| Lafayette Parish School System | |
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| Type and location | |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Country | United States |
| Location | 133 Chaplin Drive Lafayette, Louisiana 70508 337-521-7000 |
| District Info | |
| Superintendent | Burnell Lemoine |
| Students and staff | |
| Other information | |
| President | Carl J. LaCombe |
| Vice-President | Mark Cockerham |
| Website | http://www.lpssonline.com |
The Lafayette Parish School System (LPSS) is a school district based in Lafayette, Louisiana.
The district serves all of Lafayette Parish.
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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.
Lafayette Parish School System currently offers fifteen Schools of Choice from grades K-12.[1] These include the following:
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.[2] 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 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.
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