Central Community School System

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Central Community School System, (CCSS), is a school district headquartered in Central, Louisiana, United States, in the Baton Rouge metropolitan area. This district serves more than 4,500 students in the City of Central. There are five schools within the Central Community School System: Bellingrath Hills Elementary (PK - K), Tanglewood Elementary School (Grades 1 - 2), Central Intermediate School (Grades 3 - 5), Central Middle School (Grades 6 - 8), and Central High School (Grades 9-12).

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The school system serves the entire city of Central, [1] [2] as well as a section of the Brownfields census-designated place and another small unincorporated area. [3] [4]

History

The district opened on July 1, 2007, taking schools and areas formerly within the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. [5] The change occurred after several other near by towns and cities made a similar change in order to break away from the Baton Rouge school system.[ citation needed ] Businessperson Russell Starns stated that the incorporation of Central, which took place in 2005, was a byproduct of the area's desire to establish a school system separate from East Baton Rouge Parish's; the Louisiana State Legislature allowed Central to operate a separate school system only after the city incorporated; Starns was the person who headed the incorporation movement. [6]

When the district opened in 2007 it had about 3,300 students. [7] At that time repairs began on the buildings as all of them were aged. [6] As of February 2015 it had almost 3,700 students. [7] By July 2015 the school system had about 4,600 students. [6]

As of 2014 Michael Faulk was the superintendent. In 2014 Faulk agreed to extending his contract until December 2016; the Central school board gave him a highly favorable job evaluation. [8]

In 2015 Faulk proposed increasing grade 1-5 kindergarten class ratios from 20 students per teacher to 22 students per teacher and elementary class sizes from one teacher per 20 students to one teacher per 24 students in order to alleviate overcrowding. Middle school ratios would remain at 26 students per teacher. [7]

Jason Fountain became superintendent in 2017, making him the second person to hold that position. [9]

School uniforms

Short sleeved collared maroon shirts with khaki pants.

Schools

Schools are located in the City of Central.

Secondary schools

Primary schools

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References

  1. ↑ "Central Community School System Map." East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools. January 12, 2007. Retrieved on January 6, 2017. See map in outline form Archived 2017-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Street Map Archived 2017-01-06 at the Wayback Machine ." City of Central. Retrieved on January 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Brownfields CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  5. ↑ "CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD v. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD." Louisiana Court of Appeals. Retrieved on January 6, 2017. "The Central Community School Board shall begin actual operation of providing for the education of students within its jurisdiction on July 1, 2007. "Beginning on the date the school board begins actual operation of providing for the education of students and thereafter, ․ all lands, buildings, and improvements, facilities, and other property having title vested in the public and subject to management, administration, and control by the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board for public education purposes but located within the geographic boundaries of the Central community school system or used to provide student transportation services to such facilities, or both, shall be managed, administered, and controlled by the Central Community School Board." and "The four schools located in Central are:  Central High School[...]"
  6. 1 2 3 4 McClure, Olivia (2015-07-07). "Ten years after becoming a city, Central is growing but getting by with 2% sales tax, 3 city employees". The Advocate . Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  7. 1 2 3 Lussier, Charles (2015-04-08). "With enrollment booming, Central schools superintendent Mike Faulk suggests increasing class sizes, with new elementary possibly on horizon". The Advocate . Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  8. ↑ Lussier, Charles (2014-06-29). "Central's Faulk gets high marks, pay raise and contract extension". The Advocate . Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  9. ↑ Lussier, Charles (2017-10-30). "Central looks inside to name Jason Fountain as its next -- and only its second -- school superintendent". The Advocate . Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  10. ↑ Lussier, Charles (2016-09-03). "Schools in EBR, Central work through weekend to prepare for return of students Tuesday". The Advocate . Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  11. ↑ Lussier, Charles (2016-12-02). "Flooded Tanglewood Elementary in Central's cost goes up as renovations near finish line". The Advocate . Retrieved 2017-01-06.

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