New Schools for Baton Rouge shared resources with parents and educatorsBaton Rouge, LA (Nov. 16, 2015) – More than 100 statewide education, community and business organizations—including New Schools for Baton Rouge—have teamed up with the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) to improve education in Louisiana and ensure that all parents and educators are prepared for the release of the 2015 PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) student results.Over the past few months, New Schools for Baton Rouge assisted the LDOE by sharing educational and informational resources with parents and teachers to help them better understand the findings in each student’s PARCC report—and how to use it to impact instruction in the classroom or learning at home.“Sharing these resources with our school partners, teachers and families ensures understanding of the results and the next steps on the path to mastery,” said Chris Meyer, CEO of NSBR. “These assessment results provide an earnest baseline, a starting line, of how our students are performing academically and where they need to grow.”In addition to sharing educational resources digitally and across social media, New Schools for Baton Rouge provided the resources to local schools and its internal network.The online resources for families and teachers created by the LDOE include:Parent Guide to PARCC Student Results: A guide to help parents read and interpret the PARCC student reports, with accompanying online resources.Model Parent-Teacher Conference Video: A video demonstrating a model parent-teacher conference around the PARCC student reports.Sample PARCC Student Report: ELASample PARCC Student Report: Math For more information about the PARCC student reports and available resources, please visit the LDOE’s Family Support Toolbox or Classroom Support Toolbox.In addition to New Schools for Baton Rouge’s outreach, teachers, educators and parents have received these resources through the following statewide channels:Education organizations:· Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana· Louisiana Public Charter School Association· Black Alliance for Educational Options· Louisiana Middle School Association· Louisiana Association of Teachers of Mathematics· Education’s Next Horizon· Be a Learning Hero· Teach for America Louisiana – New Orleans & South Louisiana· Stand for Children – Louisiana· Louisiana Board of Regents· American Federation for Children – Louisiana· Louisiana PTACommunity organizations and businesses:· PJ’s Coffee shops*· Hardee’s Red Burrito*· McDonald’s*· ASI Federal Credit Unions*· Public libraries statewide – 68+ locations· United Way of Southeast Louisiana· Urban League of Greater New Orleans and Baton Rouge· Families Helping Families Southwest Louisiana· Baton Rouge Recreation and Parks Commission (BREC)· Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Louisiana· East Baton Rouge Housing Authority· Bossier City Housing Authority· Family Resource Centers in New Orleans· Louisiana Municipal Association· The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Shreveport· Jefferson Performing Arts Society· Junior League of New Orleans· Temple B’nai Israel*Participating locationsBusiness organizations:· Committee of 100· Council for a Better Louisiana· Monroe Chamber of Commerce· Lafayette Economic Development Authority· New Orleans Hispanic Chamber of Commerce· West St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce· Bossier Chamber of CommerceAbout New Schools for Baton RougeFounded in 2012, New Schools for Baton Rouge (NSBR) is a community partnership bringing together talent and resources that deliver excellent schools to students and families in Baton Rouge. Its mission is to ensure there is an excellent school for every child in our city.