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May 26, 2010
Ascension Students Maintain Top-Level Growth
Donaldsonville, La. – Ascension Parish Public School students continue to raise the bar in high stakes testing, according to a recent report released by the Louisiana Department of Education.
The state reports indicate how well a student has mastered the state content standards on the iLEAP, LEAP and GEE tests. Students receive one of the following five achievement ratings: Advanced, Mastery, Basic, Approaching Basic, and Unsatisfactory. These achievement levels are the basis for reporting results...read more
April 8, 2010
District Improvement Plan for 2010-11
2010-2011 Academic Improvement Plan for the district containing measurable objectives and specific action steps to improve student achievement based on data analysis to determine district’s academic strengths and weaknesses. read more >>
April 7, 2010
Ascension Parish School Board Appoints Patrice Pujol
The Ascension Parish School Board unanimously appointed Assistant Superintendent Patrice Bourgeois Pujol as the new Superintendent at its April 6 board meeting held in Donaldsonville. Pujol, a native of Ascension Parish...read more
March 22, 2010
District Improvement Plan for 2010-11
2010-2011 Academic Improvement Plan for the district containing measurable objectives and specific action steps to improve student achievement based on data analysis to determine district’s academic strengths and weaknesses. read more >>
October 19, 2009
Ground breaking ceremony of new primary school in Ascension Parish
Please join the Ascension Parish School Board for the ground breaking ceremony of the new Sorrento Primary School. The school site is located in the planned Orange Grove Development just off La. Highway 22 in Sorrento. The expected date of completion for the new k-5 primary school is January 2011...read more
October 13, 2009
Ascension Schools Now No. 4 in the State
Donaldsonville, La. - The Ascension Parish School System has become the 4th best school system in the state, according to the 2008-2009 District Performance Score (DPS), which was released by the Louisiana Department of Education today. According to the release, Ascension scored 105.9...read more
June 18, 2009
Ascension Schools Awarded Higher Bond Rating, Saving Taxpayers Thousands of Dollars
Donaldsonville, La. – Standard & Poor’s, one of the nation’s most esteemed bond rating companies, has announced it is raising the district’s rating one notch, to AA- from A+, allowing the district to save thousands of dollars...read more
May 20, 2009
More Students Score at the Top Level
Donaldsonville, La. – More Ascension Parish Public School students scored at the top level, according to a recent report released by the Louisiana Department of Education. The 2009 results also show significant gains...read more >>
November 7, 2008
District, School Performance Scores Released
Donaldsonville, La. - The Ascension Parish School System has increased its District Performance Score (DPS) for 2007-2008 by one and a half points, moving upward to 99.8 and ranking it among the top 10 school districts in the state, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.
August 15, 2008
ACT Scores Propel Ascension into Top 5
Donaldsonville, La. – On Tuesday the Louisiana Department of Education released ACT scores showing improved scores among Ascension high school graduates from the class of 2008.
August 4, 2008
Pecan Grove Primary School Dedicated in Ascension Parish
More than 200 community members welcomed Pecan Grove Primary in Gonzales to Ascension Parish as the Ascension Parish School System and School Board dedicated the first of six new schools to be constructed over the next two years.
May 6, 2008
Test Scores for Ascension Schools Mixed
Donaldsonville, La. – The Louisiana Department of Education released a report on statewide test scores today showing that Ascension Parish Public Schools continue to make progress. read more >>
March 4, 2008
District Performance Scores Bring Validation to Teachers and Administrators
Donaldsonville, La. – The State Department of Education awarded the Ascension Parish School System a District Performance Score of 98.3 for the 2006-2007 school year, maintaining the "two star” ranking and moving up to eighth for school district performance in the state. read more >>
September 6, 2007
Ascension Parish 2007 School Performance Scores Released
School Performance Scores released today by the Louisiana Department of Education show that schools on the west bank in Ascension Parish are making significant strides in improvement. read more >>
August 13, 2007
District Technology Plan
The primary purpose of the Ascension Parish Technology Plan is to provide the framework for improving student performance and enhance the teaching and learning process through the effective use of technology. This plan was adopted on March 20, 2007. read more >>
January 14, 2007
Ascension Schools Hold Groundbreaking for New Primary School on Parker Road
New Construction Part of Plan to Address Accelerated Growth. The Ascension Parish School Board held a ceremony at 4 p.m. Tuesday (Jan. 23) to commemorate the groundbreaking of a new primary school to be built in the Galvez area.