Administration
Iberia Parish Schools Mission Statement
The Iberia Parish School System, realizing that all human life has value and dignity, sets forth as it mission to invest in the future by working in partnership with the community in a safe environment which provides resources and opportunities for all individuals to reach their potential to become life-long learners and to contribute to a constantly changing society.
Iberia Parish Schools are administered under the authority of the Iberia Parish School Board, which consists of fourteen elected persons, each representing single-member districts.
At the head of the management team are Dale R. Henderson, Superintendent; C. Michael Judice, Assistant Superintendent of Administration; and Carey Laviolette, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction. The administrative staff also includes three Directors in charge of these departmental operations: Special Educational Services, Personnel and Public Relations, and Business and Operations.
A unitary non-segregated school system has been in effect since 1969. Changes have been made recently in school attendance zones. Students who live more than one mile from a school site are provided free transportation on one of the parish school buses. The neighborhood school concept is endorsed, with no student being bused out of his or her zone except for attendance at some middle and senior high schools and the Iberia Parish Career Center.
The curriculum offered at each school is that mandated by the Louisiana State Department of Education, with the addition of state-approved local electives. Student promotion and retention follow state guidelines and are outlined in the parish's Pupil Progression Plan. Parent/teacher conference days are scheduled periodically during the school year for parents to meet and confer with their child's teachers in a non-threatening, receptive "open house" atmosphere.
Our school system maintains a regular monthly Administrative Inservice, where trends and issues are presented and discussed with all school administrators. In addition, continuous staff development is provided through regular inservice programs offered by staff and guest presenters who are experts in their fields.
