419 Hixon Street
Mangham, LA 71259
(318)-248-2575

Start Elementary
883 Charleston Drive
PO Box 146
Start, LA 71279
Phone: (318) 728-2074
Fax: (318) 728-9291

Principal
Joy Davis


Principal Intern
Josette Wilkins

Welcome to Start Elementary School

Principal's Message
Mrs. Joy Davis
jdavis@richland.k12.la.us

Principal Joy Davis

Our vision here at Start Elementary School is a collaborative effort among students, faculty, parents, and the community to provide a caring, stable environment and academic excellence while preparing our pupils for lifelong learning.  We want our school to convey to students and parents, a strong family atmosphere.  It is important for our students to develop the confidence to take risks necessary for learning.  To do this we will, as a school and in each classroom, work towards providing a warm secure environment with established routines, clear boundaries, and high expectations.  Our students will develop respect for each other, other people, property, and campus environment.  We want to help our students to develop an appreciation for a sense of obligation of living in a community whether it is their family, school, or the classroom.  We believe that it is important for our students to work for the common good of a group as well as their self interest. Our teachers will encourage our students to set goals, to plan and assess their own work through teacher-student criteria.  We believe that to be lifelong learners our students need to be confident in the traditional skills of numeracy and literacy.  We will ensure our teachers will provide students with a balanced curriculum promoting academic excellence, mastery, and informational technology.  In achieving our vision, in partnership with our parents, we believe we can develop future citizens to be successful and productive in today’s society.

 

 

 

 

Mission Statement:

Start Elementary is Dedicated to All Students Soaring to New Academic Heights.

Upcoming Events :

Mar. 15 - LEAP/iLEAP Rally 5:30pm

March 17 - St. Patrick's Day

Mar. 18 - Softball Game Against Delhi Charter at home 4:00

March 23 - LEAP: ELA Writing and Math constructive response items. GEE: Writing and Math/SC/SS constructive response items

March 24 - Start Area Preschool Registration

March 25 - All employees are encouraged to attend an open forum at the Rayville Arts Center at 4:00pm to discuss financial issues for the 2010-2011 school year

Mar. 30 - Softball Game Against Riser at home 4:30

April 2-5 - Easter Holidays

April 7 - End of the 5th Six Weeks

April 12-16 - LEAP, iLEAP, GEE Testing

April 16 - Report Card Distribution

April 26-30 - Spring Break

May 4 - Science/Social Studies Fair

May 12 - Awards Banquet 9:00am

May 13 - RHS Graduation 7:00pm

May 18 - Pre-K Graduation 9:00am

May 18 - 8th Grade Graduation 6:00pm

May 20 - Last Day of School for Students and Report Card Distribution

May 3-21 - End Of Course Testing

May 21 - Staff Development Day. Regular School Year Ends