First Lady Supriya Jindal Visits ISL

ISL JEFFERSON PARISH
The International School of Louisiana will host two Information Sessions for Perspective ISL Jefferson Parish Students.
Session #1
Preview List of Donors & Sponsors
Bradley Sabin, Artist
New Orleans Zephyrs
Dickie Brennan’s Restaurant
Group
PACE, Greater New Orleans
Session #2
Saturday, March 3, 2012 — 10 AM
1400 Camp Street, NOLA 70130
Monday, March 12, 2012 — 6 PM
1400 Camp Street, NOLA 70130
ISL ADMISSIONS
Prytania Theater
The 2012-13 Kindergarten Lottery results are posted on ISL's website and will be updated weekly. ISL is still
accepting Kindergarten applications, but new applications will be placed on the wait list.
Creative Hangups
Rosetree Glass Studio &
Gallery
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Designger DMarx
Royal Engineering
• Friday, March 2, 2012 - Intent to Return & Re-enrollment Forms are due.
Earthsavers
Source Interior
• Friday, March 23, 2012 - ISL applications for 1st - 8th grade deadline
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
Sharika Mahdi, Artist
• Friday, March 30, 2012 - ISL Jefferson Parish applications K - 7th grade deadline
Hotel Monteleone
Teresa Schlef Bruff, Jeweler
Karoline Schleh
Thor Construction
Kentwood Water
Times Picayune
Lakeside Camera
Varion Laurent, Artist
Loyola University
Windsor Court
Click Photography
New Orleans Car Service
For more information or to donate an item to the event call
504-274-4588 or e-mail us at fridgeart@isl-edu.org.
First Lady Supriya Jindal Visits ISL
The Supriya Jindal Foundation for Louisiana’s Children announced their donation of interactive white boards on Thursday, February 16, 2012. ISL was one of the 85 schools selected statewide to receive the interactive boards. Mrs. Jindal’s foundation seeks
to aid Louisiana’s children in all aspects of education. Emphasizing on mathematics and the sciences, Mrs. Jindal’s foundation
provides teachers with new tools that foster an innovative and enriching learning environment. This generous donation will make
a lasting difference in our classrooms.
If the school does not receive your Intent to Return Form, your child will lose his/her place at ISL for the 2012-13
school year. If you did not receive a form via US Postal mail, please e-mail mmarascalco@isl-edu.org to request
another copy.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
You can pay your bills online by entering the following link on your browser:
http://isl-edu.org/parent-center/make-a-payment
Account statements are sent home the first week of every month in students’ backpacks or communications folder.
Payments may be made in in cash, check, money order, credit or debit card, and online. Automatic credit or debit card
withdrawals are also available. If you have any questions concerning invoices, please contact Sal Lara at 504.934.4894 or
slara@isl-edu.org.
Dates to Remember: March 5 - 21st Century, Full Time Prime Time and Early Bird Payment Due
March 15 - All other balances are due
Annual Fund
ISL's 2011-12 Annual Fund Campaign is entering the
home stretch. Our goal this year is to have 100% family
participation. Your contribution to the International
School of Louisiana’s Annual Fund is, in many ways, the
most valuable gift we receive. It provides essential
support for the year's operating expenses and makes an
immediate and tangible difference to our students. The
ISL Community would like to take this opportunity
to thank you, and to let you know that through your
support, the lives of our ISL Students have been so
very positively impacted by your generosity.
Donations can be made
isl-edu.org/support-isl
online
by
visiting
The ISL Polyglot
Volume 5—Issue 8
This February, ISL was bustling with noteworthy visitors: The French Attaché for Educational Affairs,
Jean-Claude Duthion, visited ISL to get a first-hand
look of our French Immersion program. Mr. Duthion
stated that ISL “mirrors programs worthy of note by
the French Ministry of Education.” On February 16th
Louisiana’s own First Lady, Supriya Jindal, announced the installation of interactive whiteboards
donated to the school by her foundation, The Supriya
Jindal Foundation for Louisiana’s Children. Mrs.
Jindal then taught a sample lesson to first and second
Camp Street
PTO Meeting
March 7th
6:00 pm
Board Governance
Committee Meeting
March 15
Camp Street
5:30 pm
Olivier Street
PTO Meeting
March 7
6:00 pm
LEAP Phase 1
March 20-21
4th & 8th grades
Application Deadlines
March 23
1st-8th grades
8th Annual Fridge
Art Auction & Gala
March 25
Report Card
Conferences
NOON DISMISSAL
March 28
No aftercare
Board of Trustees
Meeting
March 28
Camp Street
6:00 pm
March 2012
grade students.
ISL-Jefferson Parish is opening August 2012 and we are currently accepting applications for next year. ISL-JP will open with kindergarten through 7th grade. We are hoping to start with 340 students and grow to about 540 students through 8th grade shortly thereafter. The school will offer French and Spanish immersion and include cultural
enrichment classes. The school’s leaders will be announced March 7, 2012.
Each month the Board of Trustees hosts several committee meetings and at least one
general Board meeting. The committee meetings are Governance, Finance, Strategic
Planning and Nominating. These meetings are held to assist in guiding the direction of
each school as well as the overall organization. I encourage everyone to make at least
2 meetings a year and follow the proceedings through the minutes posted to ISL’s
website.
The Administration has proposed expedited growth of the Olivier Street Campus by
adding three additional classes in second and third grades for the 2012-13 school year.
This growth will assist the school in acquiring student services (nursing, library, counseling, and speech therapy) and simultaneously minimize the per student operational
cost. We are looking forward to including more students in the ISL learning experience.
March brings the first round of state testing for ISL students. Our students are aptly
prepared to meet and exceed the requirements set forth by the state. We anticipate that
results will continue to show growth over the past year. The Academic Team’s use of
interim assessments has helped to target student learning so that all are prepared to do
well.
Sincerely,
Sean Wilson, CEO/Head of School
1400 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
502 Olivier Street
New Orleans, LA 70114