Ladies and Gentlemen:
This has been a difficult day for our entire state. I believe that this storm has affected (or will affect) almost every part of Louisiana and our education community. I have heard reports that many of you have suffered damage to your home and property. We are sorry for the hardships many of you are enduring, but we remain grateful that thus far there are no reports of any injuries among our DOE family or education community.
The Governor has announced that only essential employees should report to work tomorrow. I know that many of you have to provide for your family, pick up the pieces and clean up after the passage of Gustav. With this in mind, we are asking that you not attempt to come to work tomorrow.
If you are one of the fortunate ones who sustained little or no impact from the storm, I would strongly suggest that you offer to volunteer at the nearest shelter. There are thousands who have evacuated and are in need of support.
Please stay tuned so that we are able to communicate with you. Also, if there is anything that I, or the Department of Education can do to support you, please let us know.
Paul Pastorek
Superintendent
Louisiana Department of Education
Monday, September 1, 2008
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Can somebody please update the local school closures.....is the decision going to be left up to the local parish superindentent - or be made by higher up?
The decision is usually made by the local superintendent. It was unusual for the Governor to issue the order that he did last week in anticipation of Gustav. It was done as it was fairly clear that schools needed to be focused on preparation for the storm.
Paul Pastorek
Some employees at the Regional Service Centers were told that they were mandated by Bobby Jindal to work shelters. Is this true and why wasn't an email sent to those employees? In your message you stated that we could volunteer at a shelter closet to us.
Were you aware that Bobby Jindal sent out this mandate for Regional Service Center staff to work shelters and if so, why didn't you send an email to verify?
Hi..thanks for sharing information with us..
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