The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) is the administrative body for all Louisiana public elementary and secondary schools; it also performs certain administrative functions for the state's non-public elementary and secondary schools. BESE adopts regulations and enacts policies governing the operations of the schools under its jurisdiction, and exercises budgetary oversight of their educational programs and services.

BESE believes that every child is valued, every child will learn, and that the future of the state and its quality of life depend on an educated citizenry. BESE is committed to making informed policy decisions that will result in improved academic achievement and educational opportunities for all students.

 


      BESE Mission:

      Provide leadership and create policies for education that expand opportunities for children, empower families and communities, and advance Louisiana in an increasingly competitive global market.


       

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      Upcoming Meetings

      Mar 19 Nonpublic School Council
      10:00 a.m., Iowa Rm. 1-153
      Claiborne Building, Baton Rouge

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      Mar 20 Special Education Advisory Panel
      9:30 a.m., Thomas Jefferson Rm. 1-136
      Claiborne Building, Baton Rouge

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      Mar 21 Superintendents' Advisory Council
      10:00 a.m., Thomas Jefferson Rm. 1-136
      Claiborne Building, Baton Rouge

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      Mar 25 Financial Literacy Workgroup
      1:30 p.m., Thomas Jefferson Rm. 1-136
      Claiborne Building, Baton Rouge

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      Mar 27 Artificial Intelligence Task Force
      10:00 a.m., Iowa Rm. 1-153
      Claiborne Building, Baton Rouge

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      Apr 9 BESE Committees
      Time TBA, Louisiana Purchase Rm. 1-100
      Claiborne Building, Baton Rouge

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      Apr 10 BESE Meeting
      Time TBA, Louisiana Purchase Rm. 1-100
      Claiborne Building, Baton Rouge

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