BATON ROUGE, La., (KNOE 8 News) - Board of Elementary and Secondary Education today saw its new president, Chas Roemer of Baton Rouge, son of former Governor Buddy Roemer officially seated. He was sworn-in by Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne.
In other action, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education today reviewed the Compass teacher evaluation system to provide more flexibility in the evaluation process.
BESE also made several revisions to Bulletin 741 that are designed to streamline school and district administration. The changes below are the more notable of several policy adjustments intended to give school districts more flexibility to best meet the needs of their students, rather than taking a "one-size-fits-all" approach.
Students may now obtain credit for previously-learned subject matter through demonstrating proficiency, rather than being required to take classes covering material already learned.
Districts now have more flexibility in staffing decisions.
Students may now earn physical education credit for marching band, extracurricular sports, and dance team/cheering.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:47 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:47:06 GMT
MOREHOUSE PARISH, La. (KNOE 8 News) - A search is underway for an inmate who escaped from Morehouse Parish.25-year-old Christopher Allen Jones walked away from a work detail on Friday afternoon. Neighboring
MOREHOUSE PARISH, La. (KNOE 8 News) - A search is underway for an inmate who escaped from Morehouse Parish.
Friday, May 24 2013 6:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:40:16 GMT
RIVER RIDGE, La. (AP) - Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies say a 52-year-old man apparently shot his 16-year-old son in the head and then turned the gun on himself in their home in River Ridge.
RIVER RIDGE, La. (AP) - Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies say a 52-year-old man apparently shot his 16-year-old son in the head and then turned the gun on himself in their home in River Ridge.
Friday, May 24 2013 5:06 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:06:12 GMT
Monroe, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Police arrested Thomas Wroten this afternoon following a domestic dispute. At 9:15pm last night Monroe Police received an emergent call for help in the 5300 block of Blanks.
Monroe, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Police arrested Thomas Wroten this afternoon following a domestic dispute.
A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
