ABR Responds to Monique 92

In response to our Myth and Fact post, Monique 92 wrote the following on Sunday, May 4th:

"thanks...as a student of pointe coupee central high school i asked a couple of students about the uniform situation and we were wondering can u change it to black bottoms and red shirts????thanks for the help we are looking forward for this great takeover..."

First, this all depends on the BESE board approving our charter on May 15th. But this is what we're thinking Monique. We're thinking that we should get three recommendations from the students and let them vote. The considerations would probably revolve around existing school colors but it's certainly worth talking about. We're not going to open it up to tie-dye or pink and purple polka dots, but we'll let the student body consider pretty much anything within reason.

This also leads to a bigger issue. And that's students and parents having a voice in this process. And Monique we're really excited that you were the first person to kick it off and get the discussion going. We will be having a public meeting on Wednesday, May 7th at the Pointe Coupee Parish Library from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. There'll be another meeting two weeks later on the 22nd - same day and time. We truly believe that in order to do our best, we need to hear from parents and students, what works, what doesn't work and what success will look like. So, Monique please tell your friends, their parents and people at your church that this is their opportunity to help ABR redesign the school they need most, And thank you again for starting the dialogue with us Monique.

If you have questions or comments like Monique feel free to post them here or email us at charters@advancebr.org.