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To our supportive parents and guardians, the Pupil Appraisal (PA) Department hopes this message finds you in good health and safety during this quarantine. As we transition learning environments from school to home, we want to express a sincere note of appreciation and thanks to you. We further appreciate your receptive spirit in assisting with your child’s continued education. PA staff are working to ensure that all students’ evaluations and reevaluations are completed. In the event that an evaluation currently is in process and cannot be completed due to the inability to conduct face-to-face assessments or observations of your child within the educational setting, the evaluation will be postponed until school resumes. Evaluation coordinators will be reaching out to you to provide information about the status of the evaluation as well as informing you if the evaluation has to be postponed until school resumes in the fall. PA staff are working with the special education teachers to ensure that the needs of the students currently in the evaluation process are being addressed during this time of distance and virtual learning. A waiver will be requested for students requiring a triennial evaluation between now and the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year.
Please feel free to contact the Evaluation Coordinator or the Pupil Appraisal Manager with any questions or concerns about an evaluation or any issues related to social/emotional or academic struggles your child may be experiencing during this difficult and uncertain time. Above all else, our priority is for the health of our students, staff, and community. Please know that our goal is to ensure that there is a continuity of services for your child. We are here to help in any way we can. Thank you again for being our partner in learning. Please let your child know we are proud of their efforts during this school closure and look forward to seeing them when school starts.
J. B. Lafargue will be open 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM Monday through Friday. Please call or email me anytime if you have questions or need assistance related to evaluations or assessment concerns.
Jane Roshto, SSP, NCSP
Pupil Appraisal Manager
Jamie Raborn, SSP,NCSP
Pupil Appraisal Strategist
Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope With the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
5 Resources for at Home Learning
WHO Graphic Tip Sheets for Positive Parenting during COVID-19
At-home activities for children
Joe Olmi's Effective Child Management Strategies packet
Pupil Appraisal Staff
Pupil Appraisal Staff
Elementary/Combination Schools
Elementary/Combination Schools
Educational Diagnostician
Tracy Blaney, MA, NCED (Mary Goff, Ball, Tioga Elementary, Paradise, Buckeye Elementary, and HR Lawrence)
Gary Brown, MA (J. I. Barron, Horseshoe, Lessie Moore, Peabody Montessori, Pineville Elementary)
Karen Williams, Ed.D., NCED (coordinates evaluation in elementary schools)
Michelle Ciudadano, MA (Cherokee, Mabel Brasher, Ruby Wise, Caroline Dormon, RTA, Phoenix, Montessori Educational Center)
Social Workers
Deborah Graham, LMSW (J. I Barron, Horseshoe, Lessie Moore, Peabody Montessori, Pineville Elementary)
Yvarra Clark, LMSW (Poland, Acadian, W. O. Hall, Martin Park, Alma Redwine, Oak Hill, Grace Christian)
Georena Bynog, LCSW (Mary Goff, Ball, Tioga Elementary, Paradise, Buckeye Elementary, and HR Lawrence)
Jana Holmes, LCSW-BACS (Child Find Coordinator, Home School and other private schools)
LaJuan Goodlow, MSW, CSW (Glenmora, Northwood, Cabrini, Plainview, Carter C. Raymond, Forest Hill, and Prompt Succor)
Courtnee Williams, LMSW (Huddle, North Bayou, Rugg, Julius Patrick, Nachman, Rosenthal, Alexandria Country Day School)
School Psychologists
Ramona Smith, SSP (Glenmora, Northwood, Cabrini, Plainview, Carter C. Raymond, Forest Hill, Prompt Succor, Cherokee, Mabel Brasher, Ruby Wise, Caroline Dormon, RTA, Phoenix, Montessori Educational Center)
Chad Smith, SSP, NCSP (Huddle, North Bayou, Rugg, Julius Patrick, Nachman, Rosenthal, Alexandria Country Day School, J. I. Barron, Horseshoe, Lessie Moore, Peabody Montessori, Pineville Elementary)
Dawn Pesnell, SSP, NCSP (Poland, Acadian, W. O. Hall, Martin Park, Alma Redwine, Oak Hill, Grace Christian, Mary Goff, Ball, Tioga Elementary, Paradise, Buckeye Elementary, and HR Lawrence)
Laura Brunson, MS (Child Find, Home School, and all other private schools)
Mike Slater, SSP, NCSP **contracted to provide assessment in elementary schools
Middle and Secondary Schools
Middle and Secondary Schools
Social Workers
Lauren Blood, LMSW (Tioga Junior High and Buckeye High)
Tamekia Frazier, LMSW (Alexandria Middle Magnet School and Bolton)
Andrea Laborde, LMSW (Pineville High and Pineville Junior High)
Terrence Williams, LMSW (Brame and Tioga High School)
Tameisha Coleman, LMSW (Alexandria Senior High, Rapides High, RAAAVL)
Tanya Williams, LMSW (Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet and Peabody Magnet High)
School Psychologists
Tammy George, Ed.S., QMHC (all High Schools)
Teresa Rubino, SSP, NCSP (all Middle/Junior High Schools and RAAAVL)
Educational Diagnostician
Judy Briley, M.Ed, NCED (all Middle and Secondary Schools)
Behavior Strategists
Aniqua Minton, LMSW (all Middle and High Schools)
Ellis Woods (all Middle and High Schools)
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