Tensas Parish School Board
512 Plank Road
St. Joseph, LA 71366
Phone: 318-766-3269
Fax: 318-766-3634
Tensas High School
Tensas Elementary School
Tensas High School
Tensas Elementary School
Tensas High School
Tensas Elementary School
Tensas Elementary School
Tensas Elementary School
K-12 COVID Testing Program
We have been given an opportunity to partner with LSU-Shreveport and the Louisiana Department of Health to offer weekly COVID testing to our students while they are at school with parent permission. This program is voluntary, but is a good opportunity for your child to be tested weekly at no cost to you.
K-12 COVID Testing Program Flyer
K-12 COVID Testing Program FAQS
Emergency Broadband Benefit
The Emergency Broadband Benefit is an FCC program to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
About the Emergency Broadband Benefit.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide:
- Up to a $50/month discount on your broadband service
- Up to a $75/month discount if your household is on qualifying Tribal lands
- A one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer if the household contributes more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.
Only one monthly service discount and one device discount is allowed per household. Please note that all broadband providers will NOT offer the Emergency Broadband Benefit.
Eligible households must both apply for the program and contact a participating provider to select a service plan.
Click here for more information and details of how to apply.
OGB Annual Enrollment October 1 – November 15, 2021
Annual enrollment for the 2022 plan year begins October 1, 2021 and runs through November 15, 2021. Members can visit the OGB Annual Enrollment website for more information on their 2022 plan year benefits at annualenrollment.groupbenefits.org. Copies of the Annual Enrollment guide, benefit comparisons, rates and information from our vendors are available on the annual enrollment website along with recorded and printable versions of the annual enrollment presentations. Additionally, all annual enrollment videos are available on the OGB YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/channel/UCbYwtQ0Oe4lbRQ7wz_KdVFw/featured.
IMPORTANT: If a member would like to remain in their current OGB health plan with the same covered dependents for the 2022 plan year, they do not need to do anything. Their coverage will continue for the 2022 plan year. (Members enrolled in the HSA and/or FSA options MUST update their contributions for 2022.)
If you have any questions, please contact OGB customer service at 1-800-272-8451.
COVID-19 Information
Tensas Parish School District is working hard to respond to the challenges around COVID-19 and continue to serve children.
SPEAK WITH A COUNSELOR
Parents: Does your child need to speak with a counselor? Is he or she feeling depressed or overly emotional during these trying times? Send a message now to be contacted by a counselor.
Message from the Superintendent
Welcome to the Tensas Parish School Board website. I hope you find the website to be very helpful and useful. This website is constantly changing and evolving, so please check back on a regular basis. It is meant to serve you and we welcome your suggestions for its improvement. Although, we are one of the state’s smallest school systems we are one of only three school districts in Louisiana whose test scores have not decreased during the COVID pandemic. We are working very hard to keep our students in school and to follow all of the CDC and LDH recommendations for a clean and safe learning environment. Working with our parents and community we feel as though we can provide them with a quality education in a safe environment.
We value your input, so please feel free to contact me via email at pnelson@tensaspsb.org should you have any comments, suggestions, or questions.
On behalf of our school board and school system employees, I wish you a great 2021-2022 school year and want you to know that we will continue to encourage students to read…EVERYDAY.
Go Panthers!
Paul E. Nelson, Ph.D., Superintendent
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
If you suspect a child is being harmed, reporting your suspicions
may protect the child and get help for the family.
Visit the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services website.
To Call and Report Child Abuse or Neglect Dial 1-855-4LA-KIDS (1-855-452-5437) toll free 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Fight Fraud, Waste, And Abuse
CONTACTING THE LLA HOTLINE IS EASY:
1-844-50 FRAUD (503-7283)
Fax: 1-844-40 FRAUD (403-7283)
Online: https://www.lla.la.gov/report-fraud/