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![JP Schools Awarded NIET District Award of Excellence!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776195378/jpschoolsorg/ikiwsqwnltn43zuykwf0/NIETDistrictAward.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776195378/jpschoolsorg/ikiwsqwnltn43zuykwf0/NIETDistrictAward.png","width":380}])
Jefferson Parish Schools was awarded with the 2026 National Institute for Excellence in Teaching NIET District Award of Excellence for Educator Effectiveness along with a $50,000 grand prize.
![Louisiana SUN Bucks]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775662860/jpschoolsorg/kx9bqdgflccbyc9grpyu/SunBucksNewsroom.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1775662860/jpschoolsorg/kx9bqdgflccbyc9grpyu/SunBucksNewsroom.png","width":380}])
SUN Bucks, a summer grocery benefits program, helps bridge the gap when school is out by providing families with a single, one-time $120 benefit for each eligible child.
![Martin Marino's 19th Annual Dance Challenge]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776106564/jpschoolsorg/ea1h18uym2sskt6euezq/DanceChallenge2026Newsroom.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776106564/jpschoolsorg/ea1h18uym2sskt6euezq/DanceChallenge2026Newsroom.png","width":380}])
April 22, 2026 | 6 PM
Pontchartrain Center, Kenner
Free and open to the public
![The National Civics Bee]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775845642/jpschoolsorg/roh5apozumetswak6eva/CivicsBeeSocial.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775845642/jpschoolsorg/roh5apozumetswak6eva/CivicsBeeSocial.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1775845642/jpschoolsorg/roh5apozumetswak6eva/CivicsBeeSocial.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1775845642/jpschoolsorg/roh5apozumetswak6eva/CivicsBeeSocial.png","width":1080}])
The Jefferson Chamber Foundation is proud to partner with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to bring the National Civics Bee to the Greater New Orleans Region for the 2025-26 program year on April 21, 2026.
![Louisiana Public School Choice (Act 853) is open now until Friday, April 24, 2026]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773433965/jpschoolsorg/tz23ul6rkxxwdpoant0k/SchoolChoice853Social1080x1080px.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773433965/jpschoolsorg/tz23ul6rkxxwdpoant0k/SchoolChoice853Social1080x1080px.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773433965/jpschoolsorg/tz23ul6rkxxwdpoant0k/SchoolChoice853Social1080x1080px.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773433965/jpschoolsorg/tz23ul6rkxxwdpoant0k/SchoolChoice853Social1080x1080px.png","width":1080}])
The application window for the Louisiana Public School Choice (Act 853) is open now until Friday, April 24, 2026, at 3 PM.