South Blvd. Elementary Chosen for LINCS Conference
- 08/23/2004
South Boulevard Elementary School is one of only ten school statewide chosen by the Louisiana Department of Education (LDE) and the Louisiana Systemic Initiatives Program (LaSIP) as a school to highlight at the first annual statewide LINCS (Learning-Intensive Networking Communities for Success) conference in September 29-30, 2004, in Baton Rouge.
The following criteria were used to select the schools to be highlighted at the conference:
The school has participated in LINCS since 2001.
The school exhibited improved performance on the ITBS and/ LEAP 21 in its content area(s) between 2001-2003. (Improvements in School Performance Score were also considered.)
The school rated 75% or higher on the LINCS Implementation Rubric as scored by a LINCS Regional Coordinator.
The qualifying schools were reviewed by staff members from the Louisiana Department of Education and LaSIP to ensure statewide representation.
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South Boulevard Elementary School is one of only ten school statewide chosen by the Louisiana Department of Education (LDE) and the Louisiana Systemic Initiatives Program (LaSIP) as a school to highlight at the first annual statewide LINCS (Learning-Intensive Networking Communities for Success) conference in September 29-30, 2004, in Baton Rouge. 
