About LaPESC

The Lafayette Parish Public Education Stakeholders Council (LaPESC) is a coalition of independent education stakeholder groups with a common commitment to improve overall academic achievement, to eliminate the achievement gap and to increase the high school graduation rates of all students. The objectives of LaPESC shall be to identify the roadblocks to educational attainment for children living in poverty, who are mostly African American, and to advocate for solutions to those barriers. LaPESC’s vision is to ensure a world-class education for every student in every public school with sufficient resources to unlock their transformative abilities so that 100% of our students reach their full potential and graduate from high school prepared to succeed in post-secondary education. Members of LaPESC value diverse perspectives, shared leadership, open dialogue, accountability, partnership, alignment, transparence, integrity, inclusiveness, communication, and trust.