The Lafayette Parish School System (LPSS) is a school district

School district

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 based in Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census...

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Louisiana

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The district serves all of Lafayette Parish

Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Lafayette Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Lafayette. According to the 2010 Census, its population was recorded as 221,578....

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Board Members

• District One: Mark A. Babineaux
• District Two: Carl LaCombe (President)
• District Three: Shelton J. Cobb
• District Four: Tehmi Chaisson
• District Five: Mike Hefner (Vice President)
• District Six: Gregory Awbrey
• District Seven: Mark Cockerham
• District Eight: Hunter Beasley
• District Nine: Rae B. Trahan

High schools

• Acadiana High School
  Acadiana High School
  Acadiana High School is located in Scott, Louisiana.Acadiana High School opened in 1969 following the consolidation of Judice High School, located in Judice Community, and Scott High School, located in Scott....
  
  
• Carencro High School
  Carencro High School
  Carencro High School is a Lafayette Parish high school located in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. Carencro High School is one of six Lafayette Parish Public Schools. Geographically, the school is located approximately 3.5 miles north of Interstate 10 and approximately one mile west of...
  
  
• Ovey Comeaux High School
  Ovey Comeaux High School
  Ovey Comeaux High School is a public school located in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.-Student activities:The school offers a show choir called "The Magic Moods", an Award-winning Speech Squad, NJROTC, Science Club, French Club, Spanish Club, Art Club, Step Team, Cheerleading, Dance Team, Beta Club,...
  
  
• Lafayette Charter High School
• Lafayette High School
  Lafayette High School (Louisiana)
  Lafayette High School is a public four-year high school located in Lafayette, Louisiana.With an enrollment of 2279 students, Lafayette High is one of the largest schools in the state of Louisiana...
  
  
• Northside High School
  Northside High School (Lafayette, Louisiana)
  -Mission statement:Northside High School seeks to provide a challenging learning environmentby encouraging high expectations for success, implementing rigorous instructionand allowing for individual differences and learning styles...
  
  
• Early College Academy
• Thibodaux Technical High School

Middle schools

• Lafayette Middle
• Edgar A. Martin Middle
• LJ Alleman Middle School
• Acadian Middle
• N.P Moss Middle
• Carencro Middle
• Paul Breaux Middle
  Paul Breaux Middle School
  -Gifted/Talented Program:Paul Breaux Middle School is the only school in the Lafayette Parish Public Schools system that provides this program for those who are in gt.Students may choose to participate in this program when students pass the Gifted/Talented entry exam. This exam may be taken in any...
  
  
• Scott Middle
• Judice Middle
• Youngsville Middle
• Broussard Middle

Elementary schools

• Carencro Heights Elementary
• Ernest Gallet Elementary
• Ossun Elementary
• Live Oak Elementary
• Charles M. Burke Elementary
• Myrtle Place Elementary
• J.W Faulk Elementary
• Evangeline Elementary
• Prairie Elementary
• Broodmoor Elementary
• Plantation Elementary
• Alice M. Boucher Elementary
• S. J. Montgomery Elementary
• Truman Elementary
• Westside Elementary
• Green T. Lindon Elementary
• Milton Elementary
• Woodvale Elementary
• Ridge Elementary

Gifted & Talented Program

The Gifted & Talented Program is a program designed for academically advanced students. The elementary academic acceleration portion of the program occurs at Myrtle Place Elementary, Plantation Elementary, and Woodvale Elementary, the middle school portion at Paul Breaux Middle School, and the high school portion at Lafayette High School.

Schools Of Choice Program

Lafayette Parish School System currently offers fifteen Schools of Choice from grades K-12. These include the following:

• Acadiana High School Academy of Business and Finance
• L. Leo Judice Montessori Elementary School
• Carencro High School Academy of Information Technology (AOIT)
• Northside High School Engineering Academy
• Comeaux High Academy of Applied and Visual Arts
• Charter High School/CLK-IT Academy
• Alice Boucher World Language Academy
• Lafayette High Performing Arts Academy
• J.W. James Arts and Technology Elementary School
• Lafayette Middle School Environmental Sciences
• Lafayette High School Academy of Health Careers
• Early College Academy
• L.J. Alleman Middle School Arts Academy
• Northside High Environmental Sciences Academy
• Carencro Middle Bio Medical 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. The lottery drawing is conducted on the last Thursday of February, unless holidays interfere. There are no requirements for the Schools of Choice except for the Northside Engineering Academy and the Early College Academy. Each program has its own capacity for students, although around 100 students will be excepted. If the student is not accepted, then the legal guardian must enroll them in a home zoned school.

Fall Frenzy

Fall Frenzy is a day in the fall, usually in November, when any student that is zoned for a Lafayette Parish school may come to the convention center to explore the academies. Students can get information about a School of Choice, and learn about the daily activities. Parents can also get information about any prerequisites that the academy may have. Each School of Choice sets up a booth that displays graphics, etc. Each student can stop at a booth and learn about that specific School of Choice.

External links

• Lafayette Parish School System