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Want to make a difference in your community? Answer the call to teach NOW! Caddo is now actively enrolling for our tuition-free alternative teacher certification program. If you have a desire to make Caddo Parish a better place and want to change lives, apply now to Caddo Teaching Academy and let us support you in becoming the skilled and engaging educator every student needs. Learn more and apply here: https://www.caddoschools.org/page/caddo-teaching-academy.

Labor Day is the celebration of the workers make our communities great. Teachers and staff are full of some of the hardest workers. On this holiday, take time to rest and rejuvenate, knowing the work you do makes all the difference. #wearecaddo

Interested in becoming a teacher? Come get the scoop on how to become a certified teacher in Caddo Parish Public Schools! Ice cream will be provided by Red River Bank for those who register and attend. Register for the September 8th session at Turner Elementary/Middle here: https://rebrand.ly/septicecream #wearecaddo #teachcaddo #whenyourcallingiscalling #getthescoop

SCHOOL CLOSURE: Due to the mandatory boil advisory from the City of Shreveport affecting drinking water and water for cooking, school will be closed Thursday, September 1, 2022.

Interested in becoming a teacher but unsure of what's required? Come get the scoop on how to become a certified teacher in Caddo Parish Public Schools! Ice cream will be provided by Red River Bank for those who register and attend. Register for the August 31st session at University Elementary here: https://rebrand.ly/augicecream #wearecaddo #teachcaddo #whenyourcallingiscalling #getthescoop

Caddo's technology services may be temporarily unavailable this morning from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. as the district performs scheduled maintenance. All services including Classlink, the district website and JCAMPUS will return to normal operations by noon today. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience. #wearecaddo

Caddo's very own Cal Alexander is one of three finalists in the 2022 Cooper International Competition. The event features some of the top young violinists in the country. Tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Oberlin Conservatory's Warner Concert Hall, one violists will emerge as the competition's winner with a cash prize of $20,000 and a prize pack that includes a full-tuition scholarship, a two-year loan o f a rare Italian violin and exclusive rights to a new violin piece titled he piece is titled ​O Canto do Uirapuru or "The Song of the Musician Wren."​ Cal is currently a senior at Caddo Parish Magnet High School. To watch Cal's performance, live visit oberlin.edu/cooper. #heiscaddo #BIGdreamsstarthere #wearecaddo

The Caddo Parish School Board voted Tuesday to provide teachers and staff members across the district with a $1,000 back-to-school, one-time supplement in September as a thank you for a successful start to the school year. Read more: https://www.caddoschools.org/article/809382

Parents, Shreveport Police are working to ensure our school zones are safe for children before and after school. For more information, click here: http://ow.ly/hHnU50KhPGm

Class of 2023, it's your year! Happy first day of school to all our high school students! Drop a photo and tell us what year and school you're going to. #Classof2023 #FirstDayofSchool #WeAreCaddo

Dr. Teneisha Mahoney-Williams is the newest principal to lead the boys and girls at Magnolia Charter High School! She is a veteran educator with more than 25 years of experience. She has worked at many high schools in Caddo including Green Oaks, Southwood, Booker T. Washington, Woodlawn and Huntington. Mahoney-Williams spent most of her career as an English teacher before being called to administration. She earned her undergrad with Louisiana Tech and her master’s degree with the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Congratulations Dr. Mahoney-Williams!

She’s no stranger to the campus but she is new in the principal seat! Congratulations to Ashley Atkins for being named interim principal at University Elementary. She has been with the district for nearly ten years where she started as an elementary teacher at Oil City. She has also served Caddo students at North Caddo Elementary Middle School, Caddo Middle Career & Technology and then Midway Elementary as a master teacher. She joined the administration team at University in 2019 as an assistant principal. Atkins earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from Centenary College. She replaces Kasie Mainiero as Mainiero transitions to a role to support children and programs across the district. Let’s give Ashley Atkins a warm wildcat welcome to her new role!

This week, as we prepare for even more buses to be on the road, we urge you to be more aware of school bus and pedestrian safety during your morning and afternoon travels. Let’s work together for a great start to the 2022-2023 school year! #WeAreCaddo

Today we are welcoming back our elementary students into the classrooms! Happy first day of school, children! Please show us those first day smiles and tell us which school you're headed to! #FirstDayofSchool #WeAreCaddo

APPROVED! This afternoon the Caddo Parish School Board unanimously approved an increase in the daily rate of pay for substitute teachers, substitute office clerks, and substitute secretaries. We are grateful to the Board for their continued commitment to our students and staff and efforts to remain competitive in recruiting and retaining the highest quality staff across our district.

We are so excited to welcome back our K-8 boys and girls in just one week! Also starting next Wednesday will be North Caddo High School students as they begin their new four-day work week. The following Wednesday, August 10, we will welcome back the rest of our high school students. We can't wait to kick off a great school year! #WeAreCaddo #BIGDreamsStartHere

Caddo Magnet High has officially been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education on earning their Green Ribbon award. This week, Principal Middleton along with school and district representatives received the honor in Washington D.C. This honor is only awarded to a few schools across the country. It's a public engagement initiative for school sustainability that is structured as a federal recognition award. We are so proud of the effort dedicated toward sustainability practices by Magnet students led by instructor Dionne Procell-Brown. These skills can be carried on for generations to make our planet a better place. #WeAreCaddo #EDGRSCeremony

School starts in two short weeks and you have an opportunity to support Caddo students! United Way of Northwest Louisiana is hosting Fill the Bus at two Walmart locations next week. We need your help to ensure our boys and girls are going back to school with needed supplies. See the dates and times below to participate 📚✏️✂️🖇

We are almost ready to welcome back students in the classroom. But first, teachers are being the students as they learn new skills and sharpen up on district programs thanks to our Teacher Technology team.

Following House Bill 546, there are new requirements as to what qualifies a teacher to earn a certification in Louisiana. We know you have questions and this Wednesday is the perfect time to ask them! Join us in person at our Roster Rally July 13 anytime from 9 am to 11 am. If you can't make it in person, please schedule a call here: https://rebrand.ly/RR2022 #WeAreCaddo