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Early voting starts October 21-28, 2014

Election Day is Tuesday November 4, 2014

Take your family members and friends!!!!

The candidates we are supporting in the EBR School Board Elections are:

District 1:          Mary Lynch                                 Endorsed

District 2:          Vereta Lee                                  Endorsed

District 3:          Kenyetta Nelson-Smith            Endorsed

District 4:          Tarvald Smith                             Endorsed

District 5:          Pattie Merrick                             Favorable

           W.T. Winfield                            

Avoid long lines! Early voting begins Oct 21-28. 

Early Voting Locations

GOV'T BLDG., 222 ST.LOUIS ST, #201 
BATON ROUGE, LA 70802-5860         
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. for each day of early voting

10500 COURSEY BLVD, #203 COURT PLAZA BLDG
BATON ROUGE, LA 70816-4045                                                                                                                     8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. for each day of early voting

3851 ESSEN LANE
BATON ROUGE, LA 70809
                                                       8:00am-6:00pm


2250 MAIN ST, MOTOR VEHICLE BLD 
BAKER, LA 70714-2529              

Members at Villa del Rey Elementary School has taken the pledge

I will reclaim the promise of public education—not as it is today or as it was in the past, but as we imagine it for our children—to fulfill our collective obligation to help all children succeed.

I will reclaim the promise to fight for neighborhood public schools that are safe, welcoming places for teaching and learning.

I will reclaim the promise to ensure that teachers and school staff are well-prepared, are supported, have small class sizes, and have time to collaborate so they can meet the individual needs of every child.

I will

Hats off to you Courtney A. Brown. Courtney is the CEO of Somebody’s Answer LLC which presents literary and musical works to enhance, educate and encourage humanity.    A prolific author, Courtney has published Letters From A Concerned Friend (Publish America, 2004), BJ Goes to School (Publish America, 2007), In the Process (Lulu.com & Somebody’s Answer LLC, 2011), and now BJ and the Bully (Lulu.com & Somebody’s Answer LLC, 2013).               

In addition to being a writer and musician, Courtney has served as a residential counselor, therapeutic foster care case manager, and case manager

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As a result of the "Discipline in Schools" survey that The Federation released to the media, the district has agreed to work with us to improve the safety at your workplace. 

We are in the process of forming a Discipline Advisory Committee. The goal of this committee is to create ideas on how we can work together with the district as it relates to student discipline and school safety. 

This volunteer committee will meet with the Superintendent and his staff specifically on matters pertaining to positive school climate and student discipline within our district.

If you are interested in serving on