Title IX & CTE Disclosure

Ouachita Parish School System: Career and Technical Education

Jump Start is Louisiana’s innovative career and technical education (CTE) program. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) approved 11 Jump Start 2.0 pathways. Ouachita Parish School System offers career and technical education programs Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Architecture and Construction, Arts, AV Technology and Communication, Business Management, Health Sciences, Hospitality and Tourism, Human Services, Information Technology, Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security, Manufacturing, Transportation, Distribution, and Logistic. Admission to these programs is open to all students. 

It is the policy of OPSB not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in its academic or CTE programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

Ouachita Parish Public Schools will take steps to assure that lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and CTE programs.

For information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact:

Todd Guice

Title IX & Title IV Coordinator

Assistant Superintendent/Personnel Director

1600 North 7th Street, West Monroe, Louisiana 71291

phone: (318) 432-5000 email: guice@opsb.net

or

Barry Johnson

Section 504 Supervisor

800 Claiborne Street, West Monroe, Louisiana 71291

phone: (318) 432-5400 email: bljohnson@opsb.net