Lafayette Parish School System Explained
| Lafayette Parish School System |
| Motto: | Strength. Tradition. Excellence. |
| Type: | Public (government funded) |
| Budget: | $798,004,373.00 |
| Grades: | K-12 |
| Superintendent Type: | Superintendent |
| Superintendent: | Francis Touchet |
| Students: | 31,000 |
| President: | Tommy Angelle |
| Vice-President: | Justin Centanni |
| Location: | 202 Rue Iberville
Lafayette, Louisiana
70508
337-521-7000 |
The Lafayette Parish School System (LPSS) or Lafayette Parish School Board (LPSB) is a school district based in Lafayette, Louisiana. The district serves all of Lafayette Parish.
Board members
As of October 2022, the school board consists of 9 members:[1]
- District One: Mary Morrison
- District Two: Tommy Angelle
- District Three: Elroy Broussard
- District Four: Tehmi Chassion
- District Five: Britt Latiolais
- District Six: Justin Centanni
- District Seven: Kate Bailey Labue
- District Eight: Hannah Smith Mason
- District Nine: Don Aguillard
Schools of Choice program
Lafayette Parish School System currently offers sixteen Schools of Choice from grades K-12.[2] These include the following:
- Elementary school programs
- Arts & Technology (J. Wallace James)
- Environmental Sciences (L. Leo Judice)
- International Baccalaureate and Project Bright IDEA (J. W. Faulk)
- World Languages Immersion Academy
- French (Evangeline, Myrtle Place, Prairie)
- Mandarin Chinese (Corporal Michael Middlebrooks)
- Spanish (Alice Boucher)
- Middle school academies
- Arts Academy (L. J. Alleman)
- Biomedical Academy (Carencro Middle)
- Environmental Sciences Academy (Lafayette Middle)
- World Languages Immersion Academy (Paul Breaux)
- High school academies
- Health Academy (Lafayette High School)
- Academy of Business & Finance (Acadiana High School)
- Academy of Engineering (Northside High School & David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy)
- Academy of Information Technology - AOIT (Carencro High School)
- Academy of Legal Studies (Northside High School)
- Academy of Visual & Applied Arts (Comeaux High School)
- David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy
- Early College Academy
Each one offers something different. A student can get into a school of choice one of two ways; by lottery drawing, or application into the school of choice if slots remain after the lottery takes place. The lottery drawing is conducted in the last week of February, unless holidays interfere.[3]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: School Board Members . www.lpssonline.com.
- Web site: Home Page - Lafayette Parish School System Magnet Academies.
- Web site: Home Page - Lafayette Parish School System Magnet Academies.
