Instead of proposals to discontinue immersion programs, overhaul academic programs or move programs from one school to another, most of the agenda is filled with requests to fund various capitol projects.
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12 Lafayette educators named 2021 Teacher Awards finalists
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Twelve Lafayette Parish teachers have been named finalists for the 2021 Teacher Awards, presented this year through a partnership between United Way of Acadiana, Lafayette Education Foundation and the Love Our Schools community initiative.
About 750 teachers were nominated for the awards by their students, parents, fellow educators and members of the Lafayette community during a nomination period in April.
Finalists were selected in three categories elementary school, middle school and high school and a top finalist will be chosen in each, to be announced during the virtual awards event hosted live on United Way of Acadiana s Facebook page May 18 at 6 p.m.
Kitchens at 16 Lafayette Parish schools that are not air-conditioned could see that changed by next semester, after the Lafayette Parish School Board awarded contracts for the projects Wednesday.
With a slight majority vote, the board approved assigning contracts for mechanical engineering services to two companies ADG Engineering and M&E Consulting, with the schools split between two phases.
ADG will work on Phase 1, which includes Acadiana High, Carencro Middle, Ovey Comeaux High, Katherine Drexel Elementary, J.W. Faulk Elementary, Myrtle Place Elementary and Woodvale Elementary.
M&E will do Phase 2, which comprises Broadmoor Elementary, Broussard Middle, Evangeline Elementary, Judice Middle, Lafayette High, Cpl. Michael Middlebrook Elementary, Ridge Elementary and Truman Early Childhood Education Center.