Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
What is BESE?
The letters B-E-S-E stand for the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education was established as a constitutional body
during the 1973 Constitutional Convention. BESE became the administrative policy-making body for
elementary-secondary schools, and in accordance with the Constitution, eight elected members from
the eight BESE districts serve on the Board along with three members-at-large appointed by the Governor.
The Board sets key education initiatives and strives to provide leadership in setting an education
agenda for the continuous improvement of public education as measured by student and school achievement.
BESE operates through a system of standing committees. Among these committees is the Student and School
Standards/Instruction committee. This committee considers all matters relative to student and school standards. Any matters, from the electives you are required to take to which textbooks students are using in class, are looked at, researched, and approved by this committee. Being that this committee considers matters allocated to student standards, a student representative is chosen to serve on this committee as the only student representative to serve on the Louisiana Board of Education.
The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education was established as a constitutional body
during the 1973 Constitutional Convention. BESE became the administrative policy-making body for
elementary-secondary schools, and in accordance with the Constitution, eight elected members from
the eight BESE districts serve on the Board along with three members-at-large appointed by the Governor.
The Board sets key education initiatives and strives to provide leadership in setting an education
agenda for the continuous improvement of public education as measured by student and school achievement.
BESE operates through a system of standing committees. Among these committees is the Student and School
Standards/Instruction committee. This committee considers all matters relative to student and school standards. Any matters, from the electives you are required to take to which textbooks students are using in class, are looked at, researched, and approved by this committee. Being that this committee considers matters allocated to student standards, a student representative is chosen to serve on this committee as the only student representative to serve on the Louisiana Board of Education.
BESE Application
SBESE Application Process 2020
The Louisiana Association of Student Councils will be choosing a student from the members of our Public Schools to represent LASC as the Student Advisor to the State BESE Board for the 2021-2022 year.
Schools not regulated by the State BESE BOARD mandates are not eligible to apply.
Therefore:
1. If you have a student who has a keen interest in Louisiana educational affairs
2. If you have student who is academically in good standing at his/her school
3. If you have a student who is currently a Junior in high school
4. If you have a student who is extremely well-spoken and outgoing
5. If you have a student who relates equally as well with both his/her peers as well as with adults
6. If you have an administration who approves of your student undertaking this roll if he/she is selected.
7. If you have the approval of the parents if this student is selected
8. If your school or the parents of this student agree to transport your student to the BESE meetings in
Baton Rouge (the student WILL NOT be permitted to drive himself/herself to the BESE meetings)
9. If your student is willing to be interviewed by the Selection Committee on a Video Conference call
10. Then I urge you to notify me via email if you have such a student. Please include the full name of your school and the name of the student and the student’s email address and his/her phone number in your response.
11. THE DEADLINE DATE for you to notify me that you have a student who is interested in applying will be
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30th. (Or sooner if possible)
MANDATORY
Your student must complete the ALL of the LASC BESE Application Forms and email it as an attachment to Mr. Phil well BEFORE the Video Conference Interview. (The Application is BELOW)
Being part of the BESE Board is a tremendous leadership and learning opportunity for students.
Thank you for your always appreciated support for our LASC programs. I look forward to your response!
Warm regards,
Mr. Phil
Schools not regulated by the State BESE BOARD mandates are not eligible to apply.
Therefore:
1. If you have a student who has a keen interest in Louisiana educational affairs
2. If you have student who is academically in good standing at his/her school
3. If you have a student who is currently a Junior in high school
4. If you have a student who is extremely well-spoken and outgoing
5. If you have a student who relates equally as well with both his/her peers as well as with adults
6. If you have an administration who approves of your student undertaking this roll if he/she is selected.
7. If you have the approval of the parents if this student is selected
8. If your school or the parents of this student agree to transport your student to the BESE meetings in
Baton Rouge (the student WILL NOT be permitted to drive himself/herself to the BESE meetings)
9. If your student is willing to be interviewed by the Selection Committee on a Video Conference call
10. Then I urge you to notify me via email if you have such a student. Please include the full name of your school and the name of the student and the student’s email address and his/her phone number in your response.
11. THE DEADLINE DATE for you to notify me that you have a student who is interested in applying will be
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30th. (Or sooner if possible)
MANDATORY
Your student must complete the ALL of the LASC BESE Application Forms and email it as an attachment to Mr. Phil well BEFORE the Video Conference Interview. (The Application is BELOW)
Being part of the BESE Board is a tremendous leadership and learning opportunity for students.
Thank you for your always appreciated support for our LASC programs. I look forward to your response!
Warm regards,
Mr. Phil