher January 1, 2023


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Election dates

See also: St. Tammany Parish Public Schools elections 2014, 2015 & 2018

All 15 seats on the St. Tammany Parish School Board are up for election in November every four years.

Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Public participation in board meetings

The St. Tammany Parish School Board maintains the following policies on public testimony during board meetings on their website:[5]

Request for Time During the Meeting

Individuals or groups requesting time during a School Board meeting may be recognized at the beginning of each meeting. In order to request time, the individual or group shall submit notification to the Superintendent by noon on the Friday preceding the next regularly scheduled Thursday meeting stating the matter that will be addressed. If the request is from a delegation or organization, a spokesperson for the group shall be designated and comments before the School Board shall be restricted to the person designated. All persons requesting time shall be limited to a five (5) minute presentation. In addition, citizens may sign-in no later than fifteen (15) minutes prior to a scheduled meeting and address the School Board with a three (3) minute time limit, at which time they may be granted authority to speak.

All visitors shall be recognized at the beginning of each meeting. School Board members shall have the privilege to have a person in the audience recognized. At the discretion of the President, persons who do not request time on the agenda may be recognized at the end of the meeting after all other agenda items.[6]

—St. Tammany Parish Public School Board

Budget

From 1993 to 2013, the St. Tammany Parish school district had an average of $303,077,048 in revenue and $305,735,571 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $210,088,000 in outstanding debt. The district retired $11,538,524 of its debt and issued $26,430,810 in new debt each year on average.[7]

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$185,382,00042.21%$190,504,00043.37%$63,326,00014.42%$439,212,000
2011$190,253,00042.69%$203,578,00045.68%$51,855,00011.63%$445,686,000
2012$195,427,00040.79%$219,363,00045.78%$64,343,00013.43%$479,133,000
2013$205,911,00044.92%$210,754,00045.98%$41,724,0009.10%$458,389,000
Avg.$128,230,42942.11%$141,873,38148.37%$32,973,2389.52%$303,077,048

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$250,628,00049.28%$156,446,00030.76%$89,538,00017.61%$10,054,0001.98%$1,878,0000.37%$508,544,000
2011$251,024,00051.15%$163,244,00033.27%$64,407,00013.13%$10,582,0002.16%$1,458,0000.30%$490,715,000
2012$249,830,00053.06%$184,885,00039.26%$24,123,0005.12%$10,657,0002.26%$1,391,0000.30%$470,886,000
2013$240,304,00055.00%$172,612,00039.51%$13,606,0003.11%$9,022,0002.06%$1,360,0000.31%$436,904,000
Avg.$162,582,71453.67%$101,418,95233.02%$33,199,61910.34%$7,043,3332.47%$1,490,9520.50%$305,735,571

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$18,095,000$31,333,000$359,509,000
2011$19,533,000$20,134,000$360,109,000
2012$38,003,000$40,087,000$362,193,000
2013$21,183,000$20,437,000$361,447,000
Avg.$11,538,524$26,430,810$210,088,000

Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2020-2021[8] $45,300 $69,800

Academic performance

Proficiency assessments

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[9]

Mathematics

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[10]

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)
Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native
American (%)
Two or More
Races (%)
White (%)
2018-2019 75 85-89 57 66 80-84 73 81
2017-2018 75 80-84 56 67 75-79 74 80
2016-2017 73 83 55 63 75-79 72 78
2015-2016 75 90-94 57 67 75-79 77 80
2014-2015 72 85-89 53 66 75-79 70-74 78
2013-2014 80 90-94 63 74 80-84 80-84 85
2012-2013 80 90 65 76 80-89 80-84 84
2011-2012 83 91 66 77 90-94 80-89 87
2010-2011 78 85-89 57 76 85-89 ≥80 83

Reading/language arts

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[10]

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)
Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native
American (%)
Two or More
Races (%)
White (%)
2018-2019 81 90-94 68 70 85-89 81 86
2017-2018 81 87 68 72 85-89 80 85
2016-2017 80 80-84 67 69 85-89 81 84
2015-2016 82 89 69 74 85-89 81 86
2014-2015 82 85-89 67 73 90-94 80-84 86
2013-2014 81 85-89 67 74 85-89 80-84 85
2012-2013 84 93 71 79 80-89 80-84 87
2011-2012 83 90 69 77 90-94 80-89 86
2010-2011 78 85-89 62 71 90-94 ≥80 82

Graduation rates

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:[10][11]

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)
Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native
American (%)
Two or More
Races (%)
White (%)
2017-2018 84 ≥90 78 70-74 ≥50 ≥80 85
2016-2017 83 ≥90 76 70-74 ≥50 60-79 85
2015-2016 83 ≥90 77 75-79 ≥50 ≥80 84
2014-2015 83 ≥90 74 75-79 ≥50 60-79 85
2013-2014 80 ≥90 69 70-74 ≥50 ≥50 82
2012-2013 79 ≥90 69 80-84 ≥50 ≥50 81
2011-2012 79 ≥90 71 75-79 PS PS 80
2010-2011 79 ≥90 65 70-79 ≥50 N/A[12] 82


Student enrollment

Year[13] Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2018-2019 38,041 -0.2
2017-2018 38,111 -0.4
2016-2017 38,270 0.5
2015-2016 38,069 0.6
2014-2015 37,841 0.4
2013-2014 37,684 0.6
2012-2013 37,467 1.1
2011-2012 37,058 1.1
2010-2011 36,651 1.7
2009-2010 36,021 1.5
2008-2009 35,490 0.9
2007-2008 35,170 0.9
2006-2007 34,857 1.3
2005-2006 34,408 -3.4
2004-2005 35,620 2.5
2003-2004 34,750 2.0
2002-2003 34,081 3.8
2001-2002 32,834 1.4
2000-2001 32,392 0.4
1999-2000 32,261 -0.8
1998-1999 32,525 0.0
1997-1998 32,528 -0.4
1996-1997 32,649 2.2
1995-1996 31,947 2.2
1994-1995 31,272 2.6
1993-1994 30,487 4.0
1992-1993 29,311 2.9
1991-1992 28,492 3.5
1990-1991 27,522 -1.9
1989-1990 28,055 9.6
1988-1989 25,597 0.0
1987-1988 25,597 1.0
1986-1987 25,343 -


About the district

St. Tammany Parish Public Schools is located in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools is located in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. It is classified as a small suburban school district by the National Center for Education Statistics. The district served 38,041 students during the 2018-2019 school year and comprised 55 schools.[14]


During the 2018-2019 school year, 45.0% of the district's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 2.4% were English language learners, and 17.5% of students had an Individual Education Plan (IEP).[15]

Racial Demographics, 2018-2019
Race St. Tammany Parish Public Schools (%) Louisiana K-12 students (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.4 1.6
Black 19.1 43.3
Hispanic 7.1 7.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander N/A 0.1
Two or More Races 2.8 2.7
White 69.3 44.4

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.

Noteworthy events

2012: Term limits

On November 6, 2012, St. Tammany Parish voters elected by a majority of 84.94 percent to instate term limits.


Ballot text:

LOCAL OPTION ELECTION

Within St. Tammany Parish School District: Shall the number of terms of office that any member of the school board may serve be limited to three consecutive four-year terms?[6]

Louisiana Secretary of State's website (2014)[16]



Parishwide School District Local Option
Term Limits Proposition (2012)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 87,373 84.94%
No15,49615.06%

Starting with terms that began on or after January 1, 2015, any member who has served more than two and one-half terms in the last three consecutive terms cannot be re-elected in the following term. However, they may be re-elected following the one-term break. The limit does not apply retroactively to incumbents, thus allowing them to potentially serve up to 12 more years.[17][18]

2014: Legal counsel payments

The St. Tammany Parish School Board paid Assistant District Attorney Harry Pastuszek's private law firm more than $500,000 for legal services from 2013 to 2014. The district paid him $440,666 in 2011, $475,194 in 2012, and $545,399 in 2013.[19]

In 2014, The New Orleans Advocate reported on the school board's payments to Pastuszek and the method of payment–the school board paid Pastuszek for legal representation as an assistant district attorney through his private law firm.[19]

2014: Common Core resolution

See also: Common Core State Standards Initiative

The St. Tammany Parish School Board approved a resolution calling on the state to drop the Common Core education initiative in October 2013. At the September 11, 2014, school board meeting, 10 people spoke to the school board to express their dissatisfaction with the mathematics curriculum being taught under the Common Core.[20]

At the state level, Governor Bobby Jindal (R) had sued the federal government over the implementation of the Common Core initiative. Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White had supported the initiative.[21]

Contact information

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St. Tammany Parish Public School System
321 N. Theard St.
Covington, LA 70433
Phone: 985-892-2276

See also

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Footnotes

  1. NOLA, "Frank Jabbia selected as next superintendent of St. Tammany Parish Public Schools," October 9, 2020
  2. The Times-Picayune, "St. Tammany School Board names Pete Jabbia interim superintendent amid Trey Folse farewells," June 19, 2020
  3. St. Tammany Parish Public Schools Photograph/Document Archives, "Superintendents of Schools St. Tammany Parish," accessed December 3, 2014
  4. The Times-Picayune, "Trey Folse to leave St. Tammany Schools to take job with state: 'He's been an awesome leader,'" June 12, 2020
  5. St. Tammany Parish Public Schools, "Meeting Guidelines," accessed March 25, 2021
  6. 6.0 6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  7. United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
  8. St. Tammany Parish Public Schools, "Salary Schedules," accessed March 25, 2021
  9. U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
  11. U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "Four-Year Adjusted-Cohort Graduation Rates - School Year 2017-18 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
  12. The U.S. Department of Education did not have this information available for the 2010-2011 school year.
  13. National Center for Education Statistics, "ElSi tableGenerator," accessed March 8, 2021
  14. National Center for Education Statistics, "Search for Public School Districts," accessed March 8, 2021
  15. National Center for Education Statistics, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," accessed March 8, 2021
  16. Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed March 25, 2021
  17. Louisiana Secretary of State, "HOW ARE CANDIDATES ELECTED?" accessed March 25, 2021
  18. Louisiana Secretary of State, "QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES," accessed September 2, 2014
  19. 19.0 19.1 The New Orleans Advocate, "Tammany DA’s arrangement with School Board raises questions," September 4, 2014
  20. The Times-Picayune, "Common Core opposition again visits St. Tammany Parish School Board," September 11, 2014
  21. POLITICO, "Bobby Jindal sues federal government over the Common Core," August 27, 2014