President Tatman testifying before the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
David Tatman walking District 9 and discussing education with his constituents.
President Tatman with the "Stuff The Bus" crew collecting supplies to kick-off the new school year.
President Tatman testifying before the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
"I am honored and humbled by the opportunity to serve our community in support of education. Baton Rouge is great place and I am proud to call it home. We have made significant strides during my time on the board. We must continue to expand educational opportunities for our children and their families, as we improve student performance and build our community through our commitment to education".
LIST OF ISSUES
ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS
We live in an everchanging world. Education is not exception. The pandemic has change so much about how we deliver educational content to our students, their families, and the community. We will continue to strive to ensure that every student gets the educational opportunities every day and every location in our district. As we face the challenge of the day in education, we recognize the challenges to our society and our economy. We must continue to give our students the best possible opportunity to succeed in every changing global economy. We will continue to provide a comprehensive and rigorous academic curriculum that builds workforce and college preparedness and cultivates an appreciation for knowledge. We have high expectations and are excited about the challenges and opportunities the effort will bring to our district.
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS
Another important element of our Strategic Plan calls for "Neighborhood Schooling." Thanks to the support of the citizens of East Baton Rouge, our Tax Plan has allowed our district to build for the future. In the current tax plan, we have completed the extensive renovation of Baton Rouge Magnet High School, the new Claiborne Elementary School, the new Progress Elementary School, the new Lee Magnet High School, the new Career Academy, the new Broadmoor Elementary School, and Audubon Elementary School. The new Jefferson Home Site is in the design phase, and construction will begin in late 2018. Our "Building for Academic Excellence" program has provided 21st Century learning environments, while keeping children and their families closer to home and neighborhood. The recently passed final phase of our tax plan will complete the process of upgrading our schools and providing additional resources for our educators and our students.
EBR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER
We must continue to bring our community together through education. Everything we are as a community emanates from our education system. Over years we have worked hard to build and update our facilities with neighborhoods and communities of interest at heart. The reconstitution and construction of Liberty Magnet High School (Formerly Lee High) and Istrouma High School were both important element of rebuilding our system based on the broad communities that support them. The construction of the New Jefferson Terrace Academy of Excellence and our Career Technical, CTECH facilities are examples of how our district is working to provide opportunities that are based in need an in community. Our "Building for Academic Excellence" program has provided 21st Century learning environments, while keeping children and their families closer to home and neighborhood. The recently passed final phase of our tax plan will complete the process of upgrading our schools and providing additional resources for our educators and our students.
COLLABORATION
The East Baton Rouge Parish School System is working with a wide variety of community partners to enhance educational opportunities and programs in our district. Our partnership with LSU at Mayfair Laboratory School will follow the model of organization and instruction currently in place at the University Lab School to emphasize rigorous instruction that allows student to perform at the highest levels. Now in their 6th year, grades K though 8 are complete. Lee Magnet High School curriculum was developed in partnership with the Cain Center at LSU. The rigorous curriculum is helping achieve college level credit and coursework that will allow them to excel at the next level. These are just two examples of collaboration that benefits our students.