Rapides Parish School Board

The Rapides Parish School System and the Rapides Early Childhood Network held their annual Early Childhood Round-Up earlier this week and proclaimed February as the "Month of the Young Child."

(Alexandria, LA) - January is School Board Recognition Month and Rapides Parish is honored to celebrate its school board members for their dedication and commitment to the district’s schools and students.

ALEXANDRIA, La (RPSB) – The Louisiana Department of Education has recognized Martin Park Elementary and Northwood High School as a “Comeback Campus.”

(Alexandria, LA) – On December 5, 2022, the Rapides Parish School Board held a celebration for its outstanding educators by honoring their 2024 Principal, Assistant Principal, Teacher and New Teacher of the Year.

ALEXANDRIA, La – The Louisiana Department of Education has released its progress report for the Rapides Parish School System, which in turn, gave Rapides Parish schools an overall 80.4 school performance score (SPS), the highest grade ever achieved for Rapides Parish under the current accountability formula.

ALEXANDRIA, La – In support of National School Bus Safety Week, October 17-21, 2022, the Rapides Parish School Board is raising awareness to remind everyone about the importance of school bus safety.

(Alexandria, LA) - On Thursday, September 8, 2022, representatives from the Rapides Parish School Board and local and state agencies announced a plan worth up to $4M to improve the safety and security of the school district.

(Alexandria, LA) – The Rapides Parish School District is rolling out a unique way to help improve literacy rates amongst students within Rapides Parish.

Earlier in the year we shared that our CFO of Rapides Parish Schools, Mrs. Elizabeth Domite, was honored with the Award for LASBO and the Outstanding School Business Award for Louisiana from SASBO.

The Louisiana Mental Health Coalition mourns the 21 victims lost to the senseless act of violence that took place in Uvalde, Texas.

Five Rapides Parish seniors pledged to become educators in the first signing day event for the Rapides Parish School District on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

(Alexandria, La) - On April 5, 2022, the Rapides Parish School Board held a press conference honoring their schools' athletic teams with multiple honors.

Some of Rapides Parish Schools have been recognized and awarded for their hard work and dedication.

Some of Rapides Parish Schools have been recognized and awarded for their hard work and dedication.

Back in January, we asked our students to create artwork for our "Journey to Literacy" Book Mobiles Contest. Here are the winners.

Here is the information for the upcoming "Elevate Your Future" Job Fair.

The Rapides Parish School District continues to monitor Covid-19 cases, and after the RPSB voted 8 - 1 in last night's board meeting, it has been decided that face coverings and masks will not be required for students who have been identified as a close contact of a confirmed positive Covid-19 case.

Benefits to be issued to eligible students who were on an approved virtual schedule or who missed days due to Covid-19.

February is the month for registering for Rapides Parish Magnet and Montessori Schools.

The open enrollment period for the 2022 - 2023 school year starts on February 1, 2022 - February 25, 2022. Here is all the information you need to register.

(Alexandria,La) - After Tuesday night's Rapides Parish School Board meeting, the board members unanimously voted to adopt the traditional calendar option for the 2022 - 2023 academic year.

The RPSB Literary Task Force needs your help. We will be transforming 3 school buses into Journey to Literacy Book Mobiles by vinyl wrapping each bus with STUDENT ARTWORK!

Between the rise in the Covid-19 cases in regards to the Omicron variant and the winter season, the Rapides Parish School Board releases this information regarding the upcoming months.

Try these simple, fun activities to inspire a love of literacy even through the holidays! They can be done at school or at home.

On December 2, 2021, the Rapides Parish School board honored various teachers, assistant principals and principals during its "Educator of the Year" celebration at the Convention Hall in Alexandria.

The ConnectLA/ FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit Program is looking to help you and your family's internet needs.

Make no bones about it. The human body is a complex system to understand, especially with Covid-19 impacting those bodies, but that didn’t stop Buckeye High School’s anatomy students from pulling together and muscling through a state competition designed to help understand what makes our bodies work.

On November 15, 2021, the Rapides Parish School Board was awarded the "Models of Excellence" award by the Louisiana Department of Education.

November 4, 2021 will be a day that Heather Warner, a Caroline Dorman Jr. High Science teacher, will remember forever, as she was honored as a finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).

The Rapides Parish School Board's members and staff discuss several goals for the 2021-2022 year.

With the partnership of the Louisiana Department of Education and Oschner, the Rapides Parish School Board provides their educators with mental health resources.

In a 7-2 vote, the Rapides Parish School Board has decided to opt-out of mandatory masking, reinstate some CDC protocols, but also allow parental choice on quarantine matters.