Louisiana Magnet School Principal Under Investigation
Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy is a public magnet school located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Enrollment is contingent upon achieving a satisfactory score on an admissions test.
The school’s website includes a proud display of its accolades:
The State of Louisiana recently implemented a new, more stringent, formula to calculate the school performance score (SPS). Taylor scored 130.2 on a 150 point scale during the 2017-2018 school year (138.2 using the old formula).With this most recent review, Taylor Academy has maintained its A rating for over a decade! View Taylor Academy’s most recent report cardPatrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy has been named a National Blue Ribbon School for 2019. Taylor Academy consistently appears in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of the nation’s “Best Public High Schools.” The ranking released in April 2019 lists Taylor as first in Jefferson Parish, second in Louisiana, and #86 nationally.
“Taylor Academy has maintained its A for over a decade!”
Imagine the pressure to keep that A and to continue to deliver top-notch honors.
Not much room for the infringement of real life.
The week of December 09, 2019, Taylor Academy principal, Jaime Zapico, who was twice selected as Jefferson Parish Principal of the year, was missing from school.
News broke on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, that Zapico is under investigation, allegedly for grade fixing.
Though the December 11, 2019, nola.com report mentions a “letter” sent to CONTINUE READING: Louisiana Magnet School Principal Under Investigation | deutsch29
