Welcome from Interim Superintendent Carlos Sam
Welcome to the East Baton Rouge Parish School System (EBRPSS), home to nine U.S. Blue Ribbon Schools, a nationally renowned Magnet Program and some of the best high schools in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. We are currently the second largest public school system in the state, serving more than 42,850 students.
Through the hard work and dedication of our 6,250 employees, of which 3,757 are teachers, our district continues to show a strong and steady increase in its average District Performance Score (DPS). According to the latest state test results, state data showed an overall growth for EBRPSS of 4.2 points, which indicates an improvement from the 2010 DPS of 82 points to 86.2 points this year. In the past four years, the district’s performance has increased by 13.9 points. Eighty-seven percent of the district’s schools showed growth. We are moving the right direction.
With help from our dedicated staff, students and community partners, we are committed to providing safe and secure sites for all students and staff. Construction is underway at Baton Rouge Magnet High School as the historic campus gets a multi-million-dollar facelift, and we look forward to breaking ground soon for a new Progress Elementary School, which will be housed at its current location.
We also are working actively with our community in rewriting our Strategic Plan, and we are attempting to identify truant students so we can provide services that will bring them back to school. Our partnership with the District Attorney’s Office and others will mean we can identify why a child is missing school and possibly provide services to the student and his or her family so students can get back to the task at hand – attending classes and learning.
Together, we can make a difference in East Baton Rouge public schools.
Carlos Sam, Interim Superintendent
East Baton Rouge Parish School System
